The government on Thursday announced a 27 per cent quota for OBCs and 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker sections in the all-India quota scheme for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses from the current academic year, 2021-22.
Six leading designers showcased their fabulous lineup at the Lakme Fashion Week 202O.
'The wrong person had to spend a banvaas of 14 years on a wrong charge.'
'A Colourful World is for every child, telling them that like the different coloured crayons in a box, they should also appreciate their differing identities, shine and live peacefully with other human beings in our colourful world.'
'It's like the BJP is mocking people: Do what you want, we'll still win.'
The students were protesting since Saturday evening, demanding that the professor be punished.
August saw quite a few Bollywood ladies step out in designer wear, whether it was for the ramp or promoting their respective films.
Professor ON Singh said he was "taking moral responsibility" of the recent incidents of molestation and violence inside the premises of the university.
Defying all odds, Gauri, a Class 10 student of Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Yamuna Vihar, scored 97.67 per cent and topped her school, while her elder sister Anshika, a student of Hansraj Smarak Senior Secondary School, secured 85 per cent in her Class 12 CBSE Board exams.
Government gives 60 institutes freedom to fix courses, collaborate with foreign peers.
'Education is disconnected from social reality and does not even attempt to solve the real problems of our country,' observe Peehu Pardeshi and Sandeep Pandey.
Fashion designers Swati and Sunaina's collection worked with the master weavers of Banaras for their latest collection 'The Lightness of being Radha'.
The students at Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan Dept were protesting against appointment of Prof Feroze Khan, saying 'only a Hindu can teach us our religion.'
The State University of New York at Buffalo (The University at Buffalo) has established a comprehensive exchange programme with the Banaras Hindu University.
In the wake of 73 confirmed cases of coronavirus in India so far, the Union health ministry has made functional 52 laboratories for testing samples while 57 labs have been designated for helping in sample collection for Covid-19 to enhance capacity for diagnosis and detection of the disease. "Following the increase in load of screening samples from suspected cases with symptoms and travel history to the affected countries, the department of health research/ICMR has commissioned 52 laboratories for COVID-19 testing in India," an official said.
'The guilt and shame that comes just from the fact that you are a woman and you want to buy a condom is ten times more.' 'You are put through ten times more shame and guilt just because you are a woman!'
After Narendra Modi, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Friday held an impressive roadshow in Varanasi and derided the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate for resorting to "helicopter and corrupt politics".
Addressing the Congress Working Committee meeting, she said thousands of young men and women, especially students have realised the "grave harm" that implementation of the new citizenship law will cause.
The Bharatiya Janata Party versus Election Commission row escalated on Thursday with party workers protesting outside the Benaras Hindu University in Varanasi.
The actor was in form at the Banaras press meet.
A legendary singer of the 'Benaras gharana' had received Padma Shri in 1972, Padma Bhushan in 1989 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016.
Rediff reader Vijai Kumar Sharma, 79 from Jaipur tells us about his first salary.
Manubhai, 79 now, is exhilarated about newer possibilities and prospects. The past is done with; the future holds the key to evolving forms of exploration. Kishore Singh salutes the Master.
Kolkata-born Indian American physician Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya, who practices holistic medicine in New York, has created history by being selected the first US scholar by the Fulbright Program to exclusively research medical ayurveda throughout India and teach at BanarasHinduUniversity in Varanasi as a Fulbright Scholar.
'We don't have any agenda in that, there will be no discrimination against anyone. Constitution will be Gita in that'
In the 2012 election, the BJP's performance was the poorest in Purvanchal, winning only 12 of the region's 112 seats. Will 2017 be different? Will the party ride on Varanasi MP Narendra Modi's charisma?
Designer Archana Jaju's brand is focused on bringing India's fine craftmanship into everyday clothing.
The feisty sadhvi also targeted Gandhi for attacking Modi over his "son of the Ganga from Gujarat" comment, saying the Congress leader should know that his mother Sonia Gandhi "reveres the river" despite her Italian origin.
The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed two key bills to enable students of Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research get their degrees and give eight new IITs their status through an Act of Parliament.
The collapse of the eastern grid disrupted normal life in Jharkhand, which witnessed power failure in several parts of the state and delay in train services on Tuesday. The 509 Down Howrah-Banaras Express was stranded at Rohini station in Deogarh district, while the Ispat Express and Santragachi Express were detained on Chakradharpur-Howrah route from 1.30 pm, sources in the Chakradharpur Railway Division said.
Varanasi Commissioner submits a preliminary report to chief secretary, blames university administration for not handling the matter in a sensitive manner.
'I reached Bhopal the day after the gas tragedy; the smell was still in the air. It was a professional hazard but I was not scared.'
When a university allows a small group of students to prevent classes being held; when the professor selected to hold those classes gives up and goes back to his hometown; what conclusion can be drawn, asks Jyoti Punwani.
The 61-year-old, who was administered the oath of office by Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal at a simple function in the Raj Bhavan, also said he wants to accelerate development in the union territory, carved out of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir last year.
HC had struck down 50 per cent institutional preference in admission to PG medical seats.
Known as 'vikas purush' (man involved in developmental work), Sinha is a three-time Lok Sabha MP who held charge of the communication ministry as a minister of State in 2016 when the telecom industry was engaged in the sale of spectrum.
At least 25 people were killed in ethnic and sectarian violence today in Pakistan's financial capital, taking the toll to 70 in the wave of attacks in the last three days.
The handsome hunk makes a smashing dash at the fashion week.
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