An SFI member was hospitalised and several others suffered minor injuries in the attack that comes a week after BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta was heckled by Left-leaning students at the university. SFI blamed the ABVP for the attack, however the latter said attackers were TMC members.
A retired army doctor was arrested after recovery of dismembered body parts, believed to be that of his wife's, from his house in posh Nayapalli area in Bhubaneswar, police said on Saturday. Somnath Parida, 72, a former lieutenant colonel in the Indian Army, was taken into custody last night as police found the chopped body parts, apparently that of his wife Ushashri, 62, which were kept in metal boxes, they said.
Mishra, a 1997-batch officer, was the Home Secretary of Uttar Pradesh before he was shunted out on Saturday.
So far, more than 20 youths have attempted suicide during the ongoing protest.
The electoral bounty reaped by the Congress was nothing more than an ill-gotten gain of a casteist, divisive campaign; nothing to be proud of and certainly not a moral victory, argues Vivek Gumaste.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav have taken A P J Abdul Kalam into confidence before naming him as one of the Presidential candidates on Wednesday evening.
Congress on Friday made it clear that it was in no hurry to reconsider its support to the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, but expressed disappointment over its functioning and also condemned the criticism by its minister Somnath Bharti of President Pranab Mukherjee's speech on the eve of the Republic Day.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a dig at Congress President Sonia Gandhi alleging the "misrule" of the party led by her will script its "worst-ever" drubbing at the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party in coming assembly elections.
Ministry of External Affairs on Monday rejected Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's claim that a Ugandan official had met his Law minister Somnath Bharti in connection with an alleged sex racket, and said Aam Aadmi Party was playing with the "reputation" of India.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Thursday termed as "unprecedented" the proposal to make Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a presidential candidate, saying it shows the lack of principles that ties the United Progressive Alliance coalition
The issue combined with its alliance with anti-Congress parties in 1989 won the BJP 85 seats in Lok Sabha elections against mere two in 1984.
The body of the former minister, wrapped in a tricolour, was brought to the crematorium in the afternoon from the BJP headquarters, where it was kept for few hours for people to pay their respects.
Leaders hope the Ayodhya temple ceremony would pave way for harmony.
The BJP on Wednesday attacked CM Arvind Kejriwal and the AAP over the charges levelled against former law ministers Jitender Singh Tomar and Somnath Bharti.
A demand by two former speakers for being treated on par with former Presidents and vice presidents in relation to facilities like accommodation and some other perks was on Monday shot down by the government.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday discussed the candidature of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, A P J Abdul Kalam and Somnath Chatterjee, floated by the Trinamool Congress and the Samajwadi Party.
Gandhi, who spent around 40 minutes with the family members, said he is "ashamed" that such incidents are taking place in India.
In a rebuff to the Samajwadi Party and the Trinamool Congress, the Congress on Thursday ruled out sparing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the Presidential race as it rejected the three names proposed by the two allies, sending signals that it was not in a mood to bow before them.
'He was a nobody then.' 'And whatever little his contribution was there, it was restricted to Gujarat.'
'Does a secular nation not believe in its ancestry? The Constitution has a photo of Ram also.'
The CID also charged three minors, as they were also apprehended during the probe.
After IIT-Kanpur rejected the Centre's 'one-nation one-test' proposal and decided to conduct its own entrance exam from next year, the IIT-Delhi Alumni Association is pushing IIT-Delhi to follow the suit. A decision is expected to be taken next week when the Senate of IIT-Delhi meets.
Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti on Wednesday demanded an independent probe into alleged role of "some persons" of Ugandan high commission and Delhi police in sex and drug rackets.
Sources said the party was upset with Bharti as it is unable to contact him.
The government must figure out what the Chinese game plan is and thwart the endgame before it is upon us, possibly in early winter, advises David Devadas.
Seven members of a Dalit family were thrashed by self-proclaimed cow vigilantes on July 11, 2016 in Mota Samadhiyala village in Una taluka of Gir Somnath district.
The Congress on Friday pitted former Delhi minister Kiran Walia against Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal from the prestigious New Delhi constituency in February 7 assembly polls.
In a written reply, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said three cases in West Bengal and one case in Odisha have been registered by CBI.
Here's a look at where heavyweights stand.
Terming as "illegal" the Jammu and Kashmir government's action of not allowing Bharatiya Janata Party activists to hoist the tricolour at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, senior BJP leader L K Advani on Monday said his party was examining availability of legal options.
'How can the monument where the prime minister unfurls the flag on Independence Day, in a ceremony broadcast and telecast nationally, be maintained by a private entity?' asks Jyoti Punwani.
The team members said that Dalits are "soft targets" for these vigilante groups.
One of the African women attacked and harassed during the midnight raid which Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti allegedly led in south Delhi on Friday claimed they were being targeted because of their colour.
The 1975 batch IAS officer joined the BJP after his retirement in 2013.
Both Ramala and Subhas took care of the old and ailing Basu in his last years and paid a visit to his Indira Bhawan residence regularly.
Rupani claimed that the state government had taken 'prompt action' in the incident as all the main culprits were arrested the next day.
Parliament was adjourned for the day on Monday after paying tributes to Union Minister Sis Ram Ola, who died on Sunday after prolonged illness.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
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