Unidentified militants fired at the president's aircraft as it was taking off from the Chakala air base.
Several students said they would never return to the madrassa, even if conditions return to normal.
The cleric, who is fighting a legal battle against his deportation, said that he does not remember the last conversation he had with his brother.
'Islam has nothing to do with terrorism or terror acts.'
The award, carrying Rs 1 crore and a citation, will be conferred by the President A P J Kalam at a special ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 31.
Top Sikh clerics on Tuesday met to decide the future course of action against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the wake of an apology tendered by him for dressing like Guru Gobind Singh.
In his apology letter directed to Guru Gobind Singh, the Dera chief had expressed kshama (apology) for his acts as he had never intended to imitate the 10th Guru by dressing up like him, which hurt Sikh sentiments.
The nurses want redressal of issues related to pay and allowances, whereas the radiologists announced the strike after failing to reach a 'resolution with the Centre on Thursday over outstanding issues'.
The Karachi carnage was far worse than the demolition of the Babri Masjid and the Gujarat carnage.
She said she had been hurt by the way her adventure in France had been sensationalised.
Sukanya Verma looks back at the trend's most memorable incarnations in recent times.
Nearly 4,000 clerical cadre and staff have sought early retirement from the country's largest commercial bank, State Bank of India.
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement protests against a self-imposed morality code.
Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation, blamed for last month's failed coup to topple President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, has infiltrated" India, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
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