'There is no doubt in my mind that the extreme section of the Hindu Mahasabha was involved in the conspiracy,' the noted Supreme Court lawyer quoted Patel as saying.
The organisation has threatened to file a criminal defamation case against the HRD Minister under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code.
The government has not given permission to open a branch of Indian Institute of Technology at Singapore, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
Changes will be carried out, essentially to "de-saffronise" the books, in the next session, Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Kalyan Singh's counsel B B Saksena cited a statement by the then Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh while making this allegation before Justice Liberhan.
India's large population can become a liability rather than an advantage as limited progress in human resources development has been made so far, Infosys chairman N R Narayana Murthy said.
The government said that the premier B-schools should meet domestic demand first.\n
The Congress has said it was a mistake to say this was the centenary of the song.
The Union government indicated on Thursday that it might welcome foreign direct investment in the field of higher education and formulate a policy on it.
A bench said, "We are nobody to say what is to be taught in schools. It is none of our business. How can we direct that."
The government was considering the report of the S K Joshi Committee to constitute an expert group to assess the suitability of transforming seven institutions to the level of Indian Institutes of Technology
Indian Institute of Technology graduates, numbering an estimated 40,000 in the US, plan to hold a Global IIT Alumni Conference from May 20-22 in Washington
The fire broke out at 2.15 pm on the terrace of the six-storeyed building, which is located in the high security India Gate-Parliament House area, the Delhi fire department said.
Ashok Pradhan on Monday took charge as the Minister of State for Telecommunications and Information Technology.
The Union human resource development ministry has locked horns with IIT-Powai, taking exception to the construction of two multi-million-rupee 'luxurious' hostel buildings without sanction.
The report is understood to have mentioned that 10 students of the institute have been expelled in the Amit suicide case.
Society member and one of the donor members of IIM-A Prafull Anubhai told reporters on Wednesday that they were upset by the 'explicit threats and unwarranted remarks' made by the government representatives.
Union Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi on Friday ruled out reversal of government's decision to lower fees of Indian Institutes of Management.
'They are employing graduates who have just passed out, paying them Rs 5,000 and making them teach. I said \n\nall this must stop,' says Dr U R Rao, whose report on technical education has created huge controversy.
A war of words broke out on Monday on Twitter between Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani and Congress leader Priyanka Chaturvedi, with the Bharatiya Janata Party leader taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi, saying that losing Assam elections was "his forte".
The defamation suit was filed after the minister alleged that the RSS had a hand in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
Tea major Hindustan Lever Ltd, facing threat to its employees from ULFA, will not withdraw its operations from Assam following an assurance by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.
He said the IITs, established on the same lines as IIMs, which were charging a mere Rs 30,000 annually, would certainly be prompted to raise the fees if not compelled.
If things move at the right pace, the medical college will be set up in 2009.
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