Over 110 teachers of Jawaharlal Nehru University signed a statement on Thursday disassociating themselves from the teachers’ association of the institute owing to the group’s “indifference” towards alleged attacks on their colleagues by some protesting students. The teachers also said the formation of the high-powered committee by the HRD Ministry to resolve the impasse over the hike in hostel fees ...

Veteran actor Shabana Azmi on Thursday revealed that she is working on her memoir. She joins the ever-expanding list of film personalities to pen down the most importantmoments of their lives and career in a book. “I am writing my memoir but it is too early to talk about it,” Azmi told PTI. The actor was born to Kaifi Azmi, ...

A CBI court on Thursday convicted 31 people in a case related to the infamous Vyapam recruitment and admission scam of Madhya Pradesh. They were found guilty on a host of counts, including cheating by personation, cheating and forgery related to 2013 police constable exam conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB), better known by its Hindi acronym ...

Public sector banks disbursed a record Rs 2.52 lakh crore of loans during the festive month of October, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. An amount of Rs 1.05 lakh crore was fresh lending, the Department Financial Services said in a statement. An amount of Rs 46,800 crore was given as working capital loan, it said. The government in September ...