Tag: RTI
Campus Politics Hurting Academic Freedom?
The violent clashes between the right-wing ABVP and the Left-leaning student groups at Delhi University's Ramjas College are just a reminder of campuses turning into political battlegrounds, or are they also reflective of the premier educational institutions losing their academic freedom?....
Absconding Criminal Held In Delhi
An interstate criminal absconding for two years and wanted in nine cases of attempt to murder, robbery, and extortion has been arrested, Delhi Police said on Sunday.....
Indian-origin British actor Dev Patel -- who is in contention for Best Actor in a Supporting Role trophy for "Lion" at Oscars -- brought his mother Anita to attend the 89th Academy Awards ceremony. ....
Oscars 2017 Celebrate Diversity, Marred By Goof-ups
A record number of wins by black stars, a Muslim actor winning for the first time, the victory of an Iranian filmmaker who skipped the ceremony in protest against a travel ban, US President Donald Trump-bashing and a Best Picture winner announcement gone wrong. The 89th Academy Awards -- where "La La Land" got six honours and late Indian actor Om Puri was remembered -- turned out to be one of a kind.....
A Day After: Another Fire At ToI Delhi Office
A day after a fire broke out in the Times of India building here, another blaze was reported at the newspaper office on Monday but was doused after an almost seven hour effort by firefighters, a fire officer said.....
Sangli Female Foeticide: Maharashtra Government Launches Probe
Maharashtra Women & Child Welfare Minister Pankaja Munde on Monday announced a probe into the shocking case of discovery of 19 female foetuses near a private hospital compound in the state's Sangli district.....
Auction Fails Fourth Time For Mallya's Kingfisher House, Villa
An SBI-led consortium's attempt to auction properties of industrialist Vijay Mallya in order to recover loans made to his Kingfisher Airlines, failed again on Monday as these had no takers despite around a 10 per cent cut in their reserve price.....
Nokia, Airtel Join Hands On 5G, IoT Applications
Nokia, Airtel join hands,IoT applications,Wednesday announced,4G in terms of power, operations,Bharti Airtel for 2G, 3G and 4G technologies,Sanjay Malik, Head of India Market, Nokia....
Consuming Walnuts May Be Beneficial For Sperm Health
Eating a walnut-enriched diet with 75 grams of walnuts every day may improve sperm vitality (movement) and morphology (form) -- markers of semen quality, which is a predictor of male fertility -- in men who added walnuts to their diet compared to men who did not, a study has found.....
Mahesh Bhatt Gets Extortion Call, Police Resolve Issue
Veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt on Thursday morning said he had received an extortion call from an unidentified caller, who threatened to harm his family. The matter was put an end to by the Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh police. ....
