New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Close on the heels of one of its PhD students being arrested for harassment of a woman professor with "intimidating", romantic text messages, the Jamia Milia Islamia (JMI) university Tuesday said it has expelled three of its students in different cases of sexual harassment on campus.
"After receiving complaints and carrying out investigations, the proctorial department of the university recently found three students guilty of being involved in different cases of sexual harassment on campus," a statement by the university said. (Continue reading)
Ranchi, March 30 (IANS) Jharkhand High Court Tuesday stayed the transfer of Income Tax (IT) official Ujjwal Chaudhary, the main investigator of the Madhu Koda scam, till the probe in the case is completely.
"A division bench of Chief Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra and Justice R.R. Prasad stayed the transfer of IT director (Investigation) Ujjwal Chaudhary till investigation of the Madhu Koda scam. Now Chaudhary can investigate all the angles and people involved in Koda scam," Rajeev Kumar, lawyer of Durga Oraon who had challenged the transfer, told IANS. (Continue reading)
Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) The decision of Indian tennis star Sania Mirza to tie the knot with Shoaib Malik has baffled people in her home town and triggered a debate on her move in view of the controversy involving the Pakistani cricketer.
London, March 30 (IANS) Hollywood star John Travolta says Scientology helped him cope up with the tragic death of his 16-year-old son Jett last year.
"It's something that has been very difficult, but I am getting a lot of help in dealing with it," dailymail.co.uk quoted Travolta as saying. (Continue reading)
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) The country's largest coal producer, Coal India Limited (CIL), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the coal ministry to increase the production and offtake of coal in the 2010-11 fiscal.
"As per the MoU (memorandum of understanding) for the fiscal 2010-11, CIL's targeted production and coal off-take have been pegged at 461.5 and 462.5 million tonnes respectively for attaining an 'Excellent' rating," CIL said Tuesday in a statement. (Continue reading)
Marietta (Georgia), March 30 (IANS) In just about a year the Indian Air Force (IAF) will begin receiving the first of six C-130J Super Hercules airlifters it has purchased for $1 billion, the aircraft signaling a paradigm shift in the manner in which the armed forces train for specialised operations.
Bangalore, March 30 (IANS) Police were in the dark Tuesday about the identity of the people who assaulted a mine owner battling the powerful Reddy brothers of Karnataka over the latter's alleged illegal mining activities in Bellary district, a senior police official said.
"We are working on the case. No arrests have been made so far," Seemanth Kumar Singh, police superintendent of the iron-ore rich Bellary district, about 300 km from here, told IANS on phone. (Continue reading)
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Advancements in technology and scientific research in India should translate into medical innovations, so that India can significantly improve its healthcare sector in the next 25-odd years, a senior official has said.
"India has the potential to significantly improve healthcare in the next 25 to 30 years provided it steps up capacity for generating and translating scientific and technological advancements into medical innovations," said M.K. Bhan, secretary in the department of biotechnology. (Continue reading)
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Bhram Pal Singh, a horse-cart puller in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur town, was in for a shock when a private hospital here denied him treatment for lack of money, despite the Delhi High Court's direction to give free treatment to the economically weaker sections of the society.
"The doctors at Venu Eye Institute and Research Centre asked me to pay Rs.10,000 for the treatment of my eye ailment," Singh told IANS, stating that he earns even less than Rs.4,000 a month. (Continue reading)
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Defending champions India will face China in their opening match of the 19th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup International hockey tournament starting at Ipoh, Malaysia May 6.
The other countries competing in the 10-day tournament are world champions Australia, Asian champions South Korea, Pakistan, Egypt and hosts Malaysia. (Continue reading)