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  BHU students, journalists injured in lathicharge; Akhilesh, Rahul slam BJP Sep 25, 2017 09:25 AM A number of students, including women, and two journalists were injured in a lathicharge by the police in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) where a protest on Saturday night against an alleged eve-teasing incident turned violent. The violence erupted after some students, protesting against the incident on Thursday, wanted to meet the varsity's vice-chancellor at his residence on Saturday night, according to the police and BHU sources. Security guards of the university stopped the students and informed the police, according to university sources. A BHU spokesperson said some students wanted to "forcibly" enter the VC's residence but they were stopped by the BHU security guards. Subsequently, there was stone pelting by "outsiders" who had joined the students, he said. The police baton charged the students in a bid to disperse them. A number of stu...

  Student organisations, women activists stage protests against crackdown on BHU students 25 Sep. 21:12 Various students bodies, including the the National Students Union of India (NSUI) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), staged demonstrations across the country today against the baton-charge on students in Banaras Hindu University (BHU).  The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) student wing -- the Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti -- also organised a protest march at Delhi University's North Campus in solidarity with the BHU students.  The RSS-affiliated ABVP condemned the police action against the students and demanded constitution of a fact-finding committee, while the Congress-backed NSUI demanded an inquiry under a sitting high court judge and resignation of the BHU vice-chancellor.  The two student organisations had separately announced their plans to stage demonstrations outside the office of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) he...

  Modi 'Saubhagya' to light up the poor 26 Sep. 10:01 Modi started on a Rs 16,000-crore scheme, Saubhagya, that he said will deliver free electricity connections by December 2018. “Rs 16,000 crore will be spent to bring a mammoth change in the lives of the poor,” the PM said. Modi wanted to explain that he has experienced the many difficulties of the less well-off, doing without electricity as a student. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday he will not give in his "fight against corruption. Modi launched a Rs 16,000-crore scheme, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (shortened to Saubhagya, meaning good fate) that he said will bring free electricity connections by December 2018. However, they will have to pay the monthly power bill. Modi government's focal point on delivering on schemes like housing, power, loans and farm insurance to key sections of the electorate. Alongside electrification, the PM Awas Yojana has sanctioned more ...

  Haryana’s most wanted Honeypreet Insan is in Delhi, can be produced before court in two hours, claims lawyer 25 Sep. 22:31 Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's adopted daughter Honeypreet Insan, wanted in connection with incidents of violence that had followed Dera Sacha Sauda chief's conviction in the rape cases last month, is staying in Delhi. Priyanka Taneja alias Honeypreet, who tops the list of 43 persons 'wanted' by the Haryana Police in connection with the case, today filed anticipatory bail in the Delhi High Court.  In an exclusive interview to India TV, Honeypreet's lawyer Pradeep Kumar Arya said she is in Delhi and had visited him at his office in Lajpat Nagar. Arya said that he has filed Honeypreet's anticipatory bail petition in the Delhi High Court and the matter would be mentioned tomorrow before a bench headed by acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal for early hearing.  When asked if a family member of Honeypreet had filed the plea on her behalf, Ary...

  Deadlines To Link Aadhaar With PAN, Mobile Number, Bank Account—Here are all details 25 Sep. 18:06 The government has stated deadlines for linking your Aadhar card to a range of documents ranging from ITR returns to applying for a PAN Card to using a mobile phone connection. The government is moving ahead with linking Aadhaar with mobile SIM cards. All mobile phone numbers or SIMs not linked with Aadhaar will be deactivated after February 2018. While customers of telecom operators like Airtel, Idea and Vodafone have been receiving messages for linking their phone SIM card with Aadhaar following directive by government, the 12-digit Aadhaar is also being aggressively pushed by government for availing a host of financial services like bank account and mutual funds. Aadhaar is based on biometrics-based data. Aadhaar declaration is also necessary to avail numerous social security schemes like pension, scholarship and LPG connection. Driving license is another docume...

  Official! Hrithik Roshan to essay role of Anand Kumar in Vikas Bahl's 'Super 30' 25 Sep. 13:51 Few days back there emerged some picture of Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan meeting mathematician Anand Kumar which created a speculation that the 'Krrish' actor might play the role of the latter in 'Super 30'. However, the latest update about the project 'Super 30' confirms Hrithik Roshan has been officially signed for it and is all set play the mathematician in ‘Super 30’. Helmed by Vikas Bahl, 'Super 30' is the biopic of a Patna-based mathematician Anand Kumar who teaches 30 deserving students who are economically backward for IIT entrance each year with laudable success rate. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to her Twitter handle to Monday to confirm the news. His tweet reads, "#BreakingNews: Hrithik Roshan to play mathematician #AnandKumar in his biopic, titled #Super30… Vikas Bahl will direct the film.” #BreakingNews : Hrithik...

  It's confirmed! Hrithik Roshan to portray math genius Anand Kumar in Vikas Bahl’s Super 30 25 Sep. 12:37 Actor  Hrithik Roshan , who was last seen playing a visually impaired person in Kaabil, will now portray mathematician Anand Kumar in the film titled Super 30. The film is the biopic on the math genius who every year trains talented and financially unstable students to clear one of the most prestigious exams of IIT. Super 30 will be directed by Queen fame Vikas Bahl. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the news on social media. Talking about Hrithik being chosen to play him onscreen, the maths genius said the actor is the perfect choice to essay him on celluloid. "I am very happy because he (Hrithik) is the best choice for the role. I've seen his work and the kind of versatility and range that he exhibits as an actor is very strong. "I am a rooted guy so I feel some level of emotional quotient is required to live my life on screen. I have seen that in Hr...