Professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery Dr. Hesham Marei has been appointed as the Dean of the College of Dentistry, Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman. A remarkable academician, Dr. Hesham Marei had been working at the College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, prior to joining GMU.

New Delhi: Senior Karnataka Congress leader and former Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar on Monday broke down in front of reporters before leaving to appear for ED questioning. Shivakumar expressed grief as the Enforcement Directorate probing alleged money laundering case rejected his request to celebrate Ganesh Chaturti with family in Bengaluru.

Former JNU vice-chancellor Asis Datta, noted scientist R Rajaraman and historian Romila Thapar are among 12 emeritus professors whose CVs have been sought by Jawaharlal Nehru University administration for a review of their work.

 A Delhi Court Monday extended the CBI custody of former finance minister P Chidambaram by one day in the INX Media corruption case.

Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar will hear on Tuesday the interim bail plea of Congress leader Chidambaram. Chidambaram, 73, was produced before the court on the expiry of his three-day CBI custody which was granted on August 30.

Growth of eight core industries dropped to 2.1 per cent in July mainly due to a contraction in coal, crude oil, natural gas and refinery products, according to an official data.

Kasargod: In a tragic road accident a 46-year old bank manager died after his bike was hit by a car at Chivatturu Pilikkond on Monday morning here in Kasargod.

The Centre on Monday said no person excluded from the final NRC list will be detained till he or she exhausts all legal remedies.

The Supreme Court Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to set up SIT headed by IG-rank officer to look into the charges levelled by a Shahjahanpur woman law student, who had gone missing after accusing former Union minister and BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand of harassment, and was found in Rajasthan.