Aziz Asber, the head of the Scientific Research Centre in Syria's central province of Hama, has been assassinated, according to activists and pro-government reports.
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that 122 new research projects had been selected, costing Rs 112 crore, under IMPRINT-II to strengthen research in higher education institutions.
The Nigerian Army on Sunday confirmed that one of the most wanted commanders of the Boko Haram terror group has been nabbed.
A small plane with 20 people onboard crashed in the Swiss Alps on Saturday, police said on Sunday. There was no report on casualties.
In an election held here on Sunday, Srinivas Nayak Indaje was elected as the president of the Dakshina Kannada District Working Journalists Association.
Senior leader H Vishwanath was appointed as the party new state president here on Sunday.
Earlier, compensation could be given only to those who fall victim to earthquakes and weather-related disasters.
West Bengal's Left Front leaders on Sunday demanded that no Indian citizen should be left out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and accused the BJP and Trinamool Congress of trying to communally polarise people on the issue.
A 24-year-old woman was shot and wounded by her former boyfriend at her residence here, police said on Sunday.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday visited DMK President M. Karunanidhi at the Kauvery Hospital here and wished him speedy recovery.
