Ghazipur: The family members of Param Vir Chakra awardee Abdul Hamid have expressed strong displeasure over the removal of the war hero's name from the main gate of a primary school in Ghazipur where he once studied.

New Delhi: Extending a rare gesture of hospitality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday went to the airport to receive Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, who arrived here on a two-day a visit to India this evening.

Bhubaneswar: A third-year B-Tech Nepali student at a private engineering institute here allegedly died by suicide in her hostel, leading to campus tension following which a group of students from the Himalayan kingdom were evicted on Monday.

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday asked the government to defer its decision on the new chief election commissioner till the Supreme Court hearing on a petition challenging the constitution of the selection panel.

Patna: Protests over the demand for the cancellation of the 70th combined competitive examination (CCE) of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) held in December last year, further intensified on Monday with popular educators like Khan Sir and Motiur Rahman Khan known as Guru Rahman, joining the protesters in Patna.

Chandigarh: Promised a legal entry into the US, Mandeep Singh had to trim his beard despite being a Sikh and risk life and limb as he dealt with crocodiles and snakes while going without food for days.

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday distanced itself from its leader Sam Pitroda's remarks on China, saying they are not the views of the party and that China remains India's foremost external security and economic challenge.

New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday stressed the need to have a totaliser system to ensure confidentiality in polling station-wise voting patterns and said it is high time that NRIs are empowered to vote from their locations.