'Not for the first time during this festival I was struck by the atmosphere of friendly inclusion the organisers had managed in a city where you can smell menace in the air, thanks to Adityanath's revenge-driven politics, his denigration of Muslims and ruthless use of State power against critics,' notes Anjali Puri.
'My wife has done everything... She has had to give up a lot,' HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar tells Sahil Makkar.
'We like to tell the rest of the world that we did it better, that we were stronger, that we had larger cities, that we taught them science,' Naman Ahuja tells Anjali Puri. 'This exhibition is an antidote to insularity -- it is saying we have learnt as much from the world as we have given it.'
Right now the challenge before the government is to double the speed of construction in order to complete the remaining 6.6 million houses before March 2019.
The number of management colleges has dropped from 3,609 in 2014-15 to 3,264 in 2017-18.
Third of faculty positions vacant. One per cent seats empty. New institutes lag in infrastructure, research.
Seven students were made international offers.
UIDAI has asked police to investigate, it was not fully convinced about nature of the incident
'Even if something appears to be wrong, we can always request the government and Parliament to make amends.'
Government gives 60 institutes freedom to fix courses, collaborate with foreign peers.
Vikram Kothari, managing director of Rotomac Pens, is now fighting a battle that might be difficult to win.
The government would be setting up a National Health Protection Council, National Governance Board and National Health Agency before roll-out of the scheme on August 15.
Experts believe that states will be in a predicament because of their tight fiscal position and reluctance to replace their own health schemes with this newly announced National Health Protection Scheme.
Rawat has a short tenure in his new role, but it is likely going to be an eventful one, reports Sahil Makkar.
'I am in mortal danger not personally, but politically,' Mani Shankar Aiyar tells Anjali Puri.
Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje breaks her silence.
The precautions are being proposed to ensure that other cattle varieties are not exported or transported outside the state as Nagori cattle
'The locals want a permanent solution to the perennial Mandir-Masjid issue. They have realised political parties will lose relevance if a temple is built.'
Facebook and Twitter now restrict users below the age of 13 from signing up on their platforms. LinkedIn doesn't provide its services to children below the age of 16.
Since the deadline for Justice B N Srikrishna Committee's feedback is December 31, the government is unlikely to table a data protection Bill in the winter session of Parliament.
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