Ramleela play: Prof, 5 students get bail; Pune varsity to probe incident

A professor and five students of Pune University were arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by staging a play based on Ramleela that reportedly had objectionable dialogues and scenes,......

Every Ruling Party Like Its Writ To Run

Despite their opposition based on ideology, both the political Right and the political Left possess similar behaviour, observes Shyam G Menon. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Close to......

JNU clash: Edu ministry seeks report, students' union demands judicial probe

The Union education ministry on Tuesday sought a report from the Jawaharlal Nehru University regarding violence on its campus on Ram Navami, even as the varsity's students' union demanded an......

BJP's surprise in Bihar: Nitish may have 2 deputies

The fourth term Katihar MLA Tarkishore Prasad was on Sunday named as the Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party leader, indicating he could be deputy chief minister in the new National Democratic......