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New Delhi: The Center’s decision to name the new campus of a biotechnology institute in Kerala after an ideologue from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has sparked protests from the state government and also from its opposition party. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has urged the Union government to reconsider naming the …

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved some success in the electoral district seats of teachers and graduates of the Legislative Council elections, even as its leaders said the party was seeking to dominate teacher policy in the state. The party’s achievements come after it raised the stakes in these …

Written by Gagandeep Singh Dhillon, edited by Explained Desk | Shimla | Updated: December 6, 2020 10:20:20 pm Chamba metal crafts include items such as metal idols and brass utensils that, historically, were made by skilled artisans in the courts of the Chamba kings. (Photo: Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation) …

New Delhi: In the eleven-seat Uttar Pradesh legislative council elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata party won five and the Samajwadi party three. The latter won two of the three seats in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Polls of 11 seats in the state’s Upper House were …

With controversy erupting in Kerala over the Center’s decision to name the second RGCB campus here after the late RSS ideologue MS Golwakar, Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Sunday backed the move, saying there was nothing wrong to name him a “patriot.” “What’s wrong with naming an institute after a …

Written by Rahel Philipose | New Delhi | Updated: December 6, 2020 7:18:50 pm The three most recent former US presidents, Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton, have all volunteered to receive their Covid-19 vaccines in front of the camera. (AP) Three former presidents of the United States …

“What’s wrong with naming an institute after a patriot?” V Muraleedharan asked Thiruvananthapuram: With controversy erupting in Kerala over the Center’s decision to name the second campus of the Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology after RSS ideologue MS Golwalkar, Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Sunday backed the move, saying no …

Pinarayi Vijayan said the research institute “has been above the political divide.” (Archive) Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan asking him not to change the name of the Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology (RGCB) in Thiruvananthapuram under the ideologue of Rashtriya …

Written by Shaju Philip | Thirvananthapuram | Updated: December 5, 2020 8:57:13 pm Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. (File photo) Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sent a letter to the Center requesting that it reconsider its decision to name the second campus of the Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology (RGCB), …

By: AP | United Nations | December 5, 2020 1:04:34 pm The WHO has been harshly criticized for not assuming a stronger and more vocal role in managing the pandemic. (Archive) The UN chief of health declared on Friday that the positive results of the coronavirus vaccine trials mean that …