Art row: Arjun goads UGC into action UGC asked the Maharaja Sayajirao University administration in Vadodara to send a detailed report on the controversial art exhibition and the incidents that took place in its aftermath.
Left allies favour politician as Prez Left allies are likely to push for a politician rather than a non-political personality like President A P J Abdul Kalam to succeed him.
Probe suggests second homeland for Gir lions The Central team which probed into the deaths of the Asiatic lions in Gujarats Gir forest reserves has found poaching to be the main cause of the eight deaths that occurred between March and April either outside or at the periphery of the park.
Sikh leaders seek ban on inter-religious marriages A group of Sikh leaders have called for a ban on inter-religious marriages in Uttarakhand, a move being resented by various Sikh bodies in the state.
Members of Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association shout pro freedom slogans during a protest in Srinagar, on Tuesday. Dozens of Kashmiri lawyers took to the streets protesting the alleged manhandling of a school girl a day before by Indian security forces in Tral, 35 kilometers south of Srinagar. AP
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