Kochi, June 19 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Dr M. Kodanda Ram, head of the Department at the Kannur Dental College, who is accused of verbally harassing Dalit student Nithin Raj, who died by suicide in April.Justice A. Badharudeen delivered the verdict while rejecting the plea filed by Dr Ram, the prime accused in the case registered over the death of the dental student.Nithin Raj, a student of the dental college, allegedly took his own life on A…
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New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The government has proposed widening the definition of automotive fuels to include higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel, as part of efforts to promote cleaner and more diversified energy use in the transport sector, according to a draft notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.The draft seeks amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, to enable the use of ethanol blends up to 100 per cent (E100) and 85 per cent (E85), along with b…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Musician Taylor Swift left everyone in awe as she shared a series of makeup-free moments while celebrating her song “Opalite” climbing to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The global pop icon marked the milestone by posting candid memories, thanking fans for helping her score her second No.1 from the same album, a feat she says she hasn’t achieved since her 2014 album 1989.Swift took to Instagram, where she shared a string of videos and pictures of herself from …
Agartala, Jan 3 (IANS) The North-East Youth Congress Coordination Committee (NEYCCC), on Saturday, organised a large scale torch rally here to protest the killing of Tripura student Angel Chakma, who was brutally assaulted in Dehradun and later succumbed to his injuries in December last year. Angel Chakma, a 24-year-old MBA final-year student from Machmara in Tripura’s Unakoti district and the son of a Border Security Force (BSF) constable, was allegedly attacked by a racist mob in Uttarakhand’s…