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AICTE to reduce engineering seats by 6 lakh as it aims to improve education quality

AICTE chairman Anil D Sahasrabudhe, however, said that engineering colleges will not be pushed to shut down.

Sep 23, 2015

PM Modi seeks Ireland's support for UN Security Council reforms

PM Modi sought Ireland's support for reforms of the UN Security Council within a fixed time frame.

Sep 23, 2015

Former Nazi concentration camp turned in to refugee housing

On the site of former Nazi concentration camp Dachau, outbuildings that used to belong to the complexs herb garden are now being used to house refugees. Once a place of fear and death, children can now be seen playing on the site where inmates were forced to spend hours toiling in the cold and rain to cultivate plants intended for use in medicine.

Sep 23, 2015

After Kerala, Bengaluru gears up to make helmet compulsory for pillion riders

The move comes after a young techie died in Bengaluru last week while she was riding pillion.

Sep 23, 2015

FTII protest: I&B ministry cancels meeting with students' association, asks to call off strike first

The students of FTII have been protesting the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the chairman of the institute.

Sep 23, 2015

Assam: Woman beheaded for allegedly stealing chicken

Four persons have been arrested for allegedly beheading a tribal woman in Assam.

Sep 23, 2015

Islamist group behind Avijit Roy killing releases hitlist of bloggers based in western nations

The group threatens to kill them if their Bangladeshi citizenship is not cancelled.

Sep 23, 2015

Australia: Aircraft buried underwater since World War II uncovered

Video released by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) shows a newly found World War II aircraft under the water in Australia.

Sep 23, 2015

Ayodhya allows meat sale for Muslim festival Eid al-Adha; should others take lesson from temple town?

Slaughtering and sale of raw or cooked meat remains banned throughout the year in temple town Ayodhya.

Sep 23, 2015

India's bid for permanent UNSC seat gets US backing

Apart from India, Germany, Japan and Brazil are also aspiring for a permanent membership to the UNSC.

Sep 23, 2015

Calais migrant crisis: Video shows police use tear gas to clear refugee camp

Footage shows French police in riot gear forcibly evict 350 mostly Syrian refugees.

Sep 23, 2015

Rajdeep Sardesai replies to Fadnavis after being called leftist and pseudo secular; read full text

Read full text of Rajdeep Sardesai's Reply to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis

Sep 23, 2015

Shakira: Children should not ‘pay the price of war’

Colombian pop star Shakira met with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 22 September and held a news conference on the importance of providing funding for early childhood development.

Sep 23, 2015

Haj 2015: Pilgrims eat 100 camels a day despite MERS fears in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has banned camel slaughter this Eid al Adha.

Sep 23, 2015

West Bengal: Family jumps off moving train after group of men attempts to rape woman

The woman and her family suffered serious injuries and were admitted to a hospital in Alipurduar.

Sep 23, 2015