Wearing a helmet while riding on a two-wheeler might get mandatory for the women of Delhi. The Delhi government is likely to favour rescinding of an exemption for the fair sex from wearing helmet, irrespective of their religion, but will leave the final decision to the Delhi high court.

The ambitious proposal to hold a Common Entrance Test (CET) for medical students from next year seems to have run into rough weather once again.
After refusal to hold a post-graduate exam for the students across the country, the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences sources say they have now told the

Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday said that the Delhi government will set up a world-class skill development institute in Delhi.

A division bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Siddharth Mridul of the Delhi high court has sought a response from the Delhi University after hearing a plea of a law student for direction to hold supplementary examination in each

The Orissa government’s off-and-on encounter on administrative lapses in the Central fund utilisation, implementation of some flagship programmes and strict enforcement of environment laws with regard to industrial project commissioning continues as ever.

A single-judge bench of the Delhi high court has directed the Delhi University to convert 50 unfulfilled Other Backward Castes (OBC) seats into general category in the LLB course for the academic year 2011-2012 and give admission to students who are in the waiting list.

The Orissa government on Thursday announced to build concrete roads in all the 3,000 villages which were submerged in the recent spells of flood.
At least `150 crores will be spent for the purpose.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh releases doves before the burning of effigies of Ravan, his son Meghnath and brother Kumbhkarna in New Delhi on Thursday. — PRITAM BANDYOPADHYAY

International Film Festival of India, the premier film event scheduled for November 23-December 3, will partner the ministry of tourism’s initiative Incredible India.

Breaking his silence on the mysterious death of a National Conference (NC) worker in police custody, party president and Union minister Dr Farooq Abdullah denied the allegations that the deceased had collected `12 million from two other partymen promising them ministerial berth and senior positions in the state government on his behalf.