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"The University Grants Commission (UGC) may prescribe the qualification for the vice chancellor, but it cannot decide the selection process as the university may claim that it is a minority institution and hence its process cannot be hijacked.

Shah asserted that the allegations of the opposition were baseless.

Rajaji Hall(earlier known as Banqueting Hall) has witnessed some very impressive events in the history of TN.

Babri Masjid Action Committee convener Zafaryab Jilani said the memorandum will be sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav through district magistrates on December 6.

Selvaraj travelled a distance of 22 km one way to reach Dubai Courts from his Sonapur accommodation (on the outskirts of Dubai) to attend the labour court proceedings.

Top home ministry officials told CNN-News18 that no law and order problem has been reported yet from hinterlands in Tamil Nadu.

New and creative money laundering networks are spreading across India to help people convert black money or the demonetised 500 and 1,000 rupee notes into legal tender.

Pakistan’s envoy Sartaj Aziz said on Sunday that the country was committed to peace and that it was wrong to blame the country for the violence in Afghanistan.

Government-run madrassas in Assam will now remain shut on Sundays and not Fridays, state education minister Himanta Biswasarma declared on Tuesday and it came into effect on the first Friday of December.

Shah, 67, originally hails from Ahmedabad but has business dealings in Mumbai and other cities of Maharashtra was untraceable even after multiple searches at his houses and business premises.

Delhi's Environment Minister slammed CM Kejriwal for doing little to curb pollution in the national capital and channelising more energy on rallies in Punjab.

Parents of Indian national Hamid Ansari, who is lodged in a Pakistani jail, will seek to meet Pakistani Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz at the two-day Heart of Asia conference which begins in Amritsar.

Foggy conditions were witnessed in several parts of the city affecting air and rail traffic in the form of several diversions and delays.

"We were also hoping to operate the LCA (Light Combat Aircraft-Tejas) from these two aircraft carriers.

"Those criticising note ban must exercise patience for at least the 50-day period as the step has been taken in national interest to fight black money and corruption," he said.

One such Good Samaritan is Syed Naseer, the owner of Food on Fire restaurant in Hyderabad’s Mehndipatnam area. Nasser and his friends have come together to feed those who have not been able to afford food since Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes were demonetized.