Jammu,  The parents of students stranded in Ukraine on Wednesday carried out a protest in J&K's Jammu city appealing for early evacuation of their children from the war-torn country.

Officials said the administration was in touch with the families of 32 students belonging to the Jammu division who are

New Delhi, The Consultative Committee of Parliament on External Affairs will meet on Thursday here and Minister S. Jaishankar is likely to brief the members on the evacuation of Indian nationals, especially students from Ukraine.

It is expected that Jaishankar may inform the committee about the progress of the eva

Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday congratulated the people after the ruling Trinamool Congress won 102 of the 108 municipalities in the state. The Left Front managed to get one municipality and the newly formed 'Humro Party' won the Darjeeling municipality but BJP failed to open its account

Chandigarh, Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya on Wednesday said the state government has brought unprecedented changes to realise the dream of 'Ram Rajya', the epitome of good governance.

"In our scriptures, it is believed that ensuring the happiness of each citizen is the utmost duty of any ruler.

Vijaywada/New Delhi,  Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday urged the schools, local bodies, panchayats and NGOs to organise regular camps on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to acquaint the youngsters with the life-saving procedure.

The training must also form a part of the high school or college

Hyderabad, An 18-month-old girl was rescued on Wednesday within four hours of her abduction from government-run Niloufer children's hospital.

Swift action by the police with the help of CCTV footage reunited the girl with her mother.

According to police, J. Madhavi, a resident of Shahbad in Rang

Chennai, Two persons including a woman were arrested by Customs officials for trying to smuggle in gold into India, said Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport.

According to Customs, a woman, Shakti Jeyakrishnan who had arrived here from Dubai was intercepted by officials.

On checkin

Bengaluru, Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said he was surprised with the statement of Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi that 90 per cent of Indians who study abroad fail to pass qualifiers in India.

"Union Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minis

Kochi, The CPI-M in Kerala has given the green signal for private investment in the higher education sector during the 23rd Party Conference, in its policy document which was presented by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Incidentally, in the 2018 Conference, the CPI-M had strongly opposed the same.

New Delhi, Amid Russia-Ukraine crisis, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday interacted with the Indian students awaiting their flights at Bucharest airport and assured them of quick departure to the homeland.

Scindia, one of the four ministers who reached Bucharest as special envoy of the