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Insecurity: Nigerian lawmakers insist on death penalty for kidnappers as bill passes second reading at Senate

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- A bill seeking to amend Nigeria's Anti-Terrorism Act to impose death penalty without the option of a fine for all kidnapping offences has passed second reading in the Senate. The S... Read More


Insecurity: New defence minister to withdraw soldiers from checkpoints

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- Nigeria's new Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, on Wednesday said one of his key strategies for tackling insurgency is to withdraw soldiers from road checkpoints and redeploy t... Read More


Bomb threat at 2 Delhi university colleges, declared hoax

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Two colleges affiliated with the Delhi University received bomb threat emails on Wednesday morning, triggering panic and deployment of police and bomb squads at the colleges. The ... Read More


UP Sainik School gets 1st woman principal

LUCKNOW, Dec. 4 -- Colonel Seema Mishra, 47, has been appointed the first woman principal of the 65-year-old Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey UP Sainik School, Lucknow. Her two-year term begins from the dat... Read More


File plan for screen reader use within 2 months: SC to UPSC

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday underscored the need for digital accessibility and substantive inclusion of persons with disabilities in public examinations, directing the Union Pu... Read More


HC sets aside order scrapping Bengal teachers' appointment

Kolkata, Dec. 4 -- A two-judge bench of the Calcutta high court on Wednesday set aside a 2023 order by a single-judge bench scrapping the appointment of around 32,000 primary school teachers over alle... Read More


UGC instructs HEIs to implement initiative to push multilingualism

NEW DELHI, Dec. 4 -- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged all higher secondary institutions (HEIs) across the country to implement guidelines framed by the "Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti" (BBS) ... Read More


Serious admission irregularities detected at AU; probe launched

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 4 -- A recent investigation into the records of newly admitted as well as existing students at Allahabad University (AU) has uncovered serious irregularities committed during the admis... Read More


Stone-pelting incident at BHU; two injured

Varanasi, Dec. 4 -- A stone pelting incident occurred on the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, resulting in vandalism and injuries. More than... Read More


Constitution Day awareness activities organised at CL DAV

Panchkula, Dec. 4 -- In compliance with the directive issued by the District Legal Services Authority, Panchkula for organising Constitutional awareness programmes on Constitution Day, CL DAV Senior P... Read More