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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.

Across the border in neighbouring Karnataka there is a village which mourns Jayalalithaa as one of their own.

As many as 279 honour killing cases were registered in different parts of the country during 2014 and 2015, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Jayalalithaa made her debut in Bollywood with the musical blockbuster Izzat.

I first met Jayalalithaa in 1982. The late MG Ramachandran (MGR) was the chief minister and she had just joined politics. We had known each other for 34 years.

Apple has disclosed few details about the performance of the Apple Watch, its first new product released under Tim Cook.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday described Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's demise as a national loss while the state assembly was adjourned for the day after paying tributes to the departed leader.

The death of the imperious Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa will result in a queen-sized void in the state’s politics that’s likely to be filled by a succession of lesser individuals from her party or eventually by her bete noires on the other side...

Normal life was affected on Tuesday in Tamil Nadu following the death of former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday night.

Rising for the second straight day, the 30-share index was trading higher by 119.88 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 26,468.98, with realty, power, oil and gas, capital goods, PSU and IT stocks leading the gains.

National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee believes that Hollywood is outsourcing a lot of talent from India to make films. However, Indians are not giving respect to them.

Security has been beefed up at the venue where people lined up to bid a tearful adieu to their 'Amma' (mother) as the 68-year-old leader was fondly called.

State Mourning will be observed for seven days from 6.12.16, during which period the national flag on all government buildings will be flown at half-mast. No official entertainment will also be held during this period," it said.

Speaking about the tie-up, KG Suresh, DG, IIMC said, "Understanding of digital tools is the need of the hour for budding journalists.

Overall, the idea of moving to a cashless society is 'good', Amit Agarwal, VP and Country Head, Amazon India said.

The union leaders were paraded before the waiting media and Tata Motors did not get the benefit of a key work reform measure, he added.