Suvira Jaiswal elected IHC president
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Historian Suvira Jaiswal has been elected general president of the Indian History Congress (IHC). She will assume office at the next session of the IHC. Irfan Habib and D.N. Jha have been elected vice-presidents; ...
Farmer's death at Singur `unnatural'
KOLKATA: A farmer who, it is being claimed by those opposed to the setting up of the Tata Motors' car manufacturing plant at Singur in West Bengal's Hooghly district, was one of their supporters, is suspected to have committed suicide. The ...
Habib disputes claim on ICHR's role
FEROKE (KOZHIKODE): Historian Irfan Habib has disputed former Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR) chairman M.G.S. Narayanan's statement that the ICHR had played no part in attempts at communal interpretation of history during the ...
Bioscience Award conferred on seven scientists
NEW DELHI: Union Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday conferred the National Bioscience Award for Career Development for 2006 on seven scientists. The award winners include Ajay Kumar Parida, Programme Director (Biotechnology), ...
Hasan admits to undisclosed income
NEW DELHI: Hasan Ali Khan, the stud farm owner allegedly involved in a multi-crore money laundering chain, has admitted to possessing an undisclosed income of Rs. four crore. ``During investigations, Hasan Ali has admitted to having an ...
