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Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Lucknow is inviting applications for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme. Interested and eligible candidates who wish to apply for the course can visit the official website of IIIT Lucknow for detailed information. Applicants meeting the minimum eligibility in the broad areas of Engineering/ Management/Mathematics can submit their applications until November 10, 2024.  The tentative date to publish the list of shortlisted candidates for personal interview is November 14, 2024. The  tentative date for written and personal interviews is set for December 10 and 11, 2024.  The tentative date for result declaration has been scheduled for December 19, 2024. The application fee for PhD registration is Rs… Read More »IIIT Lucknow Inviting Applications For PhD Admissions, Check Last Date To Apply

The Aam Aadmi Party will not contest the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra. Instead, party chief Arvind Kejriwal will campaign for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition, AAP leader Sanjay Singh said on Saturday. The MVA coalition comprises Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT), Sharad Pawar’s NCP-SP, and the Congress. “In the Maharashtra elections, the party’s National Convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, will campaign for the MVA candidates. Aam Aadmi Party will not contest elections in Maharashtra,” Singh, who is a Rajya Sabha MP, said on X. According to AAP sources, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the NCP-SP contacted the party about Arvind Kejriwal campaigning in Maharashtra. Arvind Kejriwal is also set to campaign for Hemant Soren’s ruling… Read More »AAP To Not Fight Maharashtra Polls, Arvind Kejriwal Will Campaign For Allies

<p>Mallikarjun Kharge completed two years as Congress president on Saturday with a host of leaders led by Rahul Gandhi lauding his contribution to the party.</p> <p>Kharge formally took charge as party president on October 26, 2022. He was the first non-Gandhi to be elected to the post in 24 years.</p> <p>The 82-year-old Congress chief cut two cakes at his residence on Saturday in the presence of Rahul Gandhi and other senior party leaders who had gathered to greet him.</p> <p>During the two years of his presidency, Kharge led the party in the 2024 general elections, where the Congress improved its tally to 99 from 52 seats in 2019.</p> <p>The Congress formed governments in Himachal Pradesh… Read More »Cong Leaders Congratulate Kharge On Completing 2 Yrs As Party Chief, Rahul Gandhi Leads Cake-Cutting Celebration

<p>Srinagar, Oct 26 (PTI) A senior BSF officer on Saturday said the anti-infiltration grid along the Line of Control (LoC) is very strong and the security forces will thwart any infiltration attempts which tend increase ahead of the winter season.</p> <p>”The (infiltration) attempts increase before the winter, but the LoC grid is very strong with the coordination of the army and we will ensure that any infiltration bid is thwarted,” Ashok Yadav, Inspector General in the Border Security Force (BSF), Kashmir Frontier, told reporters here.</p> <p>Describing the recent terror incidents in Ganderbal and Gulmarg as unfortunate, Yadav said the security forces are analysing the threats and taking measures to ensure they are not repeated in… Read More »J-K: BSF Official Asserts ‘LoC Grid is Strong’ Amid Expected Increase In Infiltration Attempts Before Winters

<p>The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) president Moulana Khalid Saifullah Rehmani said that he would stop the implementation of the proposed Waqf bill “at all costs” and that AIMPLB members wouldn’t hesitate to give their lives for the cause. While speaking at an event in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Saifullah claimed the government’s aim was to restrict the board’s rights and that it had the highest number of Waqf properties under illegal occupation.</p> <p>”It is a matter of life and death for us, and we should stop it (Waqf bill) at all costs. If needed, the Muslims of the country will fill the jails in such a way that the government will not have… Read More »Muslim Law Board Chief Says Stopping Waqf Bill ‘Matter Of Life And Death’: ‘If Needed, We Will…’