Kakodkar

The last rites of former Goa Chief Minister Shashikala Kakodkar were performed in Panaji on Saturday with full state honours.

Goa's first woman chief minister Shashikala Kakodkar today died at her Altinho residence in Panaji after prolonged illness. She was 81.

Noted nuclear scientist and former chairman of IIT Bombay has refuted Union minister Smriti Irani's claim that he had illegally attempted to push in his candidate for the post of an IIT director and the incident lay at the bottom of his controversial resignation.

Union minister Smriti Irani today broke her silence on the controversial resignation of Anil Kakodkar from the IIT-Bombay's board of governors, indicating that it followed his attempt to bend the rules during the selection of IIT directors. Mr Kakodkar, she said, had "felt slighted" when it was pointed out.

The heads of some educational organisations have stepped down because of "personal reasons" and not because of pressure by the HRD ministry, the government said on Monday.

An article in Organiser - the organ of BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh - has alleged that prestigious institutes like IITs were being turned into places for "anti-India and anti-Hindu" activities.

Speaking exclusively to NDTV on Walk The Talk, Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of IIT Bombays Board of Governors, says he has resigned because he did not want to be part of the selection process of IIT directors which was "too casual" and like "running a lottery".

Breaking his silence, Chairman of IIT Bombay's Board of Governors Anil Kakodkar on Friday said he had resigned because he did not want to be part of the selection process of IIT directors which was "too casual" and like "running a lottery".

The Human Resource Development Ministry was hit by yet another controversy with chairman of IIT Bombay's board of governors and nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar resigning apparently due to differences with the Ministry over selection of some IIT directors.

Amid all the hype around the breakthrough in the Indo-US nuclear deal, Anil Kakodkar, the original architect of the agreement has said one cannot expect electricity from the imported reactors before 2023.

The Railway Ministry is likely to propose installation of X-ray systems along the tracks to detect faulty parts in trains in the Rail Budget among a series of steps to enhance safety measures for passengers.

Amidst much chaos, the Maharashtra government today tabled the controversial report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in the state Assembly. The contents of the report, a copy of which is available with NDTV, indict several top ministers from the ruling Congress-NCP combine in the state and a union minister over grabbing land at throwawa...

In a huge relief to the Maharashtra government, the judicial commission of inquiry looking into the Adarsh housing scam has held that the land on which Adarsh Housing Society stands belongs to the government, and not the Army.

A report that will be officially shared with the Maharashtra government next week alleges that Chhagan Bhujbal gave two plots of land in Nashik at a hefty discount to a trust run by his nephew, Sameer.

The report has yet to be officially shared by the government -that will happen on April 16, said the chief minister. But its contents were leaked first by the opposition BJP, and then confirmed by independent sources. The CAG report also states NCP leader and Public Works Minister Chaggan Bhujbal gave two plots of land in Nashik, worth several cr...

The last rites of former Goa Chief Minister Shashikala Kakodkar were performed in Panaji on Saturday with full state honours.

Goa's first woman chief minister Shashikala Kakodkar today died at her Altinho residence in Panaji after prolonged illness. She was 81.

Noted nuclear scientist and former chairman of IIT Bombay has refuted Union minister Smriti Irani's claim that he had illegally attempted to push in his candidate for the post of an IIT director and the incident lay at the bottom of his controversial resignation.

Union minister Smriti Irani today broke her silence on the controversial resignation of Anil Kakodkar from the IIT-Bombay's board of governors, indicating that it followed his attempt to bend the rules during the selection of IIT directors. Mr Kakodkar, she said, had "felt slighted" when it was pointed out.

The heads of some educational organisations have stepped down because of "personal reasons" and not because of pressure by the HRD ministry, the government said on Monday.

An article in Organiser - the organ of BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh - has alleged that prestigious institutes like IITs were being turned into places for "anti-India and anti-Hindu" activities.

Speaking exclusively to NDTV on Walk The Talk, Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of IIT Bombays Board of Governors, says he has resigned because he did not want to be part of the selection process of IIT directors which was "too casual" and like "running a lottery".

Breaking his silence, Chairman of IIT Bombay's Board of Governors Anil Kakodkar on Friday said he had resigned because he did not want to be part of the selection process of IIT directors which was "too casual" and like "running a lottery".

The Human Resource Development Ministry was hit by yet another controversy with chairman of IIT Bombay's board of governors and nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar resigning apparently due to differences with the Ministry over selection of some IIT directors.

Amid all the hype around the breakthrough in the Indo-US nuclear deal, Anil Kakodkar, the original architect of the agreement has said one cannot expect electricity from the imported reactors before 2023.

The Railway Ministry is likely to propose installation of X-ray systems along the tracks to detect faulty parts in trains in the Rail Budget among a series of steps to enhance safety measures for passengers.

Amidst much chaos, the Maharashtra government today tabled the controversial report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in the state Assembly. The contents of the report, a copy of which is available with NDTV, indict several top ministers from the ruling Congress-NCP combine in the state and a union minister over grabbing land at throwawa...

In a huge relief to the Maharashtra government, the judicial commission of inquiry looking into the Adarsh housing scam has held that the land on which Adarsh Housing Society stands belongs to the government, and not the Army.

A report that will be officially shared with the Maharashtra government next week alleges that Chhagan Bhujbal gave two plots of land in Nashik at a hefty discount to a trust run by his nephew, Sameer.

The report has yet to be officially shared by the government -that will happen on April 16, said the chief minister. But its contents were leaked first by the opposition BJP, and then confirmed by independent sources. The CAG report also states NCP leader and Public Works Minister Chaggan Bhujbal gave two plots of land in Nashik, worth several cr...