‘Mystery’ kid — Modi’s very special friend
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday treated his Instagram followers with pictures of him playing with a toddler in his arms. The picture went viral in seconds and received as many as 13 lakh likes and over 16,000 comments. Modi uploaded two photos of the toddler - the first showing Modi more as a dotting grand-dad as the baby played in his arms, while in the other the ‘mystery’ kid was sitting in his lap and peering into papers kept on the PM's desk. “A very special friend came to meet me in Parliament today,” was the caption. ians
UGC declares 23 varsities fake; UP tops list
New Delhi: The UGC has released a list of 23 "self-styled, unrecognised" universities. "Students and public at large are hereby informed that at present 23 self-styled, unrecognised institutions are functioning in various parts of the country in contravention of the UGC Act," UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain said. Eight of these universities are in UP, followed by Delhi (seven). Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Puducherry have a fake university each. West Bengal and Odisha have two fake universities each. pti
Akhilesh Yadav set to lose Z+ security
Lucknow: The Centre has decided to withdraw Z+ category 'black cat' commando security cover of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. The decision was taken after a review of the VIP protectees, under the umbrella of Central Armed Police Forces. It is not yet clear if Akhilesh will be accorded a scaled down security cover by some other central force or his central security has been taken off completely. A similar NSG ‘black cats’ cover of Yadav's father Mulayam Singh Yadav, however, will continue. IANS
