NAVY CHIEF HOLDS TALKS WITH TOP US OFFICIAL

NEW DELHI: Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba Monday held extensive talks with Chief of US Naval Operations Admiral John Michael Richardson on ways to further deepen cooperation between navies of the two countries. Admiral Richardson is on a three-day visit to India which began on Sunday. “Major issues discussed included operations, training interactions, information exchange, capacity building and capability enhancement,” the Indian Navy said.

CBI raids 22 educational institutes in graft case

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday raided 22 educational institutions in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh after registering a case related to alleged irregularities in the distribution of scholarships worth ~250 crore for disadvantaged students by the Himachal Pradesh government during 2013-17, officials said.

Infosys gave up FCRA license: Home ministry

NEW DELHI: Infosys Foundation – a social non-profit seeking arm of the software giant Infosys - has voluntarily given up its registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), the ministry of home affairs said. A spokesperson of the ministry of home affairs (MHA) said, “The license was cancelled at their own (Infosys Foundation) request. There was no violation.”

Alphons seeks action against Mumbai professor

NEW DELHI: Union tourism minister KJ Alphons has written to HRD minister Prakash Javadekar demanding action against a Mumbai University faculty member facing charges of plagiarism. A probe committee of the University had last month found Professor Neeraj Hatekar had copied substantial parts of his PHD thesis.