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ED files prosecution complaint against Parabolic Drugs and others in bank fraud case

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a prosecution complaint against Parabolic Drugs Limited and others.

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Malaala for the first division of the Kodangal Plate

The six-year-old mare Malaala, who ran second in her last start, should make amends in the first division of the Kodangal Plate, the main event of Tuesday’s (Jan. 16) races. in Hyderabad

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Ahsoka's Dave Filoni confirms fate of Sabine Wren's Loth-cat

Dave Filoni's not worried about Murley

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ED conducts searches in Parabolic Drugs case

ED searches 17 locations in multiple cities in ₹1,626.74 crore bank loan fraud case involving Ashoka University founders, Vineet and Pranav Gupta. CBI registered case in Dec 2021 alleging Parabolic Drugs and 11 others cheated consortium of 12 banks. Ashoka University clarifies no past/current relationship with Parabolic Drugs; founders' individual…

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Synthesis pulls of a commanding win in the Coromandel Gromor Deccan Derby

Trainer Rajesh Narredu's Synthesis won the Coromandel Gromor Deccan Derby (Gr. 1) with Suraj Narredu riding. Owned by Miss. Ameeta Mehra, Mr. Atul N. Amersey and Mr. Balam Mohla, the colt drew away from the field and won with a big margin of 11 lengths. Other winners included Doe A…

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Ashoka University: Row over disbanding data centre

At Ashoka Univ., Sonepat, controversy erupts over disbanding of Trivedi Centre for Political Data & removal of founding director Gilles Verniers. Members of Centre's Scientific Board allege Univ. didn't consult them & breached academic norms. Univ. refutes charges, says Verniers didn't clear tenure process.

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Ashoka University row: As campus reopens, faculty tight-lipped, and a student body ‘in wait’

“It looks like everyone has forgotten professor Sabyasachi Das,” commented a fourth-year student from the economics department on festivities marking a new session at the Ashoka University in Sonipat, close on the heels of a controversy.

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International recognition for social entrepreneur from Vijayawada Tarun Cherukuri

Tarun Cherukuri, a Vijayawada resident, has been selected as one of 11 Ashoka Aspire-2023 cohorts. A Harvard Kennedy School grad, Obama Foundation Fellow and DRK Foundation Entrepreneur, Tarun is committed to creating impact at scale. Through Indus Action, he is helping vulnerable Indian families access legislated benefits.

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Row at India’s premier private university sparks debate on academic freedom

Ashoka University is accused of stifling academic freedom after it distances itself from a research paper on 2019 polls.

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Shrinking academic freedom, faculty’s existential crisis: Ashoka University struggles for its ‘liberal ethos’

A demolition drive is going on in Sonipat. The red bricked walls of Ashoka University— which prides itself as India’s premier liberal arts institution— are being foregone for a metaphorical saffron.

Newslaundry

Ashoka University row | Another faculty member resigns, professors threatens exodus if Sabyasachi Das not reinstated

Ashoka University faculty demand reinstatement of professor Sabyasachi Das and threaten exodus if not done. Professor Pulapre Balakrishnan resigns in support. Governing Body urged to address issue by August 23.

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Betting big on Bengaluru

My introduction to Bengaluru (then Bangalore) happened in 1983. I joined Wipro fresh from business school and stayed at the Gautam Hotel. It was ₹70 for a double room. We’d hang out at the Coffee House, The Only Place, The Rice Bowl, and a Chinese rooftop restaurant at Ashoka –…

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Off-duty Glasgow cop stops petrol can thug burning down west end restaurant

Sergeant David Marr has been hailed a hero after throwing himself at the yob who entered the Ashoka in Ashton Lane clutching fuel and a lit cigarette and told diners and staff he was going to burn the place down.

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A speciality that has become synonymous with Thiruvaiyaru

It is the “invention” of Ramaiyer, who ran a hotel in the town

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