The appointments were shrouded in controversy last month, when Kakodkar, chairman of IIT Bombay and member of selection panel, quit.

For IIT-Patna, the search-cum-selection committee has recommended Pushpak Bhattacharyya, professor of computer science and engineering in I...

Assam government will provide financial assistance of Rs one crore to Uttarakhand for relief and rehabilitation of its flood-hit people.