Higher education not a priority for Akhilesh Yadav government
By Brij Khandelwal Agra – When young Akhilesh Yadav took over as the Uttar Pradesh chief minister in March 2012, there was the natural expectation that his top priority would be education and that state – as distinct from central – institutions of higher learning would be... read more »
Check diabetes with healthy foods
Los Angeles – Nutrition and diet play a major part in preventing, ma! naging or even slowing the rate of complications associated with diabetes, says an expert. Known as medical nutrition therapy (MNT), a diabetes diet involves eating a variety of foods high in nutritional value in... read more »
6% GDP growth next fiscal, better 2nd half in 2013-14: Montek
Hyderabad – Exuding confidence that economy will be back on high growth trajectory, Plan panel Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Wednesday said that GDP will expand by over 6 percent next fiscal and performance will be better in second half of this fiscal. “I could easily say... read more »
Anna Hazare to observe indefinite fast for Lokpal Bill from Dec 10
Ralegan Siddhi (Maha) – Social activist Anna Hazare will launch indefinite hunger strike for a strong Lokpal Bill, at Yadavbaba temple here from December 10. Announcing his agitation, Hazare has asked the Centre to “show courage” in bringing in the bill in the Winter session of... read more »
Webber to team up with Eric Bana for Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race
Brisbane – Newly-retired Formula One driver Mark Webber has said that he will share his Porsche with Australian movie star Eric Bana when he will contest his first Bathurst 12 Hour... read more »
CIA recruited Guantanamo Bay suspects to spy on al-Qa’ida leaders post 9/11
London – The CIA turned some terror suspects, who were rounded up and delivered to the Guantanamo Bay military prison Cuba in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, into double agents. The... read more »
Mamata blames huge debt for poor revenue in WB
Had it not been for the huge interest being paid to the Centre on loans taken by the erstwhile Left Front government, large-scale employment would have been possible in West Bengal, Chief... read more »
Maruti recalls 1,492 units of Ertiga, Swift, Dzire, A-Star
The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said it will recall 1,492 units of Ertiga, Swift, Dzire and A-Star models produced in October this year to rectify a... read more »
What women look for in `ideal partner` revealed!
Melbourne – The things that women look for in an ideal partner have been revealed. Research has revealed that modern women are looking for a “multidimensional man”, who knows and cares... read more »
