UGC chairman meets Smriti Irani over DU admission row
NEW DELHI: A day after issuing an order to Delhi University to roll back its four-year undergraduate programme, University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman Ved Prakash on Monday met HRD minister Smriti Irani who is understood to have intervened to end the stand-off. Irani is also understood to have... read more »
No Information on Black Money List from Switzerland: Finance Minister
The government has not received any communication from Switzerland about “black money” suspected to be stashed in Swiss banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. “We are writing to Swiss authorities so that the details or whatever information they have can be expedited and... read more »
John Kerry lands in Baghdad to press Iraqi leaders as insurgency spreads
BAGHDAD: US secretary of state John Kerry landed in Baghdad on Monday to press Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to form a more inclusive government in response to a Sunni insurgency that has swept much of northern and western Iraq. Kerry’s visit came after Sunni militants took strongholds along... read more »
How keeping cool could help you stay fit!
Staying in a cool environment may help you stay fit as researchers have discovered that such environment stimulates growth of brown fat that burns energy to generate heat and may protect people from diabetes and obesity. Ambient temperatures can influence the growth or loss of brown fat in people,... read more »
SRM University Counseling begins
SRM University plans to open a 50 acre campus in Sikkim during this academic year. Speaking on the sidelines at the counseling of SRM University at Kattangalathur in Chennai, President,... read more »
Health tips for cooking red meat
In this health conscious age eating non vegetarian food is close to taboo. Consuming red meat does not imply one will develop lifestyle diseases. It depends on the cut of meat, the quantity... read more »
Mayawati slams BJP for defending Nihal Chand
NEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday condemned the Narendra Modi-led NDA Government for defending Union minister of state for chemicals and fertilizers Nihal Chand... read more »
Israel kills Palestinian teen in escalating West Bank arrest raids
HEBRON, West Bank: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank on Friday and arrested 25 people, pursuing a weeklong crackdown against Islamist militants and... read more »
For young women, depression tied to risk of heart problems
Women under age 55 with suspected heart problems are twice as likely to have a heart attack, require artery-opening procedures or die if they also have depression, according to a new study. “We... read more »
