Govt. to formulate new health policy: Harsh Vardhan
The government is in the process of formulating a new health policy, which will also address the issue of high cost of medical devices and equipment used in hospitals that leads to hardship for patients, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. He was responding to the... read more »
NET to be held under CBSE’s watch
The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Tuesday decided to “outsource” the conduct of the National Eligibility Test (NET) for university-level teaching and junior research fellowships to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Under consideration for over a year now, the decision was... read more »
SC rejects Subrata Roy’s bail plea
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to Sahara chief, Subrata Roy, for 40 days to negotiate with prospective buyers for the three hotels his company owns abroad. Mr. Roy has been in Tihar Jail since March 4 and this is the fourth time his bail has been rejected. The court had earlier... read more »
Six entities get permission to start airline operations
The Civil Aviation Ministry has issued No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to six entities whose applications to start airlines in India were pending for long. These six — Air One, Premier Air, Zexus Air (all national), Turbo Megha, Air Carnival and Zav Airways (all regional) — are in addition to... read more »
8 Things women desperately want from men
Well, what women want still remains the unanswered question across the globe. However, men needn’t lose hope for all is not lost. There are still a good number of things that most... read more »
Astronaut Hartsfield dies at 80
Hartsfield flew on three shuttle missions including as commander of the Discovery’s maiden flight, NASA space agency said on Saturday. He died after a prolonged illness. In 1982,... read more »
Rs 17.60 lakh were spent on Modi’s oath-taking ceremony
NEW DELHI: An expenditure of at least Rs 17.60 lakh was incurred on the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan, an RTI reply has... read more »
No doubt Cook is our leader, says England asst. coach Farbrace
England assistant coach Paul Farbrace has backed England captain Alastair Cook, saying that the opener is very much the leader of the side and there is still hope for the hosts against... read more »
Steyn, Morkel bowl South Africa to massive 153-run win over Sri L...
South Africa pace bowlers Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel grabbed four wickets each to lead the tourists to a 153—run win over Sri Lanka on Friday in the first game of their two-Test series. Steyn... read more »
