2600-acre plots identified for IIT in Kerala
KOCHI: Kerala may finally get its IIT as the state government has identified two plots — 600 acres in central Puduserry and 650 acres at West Puduserry in Palakkad — to set up the premier institute. The state government has appointed higher education department additional secretary M Sherif as... read more »
Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai
El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai Peninsula. The officials say four leading members of Ansar Beit al-Maqdis were arrested during the operations, which were still underway early Tuesday. The... read more »
Arun Jaitley is richest minister; PM Narendra Modi has assets of Rs 1.26 cr...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assets worth Rs 1.26 crore, according to details of assets and liabilities of the Union Council of Ministers uploaded on the PMO website on Monday. While finance and defence minister Arun Jaitley turns out to be the richest with assets totaling Rs 72.10... read more »
MS Dhoni joins ISL bandwagon, unveiled as Chennaiyin co-owner
Chennaiyin FC Monday named India cricket captain and football fanatic Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its co-owner. The announcement was made by Chennaiyin FC co-owner Vita Dani, who said: “It is an absolute honour to have the legendary MS Dhoni as one of the co-owners of our franchise, Chennaiyin... read more »
US air strikes target Islamic State in Syria
The United States began bombing ISIS targets in Syria using fighters, bomber and Tomahawk missiles, according to the Pentagon late Monday night. “I can confirm that U.S. military and... read more »
Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff admire each other
Tiger Shroff and Hrithik Roshan seem to be in the mutual admiration club. While it was Hrithik Roshan who was all praise for Tiger’s tribute to Michael Jackson earlier, now it is the... read more »
Tech institutions take the lead
The increased global emphasis on high-impact scientific and technological research is on display in this year’s QS World University Rankings, which are dominated by institutions... read more »
1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS
ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals 1,30,000, Turkey’s deputy... read more »
Protein therapy may stop cancer from spreading
Stanford researchers have developed a new protein therapy that could offer a safe and effective alternative to chemotherapy that is used to stop cancer from spreading. The protein therapy disrupts... read more »
