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India does not need new education policy...

India does not need new education policy, say experts

Some of India’s most renowned education experts have reportedly opined that there is very little evidence to back the government’s decision to revamp the nation’s education policy.Participating in a recent roundtable conducted by CUTS International Public Policy Centre (CIPPolC),... read more »

No link between caesarean sections, auti...

No link between caesarean sections, autism

A new study has claimed that babies born via caesarean section are not at any greater risk of developing autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The new research renounced the previous study that linked C-sections with autism. Instead, it suggests that an autistic child is more likely require a caesarean... read more »

More employees to have healthy lifestyle...

More employees to have healthy lifestyle options at workplaces

More employees will have access to health promotion programmes and healthier food options at their workplaces by the end of March next year. A national committee chaired by Senior Minister of State for Health and Manpower Amy Khor is overseeing initiatives to reach at least 120,000 workers at... read more »

‘Walter Mitty’ bank manager lived ‘lotte...

‘Walter Mitty’ bank manager lived ‘lottery’ lifestyle thanks to £90,000 emb...

Gordon Irvine siphoned tens of thousands of pounds from the ATM at the Santander bank he ran in Lochee High Street before blowing the cash on foreign holidays to New York and Rio de Janeiro. He also bought widescreen televisions and a new car. One former colleague who asked Irvine if he had “won... read more »

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Valentine’s Day : Bajrang Dal, VHP activists throw rotten tomatoe...

Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists on Friday threw rotten tomatoes at couples celebrating Valentine’s Day on the banks of Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad. Couples were seen running... read more »

Karnataka budget spares poor, taxes drinkers

Karnataka’s budget for ensuing 2014-15 spares the common man from new taxes but taxes those who drink beer and domestically-produced... read more »

Congress responsible for bringing shame to Indian democ...

Reacting to the disruption in the Parliament, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that the Congress alone was responsible for... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal tables Jan Lokpal Bill; Cong, BJP call ...

Chief minister Mr. Arvind Kejriwal has to prove majority today

4:55 pm: Such kind of behaviour will not be tolerated: Harsh Vardhan Harsh Vardhan reads out LG’s letter over Jan Lokpal Bill. Addressing the Delhi... read more »

Jan Lokpal Bill or Bust. Arvind Kejriwal’s party ...

New Delhi –  Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party government may make good a threat to resign over its anti-corruption Jan Lokpal Bill today. The... read more »

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Thousands of people displaced in South Sudan: UN

Thousands of people displaced in South Sudan: UN

Geneva – The escalating violence in South Sudan has left hundreds of thousands of people in the country displaced, and the total number was expected to climb even higher, the United Nations... read more »

Thai army chief says coup could happen

Thai army chief says coup could happen

Bangkok – Thai army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha Friday said a military coup could happen, depending on the situation, media reported. “The... read more »

Tear gas, rubber bullets used against protesters in Ist...

Tear gas, rubber bullets used against protesters in Istanbul

Istanbul – More than 1,000 policemen dispersed anti-government protesters with tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon in Istanbul’s central... read more »

UN chief voices regret over Abe’s Yasukuni visit

UN chief voices regret over Abe's Yasukuni visit

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that he is aware of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the Yasukuni... read more »

South Sudan army announces victory in Malakal

South Sudan army announces victory in Malakal

Khartoum – South Sudanese army Friday announced the end of fighting in Malakal, the capital city of Upper Nile state, with a victory over the forces... read more »

Man creates a scare in a train

Passengers travelling by Kochuveli-Guwahati Special Express spent anxious moments as a man created a scare by hurling stones at the engine and general compartments in the late hours of... read more »

2 more Swine Flu deaths take toll to 28

Swine flu fatalities are continuing in the city, the common capital for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. At Gandhi Hospital, two more persons died on Tuesday due to complications arising out... read more »

Coal scam: CBI files progress report in sealed cover before special court

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday filed the progress report of its further investigation in a sealed cover before a special court in connection with a coal blocks allocation... read more »

Obama includes Republicans in big delegation to meet new Saudi King

President Barack Obama will fly a 30-member delegation including top officials and Republican foreign policy veterans to Riyadh on Tuesday to meet new Saudi Arabian King Salman as the... read more »

Obama in India, China cautions India over Indo-US nuclear deal

China today extended conditional support for India’s Nuclear Suppliers Group membership bid but said “prudence and caution” needs to be exercised on the issue, a day after US President Barack... read more »