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JD(U) may oust Manjhi as Bihar chief min...

JD(U) may oust Manjhi as Bihar chief minister

PATNA: Speculation is rife in Bihar’s political circles over the possible ouster of Jitan Ram Manjhi as the chief minister after he said his days in the office are numbered. The speculation gained strength a day after Manjhi said his days in office were numbered as his detractors in the party... read more »

The diminishing returns of a college education
Foreign degree holders better skilled fo...

Foreign degree holders better skilled for jobs

Functioning in an increasingly globalised environment, many companies feel that foreign degree holders have better technical skills for jobs compared to Indian university graduates, says a latest survey As per British Council’s ‘India Employability Survey 2014’, as much as 39 per... read more »

Winter special: 5 fruits you must have to boost immunity
High-fruit diets can worsen depression

High-fruit diets can worsen depression

The consumption of a diet high in fructose throughout adolescence can worsen depressive and anxiety-like behaviour and alter how the brain responds to stress, the findings showed. “Our results offer new insights into the ways in which diet can alter brain health and may lead to important... read more »

Nepal bus crash death toll rises to 47 a...

Nepal bus crash death toll rises to 47 as more bodies found

Emergency workers found three bodies immediately after the crash in mountainous Jajarkot district on Thursday, and pulled another 44 from the wreckage of the bus over the weekend. “The confirmed death toll so far is 47,” said Jajarkot police chief Dinesh Raj Mainali. “We have... read more »

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CBI registers case against JD(U) MP over fraudulent LTC claims

New Delhi – The CBI has registered a case against Janata Dal (United) Rajya Sabha MP Anil Kumar Sahani for alleged filing of fraudulent Leave Travel Concession claims using forged air tickets... read more »

Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan meets PM, presses for boycott of CHOGM Summit

Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan meets PM, presse...

New Delhi – Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan on Thursday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and urged him that India should boycott the... read more »

Need Sardar Patel’s secularism, not votebank secu...

Need Sardar Patel's secularism, not votebank secularism: Narendra Modi

Ahmedabad – Narendra Modi told the Prime Minister today, just before he laid the foundation stone for a 182-metre high statue of India’s... read more »

Patna blasts suspect Mehar Alam escapes from NIA custod...

Patna blasts suspect Mehar Alam escapes from NIA custody in Muzaffarpur

One of the suspects in the Patna serial blasts, Mehar Alam, who was picked up from Darbhanga in north Bihar a couple of days ago for questioning, has escaped... read more »

India needs Sardar Patel’s model of secularism: M...

India needs Sardar Patel's model of secularism: Modi

Kevadia – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for saying that... read more »

Spanish nurse tests positive for Ebola

Madrid: A Spanish nurse, who treated a man infected with Ebola in Madrid, has tested positive for the virus. The nurse, who is receiving treatment in the Alcorcon Hospital just outside of... read more »

Spanish nurse who treated Ebola victim in Madrid becomes first person in the world to cont...

A Spanish nurse who treated an Ebola victim in Madrid has become the first person in the world to contract the deadly virus outside of Africa. The 44-year-old is said to have spent the last... read more »

ISIL raise their flag over Syrian border town

Islamist militants known as ISIL have raised their flag on the outskirts of the Syrian town of Kobani. It would appear that after an assault lasting almost three weeks the town, which lies... read more »

Battling Ebola: US to enhance passenger screening, says Barack Obama

Washington: As the first patient diagnosed with Ebola on American soil, fights for his life in Dallas hospital, Barack Obama on Monday reiterated that the epidemic was a top national... read more »

Tamil Nadu will face centre's conspiracy: Jayalalithaa

Will Jayalalithaa Leave Jail? Court Hears Bail Plea

Jayalalithaa, 66, was arrested for corruption late last month after being convicted by a Bangalore court. Her trial was moved in 2001 to neighbouring Karnataka from Tamil Nadu to ensure it would be... read more »