Bengal cabinet ratifies reservation rules in education
Kolkata – The West Bengal cabinet Monday ratified the rules of the “West Bengal Higher Education Reservation in Admission Bill”, thereby paving the way for reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBC) in education. State Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee said seats for general... read more »
Population, capacity should dictate size of state allocation: Jayalalithaa
Chennai – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalaltihaa Monday suggested that the 14th Finance Commission give one-third weightage each to population, fiscal discipline and fiscal capacity as a formula for distribution of resources among states. She also urged the commission to reject outright... read more »
Want to travel? Go to government, Musharraf told
Islamabad – Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf was Monday advised by the Sindh High Court to approach the government if he desired permission to go abroad to meet his ailing mother. The court clarified that it had not put him on the country’s exit control list —... read more »
Delhi polls effect: 180 Punekars sign up as Aam Aadmis in 2 hours
After a dynamic performance that has thrown the Delhi assembly into a deadlock and forebodes a President’s Rule in the state, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is conquering the IT crowd in the city. Between 5 and 7 in the evening on Sunday, during the first meeting of new members of the party since... read more »
How brain balances learning new skills while retaining old ones
Washington – Researchers have developed a new computational model that explains how the brain maintains the balance between plasticity and stability, and how it can learn very similar... read more »
Aniston `went through awkward phase in her 30’s` while married to Pitt
Washington – Jennifer Aniston has confessed that she had the most awkward phase of her life during her 30’s, which ironically also happens to be the time when she was married to... read more »
Singapore PM urges country to not tarnish image of ‘law-abiding’ Indians
London – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged Singaporeans to not ‘tarnish’ their view of migrants. The comments from Loong came after protests broke out in... read more »
Katy Perry refused to have Russell Brand’s babies as she didn’t want to be controlled
London – Katy Perry has confessed that her former hubby, Russell Brand, wanted to start a family with her, but she refused because she felt like he would use the kids to control... read more »
Britney Spears believes having a daughter will make her less lone...
Washington – Britney Spears has confessed that she feels having a daughter would not make her feel as alone in the world anymore. The 32-year-old singer told InStyle magazine that if she ever... read more »
