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IISc Bangalore in talks with UGC over 4-...

IISc Bangalore in talks with UGC over 4-year course

BANGALORE: The Universities Grants Commission (UGC) may have asked the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, to discontinue its four-year B.Sc course. But the premier science institute seems to be in no mood to oblige, at least without putting up a stiff fight.IISc director Prof Anurag... read more »

Recipe: Jeera aloo

Recipe: Jeera aloo

Ingredients: –Four large sized potatoes (boiled, peeled and cut into pieces) – Four tbsp oil – One tsp jeera/cumin seeds – One tsp red chilli powder – On tbsp coriander seeds (coarsely powdered) – One tbsp jeera/cumin seeds (roasted and crushed) – Half tsp... read more »

Want to live longer? Eat Walnuts

Want to live longer? Eat Walnuts

Scientists discovered that these edible seeds cut the risk of dying from cancer by 40 per cent and from cardiovascular disease by at least 55 per cent, the Daily Express reported. In general, nut eaters in the research had a 39 per cent lesser risk of death and walnut eaters in particular a 45... read more »

Stop being an emotional fool

Stop being an emotional fool

Says mind and body expert Dr Shreepad Khedekar, “People who are emotional find it difficult to accept reality and thereby, hurt themselves. This is the reason why emotional people are often labelled as ’emotional fools'”.Who is an emotional fool?People who are extremely sensitive... read more »

Supreme Court declines Srinivasan plea to be reinstated as BCCI president

The Supreme Court has rejected N Srinivasan’s plea to be reinstated as BCCI president for non-IPL matters, saying it did not wish to interfere with the earlier order past by the court.... read more »

Pope Francis to Hear From Syria’s Refugees in Jordan

Amman: Pope Francis will hear first-hand accounts of the horrors of Syria’s war when he meets refugees in Jordan on Saturday as he begins a three-day visit to the Holy Land. The... read more »

U.S. Sends Troops to Chad to Hunt for Kidnapped Nigerian Girls

The U.S. sent 80 troops to Chad to help international efforts to rescue more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped last month by Islamist militants, the White House said. The soldiers... read more »

31 killed, 94 hurt as explosions rock China’s Xinjiang

At least 31 people were killed and 94 injured after explosions rocked a busy market area in Urumqi the capital of the far-western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) on Thursday... read more »

Mukesh Ambani keeps salary capped at Rs 15 crore for 6th year

NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani kept his annual salary capped at Rs 15 crore for the sixth year in a row even as the remuneration of key executives went up. Ambani, the richest... read more »