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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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Law school trashes apex court ruling on 377

Supreme Court ruling has pushed us backwards: Vikram Seth

By Shilpa Raina New Delhi – Writers don’t need to talk on every subject but they must not keep quiet if they witness injustice, says celebrated author-writer Vikram Seth, speaking out on... read more »

India finally flies indigenous fighter jet

Tejas gets initial official clearance

Bangalore – Tejas, India’s indigeneously-designed Light Combat Aircraft, Friday got initial operation clearance (IOC-II). Defence... read more »

Will not accept US mockery: Kamal Nath

Will not accept US mockery: Kamal Nath

New Delhi – Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Friday said India will not accept this US “mockery” and demanded it drop charges... read more »

Andhra delegation meets PM over Krishna water row

Andhra delegation meets PM over Krishna water row

New Delhi/Hyderabad – An all-party delegation from the Andhra Pradesh Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, seeking his intervention on the... read more »

Indian ship captain to reach home Friday

Indian merchant navy ship captain Sunil James

Mumbai – Indian merchant navy ship captain Sunil James, released from a Togo jail Thursday, is expected to reach his home in suburban Malad here Friday... read more »

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Upset family seeks to ban Nelson Mandela's grandson from funeral

Upset family seeks to ban Nelson Mandela’s grandson from fu...

London – Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s grandson might face a ban on attending his funeral following months-long bitter family feud. Mandla Mandela was earlier in-charge of... read more »

Britain’s SAS not involved in Diana’s death: Police

French cops open new inquiry in Princess Diana’s `...

London – Mere days after the Met Police announced that they had finished looking into Princess Diana’s supposed ‘murder plot’, French... read more »

Pak tribunal to announce Osama doc Shakil Afridi’...

Pak tribunal to announce Osama doc Shakil Afridi's retrial verdict on December 18

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) tribunal has said it would announce the verdict on the case of Dr Shakil Afridi on... read more »

Shia LaBeouf threatens to get man `killed` in London sp...

India, Bahrain committed to expanding bilateral ties

New York – Shia LaBeouf, who was punched and kicked in his private parts after he started making a video of a woman throwing up in London, has reportedly... read more »

India, Bahrain committed to expanding bilateral ties

India, Bahrain committed to expanding bilateral ties

Manama –  India and Bahrain have said they are committed to further expanding bilateral ties and look forward to work together in new areas of trade,... read more »

Sindhu optimistic; Kashyap hopes to come good at home

When Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu faced off in the Syed Modi International India Masters tournament here last year, they were only three ranks apart. The senior pro was under pressure to... read more »

The island nation’s golden moment

There has to be a first time for everything. Certainly for the elevation of the Sri Lankans to the rank of cricketing gods as they anointed themselves World Cup champions on a most... read more »

Serena Williams wary of further ankle injuries

Williams sisters withdraw from doubles at Australian Open

Serena and Venus Williams have pulled out of women’s doubles at the Australian Open, where they’ve won four titles. The Williams sisters were scheduled to play their first-round match... read more »

Russia launches security clampdown for Winter Olympics

Three Russian Olympic gold medallists test positive for doping

Three Russian Olympic gold medallists in race walking were tested positive for abuse of using performance improving drugs, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) said on Tuesday. Sergey... read more »

Obama’s trade and tax wish list may impact India

While India found no mention in U.S. President Barack Obama’s annual State of the Union (SOTU) address, certain policy proposals that he made to both houses of Congress on Tuesday evening,... read more »