Chennai: After a delayed onset in Karnataka, the southwest monsoon is expected to reach Telangana and the remaining parts of Tamil Nadu and Telangana later this month, after reaching southern Konkan and Goa by...
Hyderabad: Former chief election commissioner T S Krishnamurthy on Tuesday (June 18) said the one nation one election idea is very attractive but cannot be put into practice without a Constitutional amendment providing for fixed tenure for legislatures.
Prim...
Cyclone Vayu has weakened and crossed Gujarat's Kutch district on Tuesday morning, causing rainfall at some places in the state, a MeT official said. Rains are likely to continue till Wednesday in Kutch, Saurashtra and north Gujarat regions because o...
New Delhi: Jet Airways stock tumbled nearly 15 per cent Tuesday (June 18) after State Bank of India-led consortium of lenders decided to send the grounded airline to the National Company Law Tribunal.
The scrip fell for the 12th consecutive day and plunged 1...
Washington: An Indian-American IT professional committed suicide by shooting himself while his wife and two minor sons were shot dead inside their home in the US State of Iowa, police said after authorities conducted autopsies to unravel the mysterious death of ...
Drawing flak after the loss to India, Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed has warned his teammates of further backlash at home if they fail to lift their game in the remaining matches of the ongoing World Cup.
Pakistani cricketers are facing strong cr...
There is a rift in the AIADMK as most of the Lok Sabha candidates who lost the election want a seat to the Upper House, which puts pressure on the party
Chennai: After the Mahagathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh put up a flop show in the Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday (June 5) termed the Opposition alliance as an experiment tha...
With as many as 35 regional parties lobbying to bag prime spaces for their offices on the Parliament premises, foremost in the race is YSR Congress and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy,...
Ballia (UP): The Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj, an estranged ally of the BJP, on Wednesday (June 5) said it was in talks with the SP and BSP for forging an electoral alliance for the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Assembly bypolls...
Student life in India has changed drastically over the past decade. From stories of mischief in college or university hostel dorms and strict bed timings, their tales have now shifted to the travails of living as paying guests or sharing a priva...
Kolkata: At least 50 colleges in West Bengal, including a few in the city, have added 'humanity', 'agnostic', 'secular' and 'non-religious' options in the religion column of online admission forms for students who are unwilling to disclose their faith.
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Chennai: The draft of National Educational Policy, which was submitted on May 31 (Friday) to the HRD ministry by a committee led by its chairman Dr. Kasturirangan, triggered a new wave of resistance against the alleged imposition of Hindi, on social medi...
The Union health ministry has advised states and union territories to hold screening sessions in school and college campuses for mental health and non-communicable diseases like cancer, diabetes and blood pressure at regular intervals.
The ai...
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed universities and higher educational institutions to submit data on the number of sexual harassment complaints received by them and its status.
The commission has also sought a report on the ...
London: Antarctica's ice sheet has thinned by up to 122 metres in places, with the most rapid changes occurring in West Antarctica where ocean melting has triggered glacier imbalance, scientists say.
The UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling ...
Scientists have trained an artificial intelligence (AI) system to see things the way humans do, by inferring an environment with just a few quick glimpses around, that may pave the way for more effective search-and-rescue robots.
Most AI tool...
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is planning to introduce some 'creative' changes in the Class 10 examination pattern by decreasing the number of objective questions, from the current academic year.
Why is this being done?
T...
Muzaffarpur: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday (June 16) visited the families of the children suffering from suspected acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) even as the death toll rose to 93 in the district.
Vardhan, his deputy Ashw...
Melbourne: High levels of Internet use may change the brain in a way which could affect our attention, memory and social interactions, according to a study. The research, published in the journal World Psychiatry found that Internet can prod...
New Delhi: Wear loose, light-coloured cotton clothes, stay indoors and avoid drinking alcohol, tea and coffee, the government said on Monday (June 3) in a health advisory issued in view of the ongoing spell of a heatwave in parts of the coun...
Kochi: The Kerala government on Monday (June 3) said a college student in Kochi is suspected to have been infected with the Nipah virus but a final confirmation is awaited from the National Institute of Virology in Pune.
The Kerala He...
Los Angeles: People who face racism may be at an increased risk of inflammation and chronic illness, a study has found.
Inflammation serves to protect an organism from a health threat. However, if someone feels under threat for long periods of time, their health may suffer significantly with chronic inflammation. "If those genes remain active for an extended period of time, that can promote heart attacks, neurodegenerative diseases, and metastatic can...
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday (June 18) signed three loan agreements worth a total of USD 918 million with the World Bank, Prime Minister Imran Khan's adviser on finance has said as the cash...
Washington: An Indian-American IT professional committed suicide by shooting himself while his wife and two minor sons were shot dead inside their home in the US State of Iowa, police said aft...
Amidst an escalation of tensions with Iran, the US has approved the deployment of 1,000 additional troops in the Middle East for "defensive purposes" to address air, naval and grou...
Caracas: Venezuela on Monday (June 17) received a second shipment of Red Cross humanitarian aid, including 24 tonnes of medical supplies and generators provided by Panama, intended for hosp...
