Chennai: Indian railways’ new record of carrying the highest ever freight loading in 2018-19 overshadows the slowing growth rate of rail freight. It handled 1,175 million tonnes (MT) of freight traffic between...
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who was removed from office in 2013 after widespread protests, reportedly died in court. He fainted after a court session, where he was facing espionage charges, and died after that, said a state TV.
Morsi ...
E-sport, which has been a part of American culture, is growing roots in India, thanks to the immense popularity it has gained among sports fanatics. With the introduction of Dream11, as an official fantasy gaming partner for ICC World Cup 2019 and VI...
Chennai: Agitating junior doctors in Kolkata on Monday evening (June 17) called off their protest after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accepted their demands and assured them to fulfil their demands. The agitating doctors have also decided to give...
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader and former Union minister J P Nadda was appointed as the party's working president during a parliamentary board meeting on Monday (June 17).
This was announced by former BJP president and defence minister Rajnath Singh after the ...
Patna: Six children died on Monday (June 17) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, taking the toll due to suspected case of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) to 103.
According to a release issued by the district administration, 18 deaths were reported from Ke...
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...
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who was removed from office in 2013 after widespread protests, reportedly died in court. He fainted after a court session, where he was fac...
What happens if President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose tariffs on the remaining USD 300 billion in Chinese goods that he hasn't already hit with 25 per cent import...
As lights turned back on across Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay after a massive blackout that hit tens of millions people, authorities were still largely in the dark about what cau...
“There has been a significant increase in the popularity of yoga in the United States after the United Nations in 2014 declared June 21 as the ‘International Day of Yoga’,” India’s...
