Indian doctors to do polio surgeries in Nigeria
byChandigarh: A team of Indian doctors will undertake a 10-day medical mission to conduct polio corrective surgeries in Nigeria, a Rotary International functionary said here…
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Second edition of Aung San Suu Kyi’s book released
byDelhi: Second edition of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s book ‘Burma and India: Some Aspects of Intellectual Life under Colonialism’ published by Indian Institute of Advanced…
President to confer NSS award to Himachal Education Directorate
byShimla : President Pranab Mukherjee on coming Monday is to confer the ‘Upcoming University award for Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme (NSS) to HP…
World callous to Tibetan self-immolations
byIt says something about the world that we live in that six people set themselves on fire in just about as many days to…
Uttarakhand : A dream gone sour
byDehradun : Myopic vision, zero governance, faulty planning and rampant corruption are perhaps the reasons why even in the 12 years that Uttarakhand got…
Communists elect Xi Jingping to head China
byBeijing: Xi Jinping, who was today elected the powerful general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), introduced here the…
Mehndi may cause serious skin infection and other side effects
byNew Delhi: Applying chemical-laced ‘mehndi’ (henna) on the hands can cause serious side effects including skin infection, doctors said, cautioning girls and women against…
UP’s Master Saheb on wheels hits road block
byLucknow: This frail man has something in common with the Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh. He rides a bicycle, which is the…
Sunita Williams wishes ‘Happy Diwali’ from space
byNew York: Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams has greeted Indians around the world from space on the occasion of Diwali. “I wish everybody in…
Tibetan supporters to hold protest for China’s new leadership
byDharamshala: Tibetan Women’s Association, National Democratic Party of Tibet, Gu-Chu-Sum Movement for Tibet and Students for a Free Tibet – India in a joint public protest action…