Need to improve quality of higher education: President
byLatur (Maharashtra), June 1 (IANS) Stating there was need to improve the quality of higher education in India, President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday expressed concern…
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Shukla’s condition improves marginally
by Hill Post WireGurgaon: Congress leader V.C. Shukla, injured in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, has shown signs of improvement but remains critical, doctors said today. “He…
Bird flu toll rises to 38 in China
by Hill Post WireShanghai, June 1 (IANS) A man in Shanghai died from the H7N9 strain of bird flu Friday, raising the toll from the virus in…
Argentines, Cubans create therapeutic vaccine for lung cancer
by Hill Post WireBuenos Aires, June 1 (IANS/EFE) A team of Argentine and Cuban scientists has developed the first therapeutic vaccine for treating lung cancer. The vaccine…
China trumpets environmental gains from curbing plastic bags
by Hill Post WireBeijing, June 1 (IANS/EFE) China has saved the equivalent of 6 million tonnes of petroleum over the past five years since prohibiting supermarkets and…
Cool weekend in Lucknow
by Hill Post WireLucknow, June 1 (IANS) Lucknow and many parts of Uttar Pradesh woke up to a pleasant weekend Saturday, as clouds hovered above and cool…
Cool morning in Delhi, day will be partly cloudy
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, June 1 (IANS) It was a cool, pleasant morning in the capital Saturday with the minimum temperature settling a notch below average…
Poachers kill two rhinos in Kenya
by Hill Post WireNairobi, June 1 (IANS) Wildlife authorities of Kenya Friday launched a major manhunt for poachers who killed two rhinos and a calf in Naivasha,…
Heavy rains lash Bangalore, cripple normal life
by Hill Post WireBangalore, June 1 (IANS) Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds and lightening lashed this tech hub late Friday, crippling normal life, inundating low-laying areas…
Tribunal’s order to demolish structures ignored
by Hill Post WireAgra, May 31 (IANS) Even after 10 days of the National Green Tribunal directing that all illegal structures in the flood plains of the…