Himachal notifies four schools for physically challenged
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh has notified four senior secondary schools in the state as inclusive institutions where the physically challenged will be provided education, Shimla-based public…
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Rains, cloudy weather bring relief to Andhra Pradesh
byHyderabad, May 28 (IANS) Rainfall in parts of Andhra Pradesh provided much-needed relief to people from the intense heat that has kept the southern…
Parents’ ignorance spells doom for kids with eye cancer
byNew Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Driven by ignorance, many parents in India don’t start timely treatment for a killer form of eye cancer, retinoblastoma,…
Working women help children develop: Study
byNew Delhi: Increasing participation of women in the work force, especially in the government’s flagship rural employment guarantee scheme NREGS, has reflected positively on the…
India prepares guidelines on rearing abandoned tiger cubs
byNew Delhi, May 28 (IANS) India is preparing guidelines that will for the first time apprise tiger reserve officials on how to deal with…
Stop viewing our students with suspicion: Omar Abdullah
bySrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said today the tendency to view Kashmiri students with suspicion outside the state needed to be changed….
Africa meditates for peace
byBangalore, May 28 (IANS) Twenty-three African countries came together recently for a unique online meditation programme involving Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi…
Pesticide exposure linked to Parkinson’s disease
byRome, May 28 (IANS) Researchers have analysed more than 100 global studies to show that exposure to pesticides, weed killers and solvents is likely…
Hot morning in Delhi, clear day ahead
byNew Delhi, May 28 (IANS) It was a hot morning in the capital Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 29 degrees Celsius, two…
Bear kills geologist in Siberia
byMoscow, May 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A bear attacked two geologists in the central Siberian region of Evenkia, killing one and mauling the other, the…