Indo-Swiss agreement on health care
byNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India and Switzerland have firmed up their cooperation in healthcare and would soon ink an agreement on cooperation on…
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Mediterranean diet component snatches cancer cell’s immortality: Study
byWashington: Scientists have found a compound in foods associated with Mediterranean diet that deprives cancer cells of their immortal nature, says a study. By…
Himachal park set for Unesco’s natural heritage status
byShimla: India’s richest biodiversity site in the western Himalayas, the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh, is likely to become the country’s seventh…
Sanawar boys unfurl school flag atop Everest Peak
byShimla: Unfurling the school flag to high speed winds atop Mt Everest was one of the dreams of the Lawerence School Sanawar team realized…
No respite from heat in Delhi
byNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) It was another scorching day in the capital Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 28 degrees Celsius, a…
Prayer, spirituality gets the doctors’ nod
byNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Hardly anyone doubts the power of prayer and almost everyone has a turnaround tale – maybe personal, or of…
Indian think tanks need more institutional support
byStrong policy research is the cornerstone of policy formulation and a necessary condition for sustained good governance. However, it is widely acknowledged that the…
‘Mobile towers not illegal, don’t affect health’
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) Monday said that cell phone towers in the city were not illegal…
Bengal tells teachers not to ‘chastise’ students
byKolkata, May 20 (IANS) In the wake of the death of a boy allegedly after he was mercilessly beaten by his school teacher, the…
Mukerjee bats for vocational training, confers honorary degree on Karzai
byJalandhar: President Pranab Mukherjee Monday called upon universities to lay emphasis on imparting vocational training to youth in the country while pointing out that…