Google signs MoU to train engineering students in Andhra
byHyderabad, May 14 (IANS) Google India Private Limited Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh government to train engineering students…
More
Dikshit for martial arts training for girls
byNew Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In the wake rising crimes against women, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday announced her government was willing to…
Society must be proactive in checking violence against women: Sonia
byNew Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday said she was “pained” at society’s failure to counter violence against women and called…
Warm Tuesday for Delhi, similar weather Wednesday
byNew Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Delhi experienced a warm Tuesday, with the maximum temperature settling a notch above average at 39.8 degrees Celsius. The…
India develops affordable vaccine for rotavirus diarrhoea
byNew Delhi: Indian scientists have developed an affordable vaccine that has shown strong efficacy in preventing rotavirus diarrhoea, the most severe and lethal cause…
NCW chief calls for efforts to reduce maternal mortality
byNew Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Coordinated efforts by NGOs and the private sector are necessary to take various government schemes to grass roots level…
Himachal varsity clash leaves 12 injured, probe ordered
byShimla: A day after clash among students of Himachal Pradesh University here left at least 12 people injured, the authorities today constituted a committee to…
Remove regional imbalances in education: President
bySilchar (Assam), May 14 (IANS) The government must try to bring higher education closer to the people in remote areas and remove the imbalances…
Myanmar cyclone threatens displaced Muslims
byBangkok, May 14 (IANS) Myanmar should take immediate action to evacuate to higher ground tens of thousands of Muslims displaced by ethnic cleansing in…
Educating the Muslim girl child – in a Mughal-era structure
byNew Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Functioning in a Mughal-era structure near Jama Masjid in the capital’s old quarters is the Balak Mata Centre of…