Annamalai varsity VC suspended for financial irregularities
byChennai, April 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor and Annamalai University Chancellor K. Rosaiah Saturday suspended vice chancellor M. Ramanathan with immediate effect for the…
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UP wins ‘most improved state’ award under health insurance scheme
byLucknow, April 6 (IANS) In a first, Uttar Pradesh has been selected as the “most improved state” under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)….
Jamia undergraduate private exams from May 1
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia has announced new dates for examinations for undergraduate private candidates, an official has said. The exams…
More young people falling prey to hypertension (April 7 is World Health Day)
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Changing social norms on smoking and drinking and a fast-food dominated lifestyle are causing a growing number of young…
Day-long stir to be held against Sterlite plant
byChennai, April 6 (IANS) A day-long general strike demanding permanent closure of the copper smelter plant of Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd will be held…
Elephants break into Kerala farm to drink clean water
byThiruvanathapuram, April 6 (IANS) Wild elephants have been breaking into a state government-owned livestock farm in Kerala’s popular hill station Munnar to drink clean…
Costa Rica to install Internet access in public schools
bySan Jose, April 6 (IANS/EFE) The government of Costa Rica announced Friday a plan to install access to the Internet in every public school…
Clear day in capital
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) It was a clear Saturday morning in the capital with the minimum temperature settling at 17.8 degrees Celsius, two…
China bird-flu outbreak toll reaches six
byShanghai, April 6 (IANS/EFE) The toll from an outbreak of a new strain of bird flu in eastern China rose to six Friday with…
India’s education system must prepare children for life
byThe far-reaching Right To Education Act, now in its fourth year of implementation, obliges the central and state governments to provide eight years of…