Now call centres empowering underprivileged kids
byGurgaon: Call centres have long been identified among the young with well-paying jobs and an aspirational lifestyle. Now some of them are stepping out…
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Himachal toughens land use change laws for private universities
byShimla: Releasing land bought for setting up private universities in Himachal Pradesh just got tougher with the state assembly today passing a law increasing…
Goa minister questioned over wife’s medical treatment
byPanaji, April 3 (IANS) Controversy erupted in Goa Wednesday after the state health minister’s wife became the first patient to be treated in a…
Novartis ruling sifts ‘artful’ patent from innovation (Comment)
byIndia’s apex court is in the witness box facing not-so-subtle protests from the $56.67-billion Swiss drugs giant Novartis that is on the losing side…
Avoid Bangladeshi tanneries, Human Rights Watch says
byBarcelona, April 3 (IANS) Buyers at an international leather fair in Italy should only buy goods from tanneries that comply with health laws and…
Mexican soccer launches campaign against obesity
byMexico City, April 3 (IANS/EFE) Mexico’s first division soccer clubs will be kicking orange-coloured balls around the field starting next weekend as a reminder…
Toxic residues keep China quake victims from their homes
byBeijing, April 3 (IANS/EFE) Several cities and villages built in China’s Sichuan province for victims of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake are ghost towns because…
Pleasant morning in Delhi, rain likely
byNew Delhi, April 3 (IANS) It was a cloudy, pleasant Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 18.3 degrees…
Sanawar boys attempt to set foot on Mount Everest
bySanawar (Himachal Pradesh), April 3 (IANS) They are young, but the sky is their limit. Seven boys of Lawrence School, Sanawar, in the picturesque…
Delhi government failed to construct hospitals: CAG
byNew Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Delhi government has failed to utilize the funds disbursed for the construction of hospitals and procurement of required…