It’s never too late to walk for life
byLondon: They say it is never too late. And the saying seems very much true when it comes to going for a walk, as…
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Woman attacks taxi driver for declining sex
byLondon: A woman allegedly stabbed a Romanian taxi driver after he refused to have sex with her for the third time. Nicolae Stan, the…
Japan quake triggers sharp rise in heart disease
byTokyo: The massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan March 11 last year, in which nearly 16,000 people were killed, also triggered a sharp…
Himachal puts 118 Power Companies on notice to clear 264 Cr development fund dues
byShimla: Unable to recover local area development funds from private and public power generation companies executing projects in the state, the government has put…
Young Indian wins first Borlaug field research award
byNew Delhi: Aditi Mukherji, a young Indian social scientist, has become the first recipient of the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application…
IAC shouldn’t paint everyone with the same brush, says Kiran Bedi
byNew Delhi: Kiran Bedi, a key member of the disbanded Team Anna, Monday said she wished India Against Corruption (IAC) had remained “a national…
Scientists find gene linked with Vitamin B-12 defieciency
byToronto: Vitamin B12 is vital for healthy functioning of our nervous system, but some people who suffer from its deficiency because of a rare…
Five classes in one room : Spate of education in Uttarakhand
byDehradun : There is a lot of talk of improving the standard of educations in schools all over the country. There is even talk…
Felines continue to be at the receiving end in Uttarakhand
byDehradun : It is now almost 12 years that the hill districts of Uttar Pradesh were carved out to create the small mountain state,…
Dipendra Manocha: Helping the blind read and write
byNew Delhi: Over two decades back, visually impaired student Dipendra Manocha stood outside Delhi University’s Hindu College waiting to get an application written. After the…