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New Delhi :  President Pranab Mukherjee Monday asked the private sector, especially the corporate houses, to contribute towards eradicating illiteracy in India. "I call upon the state governments, panchayats, corporates, private sector…
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Bhubaneswar :  At least five teachers from a state-run tribal residential school in Odisha's Malkangiri district have been suspended after students complained that the teachers denied them good food and misbehaved with them, an official…
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London :  Rather than a 'one size fits all' approach, an electronic nose can help health professionals tailor asthma treatment to suit individuals. Healthcare professionals now understand that there are many different types of asthma and…
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Lucknow : Despite improved weather and heavy rains bringing down electricity demand, power crisis in Uttar Pradesh deepened Monday with acute shortage of coal being reported from many power plants. Officials said coal reserves in Parischa…
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Toronto :  In what could lead to the discovery of drugs to treat muscle weakening diseases such as muscular dystrophy, researchers have discovered a signalling pathway responsible for reducing aged stem cells' ability to repair muscle. As…
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New Delhi/Islamabad :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday offered Indian assistance to Pakistan for flood relief operations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, but Islamabad said its relief and rescue operations were proceeding effectively.…
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London :  A 60-feet asteroid about the size of a normal house flew past Earth Sunday posing no threat to humans, NASA reported. The asteroid 2014 RC passed over New Zealand at a close distance of 40,000 km from earth. An asteroid of same…
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Dear Editor, India is not against the "Trade Facilitation Agreement"; rather, it is seeking a permanent solution to public food stockholding ("For a WTO stand with PDS in hand," Sept.4). The country faces the mammoth task of feeding its…
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Dear Editor, In the passing away of Professor Bipan Chandra, the discipline of history has lost a practising historian, teacher and activist. He popularised modern Indian history by delineating the genesis of Indian economic nationalism…
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Dear Editor, China seems to have been bitten by the pragmatic bug. It might be hegemonic but it is not foolhardy. As a realist, it is not surprising that China is now willing to reset its long-term relations with India. For India, the…
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