Chandigarh, March 22 Medical science may not believe in the ghost stories but unethical practices adopted by private medical colleges and unscrupulous doctors in the region have put a big question mark on the standard of education being imparted and the kind of doctors being churned out by these institutions. With 436 ‘ghost’ teachers being […]
New Delhi, March 22 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged the nation to celebrate ‘Shaheedi Divas’ on Monday as “Desh Divas” (National Day) to mark the death of Bhagat Singh and his associates. “I appeal to the countrymen to celebrate this day as Desh Diwas,” said the activist-turned-chief minister in a video message […]
New Delhi, March 22 Facing a financial crunch, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has not paid monthly pension of Rs.1,000 to over 30,000 elderly people under the Old Age Pension Scheme since March 2013, the Delhi High Court has been informed. The East Delhi civic body told a division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed […]
Mumbai, March 22 Since the shooting of “Fan” in Croatia kept superstar Shah Rukh Khan from “applauding” his wife Gauri Khan live when she showcased her fashion designing skills at an event here, he took to social media to send out a word of encouragement for her. “SatyaPaul by Gauri. Xtremely proud of her achievement. […]
New Delhi, March 22 National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will sit down with China’s top diplomat, State Councillor Yang Jiechi, for the 18th round of Special Representative talks on the boundary question here on Monday. For Doval, who was named the Special Representative for the talks last November, it will be his first go at […]
Kochi, March 22 A huge sparkling ‘diamond’ made of 10,000 discarded blood slides strung together by stainless steel wire and neatly stacked in a brick-like manner has been the cynosure of all eyes at the Kochi Muziris Biennale being held here. The creator, Prashant Pandey, has termed the installation “Artha”, a Sanskrit word that refers […]
The ICC is giving cricket fans across the world the opportunity to bid for an official piece of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 history in the form of the match-used coins from each of the 49 matches during the prestigious tournament which is being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. SE Products, as the […]
Tehran, March 21 A nuclear deal with the world powers on Iran’s nuclear programme is within reach and achievable, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday. Rouhani said negotiators from both sides have found new common ground in recent days, state run news agency IRNA reported. His comments came as diplomats from the P5+1 group […]
New Delhi, March 21 The amnesty provisions in the proposed legislation to bring back ill-gotten money stashed away by Indians abroad will allow a perpetrator to retain only 40 percent of the overseas asset if declared within the stipulated time. In the chapter on tax compliance for undisclosed foreign income and assets, Section 60 provides […]
Kochi, March 21 Veteran poet and film personality Yusufali Kechery passed away at a private hospital here on Saturday evening, said family sources. He was 80. Since the beginning of this year, Kechery’s health was deteriorating and was in the hospital for long. A poet of the modern era, he had won several awards for […]