There are strong indications that the Hindu Kush, a mountain range extending west of the Himalayas, would be warmer and precipitation would increase, international water experts said on Sunday. ...
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....
Come clean Kejri, Good-by to ominous silence, make up with towering founding members, nay invite them into inner circle to listen humbly, learn diligently, disagree agreeably, graciously, to concentrate constructively on governance, turning promises into performance for the arrival of Ache Din in Delhi....
ust when the US thought it would mop its brow, having tried hard to tame the West Asian rodeo, the Israeli horse has kicked up dirt. Americans, like everyone else, were waiting for Benjamin Netanyahu to lose the March 17 elections, before proceeding with their script of a nuclear deal with Iran towards some conclusion in the coming w...
This nursery rhyme was part of one's lexicon during the formative years. Its main protagonist, the sparrow, was equally a delight to watch and hear early mornings. But today, as one marks the "World Sparrow Day" on March 20, one wonders where these little passerines have disappeared....
Though he has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi only thrice in the last 13 years, Prahlad Modi enjoys a healthy relationship with his elder brother. He is hoping the Narendra Modi government will sort out the problems dogging Public Distribution System (PDS) shopowners like him in India....
Even as a teenager living in India I used to fantasize about visiting Rio de Janeiro. Years later, when I moved to New York, the fantasy got rekindled. It happened when I heard the late Australian singer Peter Allen’s famous song, “When my baby flies with me I go to Rio de Janeiro….†At long last, in No...
The cabinet has approved an amendment to the Carriage by Air Act which will enable the government to revise the liability limits of air carriers concerning injury and loss of baggage and cargo....
Expressing concern at the “inadequate’ self-regulatory mechanism within media, Prasar Bharati chairman A. Surya Prakash has suggested that the Press Council become a Media Council with adequate media representation and acquire more teeth....
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) is one of Kerala Tourism's most outstanding products, said state Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar on Tuesday....
