Indo-Canadian Women's Association gets funding

The government has allocated $ 241,000 to the Indo-Canadian Women's Association, Edmonton, Alberta, to deal with violence against women and girls, Rona Ambrose, the minister of public works and......

'Women's dialogue can bridge divide in Kashmir'

Dr Rama Singh and six academics from McMaster University's Center for Peace Studies in Canada were in Jammu and Kashmir recently for a conference on peace and democracy. Singh, co-founder of the......

Mr FM, denial won't save Chhattisgarh farmers!

Bandage gives immediate relief for a wound, but it is no cure for the deep malady -- if there is one within. Finance Minister P Chidambaram's budgetary move to waive off farm loans is like a......

High BP + cold weather = heart attack

A medical study says that if you suffer from hypertension, the primary symptom of which is high blood pressure, you have a 62 per cent higher chance of heart attack if the temperature so much as......

Nokia CEO quits, Stephen Elop to be new chief

Stephen Elop has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Nokia by its board of directors. Elop, who currently heads Microsoft's business division, will replace the current CEO Olli-Pekka......

US to fete Father of Green Revolution

Dr Norman Borlaug, considered to be the father of the Green Revolution of the 60s, will be honored with the United States' highest civilian honour, the Congressional Gold Medal. He was presented......