Doctors refuse to call off stir despite SC intervention

Junior doctors at government hospitals in several states across the country remained off duty disrupting OPD and elective services as major doctors' associations on Tuesday decided against calling......

On teaching Manusmriti to law students, Pradhan says...

Amid a row over the proposal to teach Manusmriti to law students of Delhi University, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said there is no question of including any controversial......

Use 'differently abled' term for persons with disabilities: HC

Persons suffering from disabilities are "no different from you or me" and the more appropriate term to use for them would be "differently abled" and not "disabled", the Delhi high court has said.......

Think-tank funded by Gates, World Bank loses FCRA status

The Union home ministry has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) for alleged violation of laws, a move the public think-tank......

PIL filed in SC on US surveillance of Internet data

The issue of the US National Security Agency monitoring Internet data of India reached the Supreme Court with a PIL filed seeking its direction to the Centre to initiate action against Internet......

Now, rating for B-schools

As credit rating agencies get ready to grade business schools, the jury is out on whether the process will be of much use.In December 2010, Mumbai-based Narsee Monjee Institute of Management......

Sibal allays fears of faculty exodus from IITs

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday sought to dispel fears about faculties of Indian Institutes of Technology joining foreign institutes after they set shop in India, saying the teachers are......

Coming up: India-US Education Council

As part of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's State visit to the United States on November 24, India and the US are planning to announce the convening of an India-US Education Council on the lines of......

Images: Roddick slumps out, Oudin keeps the dream alive

Five-times champion Roger Federer lost his first set of the 2009 US Open but rallied to defeat former winner Lleyton Hewitt 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the fourth round at Flushing......

Pakistan win do-or-die match

Paksitan allrounder Abdul Razzak (2/17) exults after dismissing Martin Guptill, lbw for 8 runs, during the World T20 Super Eight match in London on Saturday. Abdul Razzaq, playing first match for......

South Africa beat West Indies

South Africa captain Graeme Smith tries to hit West Indies spinner Suleiman Benn out of the park during the Twenty20 World Cup Super Eight match at the Kensington Oval on Saturday. Strong......