Aligarh, Dec 19 (IANS) Urdu has played a vital role during India’s freedom struggle and became instrumental in uniting Indian society “but still Urdu has failed to get its due place”, said Mohammad Aslam, Vice-Chancellor…
New York, Dec 14 (IANS) Fewer than half of high schools and only a fifth of middle schools in the US teach all the topics recommended as essential for sexual health education, a new survey…
New York, Dec 14 (IANS) Doing a PhD may require you to invest a few extra years in education, but the degree can help you earn higher-than-average salaries, new research suggests. Recipients of the PhD…
Patna: Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary addresses a press conference in Patna on Dec 10, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Patna, Dec 10 (IANS) Bihar will use social network Facebook to help students appearing for the Class 10…
Sonipat (Haryana), Dec 3 (IANS) With 16 institutes among the top 200 places for higher education, India is placed third on the latest list of Times Higher Education BRICS and Emerging Economies Rankings, after China…
Dubai, Nov 30 (IANS) A 15-year-old Indian student here has scored a perfect 2400/2400 in the coveted Scholastic Aptitude Test exams held on November 7, a media report said on Monday. Sanchit Kapoor, who has…
Chandigarh, Nov 22 (IANS) Noted filmmaker-lyricist Gulzar has been appointed as ‘Tagore Professor of Indian Literature’ at Panjab University here. The appointment was approved by the PU syndicate, the institution’s decision-making body, on Sunday. “Panjab…
Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) An Indian bureaucrat on Thursday regaled an audience here by revealing how he ended up heading the department of chemicals and petrochemicals despite faring badly in chemistry in school. Surjit Kumar…
New York, Nov 18 (IANS) A US university has passed a “diversity resolution” following a demand to create an “inclusion climate” for minority students after an Indian-origin student faced discrimination. The authorities at the University…
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) In a first, researchers from the University of Washington have refrigerated water and other liquids with a laser under real-world conditions. Since the first laser was invented in 1960, those concentrated…
Dharamsala, Nov 17 (IANS) Nearly three years ago the globetrotting elderly Buddhist monk the Dalai Lama came out with a perfect prescription for the first time in history to empower the nuns. His decision encouraged…
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) Harvard University said on Monday it received “unconfirmed” bomb threat which prompted the university to evacuate four buildings on its campus. “We received an unconfirmed bomb threat affecting the Science Centre,…
New York, Nov 7 (IANS) A “large scale” sexting scandal involving hundreds of students and their explicit photos – some of as young as eighth-graders – at a US high school has left parents outraged…
AP moots skill development training for BC artisans The State Government will soon set up a skill development and training centre each in all the 13 BC Study Circles of State to provide training to…
The University of California, Berkeley, has expressed its interest in setting up two research centres in agriculture and basic sciences. Chief secretary IYR Krishna Rao has received a letter to this effect from the university….
Meat Delicacies, Ham, Sausage, Salami, Hot dogs, Small sausages London, Oct 23 (IANS) Bacon, ham and sausages have the same cancer risk as cigarettes, according to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), set…
London, Oct 23 (IANS) The bigger a male howler monkey’s vocal organ, and the deeper and more imposing roar they possess, the smaller their testes and the less sperm they can produce, says a study….
New York, Oct 22 (IANS) If you want a long and happy married life start thanking your spouse at every opportunity, suggests new research. “We found that feeling appreciated and believing that your spouse values…
Sydney, Oct 21 (IANS) YouTube videos of drowsy drivers give useful insights into how people perceive sleepy driving as a common yet controllable behaviour, according to a new study. “In-vehicle footage relating to driver fatigue…
Washington, Oct 21 (IANS) An analysis of satellite imagery of nearly 1,300 archaeological sites in Syria has revealed that not just Islamic State (IS) terrorists, the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), opposition forces and the…