BP control abnormal in newborns of smokers
Tuesday, 26.01.2010, 07:53am
Blood pressure control in infants of smoking mothers is abnormal compared to that of infants from non-smoking parents, a new study has found
DTC ordered to give staffers out of turn promotion for bravery
Sunday, 10.05.2009, 12:43pm
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to give out of turn promotion to two of its staff members who foiled an armed robbery bid in a state-run bus.
DTC ordered to give staffers out of turn promotion for bravery
Sunday, 10.05.2009, 09:36am
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to give out of turn promotion to two of its staff members who foiled an armed robbery bid in a state-run bus.
UAE-based Schools Record 98.7pc Pass in Kerala Exam
Saturday, 09.05.2009, 09:31am
The Kerala Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Grade X exam results were declared on Friday morning, recording an overall 91.92 pass percentage — slightly lower than last year’s 92.09 per cent.
Sunglass styles for summer 2009: Flashy and extra large
Saturday, 04.04.2009, 02:52am
Large, colourful and flashy. Sunglass fashion this summer is definitely conspicuous.
UN chief calls for end to violence against women
Friday, 06.03.2009, 09:26am
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated his call to bring an end to violence against women, a scourge whose impact is devastating and immeasurable, as the United Nations began a series of events to mark International Women's Day.
NRI woman from Vancouver shot dead in Punjab village (Lead)
Friday, 06.03.2009, 03:06am
A day before she was to fly back to Canada, an Indian woman based in Vancouver was Thursday shot dead by unidentified assailants at her village in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district, the police said.
NRI woman from Vancouver shot dead in Punjab village
Thursday, 05.03.2009, 08:04am
A day before she was to fly back to Canada, an Indian woman based in Vancouver was Thursday shot dead by unidentified assailants at her village in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district.
Christopher Kane teams up with Versace
Saturday, 28.02.2009, 10:38am
London-based designer Christopher Kane has teamed up with fashion brand Versace to create a new range of accessories.
Zardari permits Sharia laws in parts of Pakistan's northwest
Monday, 16.02.2009, 07:42am
Bowing to the demands of a radical cleric, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zadari has permitted the enforcement of Sharia laws in parts of the country's restive North West Frontier Province (NWFP), including the Swat Valley that has been taken over by the Taliban.
NRIs' annual conference a 'picnic': Nitish Kumar
Monday, 16.02.2009, 02:55am
Disillusioned at no response from NRIs to investing in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday described the annual Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas as a "picnic".
I am pressurising CBI, not Congress: Amar Singh
Monday, 16.02.2009, 02:51am
Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has said he is "pressurising" the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not to frame his party's chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in a corruption case pending before the Supreme Court.
A simple man battles powerful Mulayam, hopes to win
Sunday, 15.02.2009, 06:20am
"Him," says Vishwanath Chaturvedi as he sips tea from a plastic cup at a roadside stall across the Supreme Court, and points his index finger up at the sky. "He is the one I fear and depend on."
Pakistan's Mumbai terror suspects sent to 14-day remand
Sunday, 15.02.2009, 06:17am
Six suspects, including Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, allegedly involved in the Mumbai terror attacks were sent to 14-day remand by a court here, Geo TV reported Sunday.
Saudi Arabia appoints first female minister
Sunday, 15.02.2009, 03:36am
Saudi Arabia appointed the country's first female cabinet official Saturday as part of a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle.
If Mulayam is corrupt, so is Sonia: Amar Singh
Tuesday, 10.02.2009, 02:39am
Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh Monday lashed out at the Congress, saying if his party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav was charged with corruption "so could Sonia Gandhi or even Manmohan Singh", signalling further strain in their already troubled alliance talks.
British strikes 'first of a flood', union leader warns
Wednesday, 04.02.2009, 12:33pm
"If there's suspicion that people are working cheaply, then there will be more and more cases like this one ... This will be the first of a flood of issues which arise," said John Monks, general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).
Cubans jostle for Spanish citizenship
Sunday, 01.02.2009, 05:26am
Thousands of Cubans have shown interest in becoming Spanish citizens by taking advantage of a new "grandchildren's law" that came into effect in Spain last December
Chinese teachers hardly get Indian visa: Chinese diplomat
Wednesday, 14.01.2009, 08:10am
There is a rising demand in India to learn the Chinese language, but New Delhi is hardly issuing visa to teachers from China, says Beijing's top diplomat here.
NRI owned firm takes over German clothing chain store
Monday, 05.01.2009, 08:30am
German business circles were startled when a small NRI-owned textile importing company took over the financially troubled German clothing chain store Wehmeyer that is a household name for the country's lower and middle-class consumers.
Top 10 NRI Newsmakers of 2008 (Yearender 16)
Sunday, 28.12.2008, 06:34am
After the enthusiastic response to the first list of NRI newsmakers for 2007, here is the updated version before 2008 ends. The selection is based on news value and the degree of interest and concern to NRIs.
Deported from Canada, paralysed man reaches Punjab village
Thursday, 06.11.2008, 04:02pm
A paralysed Sikh, who evaded deportation from Canada to India for two years by hiding at various gurdwaras (Sikh shrines) in that country, finally reached his native Sohal Khalsa village in this Punjab district Thursday
Britain to raise marriage-visa age from Nov 27
Wednesday, 05.11.2008, 12:07pm
The age at which someone can apply for a marriage visa to join their spouse in Britain will increase from 18 to 21 from the end of November, the government announced.
Many NRIs think of return, but prospects here no brighter
Sunday, 02.11.2008, 06:24am
Ajit Singh, an investment adviser in Boston working for one of Europe's largest commercial banks, had it all good a year ago. Engaged to be married later this year, he now finds that his big fat Indian wedding has been called off, while his great American dream has come crashing do
Gurkhas challenge British settlement policy
Wednesday, 17.09.2008, 03:30am
Hundreds of Gurkha ex-soldiers, considered one of the most loyal and fierce fighters, held a protest demonstration in London Tuesday to force the British government to allow them to stay on in Britain.
