The Delhi High Court on Monday rapped the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for its “anti-student attitude”, saying it was “treating students as enemies” by dragging them all the way to the Supreme Court in certain matters A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan made the observation while hearing […]

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Mercury drops to 8.4 deg C, air quality improves as cold winds sweep the Capital On 14 December the minimum temperature in the National Capital dropped to 8.4 degrees Celsius as cold winds swept the city and air quality also improved to the “moderate” category due to the strong winds. The maximum temperature is expected […]

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Citing non-payment of dues worth crores, Mayors of the three corporations along with their deputies and standing committee leaders staged a sit-in protest and raised slogans outside the official residence of Delhi’s Chief Minister Mayors, deputy mayors and various senior leaders of the three BJP-led municipal corporations on 7 December sat on a dharna outside […]

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Scientists have developed a designer cholera vaccine which may provide rapid protection against the disease, and limit the spread of future outbreaks. Experiments conducted on rabbits by researchers at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) in the US suggest that the tricked-out cholera vaccine starts protecting against the deadly disease within a day. The researchers discovered […]

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India committed to achieving universal health coverage, says health minister at Geneva Union Health Minister JP Nadda, who led the Indian delegation at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, addressed the plenary meeting of the 71st World Health Assembly. He spoke on the theme ‘Health for All: Commit to Universal Health Coverage’. He said India […]

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FILMMAKER MEGHNA GULZAR TALKS ABOUT HER LATEST FILM ‘RAAZI’ AT THE FILM’S PRESS CONFERENCE Filmmaker Meghna Gulzar says through her latest project “Raazi” is about patriotism, she wanted to steer clear of resorting to sloganeering or Pakistan-bashing to make the film saleable. Adaptation of Harinder Sikka’s novel “Calling Sehmat”, “Raazi” is about an Indian woman […]

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Walk your way out of cardiac problems right from middle age Over 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity each week, such as brisk walking or biking in middle age may significantly decrease the risk of heart failure, according to a study. By analysing reported physical activity levels over time in 11,000 American adults, researchers […]

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Exposure to pets and rural environments during childhood helps Children raised in a rural environment, surrounded by animals and bacteria, grow up to have more stress-resilient immune systems and may be at lower risk of mental illness than pet-free city dwellers, according to a study. The study published in the journal Proceedings of the National […]

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