New Delhi, July 29: The Rajya Sabha was disrupted on Friday after the problem of unemployment was raised during zero hours. Congress members alleged that there was an atmosphere of disappointment in the country. This prompted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to say that the disappointment may be in the Congress. This led to the […]

Washington: Patients who survived the fatal lung disease find their subsequent quality of life has more to do with lifestyle factors than how sick they were in the hospital, a new study has found. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a progressive medical condition occurring in critically ill patients characterised by widespread inflammation in the […]

New Delhi: In what could be termed a possible case of data theft, private universities seem to have access to the data of thousands of students who had applied to Delhi University (DU) for at least one course, with this correspondent being one of those at the receiving end. Otherwise, how would a prospectus from […]

New Delhi: The pathetic conditions in which  Hen coops  are kept, in tiny wire cages without enough space to move around, was raised in the Supreme Court on Friday. Senior counsel K.K. Venugopal told the apex court that the manner in which egg-laying hens are caged is cruel and in breach of the provisions of […]

Agartala, July 29: The supply of essentials and fuel continues to be hit badly in Tripura for about two months now even as the state government has repeatedly sought the central government’s intervention to restore its lifeline – National Highway-8 – which has been badly damaged in adjacent Assam. Due to heavy rains and poor […]

Amritsar, July 29: A court in Amritsar on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal and two other party leaders in a defamation case filed by Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia. Kejriwal, along with AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Ashish Khetan, who were co-accused in […]

Pune, July 29: Ten labourers were killed and three others critically injured when the slab of an under-construction building on which they were working suddenly crashed here on Friday, police said. The 13 labourers were working on the 14th floor of the under-construction tower of Pride Purple Constructions when the slab collapsed in the city’s […]

New Delhi, July 29: Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco on Friday announced that it has forged partnerships with six regional retail chains in India to strengthen its offline presence across the country.   “This marks another milestone in our India journey that has been incredible so far. Our strategy to strengthen our offline business […]

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said on Friday it will assist Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) in operating and maintaining the 29.7-km-long Noida-Greater Noida Metro corridor. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed between the two entities on Friday. The DMRC will be providing the assistance to the NMRC […]

New York, July 29: Pre-term babies who were fed more breast milk within the first 28 days of life showed better levels of intelligence, academic achievement, working memory as well as higher brain function by the age of seven, equivalent to infants at full-term, finds a study. The findings showed that infants who received predominantly […]