NEW DELHI: India spent around Rs two lakh crore for procuring defense equipment for its armed forces in the last three years, the Rajya Sabha was informed today."Rs 1.98 lakh crore has been the total expenditure on procurement of defense equipment for armed forces during the last three years," Defense Minister A K Antony said in a written reply.India...
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Lashing out at the Congress and BJP, CPI-M today said both stood for privatizing the coal sector despite their stand-off on the CAG report which has resulted in disruption of Parliamentary proceedings."The basic issue has not come out...Both the Congress and BJP want the coal sector to be privatized...If we (Left) were allowed to speak (in Parliament), we...
LAHORE: At a time when Pakistan is plagued by terrorism, its official academia has been unable to stop the inclusion of hate material targeting Hindus, Christians and Sikhs and fanning sectarian hatred in school curriculum.This hate material included in text books being used in Punjab and Sindh provinces mainly targets the country's religious minorities –
Hindus, Christians and Sikhs –...
CHENNAI: Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has undergone a successful 'hernia repair laparoscopic procedure' and is recovering well, a hospital bulletin said here today.The 66-year-old Minister underwent the procedure last evening, the bulletin issued by Apollo Hospital, where he was admitted yesterday, said."He is recovering well and will be discharged within a day," it added. -PTI
TULARE, California: Much of the attention on a new U.S. immigration program has focused on the hundreds of thousands of students who are in the country illegally and now have the chance at work permits and deferred deportation. But just as many young workers, especially farm workers, could benefit as well.
``The stereotype about the young people who are eligible...
WASHINGTON: At least three employees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have made serious complaints alleging inappropriate sexual behavior by a senior Obama administration political appointee and longtime aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, according to court records and a letter describing the claims submitted to a congressional oversight committee.
The complaints are related to a sexual discrimination and...
LONDON: Researchers including one of Indian origin have claimed that vaccines and antibiotics may someday join caloric restriction or bariatric surgery as a way to regulate weight gain.
Bacteria in the intestine play a crucial role in digestion. They provide enzymes necessary for the uptake of many nutrients, synthesize certain vitamins and boost absorption of energy from food.
Fifty years ago,...
LONDON: Binge drinkers are not the only ones who need to worry about the health implications of alcohol as even light drinking increases the cancer risk significantly, a new study has claimed.
According to the study led by researchers from the University of Milan, just one alcoholic drink a day may increase the risk of cancer, adding light drinking is...
FLUSHING, NY: Cinema constitutes the most vibrant mirror of South Asian societies. “Representing South Asia on Film,” a year-long festival, from September 12, 2012 to April 25, 2013, planned in conjunction with Queens College’s Year of India program, will reflect South Asia in all its diversity.Beginning with the “eastern western” Sholay (Flames)—the top Hindi blockbuster of all time—the schedule...
The well-known columnist, author and speaker Mr Niranjan Shah has come out with a new book titled "Indian Origins of Ancient Civilizations". For several years Mr Shah, has been known to his readers as 'Grandpa' who dispensed forgotten history of India through his popular weekly column 'A letter From Grandpa' which appeared in "India Tribune" newspaper. This book is...