Need to upgrade university curriculum: UPSC chief
April 26, 2014
ITANAGAR, ARUNACHAL PRADESH: The curriculum of universities in the country needs to be updated regularly, UPSC chairman D P Agrawal on Saturday said, noting that they have not been revised for more than a decade.
Pointing out that the curriculum in many universities have not been revised in a decade or two, Agrawal said these should be fine tuned with the changing times.
He said this during an interaction here with eminent intellectuals, educationists and senior citizens.
India’s forex reserves down by $31 million
April 26, 2014
The biggest component of the forex reserves, had increased by $2.74 billion to $281.55 billion in the week ended April 11
Mumbai: India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves fell by $31.6 million to $309.41 billion for the week ended April 18, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed.
IPL 7: Resurgent Rajasthan outplay Bangalore by six wickets
April 26, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Rajasthan Royals 71 for 4 (Starc 2-29) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 70 (Tambe 4-20, Richardson 2-18) by six wickets
Pravin Tambe finished with 4 for 20, Royals v Royal Challengers, IPL 2014, Abu Dhabi, April 26, 2014
Process of recovery of dues from Kingfisher on, SBI chief says
April 26, 2014
BANGALORE: State Bank of India chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya on Saturday said the process of recovery of dues from Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines is going on, "but there are legal challenges."
SBI working towards recovering dues running into over Rs 7,500 crore in principal alone from Kingfisher Airlines.
New sanctions on Russia could come next week: G7
April 26, 2014
DONETSK (Ukraine): The United States and other nations in the Group of Seven say they could move as early as Monday to impose additional economic sanctions on Russia in response to its actions in Ukraine.
Pro-Russian armed militants inspect a truck near Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine on April 25, 2014.
Much-hyped new tuberculosis test gives inaccurate results
April 26, 2014
NEW DELHI: In a major setback to improving tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment in the country, researchers have found that the new gene Xpert gene test being promoted by government and top health agencies of the world does not give accurate results.
Tough decisions needed to take bilateral trade to $500 billion: US
April 25, 2014
NEW DELHI: The US on Friday said its bilateral trade with India can grow five-fold to $500 billion provided both the governments take "tough" and "vital" decisions in that direction.
Indo-US bilateral trade challenges
Japanese women live longer than anyone else — and now their...
April 25, 2014
JAPAN: Forget fad diets and Hollywood celebrity endorsements: Japanese women could hold the dietary key to a long and healthy life.
The figures released by the Office for National Statistics showed that Japanese women have an average life expectancy of 86.4 years.
Pietersen fails to click as Hyderabad beat Delhi by 4 runs
April 25, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Sunrisers Hyderabad 184 for 1 (Finch 88*, Warner 58*) beat Delhi Daredevils 180 (Vijay 52, de Kock 48) by four runs
JP Duminy's late blitz was in vain, Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2014, Dubai, April 25, 2014
South Korea ferry tragedy: Divers get glimpse of students’ final moments
April 25, 2014
JINDO (South Korea): Divers grope their way slowly through the dark corridors and cabins of the sunken Sewol ferry. Bodies appear suddenly, floating by in the murky water, buoyed by life-jackets or the bloat of decomposition, their faces etched with fear or shock.
