Chennai: Girls came on top in the class ten examinations in the state with nearly 89 per cent of them passing the Tamil Nadu government-conducted exams, the results for which were announced on Monday. This was the first set of exams held under the uniform education syllabus, which had generated much political controversy following a regime change in the state and was implemented following court intervention, resulting in alleged delay...
02:28 PM, Jun 04, 2012
36. Definition."In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, the State has the same meaning as in Part III. 37. Application of the principles contained in this Part."The provisions contained in this Part shall not be enforceable by any court, but the principles therein laid down are nevertheless fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making...
10:37 AM, Jun 04, 2012
Washington: Shocking as it was, the massacre of more than 100 Syrian villagers is unlikely to galvanize a military assault like last year's campaign in Libya to oust Muammar Gaddafi. The killings, however, did provoke the strongest international condemnation the United States and other nations could muster. The US joined more than a dozen nations in expelling Syrian diplomats on Tuesday, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pushed for further,...
01:59 PM, May 30, 2012
Patna: The Bihar State Education Board (BSEB) declared results for the 10th standard state board examinations late on Tuesday. Candidates can view their results at www.biharboard.bih.nic.in, www.biharonline.gov, http://results.bihareducation.net or www.indiaresults.com. The Bihar board matric results are also available through SMS for which students have to write BB < Space > < Roll Code > < Space > < Roll No > and send it to 54333. But the SMS facility...
09:51 AM, May 30, 2012
San Felice sul Panaro: Workers at the small machinery company had just returned for their first shift following Italy's powerful and deadly quake earlier this month when another one struck on Tuesday, collapsing the roof. At least three employees at the factory - two immigrants and an Italian engineer checking the building's stability - were among those killed in the second deadly quake in nine days to strike a region...
02:26 AM, May 30, 2012
Milan: A magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook northern Italy on Tuesday, killing at least three people according to Italian news reports. The United States Geological Survey said the quake, which struck at 9:00 am local time (0700 GMT), was centered 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of Bologna. It hit the same region where a stronger temblor measuring 6.0 earlier this month killed seven people, most when factories working overnight collapsed. The...
01:30 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: Ruling out a return to the pre-1953 position, Centre's interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir have favoured setting up a Constitutional Committee to review all Central Acts and Articles of the Constitution of India to the state extended after 1952. The report of the interlocutors - Dileep Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar and MM Ansari - which was made public on Thursday, proposed a 'New Compact' with the people of Jammu...
01:29 PM, May 24, 2012
BANGALORE: Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday said that he would embark on a state tour from the first week of June.He added that his next political move will based on the feedback received in this tour.Speaking to reporters after meeting people at his new office in Malleshwaram, Yeddyurappa claimed lot of people particularly from minority communities and backward classes have decided to join hands with him.During my...
08:25 AM, May 23, 2012
Chennai: Girls continued to outshine boys in the Class XII examinations conducted by the state government, results for which were announced on Tuesday. Students hailing from Namakkal district bagged the top three ranks from among nearly 8.20 lakh students who appeared for the exam conducted in March. Girls continued to dominate by registering a pass percentage of 89.7 while 83.2 per cent of boys cleared the exams. Incidentally, this time...
12:49 PM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: Astro-enthusiasts in the North-East states of the country are in for a celestial treat tomorrow as they will witness the first solar eclipse of this year. An annular solar eclipse will take place tomorrow which can be seen from the region covering China, most of Russia, South East Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hawaii, Arctic regions and North America except the easternmost part, President of Planetary Society of India...
04:10 PM, May 20, 2012
New Delhi: Babies who are breastfed gain less weight over their first year of life compared to babies fed either breast milk or formula from a bottle, according to a U.S. study. The report, in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, is one piece of a growing body of evidence that breastfeeding appears to be the best choice for a newborn and protect against obesity later in life. Lead...
03:47 PM, May 18, 2012
Mumbai: Residential property prices in Mumbai declined 9.1 per cent last fiscal, recording the first price fall since the 2008 global financial crisis, said a survey by consultancy firm Knight Frank. According to the survey titled 'Knight Frank Prime Global Cities Index Q1 of 2012', property prices of global prime cities reported a 1.4 per cent growth during the period, compared to April 2010-March 2011. On year-on-year basis, the prices...
10:55 PM, May 14, 2012
New Delhi: Unfazed by strong opposition, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said NCTC was the need of the hour as threat perception of terrorism continues to be high and delay in setting up the anti-terror hub will increase the risk in the country. Chidambaram said the country needed an institutional mechanism by mobilising all elements of national power to tackle the menace of terrorism. "Given the gravity of the...
07:40 PM, May 11, 2012
HYDERABAD: An unconventional and snazzy decor, a magazine to flip through, wifi to carry on with your work and a cup of coffee to savour while you wait for your turn - this and more are a feature of the Yuva Branch inaugurated by the chief general manager of the State Bank of India, Rakesh Sharma at Road No. 36, Jubilee Hills on Thursday.Targeted at young professionals, especially from the...
10:30 AM, May 11, 2012
Mumbai: The Sensex and the Nifty fell for a third straight session to notch its lowest close since January 16, as central bank measures to bolster the rupee had a muted impact and as fears grow about sustained foreign selling. Blue chips such as State Bank of India and Infosys extended recent declines on Thursday, despite appeasing measures from the government and the Reserve Bank of India. The government on...
06:46 PM, May 10, 2012
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