Call for destroying asteroids that pose threats to Earth

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 12:52

Astronaut Soichi Noguchi and his predecessors in New York City have asked world governments to prepare to protect humanity from asteroids on a collision course with Earth.

France break eight-day mixed world record

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 10:42

France broke the eight-day-old mixed 4x50m medley relay world record on the opening night of the Doha leg of short-course World Cup on Sunday.

Late eagle lifts Adam Scott to Grand Slam of Golf victory

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 09:04

Australia`s Masters champion Adam Scott eagled the par-five 17th on Wednesday as he rallied for a two-shot win over US Open winner Justin Rose in the Grand Slam of Golf.

Foreign publishers, Delhi University battle it out in court

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 09:17

A cramped, one-room shop tucked away in Delhi University seems an unlikely battleground for a publishing war that, academics warn, threatens quality of and access to education in the world`s second most populous nation.

Moily takes metro on Bus Day, ministry staff save 600 litres fuel

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 10:34

Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily took the metro to work as part of his ministry`s drive to promote fuel conservation and reduce India`s massive oil import bill.

Madras HC slams `ill-equipped medical institutions`

Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 23:49

Madras High Court came down heavily on ill-equipped medical colleges in the country, which "often produced half-baked" professionals.

Edinburgh University to offer free Higgs boson course online

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 21:31

Students around the world who want to know more about the ‘god particle’ or ‘Higgs boson’ can smile as they can now learn for free though online about the mysterious work of particle physicist Professor Peter Higgs.

UK universities to offer free online courses

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 21:29

According to UK universities minister David Willetts, it could "revolutionise conventional models of formal education".

AIIMS seat allocation for categories in MDS course is fair: HC

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 19:23

Setting aside the order of its single judge bench, the Delhi High Court has said the formula adopted by AIIMS for seat allocation for categories in Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) course, which commenced from July this year, is just and fair.

DU undergraduate course material now online

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 21:25

Delhi University has uploaded study material online for students enrolled for the new course.

New PG course on Child Rights and Development

Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 17:28

The Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) has launched a new post graduate program in Child Rights and Development (MA-CRD) from this academic year beginning this month.

FINA approves mixed-gender swimming relays for 2015 world championship event

Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 16:02

The world governing body for swimming has added mixed-gender swimming relays to its events, which will be in place for a major international meet for the first time at the 2014 short-course world championships.