CET for all medical colleges in India

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, July 19: The Government has decided in principle to hold a common entrance examination for admission to all medical colleges across the country from the next academic session. The in-principle decision to hold a single Joint Medical Entrance test was taken at a meeting of Health ministry More

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'65 percent Himalayan glaciers melting'

New Delhi, July 19 : In a startling comparison between the state of glaciers in the Himalayan ranges in the last 50 years, glaciologists say nearly 65 percent glaciers are melting due to global warming. "Almost 65 percent of the glaciers are depleting in the Himalayan region in a comparison More

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Toll 20 as another person dies

SERIAL BLASTS

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, July 19: One more person, who was severely injured during the July 13 serial blasts in Mumbai, died today while undergoing treatment in a government hospital here, taking the death toll in the blasts to 20."45-year-old Ashok Bhata, who sustained burn injuries at the Zaveri Bazaar blast site More

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B'desh, India conclude joint survey in 162 'enclaves'

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Dhaka, July 19: India and Bangladesh have concluded a joint survey in 162 'enclaves' on both sides of their porous borders so as to prepare the ground for a deal on the dispute during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit here in September. The enclaves, or areas land-locked by territories belonging More

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New Therapy can ease irritable bowels

Washington, July 19: There is new hope for people suffering from irritable bowels, marked by abdominal cramping or pain, bloating and gas, and altered bowel habits that afflict millions worldwide.A new treatment, called InterStim therapy, is a minimally invasive procedure which uses electrical impulses More

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Former News of the World journalist found dead

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

London, July 19: The phone-hacking controversy took a new turn today with the death of a former News of the World journalist, Sean Hoare, who first alleged that illegal practices were being adopted at the tabloid under the editorship of Andy Coulson. Coulson, who was arrested two weeks ago More

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India, US sign accord to secure their cyber spaces

New Delhi, July 19: India and the US Tuesday signed an accord that will enable them to jointly secure their cyber spaces amid increasing attacks on sensitive records from hostile elements, including terrorists. The accord on cyber security cooperation was signed between the Computer Emergency More

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Nepal moves to measure Mt Everest

Kathmandu, July 19: From the new Nepali financial year that started Sunday, Nepal's government began an ambitious two-year project to survey Mt Everest - the highest mountain in the world as well as the republic's biggest revenue earner - and ascertain its height. "The first survey to calculate More

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