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Indian American Renu Khator is head of Houston varsity

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:55:39 PST

Washington, Nov 8 - As she formally took the helm of a major US research institution, Renu Khator, the first India-born president of the University of Houston -, has outlined a bold new vision declaring student success as its first priority.

Nanotechnology centre to come up in AMU

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:08:44 PST

Aligarh, Oct 9 - The Aligarh Muslim University - will set up a state-of-the-art Nanotechnology centre to facilitate advanced research and studies in material sciences, a university official said Thursday.

Blood and tears at Delhi hospitals after terror bombings

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:51:17 PST

New Delhi, Sep 13 - Minutes after the terror bombings ripped through the national capital, dripping blood, running footsteps of doctors and loud wails engulfed several Delhi hospitals Saturday evening.

Top government doctor murdered in Uttar Pradesh

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:26:42 PST

Lucknow, Aug 9 - The chief medical officer - of Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district was murdered early Saturday morning at his official residence, a police official said.

India to join International Organisation for Migration

Thu, 01 May 2008 21:26:47 PST

New Delhi, May 1 - The union cabinet Thursday gave permission to India to take full membership in the International Organisation for Migration -.

Indian science could gain from open access push

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:17:46 PST

Bangalore, April 12 - Indian academic institutions are finding it 'exceedingly expensive' to have a well-stocked library of science journals. New ways to access research is needed, a prominent science journal has said.

Moving an active gene from the interior of the nucleus can silence genes , preventing their transcription . scientists report .

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PST

Moving an active gene from the interior of the nucleus to its periphery can inactivate that gene report scientists from the University of Chicago Medical Center .

Existing IITs, IIMs can take thrice as many students: PM

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:31:27 PST

New Delhi, Sep 13 - The student intake in the Indian Institutes of Technology - and Indian Institutes of Management - should be increased three-fold given the vast land they occupy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday.

Bias in research on health benefits of non-alcoholic drinks

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:02:13 PST

Researchers from the Childrens Hospital, Boston, USA and the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D. C., USA, have found that there is a high potential for research findings into non-alcoholic drinks to be affected by bias from companies providing funding.

Nizam's jewelled shoes stolen in Canada

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:26:00 PST

Jharkhand to open mental hospitals

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:13:00 PST

Colorectal training for Asian surgeons at Singapore

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:11:00 PST

Gujarat allows private practice by government doctors

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:18:00 PST

'Munna Bhai' racket uncovered in Lucknow

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:22:00 PST

The arrest of two doctors apparently with a controversial background here has laid bare a racket that is being compared with the Hindi movie "Munna Bhai M.B.B.S."

IIM-B set to log into Singapore

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:17:00 PST

The Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) has initiated steps to pave the way for setting up campuses abroad ahead of a meeting of IIM directors convened Feb 1 by Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh.

Court stays CBSE order on fee waiver for girls

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:14:00 PST

Delhi High Court Friday stopped a Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) circular directing all schools under it to waive the fees of girls who were the only child of their parents.

Private sector can do more for education: Makinson

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:13:00 PST

John Makinson, chairman of the Penguin Group and a member of the board of Pearson Education, Friday said India's private sector should play a greater role in primary and middle education.

Striking Uttar Pradesh junior doctors call off strike

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:59:00 PST

Striking junior doctors resumed work in seven medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh Friday morning after four days following the state government declaring their strike as "illegal".

Ramadoss for strict enforcement of on-screen smoking ban

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:36:00 PST

Upset over the leniency in implementing the ban on the depiction of smoking in movies and television shows, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has decided to pursue the matter with the information and broadcasting ministry.

National Drug Authority envisaged by mid-2007

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:17:00 PST

A central drug legislation is likely to be in place by next year, paving the way for creating a National Drug Authority to check the manufacture and trade of spurious medicines, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said Thursday.

Emirates Airlines to link Kolkata and Dubai

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:26:00 PST

Dubai-based Emirates Airlines will operate flights between Kolkata and Dubai for six days a week, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya said here Wednesday.

World's first Text Mining service to benefit British academics

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:19:00 PST

A new £1 million initiative to help academics with their struggle against data deluge was launched on 21 March at Manchester Town Hall.

Curriculum Committee to Revise the Medical Curriculum in India

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:32:00 PST

The Central Government in India is to set up a Curriculum Committee to revise the medical curriculum in the next one or two years.

Indian State Governments Authorised to Authenticate Educational Certificates

Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:07:00 PST

People going abroad for jobs or for higher studies can now get their educational certificates authenticated within their State itself by the authorized officials of the State Government and need not travel to Delhi for the same.

Databasing the Brain

Mon, 07 Feb 2005 21:03:00 PST

Understanding the structure, function, and development of the brain in health and disease represents one of the great scientific challenges of our time. The emerging field of neuroinformatics integrates neuroscience with informatics to create unique databases and analytical tools for the large variety of neuroscience data types, applying them to brain research and linking them with databases within neuroscience and other fields such as genomics and proteomics. "Databasing the Brain: From Data to Knowledge (Neuroinformatics)" (Wiley; February 2005; $135.00; Paper; 0-471-30921-4) is the first book to comprehensively cover neuroinformatics, from relevant computational science and modeling issues to its diverse applications.

CBI FILES CHARGESHEETS FOR IMPERSONATION IN AIIMS PARAMEDICAL COURSE EXAMINATION

Fri, 26 Mar 2004 22:35:00 PST

Central Bureau of Investigation has filed two chargesheets in two separate cases against S/Sh. Jalaj Kumar and Rajesh Kumar both residents of Bihar in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate, Karkardooma, Delhi for adopting unscrupulous means to obtain admission in the B.Sc (Hons.) Paramedical Course conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences on 27-6-2001. In similar five other cases CBI had already filed chargesheets.

CBI ARRESTS A MEDICAL STUDENT FOR IMPERSONATION IN PARAMEDICAL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION OF AIIMS

Wed, 04 Feb 2004 22:32:00 PST

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Shri Abhishek Kumar Aman, then an MBBS student at Medical College, Calcutta, who had impersonated as a candidate in the B.Sc.(Hons) Paramedical Entrance Examination,2001 conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences.