Um-e-kulsoom Shariff

In a historic move on Monday, the Barack Obama administration has ordered steeper cuts from coal-burning plants.

Furious over the complacency of the Centre and the Delhi government regarding vehicular pollution, the National Green Tribunal on Monday threatened to issue arrest warrants against officials.

Only 17% of air pollution in the National Capital Region is caused by vehicular emission, the Centre has told the National Green Tribunal, citing a report by the Indian Institute of Technology.

I never imagined a write-up about my mother's near-fatal accident would have so many people from across the world reaching out to me with heartfelt messages and support.

My mother does not remember my name, but recognizes me and watches my newscasts, says Um-e-Kulsoom Shariff.

Jordan's Petra has been a tourist delight for decades. But the conflict and violence that plague Jordan's neighbours have meant that fewer tourists are willing to risk travelling to Petra, or anywhere else in Jordan.

A new, super-cheap, 'Made in India' Rotavirus vaccine launched on Monday has the potential to drastically reduce the country's high infant mortality rate due to diarrohea.

Three weeks before the deaths in Chhattisgarh after mass sterilization surgeries believed to be driven by targets, the central government had, in a letter, said that compensation would be doubled for men and women who agree to these surgeries.

I opened my room window to get a sense of how strong the wind is and there's no way to really describe what wind at some 40 mph hitting you on the face feels like. Occasionally I can hear my wall vibrate, I know that doesn't sound too good. But New York buildings are strong, my apartment is over 100 years old, it's seen many a storm.

Those who said there's hardly a chance of a third cut-off for Delhi University are quite right. Most admissions are closed and the third cut-off list that's just out has more of 'closed admissions' across subjects than listing the cut-offs itself. The top colleges were anyway close to a 'close' after the first cut-off list.

The highly-anticipated first cut-off list of the Delhi University for admissions to various under-graduate courses is finally out. There is an increase in cut-off marks by 0.5 per cent to two per cent in different streams.

A day after Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi rejected the new entrance exam format announced by Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on May 28 and said it would hold its own entrance exam, sources have told NDTV that IIT Bombay and Kharagpur are also likely to follow suit. IIT Bombay Senate is expected to hold a meeting ...

The alumni association of the IIT or Indian institute of Technology has written to the Prime Minister, attacking Education Minister Kapil Sibal over his one-nation one-exam policy. The association writes that "IITs are being destroyed by mindless tampering by people in the HRD (Human Resources Development ministry)." It also warns that decisions li...

In a historic move on Monday, the Barack Obama administration has ordered steeper cuts from coal-burning plants.

Furious over the complacency of the Centre and the Delhi government regarding vehicular pollution, the National Green Tribunal on Monday threatened to issue arrest warrants against officials.

Only 17% of air pollution in the National Capital Region is caused by vehicular emission, the Centre has told the National Green Tribunal, citing a report by the Indian Institute of Technology.

I never imagined a write-up about my mother's near-fatal accident would have so many people from across the world reaching out to me with heartfelt messages and support.

My mother does not remember my name, but recognizes me and watches my newscasts, says Um-e-Kulsoom Shariff.

Jordan's Petra has been a tourist delight for decades. But the conflict and violence that plague Jordan's neighbours have meant that fewer tourists are willing to risk travelling to Petra, or anywhere else in Jordan.

A new, super-cheap, 'Made in India' Rotavirus vaccine launched on Monday has the potential to drastically reduce the country's high infant mortality rate due to diarrohea.

Three weeks before the deaths in Chhattisgarh after mass sterilization surgeries believed to be driven by targets, the central government had, in a letter, said that compensation would be doubled for men and women who agree to these surgeries.

I opened my room window to get a sense of how strong the wind is and there's no way to really describe what wind at some 40 mph hitting you on the face feels like. Occasionally I can hear my wall vibrate, I know that doesn't sound too good. But New York buildings are strong, my apartment is over 100 years old, it's seen many a storm.

Those who said there's hardly a chance of a third cut-off for Delhi University are quite right. Most admissions are closed and the third cut-off list that's just out has more of 'closed admissions' across subjects than listing the cut-offs itself. The top colleges were anyway close to a 'close' after the first cut-off list.

The highly-anticipated first cut-off list of the Delhi University for admissions to various under-graduate courses is finally out. There is an increase in cut-off marks by 0.5 per cent to two per cent in different streams.

A day after Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi rejected the new entrance exam format announced by Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on May 28 and said it would hold its own entrance exam, sources have told NDTV that IIT Bombay and Kharagpur are also likely to follow suit. IIT Bombay Senate is expected to hold a meeting ...

The alumni association of the IIT or Indian institute of Technology has written to the Prime Minister, attacking Education Minister Kapil Sibal over his one-nation one-exam policy. The association writes that "IITs are being destroyed by mindless tampering by people in the HRD (Human Resources Development ministry)." It also warns that decisions li...