New Delhi: The Missouri State University (MSU) in the US on Thursday announced $5,000 scholarship for Indian students. The university will grant the scholarship on the basis of GPA scores — the students’ cumulative scores in 10th, 11th and 12th class — and their SAT scores. “We have always welcomedContinue Reading
Anantapur: Thirteen members of a family died and two others are missing after their boat capsized in the Erratimma Raju lake in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district on Friday. The victims, which include seven women and six children, were taking a joy ride when the accident took place. Police have launchedContinue Reading
Udaipur, Rajasthan: Udaipur boy Kalpit Veerval has topped the prestigious JEE Main 2017. Kalpit is the first student to score a perfect 100%, or 360 marks, in the JEE Main competition. JEE-Main is an all-India entrance exam conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for admission to National Institutes ofContinue Reading
Cairo: Pope Francis, making a two-day visit to Egypt, urged Muslim leaders on April 28, to unite in renouncing religious extremism at a time when Islamist militants are targeting ancient Christian communities across the Middle East. Francis’s trip, aimed at improving Christian-Muslim ties, comes just three weeks after Islamic StateContinue Reading
Dubai: On Thursday , April 27 the story of St Mary’s Catholic Church parish’s 50 years in Dubai was told not only with words but — in the city’s typical innovative fashion — with a computer-driven laser light-and-sound show, too. A huge number of parishioners turned up to mark theContinue Reading
Pope Francis has paid a year’s rent on a private beach near Rome for a disability charity to use. The portion of the Little Madonna beach on the outskirts of the Italian capital, has been fitted with boardwalks, ramps and water vehicles to provide access to wheelchair users. The Work Of Love charity has rented the area since 2012 andContinue Reading
An artificial womb designed to support critically premature babies has been demonstrated successfully in animals for the first time, in an advance that could transform the lives of the most fragile newborns. Lambs born at the equivalent of 23 weeks in a human pregnancy were kept alive and appeared toContinue Reading
Auckland, New Zealand: Man Kaur, a 101-year-old athlete from India, won the 100 metres sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland on Monday, celebrating with a little dance. Ms Kaur completed the race in one minute 14 seconds and was the only athlete to compete in her age category.Continue Reading
A thriving service industry has sprung up in god’s own country, offering a bouquet of ways to mark the ending of a life – in style.Continue Reading
On a scaffold several stories high beneath the dome of a Cairo church, Ayman William paints for the glory of God, unfazed by recent attacks against his fellow Coptic Christians in Egypt. The church, deep within the dusty alleyways of one of the many “informal” neighborhoods that have sprung upContinue Reading