They are an indigenous people struggling to defend their land against mining interests who threaten their homes, culture and sacred deity. Sounds familiar? No, they are not blue-skinned aliens and this is not the plot for the blockbuster film Avatar. Instead, it is the real life story of the Dongria Kondhs, a tribe [...]

Brand Australia has suffered following attacks on Indian students in the past nine months and this will cause long-term damage if not attended to, says a visiting Australian minister. “The attacks (on Indian students) have hurt us in terms of perception about Australia and that’s why our law enforcement agencies have been so [...]

CSIR UGC NET JUNE 2010 IMPORTANT DATES Date of examination: 20.06.2010 Date of start of sale of application form through banks and on line submission:16.02.2010 Date of close of sale of application form through banks and online submission:17.03.2010 Important dates Schedule for sale of information bulletin through bank (i) Start of sale of information bulletin: 16.02.2010 (ii) Date [...]

The Left Front in West Bengal on Monday attempted to hijack the minority quota move of political competitors by appropriating a part of the Ranganath Mishra Commission recommendations and announcing a 10% quota in state government jobs for Muslims. However, the Left’s anxiety to skirt constitutional hurdles prompted the government to broaden [...]

Eligible candidates are required to apply only ‘ONLINE‘ through SBI Website statebankofindia.com or sbi.co.in and no other means/ mode of application will be acceptable. The candidates should have a valid email id before applying online. If the candidate does not have a valid email id, he/she should create a new valid [...]

Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) Sample Question Papers (March 2010 exam) 2nd Semester (October to March) Includes: One sample paper issued by CBSE board Five sample papers based on the latest CBSE pattern Division of Syllabus and marking scheme Subjects Available – English (Communicative), English (Language and Literature), Mathematics, Science, Social Science (in English and Hindi), Hindi A & [...]

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) invites applications from Indian biomedical scientists for the international fellowships for the year 2010-11 The Indian council of medical research (ICMR) is the premier national agency for the formulation, promotion and conduct of biomedical research in India. The mandate and policies of the ICMR coincide [...]

A day after the Rajasthan Royals announced plans to create the first global sport alliance, the BCCI has reacted warily to the move. Rajasthan revealed they had tied up with Hampshire, Cape Cobras, Trinidad and Tobago and an Australian domestic team to form a worldwide Twenty20 brand but the Indian board’s chief [...]