Around 4,000 Indian students appeared for interviews on Thursday to secure the American visa to pursue higher education in the US, brushing aside fears of hate crimes in that country.


4,000 Indian students seek US visa for higher education


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Australia's New South Wales' (NSW) state announced on Thursday that it will ban sugar-based beverages in all hospitals in order to combat increasing obesity.


Australian state to ban sugar-based beverages in hospitals


The Congress on Wednesday said party Vice President Rahul Gandhi was denied permission by the Madhya Pradesh government to visit Mandsaur where five farmers were reported  killed in firing.


Rahul denied permission to visit Mandsaur: Congress


Australian scientists began a clinical trial of injecting radiotherapy to combat aggressive breast cancer, media reported on Wednesday.


Scientists begin trial of radiation injections for cancers


Soon, student-teacher squads will fan out to curb drug and alcohol abuse on the Jadavpur University campus, officials said on Tuesday.


Student-teacher squads to curb drug, alcohol abuse in Jadavpur University


The Indian Navy's sailing vessel with an all-woman crew, INSV Tarini, which is due to begin a circumnavigation of the globe in August, on Tuesday reached Mauritius on its first sea voyage, a defence statement said.


Navy's new sailing vessel with all-woman crew reaches Mauritius


While vast plains of north India, especially Rajasthan, continued to battle heat wave conditions for the past three days, the weatherman called Tuesday the last day of suffering and predicted respite.


Heat wave in north India to abate, respite round the corner


Male police officers working in afternoon shifts are twice as likely to report being tired while female officers are able to cope with stress and fatigue much better, a study has showed.


Female police officers handle shift work better: Study


Only those with medical fitness and age certificates will be allowed to undertake this year's pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam district, it was announced on Tuesday.


Medical fitness compulsory for this year's Amarnath Yatra


The winter in January-February this year in India was the hottest in history, with 2.95 degrees Celsius more than the baseline, said a CSE study on Monday.


India saw warmest winter this year, says study


Almost a quarter century after the historic Supreme Court judgement to shift or shut factories polluting the Taj Mahal, the environment in Agra continues to pollute the 17th century monument of love.


Agra air continues to choke the Taj Mahal


A group of civil society members on Monday demanded a law against mob lynching and warned of an agitation if the process of legislating such an act is not initiated early.


Civil society members demand law against mob lynching


Earlier this year, a court declared that Ganga and Yamuna rivers should be treated as "living entities". But is that enough to spread awareness about saving the rivers in the country? Eco-warriors don't think so. On World Environment Day, activists in Agra have demanded that rivers of India be declared a "national asset".


On World Environment Day, activists want rivers declared as 'national asset'


One of Australias most treasured World War II warships has been illegally salvaged for metal, and in the process a war grave for over 300 sailors has been devastated, according to maritime archaeologists.


Sunken Australian WWII warship ransacked by scavengers


It took 90 days, and four doctors across two cities to diagnose that Bhuveka Thareja, 13, suffered from tuberculosis (TB).


90 days, 4 doctors, 2 cities: Bhuveka's story


At least 22 persons on Monday were charred to death in Uttar Pradesh after their bus caught fire following a massive collision with a truck on a national highway in Bareilly, police said.


22 charred to death in UP bus accident


From walking sticks to wheelchairs, from hearing aids to spectacles, a total of 1,266 senior citizens here were on Sunday provided with more than 2,000 devices to lead a better life, an official statement said.


1,266 senior citizens receive assisted living devices


Long-lasting, comfortable, stain-free and affordable are the thoughts that come to every woman's mind when she picks up a disposable sanitary napkin.


Disposable sanitary napkins mess up health and hygiene (June 5 is World Environment Day)


It began as a literary hoax in 19th century Lucknow but this massive triumph of Indian imagination went on to have greater cultural impact -- even beyond the subcontinent -- than envisaged by its creators. Possibly the first modern magical fantasy (introducing articles later used by Harry Potter and friends), it also showed how spin-offs can be created and stretched out -- as many TV viewers have learnt.


An Incredible Indian Wonderland - and its astonishing origin (Column: Bookends) 


Police in Pakistan's Sindh province, for the first time ever, have recruited 40 women in its Counter-Terrorism Department and Rapid Response Force, the media reported on Sunday.


Pakistan's Sindh recruits women for anti-terror operations


At least 13,000 people in Assam have been affected by flood, officials said on Sunday. Also, landslides triggered by incessant rain disrupted rail connectivity to the state's Barak Valley region.

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