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Jamia Millia Islamia will be only using solar energy on its campus from June-end. The university, on Tuesday, signed an MoU with the Solar Energy Corporation of India(SECI) approved company, Sunsource Energy, that would execute the project on a turnkey-basis and maintain the plant for the next 25

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has decided to open a wellness clinic for its medical students and doctors. It will have a team of psychologists and vocational counsellors who will help the medical professionals deal with stress and emotional exhaustion. AIIMS sees at least one

Eighteen-year-old Shifa Ansari completed her school degree from Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Kalkaji last year. Soon after, she enrolled herself at a course under Delhi University’s School of Open Learning (SOL). Over the last couple of days, Ansari has been taking time out from her busy schedule to

To give a platform to aspiring singers and dancers in the city, the Delhi government today launched a mobile application that would allow deserving applicants down to the ward-level to showcase their talent on a big stage. The 'Delhi's Date with Democracy' app is an initiative of the government's

Quick thinking by two trackmen averted a major train disaster in the heart of the city on Tuesday. Priyaswami (60) and Ram Niwas (55), while examining the railway tracks between Yamuna Bridge and Tilak Bridge, spotted a six-inch gap on a section of track on which the Shiv Ganga Express was

Sometime back Delhi government had taken the decision to introduce a new subject in all government schools, from Nursery Class to Class VIII under the name "Happiness". The advertisement of the government says: "Education is mean to create happy, confident and content human beings, who can in-turn

Defying patriarchy and breaking into a carefully guarded male bastion, Meena Ahirwar is setting new standards as she goes about building homes and supervising work at construction sites in her role as a "raj mistry", or head mason. Right now, she is part of the construction team building a three

Joined at the head since birth and recently separated in a landmark surgery at AIIMS, Odisha twins Jaga and Kalia are likely to be discharged next month. Sources said the twins had recuperated well after surgery. “Jaga is taking normal feed. He is healthier. Kalia is little weak. He is on mechanical

The Delhi government has issued guidelines for cashless treatment of medico-legal cases involving survivors of road accidents, acid attacks and thermal burn injuries. The guidelines will be applicable only to the incidents taking place in the capital. The facility can be availed in registered

A free period has a very different meaning for students of Delhi University’s Lakshmibai College. For, long before Akshay Kumar brought menstruation into living room discussions, it was these girls who had usurped the title of “Padgirls”. In 2015, three years before “Padman” told the story of a

When Aasif Khan comes out of Apollo Hospital on Friday, many may consider him a dead man walking. For, 12 days ago, the 22-year-old engineer from Aligarh suffered a massive cardiac arrest and his heart did not beat for nearly an hour. The medical miracle that put Aasif back on his feet began with a

Four siblings — now 21, 18, 14 and 10 years old — were rescued from drug addict parents in December 2011 and a Delhi couple was allowed to provide them foster care. Experts say foster care is one of the most effective mechanisms for the rehabilitation of children. Under the programme, a child lives