MoS for defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre. Photo: Hindustan Times New Delhi: The government is considering a proposal to allow girls to study at Sainik schools and girl cadets at the National Defence Academy (NDA), union minister Subhash Ramrao Bhamre told the Lok Sabha on Friday. During the Question Hour, the minister of state for defence said there were 26 Sainik schools Read More

The small business landscape is changing with the wave of deregulation proposed and implemented by the administration of President Donald Trump. To understand how all this is affecting small businesses, it’s important to recognize the regulatory balancing act between the federal government and the states, says ComplyRight, a firm specializing in helping small businesses navigate a variety of compliance issues. Generally, Read More

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has to file an affidavit informing what mechanism they will opt for conducting the exam from next year. After Supreme Court on Tuesday considered the submission of the centre that it was willing to include Urdu as a language in the NEET, the court today said that there should be a common question Read More

August is the month when parents bid farewell to not only their college-bound youngsters but also a sizable chunk of cash for tuition. More than 18 million students attend our more than 4,300 degree-granting institutions. A question parents, their college-bound youngsters, and taxpayers should ask: Is college worth it? Let’s look at some of the numbers. According to the National Read More

The beauty of your cutlery comes from the fine material it is moulded from and these sensitive metals often react with free radicals of oxygen. Avoid use of abrasive cloth for drying the cutlery and apply white vinegar to maintain lustre, suggest experts. Bhavna Goenka, CEO at Memoire and Filippo Ricci, creative director of Stefano Ricci, suggest ways: * Keep Read More

Public health experts in the UK have spoken out against a new book that claims many of us should be eating more salt, not less – claiming the advice could endanger people’s health. New York scientist James DiNicolantonio says in his book The Salt Fix that the World Health Organisation and the US and UK advisory bodies on diet have got it Read More

Could eating more salt really reduce the amount of sugar in our diet and help us lose weight? Photograph: Hera Food/Alamy Public health experts in the UK have spoken out against a new book that claims many of us should be eating more salt, not less – claiming the advice could endanger people’s health. New York scientist James DiNicolantonio says Read More

The steady march of technology is making some jobs obsolete. While reskilling is one solution, can AI be used to change the way students learn and make reskilling easier for future generations? Andrew NG, Co-founder of Coursera and former chief scientist at Baidu recently likened Artificial Intelligence (AI) to ‘electricity of the 21st century’. He said at a Wall Street Journal event, Read More

Land is scarce in Mumbai which was originally an island city.(HT FILE) The controversy over the allegations against state housing minister Prakash Mehta has once again highlighted the mess in Mumbai’s multi-billion rupee real estate sector. Mehta is accused of favouring builders in two different redevelopment projects. In one case, he allegedly tried to re-allot land under a transit camp, owned Read More

Wait, what?  Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Getty Images Progressives are understandably breathing a sigh of relief following the Senate’s failure to repeal Obamacare and replace it with legislation that would have scaled back health-insurance coverage. But they shouldn’t be too comfortable in their victory — it’s temporary. President Donald Trump has threatened not to support the Affordable Care Act. If the Trump administration decides Read More