IIFT, Delhi is currently holding a weeklong event called UWL- 'United Warriors League'. The event serves as an innovative platform for students to learn concepts of marketing in a 'hands on' manner as well as enjoy sports at the same

The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal, met with the US Secretary for Education, Arne Duncan in Washington yesterday. The US side expressed concern about the outcomes at their school level, which in turn affects the enrolment in

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has declared the Main written part result of Grade 'C' Stenographers Examination held as part of the Combined Matric Level (Exam) 2008. 320 candidates are qualified for being called for Skill test in stenography. The

The UPSC has announced the result of the Geologists' Examination 2008 held in December 2008 and the interviews for Personality Test held in September 2009. The candidates have been recommended for appointment to the posts of: (i) Geologist (Junior) Group

TS Eliot's poem The Waste Land may have made him an international literary star but 12 months after it was published he was penniless exhausted and on the verge of a breakdown.

Richard Dorment on the art publishing event of the decade: the marvellous letters of Vincent van Gogh which reveal his creative vitality as well as his loneliness

Nicholas Shakespeare finds much frothiness in Something Sensational to Read in the Train: the Diary of a Lifetime the journals of the voice of Opal Fruits and the founder of the Teddy Bear Museum who rubbed knees with Princess Anne

Stephen King's thrilling new novel about an American town taken over by crazed fascists reviewed by Lewis Jones

Our literary insider Joe Allston on the trials of Bookerwinner Aravind Adiga Lynda LaPlante's weird logic and John Le Carré's defection to Penguin

Genevieve Fox reports on an international women only book club in Switzerland. Should they be reading Etiquette for Girls? Or Feminism for Beginners?

Severe drought choked East Africa, particularly Kenya, though much of 2009. This image shows the cumulative effect of the drought on vegetation just as the drought-breaking rains began to fall in October.

A pale brown plume of dust filled the Copper River Valley and arced over the Gulf of Alaska in this true-color image from October 29, 2009.

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More than ever, our national parks are being discovered and rediscovered by travelers who want to spend their vacations appreciating nature, watching wildlife, and taking adventure trips. But as the number of visitors to the parks increases, so does stres

There are two kinds of people roaming the far fringes of the world: Mormon missionaries and Chinese businessmen. I know this because for a long while I lived off the map, flitting from island to island in the South Pacific,

Sarah Palin was a $1.25 million advance for her upcoming autobiography Going Rogue. For a politician known more for her folksy expressions than her literary prowess, Sarah Palin has made enough money on her yet unpublished first book to make

Led by Bronco freshman Kayla Lommori's 17 kills, Santa Clara avenged its loss earlier this month to USF, topping the Dons Friday night 3-1. Set scores were 23-25, 25-21, 25-23 and 25-14. SCU moves to 14-9 and 4-4 in the

Finding itself locked into another tight match was nothing new for Santa Clara University Friday in Spokane, but the result was different as Eric Masch - a local product from San Jose's Bellarmine Prep - collected a loose ball in

The No. 13 Santa Clara men's water polo team fell to No. 9 UC Santa Barabara, 10-7, today at the Sullivan Aquatic Center. The Broncos scored first but surrendered the lead and were not able to regain it for the