Chandigarh B-schools offer training in managing retail outlets

Sahil Nagpal 20 September 2007

Chandigarh, Sept 20 : Taking a cue from a boom in organised retailing, management institutes have sprung up to cater to the demand for skilled professionals to manage mega outlets.

Students in Indore protest ragging-driven suicide

Sahil Nagpal 20 September 2007

Indore, Sept 19 : Students clashed with police in Indore on Wednesday, as they staged a protest against a ragging-driven suicide by a college student a day before.

Hundreds of students, mobilised by unions, gathered outside the Pioneer Institute of Professional Studies, whose student Durgesh Shukla hanged himself on Tuesday.

A suicide note found on the crime scene indicated Shukla felt demoralised after a session of what was supposed to be harmless ragging by his seniors.

Patna Medical College doctors' strike continues

Sahil Nagpal 20 September 2007

Patna, Sept 19 : Medicos of the Patna Medical College and Hospital are continuing their indefinite strike, which they called on Tuesday night demanding adequate security, after Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) members clashed with the medicos.

RJD members alleged delay by the hospital in conducting autopsy of a RJD leader Pappu Khan, who was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Tuesday night.

According to the junior doctors, hundreds of RJD activists barged into the hospital carrying arms and started threatening them.

Pak presidential poll schedule on Friday

Sahil Nagpal 20 September 2007

Islamabad, Sep 19 : The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is likely to announce the presidential poll schedule on Friday, sources have said.

"Preparations are underway to announce the schedule and probably it would be made public on Friday," the Daily Times quoted sources, as saying.

They added that there would be enough time between the poll announcement and the voting process on October 15.

Imran Khan critical of Musharraf and Benazir

Sahil Nagpal 20 September 2007

Lahore, Sep 19 : Tehrik-i-Insaf chief and former cricketer Imran Khan has said that Pakistan cannot survive under a dictatorial rule, and democracy was indispensable for the country.

Khan told a public meeting at Sahiwal Sahib club President Pervez Musharraf and former premier Benazir Bhutto were determined to complete an American agenda by declaring patriotic citizens as extremists.

Study unravels how brain handles surprise - good and bad

Mohit Joshi 20 September 2007

Washington, Sept 20 : Researchers at Columbia University have revealed how the brain handles pleasant and nasty surprises.

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