UNESCO meet on new World Heritage List begins

BRASILIA - The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO started meetings Sunday in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, to consider new sites for inclusion on the coveted World Heritage List.

‘Right to education act will not interfere with madrasas’

LUCKNOW - The right to education act will not interfere with madrasas, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal asserted Sunday.

Kiran Bedi to select needy students for management courses

CHANDIGARH - Kiran Bedi, India’s first woman Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, will Monday interview and select needy and deserving students for free education in management courses at a private institute in Punjab.