** Foreigners married to Indians cannot enjoy OCI status after divorce, Centre tells HC

The submission has been made by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) while defending the decision of the Indian Embassy in Brussels, Belgium asking a Belgian woman to surrender her OCI card after the dissolution of her marriage with an Indian national.

** New wheat varieties good for diabetics, high in nutrition developed

A genetic scientist at Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Science (SHUATS), , in Prayagraj has developed two new varieties of wheat that are very high in nutrition, need less water, are resistant to extremes of weather and also has a very low sugar content.

Mahabal Ram, 79, professor emeritus…

** Delving into cellular memories of the past to heal disease manifestations

The physical manifestations of diseases in our present life can be linked to cellular memories from the past, including even childhood or early stages of our present life, especially when the stored memories area negative or traumatic, says Natwar Sharma, a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health who has trained at the Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, in his new book, “Metaphors of Memory” (Westland).

** Railways completes arch closure of Chenab bridge

The bridge will be 35 metres higher than Eiffel Tower in Paris

The Railways on Monday said it had completed the arch closure of the 1315m Chenab bridge, the world’s highest railway bridge.

Terming it one of the biggest civil engineering challenges faced by any project in India, the Railways added that at 359m above the river bed level, the bridge would be 35 metres higher than the Eiffel Tower in Paris.