CCRAS-Central Sanskrit University initiative revives rare ayurvedic manuscripts for modern research

January 27, 2026 4:38 PM

CCRAS-Central Sanskrit University initiative revives rare ayurvedic manuscripts for modern research

In a significant boost to the preservation and research-based revival of India’s classical medical heritage, the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), under the Ministry of Ayush, in collaboration with the Central Sanskrit University (CSU), New Delhi, has successfully completed a 15-day transliteration capacity-building workshop on Ayurvedic manuscripts in Kerala. The residential workshop was held at the CSU Puranattukara (Guruvayoor) Campus in Thrissur from January 12 t...

German election victor Friedrich Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom

February 24, 2025 9:04 AM

German election victor Friedrich Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom

Friedrich Merz, set to become Germany's next chancellor after his opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, vowed to help give Europe "real independence" from the U.S. as he prepared to cobble together a government. Merz, 69, faces complex and lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to a historic second place in a fractured vote after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's unloved three-way alliance. Mainstream parties...