Rajasthan: BJP back with a bang in civic elections
After jolt in the assembly by-polls in September this year, the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has come back with a bang in the local body polls by claiming full majority in five out of six municipal corporations and taking lead in 18 municipal councils and 22 municipalities. The polls for 46... read more »
Former SC judge Prasad to succeed Katju as PCI chief
NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge CK Prasad is set to be appointed as the head of the Press Council of India. Information and broadcasting ministry sources said Prasad has been selected by a committee headed by Vice President Hamid Ansari yesterday and a communication has been received in this... read more »
We lifted the Cup at the same venue 22 years ago
Pakistan’s former fast bowler Wasim Akram hopes that World Cup final on March 29, 2015 will become memorable for every Pakistani as they lifted the same cup 22 years back on the same venue. According to ICC-Cricket, Wasim Akram said, “I am anxiously waiting for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to... read more »
Setback for Danish Kaneria as ICC refuses to review his life ban
Karachi: Pakistan leg spinner, Danish Kaneria has lost another bid to get his life ban reviewed with the International Cricket Council (ICC) refusing to take up his case. Kaneria told PTI that he had sent a letter to the ICC with his case documents requesting them to review the life ban imposed on... read more »
Centre sanctions 4,000cr for national supercomputing policy
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chairman of the Parliamentary standing committee on science, technology and environment Ashwani Kumar said that the Centre has approved the national supercomputing... read more »
Daily habits of happy people
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act but a habit, according to Greek philosopher Aristotle. The world is changing faster than you can wrap your head around new... read more »
Has Ekta Kapoor sued Sunjay Dutt for Rs 1.5 crore?
Problems for Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt don’t seem to settle down any soon. According to the latest buzz in B-town, television and film producer Ekta Kapoor has filed a suit against... read more »
Synthetic biology key to space exploration
WASHINGTON: Synthetic biology may hold the key to manned space exploration of the Moon and Mars, say scientists. Researchers have found that biomanufacturing based on microbes could make... read more »
Army calls killing of Kashmiri boys a mistake, takes responsibili...
The Indian Army on Friday accepted responsibility for the killing of two teenage boys in Kashmir’s Budgam area admitting that it was a mistake and promised a transparent probe into the... read more »
