Corruption ‘bleeding people’: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi – Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday said corruption was “bleeding people”, and claimed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre had done “more to combat corruption than any other government”. Speaking at a meeting of the... read more »
Text of Rahul Gandhi’s speech
Following is the address by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi at the FICCI’s 86th annual general meeting Saturday: Thank you, Madam President and members of FICCI, for inviting me to speak to you today. You represent the great entrepreneurial skills that our people possess. The businesses you... read more »
Cabinet approval for Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor likely in Jan: Sh...
New Delhi – Commerce and Industry minister Anand Sharma Saturday said he will place the Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata Industrial Corridor project before the cabinet for its approval soon. “Very soon I am going to move the cabinet for approval for this (Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata Industrial)... read more »
India allowed to go ahead with Kishanganga project
The International Court of Arbitration has allowed India to go ahead with construction of the Kishanganga dam in Jammu and Kashmir, over which Pakistan has raised objections. The court delivered its “final award” last night after India requested clarification of an order issued by it in... read more »
Scientists create artificial muscle thousand times stronger than normal ones
Washington – Researchers have developed a micro-sized robotic torsional muscle/motor made from vanadium dioxide that for its size is a thousand times more powerful than a human... read more »
Jolie`s preventive mastectomy fails to raise knowledge of breast cancer risk
Washington – Angelina Jolie’s announcement of undergoing preventive double mastectomy heightened has not translated into increased understanding of breast cancer risk, according to... read more »
Most expensive Christmas pudding comes with 23,500 pound-price-tag
London – The most expensive Christmas pudding in the World has now gone on sale for 20,000 pounds. Martin Chiffers has said that the high price is because of the ingredients that will... read more »
Election Commission recognises Aam Aadmi Party as state party
New Delhi – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) got recognition as a recognised state party and reserved symbol of broom in Delhi from the Election Commission on the basis of its performance in the... read more »
Now, `wear your heart on your sleeves` with LED Mood-Sweater
Washington – A LED Mood-Sweater, that has been recently developed, will read human emotions by reflecting specific LED light colors onto the white fabric of a sweater. The GER Mood Sweater,... read more »
