We will make Delhi graft-free, says Harsh Vardhan
New Delhi – Bharatiya Janata Party chief ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan Tuesday said they will make Delhi corruption-free. “…we have always said that we will make Delhi corruption-free. If we can make Delhi polio-free, then we can certainly make Delhi corruption-free,”... read more »
BJP’s Shahnawaz Hussain on IM hit list
Patna – BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain is on the hit list of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, Bihar Police officials said Tuesday. “Shahnawaz Hussain is on the hit list of IM after (Narendra) Modi,” a police official here said. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial... read more »
Hazare launches indefinite fast for Lokpal Bill
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra) – Veteran activist Anna Hazare launched an indefinite hunger strike in his village here to press for the passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill by parliament. In the chilly 6 degrees celsius temperature sweeping Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district, Hazare went on his... read more »
Red beacons only for high statutory offices, rules SC
New Delhi – The Supreme Court Tuesday said that red beacon lights without flashers would be used on the vehicles of only high constitutional fun! ctionaries and blue beacon lights will be used only on emergen! cy services and police. The apex court bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi in its... read more »
NASA probe obtains best views of Saturn`s unique six-sided jet stream
Washington – NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has obtained the highest-resolution movie yet of a unique six-sided jet stream, dubbed as the hexagon, around Saturn’s North Pole. Spanning... read more »
Fatherless kids more likely to grow up aggressive
Washington – While it is well known that mothers play an important role in the upbringing of their child, a new study has shown that the absence of a father during critical growth... read more »
Soon, diagnostic pill that could help detect stomach cancer
Washington – Researchers have developed a tiny capsule that could carry out a chemical analysis of the contents of one’s stomach and identify presence of so-called “occult”... read more »
Scientists unraveling mysteries of Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts
Washington – Researchers are unraveling the longstanding mysteries surrounding the Van Allen radiation belts that circle Earth. The discovery used measurements taken by a University... read more »
Youngest` neutron-star binary found
Washington – X-rays streaming towards Earth from the region near a neutron star that is cannibalizing its companion star are the youngest “X-ray binary” yet known, according to... read more »
