BJP heads to victory in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal – The ruling BJP seems all set to retain power in Madhya Pradesh, where the party has been in power the past 10 years. The Bharatiya Janata Party surged ahead in 145 seats, comfortably breaching the half way mark in the 230-member assembly. The opposition Congress was in the second... read more »
Congress leads in Chhattisgarh
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – The opposition Congress was in an upbeat mood in Chhattisgarh Sunday afternoon with party candidates leading in 45 seats in the 90-member assembly. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been in the power here since 2003, was leading in 43 seats in a close... read more »
Ready to dissolve parliament, says Thai PM
Bangkok – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Sunday that she was ready to resign or dissolve parliament to end the ongoing political turmoil. But an election has to be held within 60 days of the dissolution of parliament, she said. On the other hand, protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban... read more »
Never underestimate newcomer, tweets Omar Abdullah
Jammu – From noting to “never underestimate the newcomer” to observing that voters “will see through crude attempts to buy support”, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah did some loud thinking as assembly election results from four states poured in Sunday. As... read more »
Tejpal behaving like a fugitive: Ex- home secretary R.K. Singh
New Delhi – Former home secretary R.K. Singh on Friday said Tehelka’s former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal is behaving like a fugitive by evading arrest in connection with the sexual... read more »
Soon, moving cars could be used to measure rainfall
Washington – Researchers have come up with ‘RainCars’, an initiative that aims to use GPS-equipped moving cars as devices to measure rainfall. Rainfall can be very variable across... read more »
Reasons why partners cheat revealed
Washington – A revelation of an affair is a devastating blow to any relationship, but when the cheater blames their partner for creating a situation that “made them” vulnerable to... read more »
Dating app `Twine` picks matches based on personalities over pictures
New York – A new unique smartphone dating application lets users browse matches based on common interests and not on how they look. The dating service, Twine, blurs users’ faces so... read more »
How superbugs develop antibiotic resistance
Washington – A team of researchers used quantitative models of bacterial growth to discover the bizarre way by which antibiotic resistance allows bacteria to multiply in the presence of... read more »
