Snoopgate inquiry a genuine need: Congress
Rejecting BJP’s charge of political vendetta in the Centre’s move to set up an inquiry commission to probe Gujarat snoopgate case, Congress on Friday said it was a “genuine need” and alleged that snooping on the girl was done at the behest of Narendra Modi not only inside but outside... read more »
Google files lawsuit against Apple, Microsoft backed Rockstar patent group
Washington – Google has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Apple and Microsoft backed consortium Rockstar, claiming that its patent campaign is unfairly targeting Google’s Android partners and customers. The search giant has alleged that Rockstar’s litigation campaign is placing a... read more »
CNG rate increase due to court orders: IGL
A day after hiking CNG price by a steep Rs 4.50 per kg, Indraprastha Gas Ltd on Friday said the rate increase were forced by court orders that led to cut in allocation of cheaper domestic natural gas. Following a Gujarat High Court order, the government ordered all of domestically available natural... read more »
Stem cells hold cure for deadly skin disease
London – For those who suffer from skin blisters or have chances of developing skin tumours, there is cure in the offing – in stem cell-based gene therapy. Until today, no treatment was available for people with genetic skin disorder known as epidermolysis bullosa (EB), but gene therapy... read more »
Constitutional status for proposed judicial appointments panel
Amid demands by jurists and the BJP, the government on Thursday gave the go ahead to grant constitutional status to a proposed Commission for appointment and transfer of judges to the... read more »
Cabinet nod to judicial appointments panel
New Delhi – The cabinet Thursday approved a constitution amendment bill to make the appointment of judges more transparent, official sources said. A cabinet meeting presided over by... read more »
Cabinet approves inquiry into Gujarat snooping
New Delhi – The cabinet Thursday approved a commission of inquiry into the alleged snooping of a young woman by the Gujarat Police, allegedly at the behest of then state home minister... read more »
Highlights of Delhi’s power economy
-Discoms say 80 percent of capital’s electricity tariff pertains to cost of bulk power purchased from state-run generating firms -Discoms say bulk purchases are long term contracts... read more »
Vaccination key to combat cervicalcancer
New York – Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women and is responsible for nearly 10 percent of cancer deaths in women – particularly in developing countries. In India,... read more »
