Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti Saturday once again courted controversy for his loose remarks in which he accused the media of being bought off by BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi – and then retracted. “How much have you been paid by Modiji,” Bharti answered when faced a volley of questions over why he was […]
Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, a Sinai-based Al Qaeda-inspired group has claimed responsibility for the series of bomb attacks targeting Egyptian police in Cairo since Friday, the group said in a statement Saturday. Late Friday, the group also warned Egyptians against holding any pro-military rallies Saturday, the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled former president […]
Three women were arrested here with 17.5 gm of heroin in possession, the narcotics department officials said Saturday. “During a raid by the officials of excise and narcotics department, three women – V. L. Kapi (53), Lalunghnemi (29) and Nitiali (45) were arrested from a house Friday night,” an official told reporters. “The officials seized […]
Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai Saturday reiterated his preconditions for inking a Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US, saying he will not sign unless the peace process begins and security is ensured in the country. “We want to sign the BSA with US but in return we want peace and security for the people of […]
China’s moon rover, Jade Rabbit, has experienced a mechanical control problem and scientists are organising repairs. The problem occurred due to “complicated lunar surface environment”, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) said Saturday. According to SASTIND, the rover faced problems when it entered its second dormancy in the morning […]
kejChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday defended his 32-hour agitation in the heart of Delhi, saying the constitution did not stop a chief minister from holding an agitation. “The central government has called my protest against the constitution but there is no provision which says that a CM cannot sit on a dharna (sit-in),” he said […]
China’s third-seeded Li Na beat Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 7-6(7-3), 6-0 to win her first Australian Open women’s singles title here Saturday. Both players broke each other’s service twice and forced a tiebreak in the first set. Mini-breaks were exchanged in the tiebreak before Li served out to win the first set. Cibulkova failed to […]
Read this right. If a doctor visits you without a stethoscope, then don’t get surprised. Slick hand-held ultrasound devices that look like smartphones are set to replace the 200-year-old stethoscopes very soon, an Indian-origin doctor has said. These pocket-sized ultrasound machines can diagnose heart, lung and other problems more accurately than traditional stethoscopes. “With ultrasound […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday congratulated President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on India’s Republic Day and also expressed satisfaction at the “dynamic development” of ties between the two countries. In a message on the eve of Republic Day, Putin said: “I note with satisfaction the dynamic development of Russia-india relations, which stepped […]
Pakistan wants cooperative and mutually beneficial relation with India, Pakistan’s president and prime minister said in their messages to their Indian counterparts ahead of 65th Republic Day. President Mamnoon Hussain, in his greeting to President Pranab Mukherjee, said Pakistan wanted to build “mutually beneficial” relations with India. “In wishing the people of India progress and […]