Can’t figure out why your toddler is throwing toys at you or hitting his/her sibling? Blame it on genes. The development of physical aggression in toddlers is strongly associated with genetic factors and to a lesser degree with the environment, says a study. “The gene-environment analyses revealed that early genetic factors were pervasive in accounting […]
Supreme Court Tuesday said that there cannot be any distinction whether a person on death row was convicted on charges of terror or otherwise in entertaining their petition challenging the rejection of their mercy petition on grounds of inordinate, unexplained and unreasonable delay by the president. The apex court constitution bench headed by Chief Justice […]
Even as the Haryana government Tuesday claimed that the four-day strike called by government roadways employees unions has been put off, a section of the striking employees claimed the strike was very much on. Haryana Parliamentary Affairs Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala claimed Tuesday that the Haryana Roadways Employees’ Coordination Committee has decided to call off […]
A legislator of the ruling Biju Janata Dal was booked in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district after a woman alleged that he raped her, police said Tuesday. The incident took place Jan 3 in block headquarters town of Updala, around 230 km from here, but came to light only after police registered a complaint against the legislator […]
Four Delhi Metro stations in the heart of the capital, which were closed Monday, remained closed Tuesday as the protest led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet members continued for the second day. The unprecedented protest Monday forced Delhi Metro to shut four major stations – Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat, Udyog Bhawan and […]
The brains of older people do not get weak as they age. On the contrary, they simply know more. Debunking earlier theories that our brains go into a steady decline as we age, researchers have found that the human brain works slower in old age but only because it has stored more information over time. […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 1.34 points or 0.01 percent down in the pre-noon trade Tuesday. Good buying was seen in banking index (bankex) and auto sectors, while selling pressure was seen in IT and technology, media and technology (TECK) sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock […]
Security has been beefed up across Uttar Pradesh after Intelligence Bureau (IB) inputs warned that terrorists might slip in from the porous Indo-Nepal border and try to create trouble on the Republic Day. Additional Director General (Law and Order) Mukul Goel has written to all district police chiefs asking them to step up vigil “in […]
The Supreme Court has ruled that the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) was the regulatory body for business schools, thus clearing the path for continuation of their autonomy. The apex court, in its Jan 16 order, was acting on an application filed in December last year by the Education Promotion Society of India […]
A minister in the Samajwadi Party government of Uttar Pradesh first slapped a party worker, who complained of hooliganism, and then punched him at a meeting in Varanasi. Surendra Patel, state minister for Public Works Department (PWD), Monday evening slapped the party worker in full public view. The incident happened at a party meeting in […]