There has been a 43.6 percent increase in Delhi’s crime graph in 2013 over 2012, and crime against women rose a whopping 412 percent in the past year, Delhi Police said Friday. A staggering 73,958 cases were registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 2013, up from 51,479 in the previous year. The police […]
Petrol and diesel prices will go up by 75 paise and 50 paise a litre, excluding taxes, from midnight Friday, state-run oil marketing company Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) said. “Indian Oil Corporation has decided to effect increase in the retail selling price of petrol by Rs. 0.75 per litre excluding state levies (and) increase in […]
India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said the government would take an early view on relaxing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms in railways and construction. He told reporters on the sidelines of an event here Friday that the discussions were on in this regard. “Finance minister, myself and urban development minister will be sitting […]
The Delhi High Court Friday reserved its verdict on confirming the death sentence and appeals of four accused in Dec 16 gang-rape. A division bench of Justice Reva Khetrapal, and Justice Pratibha Rani reserved the order after prosecution and defence counsels concluded their arguments. The court also asked defence counsels to file their written submissions […]
The Bihar Police Friday seized over Rs.1 crore in cash and documents related to movable and immovable property in raids against a senior govenrment official. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohd Moquim, simultaneous raids were conducted at 10 places across the state including Patna. The Economic Offences Unit targeted Jhakhri Ram, a senior officer […]
In your 40s and not been able to cut that extra flab? It could be the end of ‘good’ brown fat in the back of your neck. As we age, thermogenic activity of brown fat – good fat that helps burn bad white fat around our bellies – slows down, claimed a new study. To […]
A 16-year-old boy, who was charged with attacking an Indian student in Australia, was granted bail after he briefly appeared in a court Friday. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was granted bail a day after a 17-year-old was remanded in custody in connection with the attack on Manriajwinder Singh in Melbourne […]
A day after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal proved his majority in the Delhi assembly, AAP’s M.S. Dhir was Friday elected speaker of the house. A chief warden in the civil defence, Dhir defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Jagdish Mukhi 37-32 in the 70-member legislature – the same margin by which the Aam Aadmi Party government […]
The BSF has heightened vigilance, while other security forces in Tripura are keeping a close watch on India’s border with Bangladesh in view of the political turmoil ahead of parliamentary polls in that country Jan 5, an official said. “The government has asked the BSF (Border Security Force) to keep maximum alert along the border. […]
Bored of 24X7 online viewing, listening and chatting? It’s time to satiate your palate in the virtual world now. If we believe scientists, a digital device can actually recreate the taste of virtual food and drinks by non-invasive electrical and thermal stimulation of the tongue. A team led by Nimesha Ranasinghe, an engineer of Sri […]