Newly-installed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday asked the state’s electricity distribution companies to state their objections to their likely audit by the nation’s Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). ”“We have given notice to power companies for audit. Power companies have been asked to send their reply on why there shouldn’t be an audit, by […]
As violence continued in Bangladesh ahead of the Jan 5 elections, India Tuesday said it has no wish to interfere in that country’s internal affairs but as a friendly neighbour it hoped the Bangladeshi leaders are able to arrive at a solution that would be in keeping with the people’s aspirations. India’s external affairs spokesperson […]
India, which has always pressed for dialogue to solve the Syrian crisis, may attend the Jan 22 Geneva II peace conference, said a government official Tuesday. Around 30 nations are going to attend the conference in the city of Montreux, Switzerland. While a formal invite is yet to be issued, India has been informed “fairly […]
Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Abheek, the second fast patrol vessel of the coast guard designed and built by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), was commissioned here Tuesday by Defence Minister A.K. Antony. Antony said that as the resources on land were getting depleted at a rapid pace, nations are turning to oceans for sustenance. […]
Unlike last year, where niche and small budget films made big bucks with their box office collections, this year’s maximum winners turned out to be the bigwigs who had invested a good amount of money on production and marketing, with Dhoom 3, Chennai Express, Krrish 3 emerging at the top. It started off with the Ranbir Kapoor […]
2013 is all set to come to an end and today we take a look at the top five smartphones from the year. We’ve chosen these phones based on the kind of appeal they generated, the features offered and of course, consumer popularity. The list is in no particular order. iPhone 5s: If there was one phone that […]
By Kunal Pradhan and Bhavna Vij-Aurora In the wintry lanes of Bara Mohalla in Hisar, Haryana, a few of the older bystanders still remember the day Gita Devi and Govind Ram were blessed with the arrival of their first-born. Which Govind Ram, they first ask, before answering with a sly rhetorical question that tells you they know why you’re […]
In the past one year, if there is one political party that has sent the entire political spectrum into a tizzy it is undoubtedly the Aam Aadmi Party. With barely a year since its launch, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party is set to take Delhi’s political circles by storm in the upcoming 4 December elections. While there are […]
Women who do binge drinking face a risk of birth defects known as fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) that leads to growth retardation, head and face abnormalities and neurological problems. Till date, it was believed that FAS also caused heart problems in just over half of those with this condition but remained largely a mystery how. […]
Is your toddler suffering from bad cold again? It could be respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). A new high-end imaging technology studying the structure of the RSV virion and its activity in living cells could help researchers unlock the secrets of the virus – how it enters cells, replicates, how many genomes it inserts into its […]