Washington, Dec 18 US space agency NASA said Tuesday that a series of spacewalks will be necessary to repair a faulty cooling system on the International Space Station. Under the current plan, two US astronauts, Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins, will venture outside the space station on three separate days of December — 21, 23 […]
New Delhi, Dec 18 Waste water treatment facilities can be hotspots for the spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, making them immune to drugs that fight infection, a report said Wednesday. Compiled by 26 experts from around the world, including Chand Wattal who chairs the department of microbiology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the […]
New Delhi, Dec 18 Crime data or information maintained by National Crime Record Bureau (CRB) revealed that 2,464 cases of crime such as hacking and others were registered during 2012, Milind Deora, minister of state for communications and information technology, said here Wednesday. “749 persons were arrested for committing such offences during 2012,” he said […]
New Delhi, Dec 18 India is hoping that its own regional navigation satellite, on the lines of China’s, will become operational by 2015, the government said Wednesday. Replying to a question on India’s space programme vis-a-vis China’s, Minister of State in the PMO V. Narayanaswamy told the Lok Sabha that the first satellite for the […]
New Delhi, Dec 17 With the Supreme Court once again criminalising same-sex relationships under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), will the Indian government now take action against self-declared gay American diplomats who have sought diplomatic immunity for their same-sex partners? With India threatening more actions against US diplomats until Washington renders an “unconditional apology” over […]
Chennai, Dec 18 From unveiling a film’s audio at bus-stops to touring in promotional auto-rickshaws, Tamil filmmakers took to experimenting in and innovativing marketing techniques to flaunt the content of their movies before the audiences cohesively. The year saw some tactics in tune with the films’ theme, while several others attempted out-of-the box gimmicks. The […]
Raipur, Dec 18 Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt administered the oath of office and secrecy to nine legislators in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government Wednesday. Raman Singh kept three slots vacant in the council of ministers, which he hopes to fill up after the Lok Sabha polls next year. The chief minister retained five ministerial […]
New Delhi, Dec 18 A total of 583 cases of corruption were registered till Nov 30 this year under the Prevention of Corruption Act, parliament was informed Wednesday. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha that a total of 2,536 cases of corruption have been […]
New Delhi, Dec 18 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday said crores of rupees have been spent to create a rift between him and Gandhian activist Anna Hazare. But Kejriwal told TimesNow news channel that Hazare was his “guru” and “he lives in my heart”. “Annaji is my guru and he can say […]
Jammu, Dec 18 The current barter trade between the two haves of Jammu and Kashmir will be transformed into “full-fledged” trade, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Wednesday. The chief minister said his government was working towards making such trade possible between the two parts of the state controlled by India and Pakistan. Abdullah was addressing […]