An Indian IT professional in New Zealand alleged that he faced racism on New Year’s Eve at a bar, a media report said. Sandesh Gopal, 30, a software project manager from Bangalore, said a bouncer stopped him and his friend from entering a bar at Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour on New Year’s Eve without giving a […]
Pakistan Friday said it would welcome a visit to the country by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who said he would visit Pakistan if circumstances are “appropriate”. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam, asked at briefing in Islamabad if any visit by the Indian prime minister was the offing, said: “There is an outstanding invitation […]
Retired Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly, facing a law intern’s accusations of sexual harassment, Friday quit as guest faculty of the National University of Juridical Sciences, but again denied the allegations against him. Notwithstanding the nationwide clamour that Ganguly quit office as the West Bengal Human Rights Commission chairman, former chief justice of India Altamas […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities market fell for the third consecutive day Friday, a day after it tanked 252 points on profit booking. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 20,819.91 points, closed at 20,851.33 points, down 37 points or 0.18 percent from its previous day’s […]
Private schools in the Indian capital Friday moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of a government notification on the criteria for nursery admissions. The plea filed by the Action Committee of Unaided Private Schools challenged the Dec 18 notification of Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung, claiming it was “absolutely illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction”. The […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The year 2013 was an eventful one for women in the matrilineal state of Meghalaya. Three women became ministers, one became a Rajya Sabha member, another summited Mt. Everest and one scripted history by becoming the first woman chief justice in the state. Compared to previous elections, women bagged four seats in a house of […]