How interesting it would be if we could taste our food just by touching it. Honeybees can actually do that. Research sheds light on honeybees’ ability to taste with claws on their forelegs. Insects taste through sensilla – hair-like structures on the body that contain receptor nerve cells, each of which is sensitive to a […]
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has said the talks between Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen would derail if the island nation continued to arrest fishermen from the state. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Feb 4, the text of which was released to media Wednesday, Jayalalithaa mentioned that the Sri Lankan Navy […]
A court here will Feb 7 hear a criminal complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly giving “misleading information” in his affidavit filed prior to the assembly elections. Metropolitan Magistrate Swati Katiyar, while posting the matter for Friday, said Wednesday that she would first go through the complaint and then only proceed further […]
The Pakistan government’s committee for peace talks will meet the Taliban dialogue-panel Thursday after a failed meet Feb 4, said Irfan Siddiqui, the coordinator for the government committee. “We will listen to reservations of the Taliban’s committee pertaining to our powers and will also redress them,” Siddiqui said Wednesday. The proposed peace talks between the […]
A total of 17 rounds of bidding have taken place till Wednesday afternoon in the second generation (2G) spectrum or airwaves auction that began Feb 3, an official statement said here. “Auction recommenced with the 15th round today (Wednesday) at 9 a.m. Bidding is ongoing,” the statement said. Eight mobile phone service providers are participating […]
The ruling AIADMK party in Tamil Nadu Wednesday began talks on seat-sharing with the two communist parties for the upcoming general elections, the party said. In two separate statements issued here, the AIADMK said its four-member seat-sharing committee held first round talks with the state leaders of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Communist […]
Patients in Uttar Pradesh can henceforth get more than 100 types of pathological tests done free of cost in government hospitals under a cabinet decision taken Wednesday. Only a few days back, the state cabinet cleared a scheme of free X-rays for patients in government hospitals across the state. Medicine is already available for free […]
The BSP, BJP and Akali Dal Wednesday slammed the Congress over the new disclosures from Britain concerning Operation Bluestar and said the then Indira Gandhi government had mishandled the situation. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said the Indira Gandhi government should not have taken advice from another country but sorted out the matter itself. […]
A new Afghanistan legislation could allow abuse of wives, children, and sisters by men in the family without them being later punished by law, as it prohibits the relatives of the accused from testifying against them. The small but significant change to Afghanistan’s criminal prosecution code bans relatives of an accused person from testifying against […]
The $5000 New Home Grant was introduced in 2012, when the NSW housing sector was close to an all-time low. In distinction to our First Home Owner Grant, the sole purpose of the New Home Grant is to boost housing supply and, by doing so, put downward pressure on prices and rents. The availability of […]