Jammu and Kashmir Ranji cricketers had to endure a torrid time on Tuesday when they were woken up in the middle of night and questioned for hours by the police, which was looking for a suspected militant. The incident happened hours before the cricketers were to play against Hyderabad on the Continue Reading
Month: December 2013
The Aam Aadmi Party-led government’s promise to bring an end to contractual employment has come as a ray of hope for thousands of teachers, doctors and managerial level employees who have been working in various Delhi government departments on contract. Sources say there are close to Continue Reading
In another twist to the raging controversy over Narendra Modi government’s illicit surveillance on a young woman, investigative website Gulail has claimed that it has a set of 39 new secret tapes which show that the pervasive snooping on the architect extended outside Gujarat. The new Continue Reading
A plot owned by the Sahara Group in the western suburb of Versova and valued by global property consultant Knight Frank at a jaw-dropping Rs 19,300 crore may actually be worth nothing. The 106-acre plot, with mangroves, mudflats and a creek, falls under the stringent coastal regulation zone Continue Reading
The board of governors of IIT-Madras has suspended a professor on charges of sexually harassing a research scholar who accompanied him on an academic tour of Europe in September. The suspension followed a probe by the complaints committee against sexual harassment of the institute which said B. Continue Reading
Eating healthy and exercising should be a part of every person’s day to day routine. Having a healthy eating diet and exercising daily is the main importance and ensures you of living a healthy and long life. Adapting to both can things can make a dramatic difference in how you look and feel. Continue Reading
Apple on Sunday unveiled a long-anticipated deal with China Mobile, the world’s biggest wireless carrier, to bring the iPhone to customers in a market dominated by low-costAndroid smartphones. The deal gives Apple a bigger entry into the huge Chinese market and China Mobile’s Continue Reading
Walking home after her dance rehearsal at 9.30pm on Saturday, 19-year-old Kavitha (name changed) heard a bike behind her. It was a friend, Prithvi. He offered her a ride home, and Kavitha hopped on. It’s a ride she wants to forget, but can’t. Instead of going straight home, Prithvi Continue Reading
India has rebuffed attempts by the US to raise security concerns over Gujarat CM Narendra Modi’s rally in Mumbai on Sunday, saying that ensuring security was its responsibility and it was not for anyone else to determine where Indian political parties conduct their political activities. Continue Reading
Shanti is a small, bird-like woman with unkempt grey hair, a wizened face and an innocent, trusting smile. The constant smile is remarkable because her life is unbelievably difficult. She lives in a mud hut in Katihar district of Bihar with her paralyzed husband. Her daughter has been married Continue Reading