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Divorced women face higher risk of heart attacks, even if they remarry

17 Apr 2015

Washington, April 15 (ANI): So it turns out women who are divorced are at more risk of having heart attacks, even if they remarry, than those who are continuously married. According to the ne...

Al-Jazeera to be taken off air for showing wrong India map

17 Apr 2015

The channel also did not show Lakshadweep and Andaman Islands in some of the maps. An inter-ministerial committee of the Information and Broadcasting ministry has found that Al-Jazeera&n...

Canadian court issues summons for Modi, AG blocks it

16 Apr 2015

The summons issued to Mr. Modi, which The Hindu has in its possession, are under Section 269.1 of the Canadian Criminal Code. Even as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his three-c...

Obama writes profile for Modi in Time’s most influential list, PM Modi expresses gratitude

16 Apr 2015

New Delhi, Apr. 16: In the profile titled ‘India’s reformer-in-chief’, Mr. Obama has described Mr. Modi’s life story "from poverty to Prime Minister". I...

Security beefed up for RBI Governor Rajan following e-mail threat

16 Apr 2015

Mumbai, Apr.16: The Home Department of the Maharashtra Government and Mumbai Police have confirmed that Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) GovernorRaghuram Rajan may have received an e-mai...

‘Censor board members need some education in art and cinema’

15 Apr 2015

Senior advocate and former chairperson of the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal Lalit Bhasin talks about how film certification is overstepping the law. Certifying films is a contentious...

Supreme Court refers Anbazhagan's plea to larger bench

15 Apr 2015

The Supreme Court hearing on a petition filed by DMK leader K. Anbazhagan for removal of Bhavani Singh as Special Public Prosecutor in the appeals filed by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalali...

Justice Dave recuse himself from hearing petitions challenging NJAC Act (Update-Supreme Court)

15 Apr 2015

New Delhi, Apr. 15: Supreme Court judge Justice A.R. Dave has decided to recuse himself from the hearing of petitions related to the challenge to the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC...

Chittoor encounter: Court registers case under Section 302 IPC

15 Apr 2015

Hyderabad, Apr. 15: The Andhra Pradesh Court on Wednesday has registered case under Section 302 IPC in the controversial killing of 20 alleged smugglers in the forests of Chittoor earlier this week...

Air India 'Kanishka' crash: Victims' families call for justice

15 Apr 2015

Toronto, Apr. 14: The families of the victims of the Air India 'Kanishka' crash in 1985 said that they are still awaiting justice, calling for the perpetrators of the disaster to be brought...

Jayalalithaa case: SC verdict today on DMK leader’s plea

15 Apr 2015

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will give its judgment on a petition filed by DMK leader K. Anbazhagan for removal of Bhavani Singh as Special Public Prosecutor in the appeals filed by the former Ta...

Premature to test constitutionality of NJAC, Govt. to plead before SC

15 Apr 2015

A-G has said that its effect would materialise only after two months With the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) law notified, the government may argue before the Supreme Court...

Ambedkar's 124th birth anniversary today

14 Apr 2015

On the 124th birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar on Tuesday, Google India has created a doodle with his caricature. A noted jurist, economist and social reformer, Dr. Ambedkar campaigned against...

Govt. will approach Supreme Court over NGT gag order: Gadkari

14 Apr 2015

New Delhi, Apr. 13: Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Monday that the government would approach the Supreme Court against the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order...

Snooping row: Netaji's kin hails PM Modi's 'positive, pragmatic' approach

14 Apr 2015

Kolkata, Apr. 14: Amid the controversy over snooping on Subhash Chandra Bose's close relatives, Netaji's grand nephew Chandra Kumar Bose has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's positi...

NHRC to record statements of two witnesses in Chittoor firing

13 Apr 2015

NHRC Chairman K.G. Balakrishanan said the decision to give them security will be taken after recording their statements. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman K.G. Balakrishnan, on...

Ban on diesel vehicles: NGT stays order for 2 weeks

13 Apr 2015

The counsel for Delhi government admitted that the government was finding it difficult to implement the order. The Delhi government, on Monday, got a breather as the National Green Tribunal (...

Haryana to give Cabinet Minister level status to Baba Ramdev

13 Apr 2015

He has been appointed as the State’s brand ambassador to promote yoga and ayurveda. The Haryana government on Monday decided to give “status equivalent to Cabinet Minister”...

World Economic Forum recommends action for urban growth in India

13 Apr 2015

New Delhi, Apr. 13: The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Monday recommended three actions the Government of India could consider to deliver inclusive urban growth. The WEF report highlighted the...

Aristotle Quotes

13 Apr 2015

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

Centre okays CBI probe into D.K. Ravi’s death case

13 Apr 2015

The State government later issued a fresh notification on April 6 requesting for a CBI probe into the death of Ravi, a 2009 batch IAS officer who had taken on the sand mafia in Karnataka....

Govt. notifies NJAC, spells end to Supreme Court Collegium

13 Apr 2015

Centre's move comes two days before a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court hears a clutch of petitions challenging the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act. The government not...

Hazare proposes day-long nationwide protest on Land bill

13 Apr 2015

More than 40 famers’ bodies are expected to participate in the forthcoming daylong agitation. Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has now proposed to kickstart a day-long nationwide protes...

Over one lakh emails sent to Trai supporting net neutrality

13 Apr 2015

Over one lakh netizens have already written to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in support of net neutrality in the country, even as the deadline for receiving comments on the conte...

Enthusiasts throng fest in Bengaluru to see Robots talk, dance

13 Apr 2015

Bengaluru, April 13: People thronged 'Robo Fest' in Bengaluru to see robots dancing, talking. More than 100 students, professionals and science enthusiasts attended the event where they...

BJP distances itself from Shiv Sena's poser of withdrawal of voting rights from Muslims, says all Indians have equal rights

13 Apr 2015

Kolkata, Apr. 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday distanced itself from the Shiv Sena over the latter's remarks demanding the withdrawal of voting rights from Muslims, adding that ev...