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Tihar Jail officer gets Justice after 19 years

24 Apr 2015

April,24,2015: This could easily qualify as Delhi government's apathy of the worst kind, as Tihar Jail's Law Officer who represents prison authorities in courts, advises them and takes care of...

Hangover cure discovered in 1,900-yr-old Egyptian papyrus

24 Apr 2015

Washington, April 24: Historians have discovered a hangover cure written on a 1900-year-old Ancient Egyptian papyrus. Wearing a necklace made from the leaves of a shrub called Alexandrian lau...

Obesity occurs due to carbs you eat, not sitting idle

24 Apr 2015

Washington, April 23: Even if you keep fit and exercise regularly, you can't beat obesity if you can't control eating sugar and carbs. According to the researchers, it's the bad d...

SC directive to NAAC on objectively grading varsities

24 Apr 2015

April,24,2015: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) to objectively decide the grading of deemed universities within two weeks in time for...

Hazare warns Modi of dangers in implementing ‘Anti-Farmer’ land bill

23 Apr 2015

April,23,2015: For the second time in less than a month, veteran anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasising the ‘anti-farmer’ comportme...

NJAC will not appoint judges till SC decides on validity

23 Apr 2015

April,23,2015: NJAC will only deal with appointment of existing additional judges of High Courts, whose tenures are ending during pendency of the controversy. The National Judicial Appo...

Delhi High Court denies travel permission to Pachauri

23 Apr 2015

April,23,2015: “Let the summit (the Global Water Summit in Greece) go on in his absence,” the court said. TERI Director General R.K. Pachauri, facing allegations of sexually haras...

BSNL to allow unlimited free calling at night

23 Apr 2015

April,23,2015: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) on Thursday said it will introduce unlimited free calling at night from its landline phones to all landline and mobile phones of all service provider...

YouTube attains new milestone on 10th birthday

23 Apr 2015

On April 23, 2005, the then 25 year-old posted "Me at the Zoo" which was filmed at San Diego Zoo’s elephant enclosure. The ‘popstar’ YouTube that actually ma...

Hubble Space Telescope completes 25 years

23 Apr 2015

It has brought about a paradigm shift in our understanding of the universe The Hubble Space Telescope — a joint venture between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) &m...

Cabinet nod for juvenile law changes

23 Apr 2015

April,23,2015: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act that would allow juveniles aged between 16 and 18 to be tried as adults for heinous crimes such as murde...

Three new havens for Tigers

22 Apr 2015

April,22,2015: In a move that comes soon after the tiger census in January showed an overall rise in numbers of the big cat, the Centre is set to form three new tiger reserves. In-principle ap...

Govt committed to equal access to Internet for all: Prasad

22 Apr 2015

April,22,2015: Amid a debate over net neutrality, the government on Wednesday said it is committed to equal access to Internet for all and will ensure its “non-discriminatory availability&ldq...

Controversial Punjabi film Nanak Shah Fakir withdrawn from the theatres worldwide

22 Apr 2015

April,22,2014: Controversial Punjabi film Nanak Shah Fakir was on Tuesday withdrawn from theaters worldwide by its producer following wide-spread resentment among the Sikh masses over...

India has 988 endangered species on IUCN ‘Red List’

21 Apr 2015

India adds 15 species to list of threatened species in 2014, but climbs down a spot to seventh position. India has added 15 more species to the “Red List” of threatened species pu...

SC to decide which 5 judges can hear NJAC validity

21 Apr 2015

April,21,2015: The issue of conflict of interest and doctrine of bias once again cropped up today before a constitution bench of the Supreme Court set up to hear the constitutional validity of the...

One rank, one pension scheme in this session: Subramanian Swamy

21 Apr 2015

April,21,2015: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday said he had met Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar who assured him that the government would introduce the one rank, one pension scheme for all...

After SC rap, Mumbai make-up artists forum admits women

21 Apr 2015

April,21,2015: The apex court held that the bar on women was sheer gender bias The Cine Costume, Make-up Artist & Hair Dressers Association of Mumbai on Monday informed a Supreme Court be...

SC rejects plea against NGT’s order to ban 15-year-old vehicles

20 Apr 2015

April,20,2015: The bench said the NGT was "only repeating the orders passed by Constitutional courts (SC/HCs) in the past." The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea against an order of the Nation...

Mantra of relationships turning into marriages revealed

20 Apr 2015

Washington: A new study has revealed if a couple remembers accurately what was going on at each stage of their deepening commitment, they are moving toward marriage over the course of the...

Girls go through more emotional troubles than boys: Study

20 Apr 2015

London: A new study has revealed that the number of schoolgirls at risk of emotional problems has risen sharply. Scientists analyzed questionnaires completed by 1,600 pupils aged 11-13 in 200...

Human rights group says progress on ending human safaris to Andaman's Jarawa reserve 'woefully slow'

20 Apr 2015

New Delhi, April 20 (ANI): A human rights group has accused authorities on India's Andaman Islands of failing to end "human safaris" to the vulnerable Jarawa tribe by their...

Land Ordinance tabled in Lok Sabha amid opposition uproar

20 Apr 2015

New Delhi, Apr. 20 (ANI): The controversial Land Ordinance was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday by Union Minister of State for Skill Development Rajiv Pratap Rudy. The Parliament h...

Nasim Zaidi takes over as new Chief Election Commissioner

19 Apr 2015

"Commission would like to formulate its guiding principles based on good governance," he said. April,19,2015: Nasim Zaidi, on Sunday, assumed charge as the 20th Chief E...

Protection from prosecution only for honest public servants, says SC

19 Apr 2015

The court noted that procedural provisions relating to sanction must be construed in such a manner as to advance the causes of honesty and justice and good governance as opposed to escalation o...

SC shocked at senior citizen's arrest for 'shouting' at court official

19 Apr 2015

The Bench grilled the Maharashtra counsel, asking on what authority did he detain the 66-year-old man for 91 days. April,19,2015: The arrest of a 66-year-old man and his incarceration f...

Dining Out Tied To High Blood Pressure: Study Proves

19 Apr 2015

Singapore: People who dine out frequently are more likely to develop high blood pressure, a new study on young adults has found. Eating meals away from home have been shown to be associate...

A total ban on child labour is a must: Satyarthi

19 Apr 2015

April,19,2015: The law should be made more deterrent, he says When the Constitution of India was adopted in 1950, it promised to safeguard the rights of children, and protect them from econom...

Why are man and dog best friends? It’s a hormone rush

19 Apr 2015

Dogs that had received the hormone boost stared for longer at their owners. A rush of hormone that helps people bond could explain why humans and dogs have been best friends for thousands of...

‘Sholay’ releases in Pakistan

19 Apr 2015

April,19,2015: "‘Sholay’ has its legion of fans in Pakistan including that generation which grew old watching Indian movies on VCR’s..." Cult Bollywood classic&nbs...

Psychiatrist Vikram Patel in TIME’s 100 influential people list

18 Apr 2015

Professor Patel is also the co-Director of the Centre for the Control of Chronic Conditions at Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). Noted Goa-based psychiatrist and professor of internat...

SC moved against making Justice Sathasivam NHRC chief

18 Apr 2015

April,18,2015: Centre has already obtained his consent without considering the other eligible former CJIs, says petition. The Supreme Court will look into a petition alleging that the Ce...

New I-T return forms to curb black money

18 Apr 2015

April 18,2015: Indian taxpayers have to disclose details of all bank accounts held by them in the country and also foreign trips, as per the new income tax return forms, notified by the Centra...

Hinduism not a religion but a way of life: Modi

17 Apr 2015

April, 17, 2015 “The Supreme Court has said that Hindu dharam is not a religion but a way of life... I believe the SC’s definition shows the way,” the Prime Minister said while vi...

Free speech not an excuse for abusing nationally revered figures, says SC

17 Apr 2015

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that one cannot resort to abusive language against historical figures in the guise of artistic expression and free speech to accentuate sensationalism....

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...