New Delhi: In fresh trouble for Income Tax department officer Ashutosh Verma who was arrested in 2008 for allegedly diluting I-T appraisal of companies of arms dealer Suresh Nanda, the Enforcement Directorate has registered a criminal case of money laundering against him. The agency is set to record the statement of Verma, who was last [...]
The judges said rape survivors are entitled to legal recourse that does not violate their physical or mental integrity and dignity. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that the two-finger test on a rape victim violates her right to privacy, and asked the government to provide better medical procedures to confirm sexual assault. A [...]
NEW DELHI: The arrest of three Indian cricketers for spot-fixing has prompted new fears over the growing influence of betting mafias on the game in the subcontinent and despair about the “cancer” of corruption. Police behind the arrests say the trio were acting under orders from crime syndicates whose bosses are based in the Gulf but [...]
The real challenge that awaits Chandy is Lok Sabha polls. Though the polls would be fought on national issues, LDF is to turn it into a referendum on his performance. Thiruvananthapuram: Grim political and economic challenges appear to be in store for the Congress-led UDF Government headed by Oommen Chandy in Kerala as it enters [...]
With his administration under fire over intrusion into media call records, he stressed that leaks could endanger soldiers and intelligence officers. Washington: US President Barack Obama has emphasised on maintaining a balance between national security and media freedom, as his administration is in the middle of a controversy related to intrusion into the phone call [...]
While Central investigative agencies say he sneaked in to conduct terror attacks in Delhi, the J&K cops say he was on his way to surrender. New Delhi: Suspected Hizbul militant Liyaqat Shah, arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly conspiring to carry out terror attacks in the national capital, was today granted bail by a [...]
This has been done to remove misconceptions about the illness. Mumbai: Maharashtra today became the second state after Tamil Nadu to replace traditional names of leucoderma to clear misconceptions about the cutaneous condition. “The illness has nothing to do with leprosy but is just a physiological condition,” health officials said. It is wrongly mentioned in some [...]
Melbourne: A 21-year-old Australian man was sentenced to 45 years in jail with a minimum non-parole period of 30 years for the “planned and premeditated” rape and murder of Indian student Tosha Thakkar, who he strangled to death, stuffed into a suitcase and dumped in a canal. Daniel Stani-Reginald raped and strangled 24-year-old Thakkar to [...]
In a sensational development, Indian paceman S Sreesanth and two of his Rajasthan Royals teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested by the Delhi police on the charges of spot fixing in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
Washington: Testosterone levels increase when men defeat rivals in competitions, but not after they compete against friends, a new study claims. A University of Missouri study has found that testosterone levels during group competition are modulated depending on the relationships among the competitors. “One interesting thing about humans is that we are the only animal [...]
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Adopt and restore a lake is new mantra
It’s interesting that the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has invited interested individuals, voluntary and corporate organisations to adopt lakes in and around the city in order to protect and preserve water bodies. Last week, HMDA Commissioner Neerabh Kumar Prasad said 176 lakes in the jurisdiction of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and another [...]
About Traditional Russian values
Russia has decided to review its adoption pact that it has with France after the latter legalised gay marriage. This is in the wake of the statement of the Russian president Vladmir Putin which he made last month that Russia could change its adoption agreements with the countries which allowed gay marriage that goes against [...]
Kubra Fatima Ask any Hyderabadi what they love about the City and they will have many things to say — food, greenery and people being the usual suspects. On the contrary, if you ask them what they hate and ‘travelling in an auto’ will be the first response. Even though going around the twin cities [...]
Expecting a Sunday feast, I went to the dining table eagerly looking forward to the best of my mother’s cooking. I lifted the lid on the big casserole and found pulao with corn. I didn’t know what to make of it. I believe my mother makes the best peas pulao. But to have corn replacing [...]
Shraddha Jahagirdar-Saxena Just a few days ago, when Mumbai Indians played the Sunrisers in Mumbai, I found myself standing on Marine Drive, outside ‘D’ road, along with my brother, waiting for our sons to amble out after the match (which to the pride of this city’s dwellers, MI won). It took several moments for the [...]
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