New York, May 18 (IANS) Longing for relaxed evenings on the deck with friends, food and drinks? Work on the outdoor arrangement first. Here’s how to set the mood for summer outdoor entertaining, reports huffingtonpost.com: * Design a welcoming seating arrangement: Think of your outdoor furniture as you would your indoor living room furniture, and arrange […]
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Raising the morale of party workers, ideological consolidation, policy revamp and a sustained grassroots campaign are among the measures being suggested by Congress leaders to revive the party’s fortunes after its crushing defeat in the Lok Sabha polls. In the immediate aftermath of the Congress’s poll debacle, party leaders said a […]
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The RSS will have no role in the formation of the union cabinet, BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu and RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav said Sunday. Asked about the role the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) would play in the formation of the government, Naidu said: “The question does not arise. The Sangh […]
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Energy exploration and production major ONGC Sunday said it achieved its highest so far market intra-day capitalisation of Rs.3.56 trillion on Friday at the National Stock Exchange (NSE). “In intra-day trade on 16th May, ONGC scrip logged a new peak of Rs.416.35 (NSE), taking its market capitalization to highest ever value,” […]
Panaji, May 18 (IANS) Two foreigners were arrested here Sunday by the police in two separate narcotics raids which netted drugs worth nearly Rs.25 lakh. British national Allan Bainbridge, 48, was arrested by the anti-narcotics cell (ANC) from Anjuna, a popular narco-tourism hub in Goa with possession of contraband drugs ecsctacy and LSD worth Rs.21 lakh. […]
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) M.K. Stalin, DMK treasurer and son of party president M. Karunanidhi, Sunday offered to give up his post following the party’s debacle in the Lok Sabha polls, but rescinded following pressure from the rank and file. A DMK leader told IANS: “He (Stalin) has offered to resign from the post accepting moral […]
Patna, May 18 (IANS) The JD-U legislature party Sunday unanimously decided that Nitish Kumar, who quit as Bihar chief minister Saturday following his party’s rout in the Lok Sabha polls, will continue as chief minister. A JD-U leader, who attended the meeting at chief minister’s official residence here, said that JD-U legislature party expressed its full […]
Washington, May 18 (IANS) In a scene straight from a sci-fi movie, scientists are now planning to park an asteroid near the earth in the space to shield our planet from stray asteroids. NASA scientists have been evolving measures to avoid asteroids on a collision course with earth. One such technique is the gravity tractor method […]
Washington, May 18 (IANS) Are you always hooked to your smart phone, much to the annoyance of your parents, teachers and peers? To their delight, here comes an app that promises to cut down your smart phone usage. The app, called BreakFree, will exactly tell how much time you spend on your phone. Breakfree app will […]
Washington, May 18 (IANS) There is some good news for space research enthusiasts. NASA’s Kepler spacecraft is back in action, a year after suffering an equipment failure. The US space agency has approved a new mission called ‘K2’ for Kepler. “The approval provides two years of funding for the K2 mission to continue exoplanet discovery, and […]