New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Delhiites will have a clear Sunday and the maximum temperature will hover around 33 degrees Celsius, said the Met Office. “The sky will remain mainly clear throughout the day,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department. The minimum temperature settled at 19.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s […]
What’s “puncher” got to do with “shock observer”? Well, one explanation is that since the car’s shock absorber was defective, the tyre punctured when the vehicle went over a pothole! Two signs on adjacent shops in a rather eclectic market. But let’s face it – they graphically conveyed what they were meant to. But then, […]
New York, April 20 (IANS) New York police have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with an attack on a Sikh professor last September and charged him with a hate crime. Christian Morales was charged with aggravated harassment and committing a hate crime in the attack on Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs […]
Beijing, April 20 (IANS) The number of advertisement companies in China increased 17.9 percent in 2013 from the previous year, authorities said. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) also said the number of employees working in the advertisement sector rose 20.4 percent in 2013 year-on-year to 2.62 million, Xinhua reported Gan Lin, deputy […]
Pune (Maharashtra), April 20 (IANS) The sensational murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar is yet to be solved eight months after he was was gunned down while on a morning walk here, creating a nationwide furore. Two dozen probe teams and investigations across Maharashtra and neighbouring states are yet to yield any results. Despite assurances by […]
Washington, April 20 (IANS) Applications from prospective Indian students to US graduate schools surged dramatically while those from China slowed down a bit in 2013, according to a new report from the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS). A 32 percent increase in applications from India, which accounts for 18 percent of all international graduate students […]
Hyderabad, April 19 (IANS) Money plays a big role in Andhra Pradesh elections and this is evident from the fact that it accounts for nearly 50 percent of the unaccounted cash seized so far across the country. Chief Election Commissioner V. S. Sampath told reporters here Saturday that Rs.105 crore was seized in Andhra Pradesh […]
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A minor fire broke out Saturday outside the busy Rajiv Chowk Metro station, which affected train services for a few minutes, fire officials said. A fire alarm was sounded and the station, which is a main interchange, was closed. Officials said the fire started on a floor mat outside the […]
Amethi, April 19 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday slammed the BJP, saying that its “false propaganda” on corruption charges against the UPA government was nothing but an attempt to cover up cases of corruption in states ruled by it. “All those people who are themselves neck deep in corruption are levelling various kinds of […]
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan’s Geo News’ senior anchorperson Hamid Mir who was injured in an attack by gunmen in Karachi Saturday, is now reported to have regained consciousness and is out of danger, a media report said. The incident took place when four gunmen riding on two motorcycles opened fire on Hamid Mir’s vehicle […]