New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday calling BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi the “self destruct mantra” of the party. “Modi is the self destruct mantra of BJP. Last few days implosions and explosions in BJP are only precursor to real firefight in the offing,” Congress party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi tweeted. Singhvi was […]
London, March 25 (IANS) Do you smoke or have quit recently? Chances are that you may not taste and appreciate the bitter taste of caffeine in your cup of coffee. According to research, smokers and those who have quit cannot fully appreciate the full flavour of a cup of coffee because many cannot taste the bitterness […]
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) In a significant observation, the Supreme Court Tuesday said that for a fair investigation into the allegations of betting in the IPL, BCCI president N. Srinivasan has to step down. “In our opinion, Srinivasan has to step down for a fair investigation into the allegation of betting,” said Justice A.K. Patnaik […]
Paris, March 25 (IANS) Lyon’s Portuguese right-back Miguel Lopes will undergo a surgery Tuesday, the French Ligue 1 club announced. The 27-year-old defender, who was on a one-year loan to Lyon from Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon, sustained the injury during Lyon’s 1-0 victory at Guingamp Sunday, reported Xinhua. According to the club, Lopes will rest for up […]
Washington, March 25 (IANS) In a significant news for patients who are on pacemakers, a new small, wireless pacemaker appears safe and feasible, a study by an Indian-American researcher shows. This wireless pacemaker is self-contained, lies within the heart and is smaller than a triple-A battery. Although traditional pacemakers pose minimal risk, patients are still vulnerable […]
Washington, March 25 (IANS) An Indian-American businessman and two Chicago based organisations will pay $15 million to settle charges of raising $158 million dollars from close to 300 investors as part of an immigration scam. The US Securities and Exchange Commission had charged Anshoo R. Sethi, A Chicago Convention Centre, LLC (ACCC) and Intercontinental Regional Centre […]
Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) A case has been filed in a Varanasi court against BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, party general secretary Amit Shah and city mayor Ram Gopal Mohale over a slogan hailing Modi. The case was filed by a lawyer in the court of the chief judicial magistrate (CJM) and alleges the “Har […]
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) India is yet to take a final call on whether to vote for a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution against Sri Lanka in Geneva on March 28 as the government is waiting for the final shape of the resolution, official sources said. However, a government source indicated that India is […]
Sylhet (Bangladesh), March 24 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies women’s team made a winning start to their World Twenty20 campaign when they beat England by nine runs in their Group B encounter here Monday. Defending 133 for seven at the Sylhet Stadium, the West Indies restricted England to 124 for nine, with medium pacer Deandra Dottin snatching […]
Kuala Lumpur, March 24 (IANS) The Malaysia Airlines plane with 239 people on board that went missing March 8 “is lost” and there are no hopes of survivors, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced Monday. He said at a press conference here that British investigators from its Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) have confirmed that the […]