In ray of hope for those at risk of developing pancreatic cancer, scientists are developing a credit card-sized, low cost device that could help doctors diagnose pancreatic cancer earlier and faster. The prototype can perform the basic steps for processing a biopsy, relying on fluid transport instead of human hands to process the tissue. “This […]
More than 900 candidates who applied for contesting the 80 Lok Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) tickets would be selected through interviews that begin Friday. While most seats in the state have multiple candidates, the race for the Lucknow constituency is one of the most keen, with as many as […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s road show in Jharkhand has been cancelled due to security reasons, a party spokesman said Friday. The Gandhi scion is visiting Ranchi Friday and was expected to undertake a road show from Hazaribagh to Ranchi. But Rahul will now go to Hazaribagh by helicopter. He will be airlifted from Hazaribagh […]
Three power discoms moved the Delhi High Court Friday against the order of a single judge refusing to stay a Delhi government directive for a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit of their finances since their inception in 2002. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana posted the pleas for Feb 14. Justice Manmohan […]
President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Maharashtra Feb 8-9, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said Friday. The president will inaugurate the diamond jubilee celebrations of Kishinchand Chellaram (KC) College Saturday and the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Advocates’ Association of Western India in Mumbai. Mukherjee will Feb 9 will inaugurate ‘Krishi Vasant’ – a national exposition organised […]
Supreme Court Friday issued notice to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on a petition challenging a Delhi High Court order in a defamation case against him. The Supreme Court also stayed the operation of the high court order that had permitted Kejriwal to approach the lower court for his discharge in the defamation suit filed […]
Both houses of parliament were adjourned till noon Friday over the creation of a Telangana state and other issues. Members from Andhra Pradesh, who are against the separation, raised slogans and disrupted the proceedings in both houses, forcing their adjournment.
In its submission to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s Migration Program for 2014-15, the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) recommended increasing the family migration intake. Currently the Migration Program intake ratio is 67 per cent skilled and 32 per cent family. ECCV chairperson Eddie Micallef said while the skilled migration […]
‘Kochadaiyaan’, the first 3D motion capture computer-animated flick starring Rajinikanth & Deepika Padukone will be hitting the screens on 11th April. Promoting a film is quite important now a days, so even ‘Kochadaiyaan’ will be promoted well. But megastar Rajinikanth won’t be promoting the film. A source close to the actor said, “Rajini Sir doesn’t […]
We were impressed with the trailer of ‘Gulaab Gang’ and now the makers of the film have come up with an amazing title track. Sung by Malabika Brahma and Shilpa Rao, the song very well portrays the women power. Neha Saraf’s lyrics are mind-blowing and Soumik Sen’s music is raw and gritty. Madhuri Dixit and […]