New Delhi, Feb 21 AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Friday asked the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to state his position on gas pricing involving industrialist Mukesh Ambani, alleging that the matter was already costing the exchequer an annual loss of Rs.54,000 crore. Kejriwal wanted to know if Modi would reduce natural gas prices, which […]
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Feb 21 The gazette notification for creation of separate Telangana state is likely to be issued in four to five days after the president gives his assent to the bill passed by parliament, said Rural Development Jairam Ramesh Friday. Ramesh told reporters in the national capital that two news states (Telangana and Andhra […]
New Delhi, Feb 21 The 15th Lok Sabha may have become known more for disruptions and ruckus, but members were seen at their best behaviour as it met for the last day Friday and Manmohan Singh addressed parliament for the last time as prime minister. The 15th Lok Sabha (2009-14) met for 357 days and […]
London, Feb 20 Do you turn on ‘beautiful but sad’ music when in sad mood? You do the right thing as this can help people feel better when they’re feeling blue. The research probed the effects of Self-Identified Sad Music (SISM) on people’s moods – paying particular attention to their reasons for choosing a particular […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 20 World-renowned physicist Rajendran Raja, who passed away Feb 15 at his home in Illinois in the US at the age of 68, was a simple person and one who loved Kerala culture, according to his family. In a chat with IANS, his first cousin Sathy Varma said he was indeed the global […]
Toronto, Feb 20 The attraction lies in the voice, not the face. People prefer those who have a similar accent and voices that sound like their own, say researchers. Men with deeper voices and women with slightly higher voices were thought to sound more attractive, because they suggest a bigger or a smaller body. “There […]
London, Feb 20 Want to know which tweet is real or fake? Scientists are developing an online lie detector that can tell fact from fiction in just 140 characters or less. Called ‘Pheme’, it will scan tweets from news outlets, individuals, and automated ‘bots’ to see if their posts are as truthful as they claim. […]
New Delhi, Feb 20 Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel is not satisfied with the Feb 14 judgment of the Lagos Court of Appeal and will lodge an appeal at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, a company statement said here Thursday. The ruling of the court means Bharti Airtel will now have to pay up $3 […]
Los Angeles, Feb 20 Actor Mel Gibson’s ex girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva has filed for bankruptcy. “The Lethal Weapon” star and the Russian songwriter were involved in a heated custody battle over their daughter Lucia in 2011, and Grigorieva won $750,000 (484,000 pounds) from the settlement, which is to be paid in instalments until 2016. But […]
Los Angeles, Feb 20 Reality TV star Kardashian sisters – Kim, Kourtney and Khloe – have ventured into clothing line for baby girls and it will be available from March onwards. They announced Wednesday that Kardashian Kids, their new clothing line, will be released exclusively at retailer Babies R Us locations in March, reports usmagazine.com. “As […]