How did cells make the transition from life as a solo cell to associating with other cells to become a single, cohesive unit? The answer lies in plants which have changed in size, shape, structure and reproduction over the past few million years, says a new study. Karl Niklas, a plant evolutionary biologist at Cornell […]
India once again slipped to number two position in the latest ICC rankings and now need to win the final two one-dayers against New Zealand to reclaim the top spot from the current table-toppers Australia, who acquired the position on Sunday after beating England 4-1 in five-game series. India, initially, lost the number one ranking […]
Indian atomic energy regulator has allowed the Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL) to increase the power generation of the first unit at Kudankulam up to 75 percent, said a top official. According to an industry source, the unit is expected to generate around 720 MW early next week. “We have given permission for […]
Pomp, pageantry and patriotic fervour were in the air Sunday as the 65th Republic Day was celebrated across the country with flag hoisting ceremonies, military parades, cultural extravaganzas and pledges to work for a better India. The celebrations were peaceful barring a minor bomb blast triggered by militants near the residence of Manipur Chief Minister […]
On the occasion of its 65th Republic Day, India Sunday gifted 20 ambulances and four buses to hospitals and charitable institutions in Nepal. At a public function held at the Indian embassy here, India’s Ambassdor Ranjit Rae hoisted the Tricolour and read out the message of President Pranab Mukherjee that stressed India’s support to peace, […]
With the Lok Sabha elections around the corner, Kerala has begun witnessing the phenomenon of shifting of loyalties from one political party to another in the past few days. The Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi (JSS) party, founded by veteran communist leader K.R. Gowri in 1994 after she was ousted from the CPI-M, saw a split in […]
A total of 24 prisoners were freed from Tihar Central Jail here and 1,000 others, except those convicted for rape, smuggling, and drugs offences, got remission in their sentences ranging from 15 days to two months on the occasion of the Republic Day, an official said. “Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung gave remission in the jail […]
The Nepali Congress, the largest party in parliament, Sunday named its president Sushil Koirala as its prime ministerial candidate, clearing a major hurdle in the formation of a new government in the Himalayan nation two months after the constituent assembly elections. The Nepali Congress emerged as the largest political party in last year’s Nov 19 […]
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Sunday launched a scathing attack on the AAP, saying those who sought to lower the prestige of the country’s Republic Day should be “driven out” by the society. Parrikar, who was addressing an inaugural function of a school here, said: “People who are thinking of degrading India’s Republic Day should […]
jpThe BJP Sunday said it agreed with President Pranab Mukherjee that anarchy cannot replace governance, and termed it significant he touched on the topic in his address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day. “I totally agree with the president. In independent India, people have faith in the system, and people know that […]