The mission Mars-One has been in the news for quite some time. The ground breaking mission will establish a permanent settlement on the planet Mars. The Mars One is a not-for-profit organization and believes that the human settlement is possible on the planet with existing technologies. On the strong belief that, the first foot print on Mars and lives of the […]
The North Eastern part of India is known for its scenic beauty. The land is a home to hills and plains both covered with a blanket of variety or rare and exotic flora. The North East of India is the most tribal region in the country and is made up of seven separate states. Although the mountainous […]
National Conference chief and union minister Farooq Abdullah Friday met DMK president M. Karunanidhi here but said they did not discuss politics. Abdullah told the media that while there were “some problems” within the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the issues would be sorted out. “By the grace of God, things would be better.” A […]
A gunfight broke out between separatist guerrillas and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district Friday during a joint search operation for militants, a police official said. The gunfight broke out in Kangan area of Pulwama after a joint operation was launched by police, counter insurgency 55 Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Reserve Police […]
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) Friday hiked diesel price by 50 paise per litre, effective from midnight, in line with its policy of reducing under-recoveries or losses. Diesel price was last hiked by 50 paise, excluding VAT, on Jan 4. Allowing for local taxes, diesel will cost Rs.54.91 in Delhi, Rs.59.50 in Kolkata, Rs.63.23 in […]
An Indian national, who bludgeoned his neighbour’s maid to death in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been sentenced to death by a court. The man killed the maid, with whom he had a relationship after she told him that she was pregnant and threatened to slap a rape charge […]
A plea was filed Friday in Delhi High Court against the “anarchy” created by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Law Minister Somnath Bharti recently under the garb of protest for suspension of certain police officials. Filing the plea, teacher Ajay Gautam, contending that a few metro stations and several roads were closed to public due […]
Close to one-and-half million homes in the capital face up to 10 hours of blackout from Saturday after the expiry of Friday’s deadline for discom BSES Yamuna (BYPL) to pay its dues to bulk power supplier NTPC. Sources in state-run generator NTPC told IANS that it has informed BSYL that a power supply cut is […]
The Supreme Court Friday directed West Bengal’s chief secretary to submit a detailed report on the gang rape of a 19-year-old tribal girl in the state’s Birbhum district. A bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice M.Y. Eqbal said that they were not satisfied with the report sent by the Birbhum […]
Mother Dairy, a major distributor of milk in Delhi and its adjoining areas, announced an increase of Rs.2 a litre in prices of its milk with effect from Saturday. Mother Dairy’s full cream milk (poly pack) will now cost Rs.46 a litre against the existing Rs.44, while a litre of toned milk will cost Rs.36 […]