A historical debate over when did humans really begin to control fire and use it for their daily needs has now been put to rest. A team of Israeli scientists have discovered a large hearth in the Qesem Cave – an archaeological site near Rosh HaAyin, a city in Israel – that humans built nearly […]
The BJP Tuesday took Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi head on, saying he was ill-informed about the 1984 anti-sikh riots. Rahul Gandhi, in a TV interview Monday night, said the difference between the 1984 riots and the 2002 riots in Gujarat was that in the former, the government was trying to stop the violence while […]
New Zealand won the fourth One-day International against India by seven wickets here Tuesday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Ross Taylor (112 not out) and captain Brendon McCullum (49 not out) took New Zealand easily past India’s 278 for five. The third ODI had ended in a tie after New […]
A Chinese police officer was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday for causing intentional injury to a seven-month-old baby. According to the Henan Provincial Higher People’s Court, Guo Zengxi of the public security bureau was convicted of the crime of causing intentional injury to the baby, Xinhua reported. On July 18, 2013, Guo took […]
The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Law Minister Somnath Bharti on pleas seeking cancellation of their election for exceeding the expenditure limit in last December’s assembly polls. The court sought their response by Feb 25 on petitions by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Vijender Gupta and Arti Mehra […]
A major fire broke out in a British-era half-timbered building in this Himachal Pradesh capital early Tuesday, officials said. There was no loss of life. The fire was reported from the top two floors of the four-storeyed 109-year-old Gorton Castle, housing the state’s Audit and Accountant General, a fire department official told IANS. Deputy Commissioner […]
Stalemate continued in Andhra Pradesh assembly Tuesday as legislators from Telangana stalled the proceedings demanding the speaker to reject a notice given by the chief minister for rejecting Telangana bill. Speaker N. Manohar adjourned the house for an hour, minutes after it assembled for the day as legislators from Telangana surrounded the podium to press […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Tuesday hiked key policy interest rates by 0.25 percent to tame inflation. The move could make home, automobile and other loans costlier and further dampen industrial growth. The repo rate that banks pay when they borrow money from the RBI to meet their short-term fund requirements, was increased to […]
Limca Book of Records (India’s equivalent of Guinness World Records) honored acclaimed filmmaker Rohit Gupta for his award-winning feature film Life! Camera! Action… for setting two national records. The new record set is for the first full-length motion picture shot by just a two-member crew; these being producer/director Rohit Gupta & Ravi Kumar R and […]
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell today congratulated Adam Goodes for being named 2014 Australian of the Year. Mr Goodes – the NSW Australian of the Year – has been recognised for his community work, leadership role with Indigenous youth and his decorated sporting career. “Adam Goodes is an inspiring member for the community and an outstanding […]