Bengal scholars protest irregular fellowship, fund shortage

Demanding regular fellowship for all scholars and adequate state funding for research, over 100 research scholars from West Bengal staged a peaceful protest here on Tuesday. “We demand rightful fellowship for all scholars and regular monthly disbursement of the fellowships. We also want parity and a non-discriminatory approach in allotting fellowships so that scholars of […]

World Bank arm to invest $25 mn in Tata Housing projects

The World Bank’s private financing arm IFC said on Tuesday it will invest $25 million (about Rs.160 crore) in partnership with Tata Housing to finance affordable housing for low-income households across India. “IFC’s investment is the first step towards a long-term partnership to facilitate the development of affordable housing in India and other emerging markets,” […]

Kejriwal praises woman who took on corrupt cop

“We are proud of you!” This is how Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday praised the young woman whose fight with a corrupt traffic policeman here led to his dismissal. Head Constable Satish Chandra of Delhi Traffic Police was sacked late Monday after he flung a brick at the woman, Ramandeep Kaur, for refusing […]

Eight killed as quake strikes Bihar

Eight killed as quake strikes Bihar

At least eight people, including three children, were killed and nearly two dozen people were injured when a massive earthquake caused walls to collapse in parts of Bihar on Tuesday, officials said. The 7.3 magnitude earthquake’s epicentre was in Kodari, Nepal and its effect was felt across north India, including Bihar. A labourer was killed […]

Police identify Australian man whose dropped cigarette ‘started the Bradford City fire’

Police identify Australian man whose dropped cigarette ‘started the Bradford City fire’

(Via:Telegraph) Police investigating the Bradford City fire, which killed 56 football fans, knew who dropped the cigarette thought to have started the blaze, according to a new documentary. A retired detective has told the BBC how officers worked out it was a man visiting from Australia called Eric Bennett who accidentally started the fire but […]

Cop hits woman who doesn’t pay bribe, sacked

Cop hits woman who doesn’t pay bribe, sacked

A Delhi traffic policeman was on Monday sacked after he attacked a young mother of three with a brick when she refused to pay a Rs.200 bribe. The shocking incident of bribery and police brutality was caught on camera and triggered outrage. As the video went viral, Delhi Police first hurriedly suspended Head Constable Satish […]

Afghan gets a pair of hands from a Keralite

Afghan gets a pair of hands from a Keralite

Thirty-two-year-old Abdul Rahim, a former captain with the Afghan security Force has now got a fresh pair of hands, thanks to a brain-dead Keralite and to a team of doctors at a leading private hospital here who conducted the double transplant. The surgery was conducted on April 10 by a team of doctors attached to […]