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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Friday downgraded the safety ranking of India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The downgrade will hit operations of Indian passenger carriers like Air India and Jet Airways which fly directly to the US, as their aircraft will have to undergo additional safety checks and stringent scrutiny before entering […]
A 20-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh was allegedly severely assaulted by shopkeepers in Delhi and died Thursday, police said Friday. Nido Taniam died of his injuries while being treated at a hospital. He was beaten up Wednesday. Police said they are questioning the shopkeepers in the capital’s Lajpat Nagar-I area, where the incident took place. […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday named over 20 top politicians including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as “corrupt”, and attacked him and BJP’s Narendra Modi for spending crores on creating a “brand”. Addressing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national executive here, Kejriwal outlined the party’s objective vis-a-vis the Lok Sabha polls: “We have to ensure […]
NSW Local Courts have been the most efficient in the nation for the sixth year running, Attorney General Greg Smith SC said today. “I am delighted that NSW Local Courts and Children’s Courts have again had the lowest backlog for criminal and civil matters in Australia,” Mr Smith said. “I congratulate the court and the […]