Ranchi (IANS) : Four Maoist guerrillas involved in the killing of five security personnel were arrested by the Seraikela-Kharsawa district police on Saturday. The four arrested Maoists include Sushil Tudu, Budhram Manjhi, Sri Ram Manjhi and Ramu Lohra. Police has … read more
New York (IANS) Suffering from low blood pressure? Do an hour or more of daily exercise and stay hydrated to improve the condition and control fainting or dizziness episodes finds a NASA-funded study on astronauts. The study is the first to … read more
New Delhi (IANS) After Delhi’s gruesome Nirbhaya gang rape that shook the country seven years ago, the Ordnance Factory in Kanpur came out with a light-weight revolver, specially designed for women. Named Nirbheek, to deter recurrence of such a case, the … read more
Chandigarh (IANS) In a shocking incident in Haryana — infamous for its skewed sex ratio — a newly born girl, wrapped in plastic, was dumped by a woman in a drain near Kaithal town, police said. A pack of stray dogs … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Nithya Menen and Kirti Kulhari are set to recreate the iconic team of women who executed Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) of November 2013, in the Independence Day … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Ratings agency ICRA expects the Q1 FY2020 current account deficit (CAD) to remain steady at $16-17 billion or 2.3 per cent of GDP, despite the recent contraction in merchandise exports and imports. The agency in a note pointed … read more
Kolkata (IANS) West Bengal’s Triple Talaq petitioner Ishrat Jahan who joined BJP last year, on Thursday alleged harassment and life threats after she attended a Hindu religious event, police said. Jahan had attended BJP’s ‘Hanuman Chalisa Paath’ (a religious recital) event … read more
Agra (IANS) Three friends from the Taj city all in their 50s have taken Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s suggestion about fritters to heart. They have opened a shop here to sell “Modi Pakodas”. They draw quite a crowd selling “moong daal … read more
New Delhi (IANS) If you thought gonorrhoea — the most antibiotic-resistant of all the sexually transmitted infections — can spread through only oral, anal or vaginal sex with someone with the disease, hold on. New research suggests mouth kissing can also … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Maoists on Thursday attacked a man and his son on charges of being “police informers” in Jharkhand’s Latehar district and also set ablaze a number of vehicles, police said. Maoists first carried out the arson in a vehicle … read more