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SC raps Centre for failure to dispose Bhopal waste

The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Centre for not being serious on disposal of toxic waste ly...

Reputed govt, pvt websites under hacker threat: Cyber agency

Computer security analysts have issued an alert for Internet users and operators against hackers.

‘Bosnia plane crash leaves 5 dead’

Five people were killed when a small sports plane crashed in Bosnia`s northwest, Police said.

CERT-In handled over 13,000 cyber security incidents in 2011

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has handled over 13,000 such incidents in 2011 com...

Uttarakhand to improve health of transport corp

Uttarakhand Cabinet will set up a district reorganisation commission.

Media quite influencing, must be responsible: Prez

Patil advised the media to handle with sensitivity social issues like those relating to women, gir...

Police `spotters` along Indo-Nepal border

Police `spotters` better known as `Concealed Anti-Terrorists` will soon be deployed along the Indo-N...

Nanotube `sponge` can clean oil spill

Scientists have developed a carbon nanotube sponge that can soak up oil in water with unparalleled e...

Massive sunspot could create solar flares directed toward Earth

Scientists say the largest sunspot seen in years has appeared on the surface of the sun, and it coul...

Passport info should be disclosed under RTI: CIC

Information provided by a person while applying for passport can be disclosed under the Right to Inf...

Non-bailable warrant against UP Roadways MD

A local court issued a non-bailable warrant against managing director of UP Road Transport Corporati...

Glass dune fields on Mars may be hotspots for life: Scientists

The newly discovered glass dune fields on Mars may be hotspots for life, as they are likely to have ...

Romney, Secret Service, GOP: Obama mocks them all

The black-tie dinner is the biggest social event of the year for Washington media and gives presiden...

Large van bomb defused on Northern Ireland border

British Army experts defused the homemade bomb two days after a passing motorist told police about t...

Par panel asks Road Ministry to expedite NHDP work

A Parliamentary panel has asked the Road Transport and Highways Ministry to expedite efforts to attr...

J&K gets first Passport Seva Kendra

To expedite the issuance of passports and ease the burden on the local passport office here, J&K got...

Singhvi quits party post, Standing Committee

Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi resigned from the post of party spokesperson and chairp...

SPO found dead under mysterious circumstances

A Special Police Officer (SPO) was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Doda district of Jam...

Is there a `God spot` in the brain?

Scientists have long speculated on a `God spot,` a distinct area of the human brain responsible for ...

Twitter acquires Hotspots.Io

Micro-blogging site Twitter has acquired social-media analytics company Hotspots.Io for an undisclos...

New nanosponge can clean seas of oil spills

US scientists have innovated a nanosponge that can sweep the seas clean of oil spills and minimise e...

As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge

By Arctic standards, the region is already buzzing with military activity, and experts believe that ...

Short validity passport for Haj pilgrims

People who want to go on Haj but lack proper travel documents can now breathe easy as they will ha...

HM defends India backing US sponsored resolution

Home Minister P Chidambaram defended India supporting the US sponsored resolution at UN`s top human ...

Passport services for Indian nationals outsourced

Passport related services for Indian nationals in the US have been outsourced to a subsidiary of a...

Suicide blast in Somalia kills 10, PM safe

The president of Somalia`s Olympic committee and the president of its soccer federation were killed.

Pakistan`s canine fighters forced into blood sport

Thousands of wealthy Pakistanis use the quiet winter months to indulge a passion for bloody bulldog...

Sri Lankan national held at IGI with fake passport

A Sri Lankan national was arrested from the airport here for allegedly possessing a fake Indian pass...

DA case: Will Jagan Reddy face arrest?

While facing the repercussion, YSR Congress president Jagan Reddy is likely to face arrest by CBI so...

Man-animal conflict: Assam forms response teams

Assam has formed Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) to deal with growing instances of man-animal conflict, ...

Three arrested for running fake passport racket

Three persons have been arrested from Hussainganj area here for allegedly running a fake passport ...

Mumbai`s water transport to be reality by June `14

The water transport services project on the west and east coast of Mumbai will be a reality by June...

Moazzam Ali Khan is Pak`s Foreign Min spokesman

Moazzam Ali Khan, a senior officer of Pakistan`s Foreign Service, was on Tuesday appointed the new...

J&K govt clears 58,000 passport applications

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said it had cleared 58,484 out of 84,928 passport applic...

Passport issue rocks J&K Assembly

The issue of pendency of passports due to "failure" of the state intelligence rocked J&K Assembly o...

Kerala Budget 2012: Sops for Diaspora

Presenting his 10th budget in the Kerala assembly on Monday, Finance Minister K.M. Mani announced a ...

Dinesh Trivedi a `traitor`: West Bengal minister

Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi came in for sharp criticism from his party, the Trinamool Congress.

Software turns spoken English into 26 languages

Computer giant Microsoft has reportedly created a software dubbed the "Universal Translator" that ca...

‘India shouldn’t support US-sponsored SL resolution’

India should not support the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Commis...

Eco-tourism resort with adventure sports coming up

The quiet woods of Birbhum district in West Bengal will soon host a new eco-tourism project where to...

World`s five hotspots of biodiversity

Here are five of the world`s highest biodiversity ecologies still over 70 percent intact as identifi...

Passport scam: ED starts proceedings against cops

The Enforcement Directorate has started proceedings against three kingpins, all head constables, i...

Kripashankar defiant, son apologises

Beleaguered Mumbai Congress leader Kripashankar Singh, facing charges of amassing illegal wealth sai...

DA case: Kripashankar Singh faces arrest

A day after Mumbai police attached properties of former city Congress chief Kripashankar Singh and h...

Bihar govt sanctions stadium in 182 blocks

The state government had sanctioned construction of sports stadium in 182 of 534 blocks under Mukhya...

Strike hits transport, banking in Punjab, Haryana

Transport and banking services were hit in Punjab, Chandigarh and Haryana in the wake of the day-lo...

Strike disrupts banking, transport sector in Delhi

Functioning of PSU banks was affected and a number of autos and taxi drivers kept their vehicles of...

`Madras HC disposed off highest cases in 2011`

The Madras HC has the distinction of having disposed off the highest number of 50,000 cases in the ...

Bengal minister warns employees against strike

West Bengal Transport Minister on Friday warned his department employees of stern action if they did...

Life thrives even at deepest spot on Earth

Life finds its way, even in total darkness at the deepest spot on Earth.

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