Bayana: The first round of talks between Gujjars agitating for scheduled tribe status and the Rajasthan government ended in Bayana on Monday as the community withdrew its countrywide general strike on Tuesday and agreed to attend the next round of negotiations in Jaipur... details>>
Anticipatory bail law most abused: SC
New Delhi: The pre-arrest bail provision in the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), inserted to save the innocent from harassment at the hands of the police, is the most abused, the Supreme Court said on Monday... details>>
The law’s in place, but who will act on it?
New Delhi: Did you know that it is mandatory for every household to have a rooftop rainwater harvesting system wherever the groundwater level is below eight metres?... details>>
US develops mother of all computers
San Francisco: An American military supercomputer, assembled from components originally designed for video game machines, has reached a longsought-after computing milestone by processing more than 1.026 quadrillion calculations per second... details>>
German found Machu Picchu decades before American
Lima: German adventurer Augusto Berns, who traded in Peru’s wood and gold, happened upon the fabled Inca citadel of Machu Picchu 44 years before US explorer Hiram Bingham brought it to the world’s attention, historians say... details>>
"My performance in TASHAN has been appreciated" - Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor recently performed as the Goddess of Bollywood at the IIFA awards in Bangkok. Of course, she also bagged the best actress award for her power house performance in Jab We Met. The actress has bagged the maximum number of awards this...
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India take on Pakistan in 50-50 game
Dhaka: With the euphoria of Indian Premier League all but settled, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his team will have to quickly get back into the One-day mode to snap Pakistan’s 12-match winning streak when the traditional rivals face off in the cricket Tri-series here on Tuesday... details>>
