Teenage girl dies of electric shock
A 15-year-old girl was electrocuted to death after she stepped into a puddle of water inside her school in north-east Delhi’s Dilshad Garden area on Friday morning.
The police officials said Priya Mishra — a student of Class 9 at Eak Nath Rajakiya Kanya Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Dilshad Garden’s J&K block, had just stepped out of her class when the incident occurred. The police was informed about the incident at 12.30 pm.
Dadwal skips discussion on law and order
The Delhi Assembly was on Thursday adjourned after the members objected to the absence of the police commissioner Y.S. Dadwal from the House during the discussion on the law and order situation in the capital.
Rains submerge capital
The city received 89.3 mm of rain, which was the heaviest downpour of the month, since Thursday morning and the city virtually sunk under water. The civic agencies, though claiming that they tried their best, seemed helpless particularly in the wake of the fact that the city continues to remain dug up for the Commonwealth Games.
Experts inch closer to test to predict TB
SCIENTISTS IN Britain have found a unique pattern of gene activity, or immune signature, in the blood of patients with tuberculosis.
This genetic marker could lead to the first blood test that can predict which tuberculosis carriers will develop the full-blown disease and become infectious. About one-t
Vuvuzela among 2,000 Oxford newbies
AFRICAN HORN instrument vuvuzela, the find of Fifa World Cup in South Africa, has been given official sanction and has entered the hallowed pages of the Oxford Dictionary of English.
Teenage anthems down the ages
Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
Kurt Cobain’s iconic number, this song was the teen anthem of the 90s. It also marked Nirvana’s first hit and has ever since been associated with rebellion and apathy.
Govt sympathetic, ex-raja may get back palaces
The erstwhile Raja of Mehmoodabad, who had stayed back in India after his father, Raja Amir Ali Khan, opted for Pakistani citizenship and left the country, should be able to retain his palaces and oth
Valley Sikhs get threat letters
Leaders of Kashmir’s Sikhs said on Thursday that many families of the minority community in various parts of the Valley have been receiving unsigned threat letters over the past couple of weeks asking
Atrocities on SCs & STs worry LS
The atrocities being perpetrated against those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes evoked the concern of Lok Sabha MPs in the House on Thursday as they spoke during a discussion on
Terrorists may strike in festive season
A terror alert has been sounded by Central security agencies warning of possible strikes by Pakistan-based terror outfits, including the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, during the upcoming festive season and Commo