The Asia-Pacific is leading the world in energy use which has grown since 1970 at a compounding annual growth rate of 3.9 per cent while in the rest of the world the growth rate was 1.4 per cent.

A man was sentenced to five years imprisonment for unintentionally pushing a neighbour to death from a three-storied building during a trivial fight.

Helicopters hold the hope of survival for thousands of marooned people in the flood-hit villages of Orissa, at least what it seems now. Seven helicopters of the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy deployed in the air-dropping of food packets in the affected pockets had a hectic day on Monday as they made at least 21 sorties.

“Yes, I spend more than `31 on some days but there are days when I don’t even earn a penny. Doesn’t a kilo of flour cost `18, doesn’t an onion kg cost `20? Look at me. Do I look happy? All I pray to God is let me be born a stone but not poor in my next life.”

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed sacked IPL commissioner Lalit Modi’s petition challenging the BCCI’s disciplinary proceedings against him for various alleged irregularities in organising the T-20 Indian Premier League.

The Delhi police on Monday arrested two Nigerians, including an MBA, for allegedly possessing 1.2 kg heroin worth around Rs 1.2 crore in international market.

Mr Sam Balsara, chairman and managing director of Madison World, and Mr T. Venkattram Reddy, chairman of Deccan Chronicle Holdings, were unanimously elected as chairman and vice-chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for the year 2011-2012.

Buoyed by the huge success of the Uttarandhra Congress Garjana at Visakhapatnam on Sunday, matinee idol-turned-politician Chiranjeevi landed in the city apparently to brief the high command on the success of the huge meet. But it is believed that the megastar is currently camping here to lobby for the state Cabinet berths for his men.

The ambitious proposal to hold Common Entrance Test (CET) for post-graduate (PG) medical students from next year seems to have hit the wall.
After receiving support from most of the states, the Medical Counicl of India (MCI) had approached the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for holding the test for post graduate students. However, it is learnt that AIIMS has expressed its inability to conduct it.

With reports of the Bahujan Samaj Party losing ground in Uttar Pradesh, UP chief minister and BSP president Mayawati has launched a massive exercise to set her party back on the rails before the Assembly elections.