British scientists have developed a “death test” which can predict the lifespan of an individual. It analyses endothelial cells measuring how the body will decline with age, giving a measure of the lifespan. The non-invasive procedure involves applying a painless laser pulse to the skin’s surface through a wristwatch-style device.

The Congress on Sunday sought to turn tables on Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi with Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan accusing him of usurping the credit of Gujarati people on development.

Gujarat Chief Minister and national BJP campaign committee chairman Narendra Modi began his hour-long speech in Telugu, receiving a big cheer from the one lakh odd audience, before shifting to Hindi.

A majority of the NRIs prefer Ms J. Jayalalithaa to be India’s Prime Minister. Her Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi is only their second choice, according to an e-poll done by a Dubai-based HR consultant Pon Mohaideen Pitchai.

The government is all set to introduce a bill that will enable it to keep political parties out of the purview of the Right to Information Act in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

Facing heat from the CBI in the Gopalgarh incident, the Opposition BJP and a section of ruling Congress have launched a campaign against the agency to corner it. After the BJP, Congress MLA and parliamentary secretary Zahida Khan also lashed out at the CBI for framing innocent people in cases. The BJP had already protested against the agency in Bharatpur.

Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. Bardhan on Saturday predicted defeat of the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre and claimed an alternative front led by the Left parties would bag more number of the seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

No-confidence motion, the powerful weapon used in Parliament against the government of the day, has virtually become irrelevant in the current 15th Lok Sabha so far.

All front-ranking Congress leaders from Madhya Pradesh on Sunday addressed a huge Congress rally here and gave a call for overthrowing the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led state BJP government in the coming Assembly election.

Close on the heels of the brutal killing of five Indian soldiers in Poonch by the Pakistan Army, its elite Special Services Group commandos assisted by a strong contingent of about 12 militants, launched a similar but more lethal attack in Mendhar sector late Wednesday night.