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Cops bungled on crucial DNA test?

Nearly three months after Pascal Mazurier, the consular attaché to the Consulate General of France in Bengaluru, was arrested for allegedly raping his then three-and-a- half-year-old daughter, it is r

NGO bid to boost mental health

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The voluntary organisation Maithri is spearheading a unique initiative in mental health care to prevent suicides in Kizhakkambalam village, east of Ernakulam.

The slogan ‘prevention is better than cu

Future rockets to use air for fuel

With the need for lightweight and efficient satellite launch vehicles, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will conduct flight tests for air-breathing rocket systems which use atmospheric ox

7-year-old city boy wins laurels at karate meet abroad

A seven-year-old boy from the city has won the silver medal in the Kumite event and a bronze medal in the Kata event at the International Karate Open Championship held in Malaysia in the first week of

Terror suspects’ kin to move bail pleas

Families of the alleged terror suspects currently in police custody, are hoping to move bail applications for their kin some time this week. Legal counsel representing the men in custody say it was m

Hanging cycle track ‘not feasible’

The proposal to construct a hanging cycle track below the metro rail track, mooted by a city-based NGO, is not feasible, said highly-placed sources in Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. For the cycle track

Sivakasi factory owner caught

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P. Murugesan, owner of Om Sakthi Fireworks in Sivakasi which had gone up in flames killing 38 workers four days ago, was smoked out of his hideout by a special police team on Sunday.

He was nabbed ne

7-year-old city boy wins laurels at karate meet abroad

A seven-year-old boy from the city has won the silver medal in the Kumite event and a bronze medal in the Kata event at the International Karate Open Championship held in Malaysia in the first week of

It’ll only be JEE for tech colleges

It’s official. There will be no IIT-JEE and AIEEE exams from next year (2013). Students will have to take the new Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for admissions to prestigious IITs, NITs, IIITs, deemed univ

Feeder buses at 3 stations mooted

To widen the reach of the metro and ensure more passengers, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has suggested the operation of feeder buses at three vital stations — Aluva, Pettah and South, as pa

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