Crater of ‘extinction meteor’ discovered?
Resea-rchers claim to have discovered the elusive impact crater of the meteor that triggered the biggest extinction ever, around 252.3 million years ago.
IP-styled league to open in Mumbai
Mumbai’s D.Y. Patil Stadium is likely to host the opening match of the inaugural IPL-style football league that commences from January 18 next year.
Sensex gains 18 points
The benchmark S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensex snapped eight days of losses to end up by 18 points on fresh buying after investors deemed the recent decline excessive.
Row over Durga Sakthi intensifies between UP govt, Centre
Confrontation between the Centre and UP government over Durga Shakti Nagpal intensified with Samajwadi Party (SP) Monday threatening to seek withdrawal of all IAS officers from the state after the Union government suggested that it could step in if the suspended official writes to it directly.
Scotland Yard apologises over death of man in G20 protest
Ending a four-year legal battle, the Scotland Yard Monday apologised “unreservedly” and reached an out-of-the-court settlement with the family of a newspaper vendor who was killed during protests against the G20 summit here.
Six pilgrims drowned in Nepal river
At least six Hindu pilgrims, including four women, have died and three others reported missing after they were swept away by a swollen river in central Nepal.
Pakistan: 60 dead in rains, floods; Karachi worst hit
Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan have killed 60 people over the past three days, with southern port city of Karachi being worst hit, officials said Monday.
Will back food bill if govt protects farmers’ interests: Yadav
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday said that his party was ready to support the food security bill if the government promises to protect the interests of farmers and ensures that they get profit over their produce.
Court refuses bail to accused
Observing that unlawful activities of Naxalites need to be exposed, sternly dealt with and prevented, the Bombay high court refused to grant anticipatory bail to a former zilla parishad president and
Scherzinger still misses Hamilton
The X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger is still in love with ex-boyfriend Lewis Hamilton, according their common friend Jahmene Douglas.