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Digvijay joins criticism on plan panel’s poverty criteria
Amid mounting criticism of poverty reduction estimates by the Planning Commission, Congress leader Digvijay Singh Saturday joined Union minister Kapil Sibal in questioning the criteria for fixing poverty line.
Mayawati supports food scheme, says ‘better late than never’
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati Saturday supported Centre’s food security scheme but disapproved of its step to bring an ordinance, saying the measure should have been discussed in Parliament and passed with consensus.
‘CJI bench remarks an indictment’
Days after retiring as the Chief Justice of India, Altamas Kabir said on Friday that the recent comments attributed to a bench headed by his successor Justice P. Sathasivam amounted to his “indictment” but he had been subsequently told that the bench made no such observations.
‘People jealous of CSK’
BCCI president N. Srinivasan, who has stepped aside from his post in the wake of the IPL spot-fixing scandal, on Friday took potshots at his detractors, saying they were “jealous” as he was able to rope in Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to lead his IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings.
Fourth one-dayer postponed
The fourth one-day international of the ongoing series between India and Zimbabwe has been postponed by a day due to general elections in the African country.
Kohli’s Dismissal Triggers controversy
Miffed at being given out to a controversial catch, an incensed Indian captain Virat Kohli argued aggressively with on-field officials even after the third umpire ruled against him in the second cricket one-dayer against Zimbabwe on Friday.
‘Sachin needs to score runs’
Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi on Friday took an indirect dig at Sachin Tendulkar’s prolonged lean patch, saying it was high time for him to start scoring runs again.
Ancient apes didn’t walk like humans
The ancient ape did not walk on two legs like humans do, as was previously believed, a new study has found, contradicting long-held assumptions.
Can’t sleep? Blame the moon
Can’t sleep? Blame it on the moon! Scientists have found evidence that human sleep patterns are timed to the phases of the moon, and that people sleep 20 minutes less on average during a full moon.
Tall women more likely to get cancer
The taller a woman is, the more likely she is to get cancer after menopause, a new US study has claimed.
In a study of 20,928 postmenopausal women, researchers found that for every 10-centimetre (3.94 inches) increase in height, there was a 13 per cent increase in the risk of developing any cancer.
