Shift of 2G trial to Tihar Jail stayed
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the shift in the trial of the 2G case to the Tihar Jail.
A full bench headed by Acting Chief Justice A.K.Sikri passed the order after the accused approached t
Delhi HC stays shifting of 2G trials to Tihar Jail
The Delhi high court on Wednesday stayed the move to shift the trial of the 2G case to Tihar Jail. A full bench headed by acting chief justice A.K. Sikri passed the order after all the 14 individual accused approached the court seeking a stay on an administrative order passed by it on Tuesday shifting the trial.
How to stop stampedes: Lessons for India
Stampedes have been common to populous India, with most occurring during religious gatherings. New studies in 'pedestrian dynamics' now say that to prevent a stampede, one needs to spot the building o
Taiwan worker lifts 230 kg with 'iron crotch'
An ailing Taiwanese worker has reportedly regained his health by practising ‘iron crotch’, in which men use their genitals to lift iron disks weighing hundreds of kilograms.
Yang You-sin has been doi
Rs43,000cr loss by 1999 NDA relief to telecom firms
The relief given to telecom companies in 1999 by the then National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government by moving them from the fixed licence to the revenue sharing model caused a loss of over Rs43,52
Kashmir Pandit group files PIL against Arundhati Roy
Activists of a Kashmiri Pandit organisation on Tuesday filed a public interest litigation (PIL) case, seeking action against writer-cum-activist Arundhati Roy over her reported remarks in New York on
Pilot father-son duo die during air race
A man and his elder son crashed to their deaths while flying together in an air race, as the younger son heard them in their last moments while flying another plane in the same competition, the ‘Daily
2G scam: SC grants bail to 5 corporate executives
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to five corporate executives accused in the second generation (2G) spectrum allocation case. The five are Sanjay Chandra of Unitech Wireless, Vinod Goenka of Swan Telecom, as well as Reliance Group's Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair.
Space crunch enforces freeze on romance in city zoo
It will be a cold and lonely winter for Delhi Zoo’s bears and deer population as the authorities have segregated the male and female of both the species in an attempt to prevent breeding. The reason: lack of space to accommodate new cubs or fawns.
Seven burnt to death as train catches fire in Jharkhand
At least seven people including two children were charred to death when two AC coaches of the Howrah-Dehradun express train caught fire early on Tuesday in Giridih district of Jharkhand, police said.