Gyaneswari mishap was sabotage, says Mamata
Railway minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday reiterated her stance that prima facie, the Gyaneshwari train accident was a case of sabotage. ‘’Investigations into the Gyaneshwari train accident show that prima facie, it is a case of sabotage. We have handed over the case to the CBI,’’ Ms Banerjee said during question hour in Rajya
Terrorists may strike in festive season
A terror alert has been sounded by Central security agencies warning of possible strikes by Pakistan-based terror outfits, including the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, during the upcoming festive season and Commo
Mom sells infant for Rs 5,000
A woman, who gave birth at the government run-SAT hospital here, sold her newborn baby to a couple for Rs 5,000.
Apex court notice to Maha on SIT
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Maharashtra government seeking its explanation why it was not relieving the state cadre IPS officer K.
BJP opposed to N-bill amendment
The main Opposition BJP on Thursday opposed an amendment in the final report of the nuclear liability bill submitted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee.
Illyasi may face murder charge
Rukam Singh, mother of deceased Anju Illyasi, on Thursday moved the Karkardooma court seeking to frame the additional charge of murder against Anju’s husband Suhaib Illyasi, anchor and producer of TV serial India’s Most Wanted, for her daughter’s death in 2000.
New ‘terminator’ to fight dengue
Is it a truck, is it a train? No, it is a mosquito terminator. The imaginatively named fogging machine is the latest in the MCD’s efforts to counter the threat of spread of dengue that is looming large even as 44 days remain for the Commonwealth Games-2010. Municipal Commissioner K.S. Mehra and divisional railway manager (Delhi),
Dadwal skips discussion on law and order
The Delhi Assembly was on Thursday adjourned after the members objected to the absence of the police commissioner Y.S. Dadwal from the House during the discussion on the law and order situation in the capital.
Rains submerge capital
The city received 89.3 mm of rain, which was the heaviest downpour of the month, since Thursday morning and the city virtually sunk under water. The civic agencies, though claiming that they tried their best, seemed helpless particularly in the wake of the fact that the city continues to remain dug up for the Commonwealth Games.
Experts inch closer to test to predict TB
SCIENTISTS IN Britain have found a unique pattern of gene activity, or immune signature, in the blood of patients with tuberculosis.
This genetic marker could lead to the first blood test that can predict which tuberculosis carriers will develop the full-blown disease and become infectious. About one-t