‘Penguins identify mates, kin by smell’
Penguins can sniff out the odour of lifelong mates, helping them reunite in crowded colonies, and also can identify the scent of close kin to avoid inbreeding, scientists said on Wednesday.
Terror plotter Rana seeks a fresh trial
Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Rana, convicted of aiding Pakistan based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) held responsible for the November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, is seeking a fresh trial.
US woman stuck in bathtub for over 30 hours files lawsuit
An Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit against Premier Care in Bathing claiming that she became ‘wedged’ in one of the company’s tubs for more than 30 hours.
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4 killed, 40 injured in stage collapse in Indianapolis
At least four people were killed and 40 others injured on Sunday when a stage, where the country group Sugarland was set to perform, collapsed during a massive storm in the US city of Indianapolis.
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Obama seeks to revive base after debt debacle
President Barack Obama on Wednesday sought to revive the energy of his last presidential campaign after a damaging debt showdown as he returned to his hometown Chicago for a 50th birthday bash.
Rana had sought another hearing citing omissions
Tahawwur Rana, who was found guilty of providing support to Pakistan-based terror group LeT, had cited omission of crucial exculpatory evidence in his case to seek a fresh hearing, recently unsealed c
FBI looking for Indian-origin doctor charged with fraud
FBI has launched a manhunt to locate Indian-origin doctor Gautam Gupta, whose ads promising weight loss are well-known here, for allegedly defrauding insurance companies over the last decade in the US
Texas man dies while raping elderly woman
A Texas man died while raping a 77-year-old woman, local media reported.
Isabel Chavelo Gutierrez, 53, broke into the woman's rural home armed with a knife and attacked her.
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Rana acquitted of 26/11 charge, Delhi disappointed
In a verdict that was received with disappointment by India, a US court on Friday acquitted Tahawwur Rana on charges of plotting the 2008 Mumbai attacks but held him guilty of supporting Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) and planning a strike in Denmark that will get him a maximum of 30 years in jail.
Rana could get 30 yrs in jail for both counts
After the verdict was pronounced, Tahawwur Rana’s attorney Patrick Blegan said he would file post-trial motions that there was not enough evidence to convict him and that there was an error in the trial.