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Premature babies at more risk of developing blindness (13 October 04:11) |
| At least 30 per cent of pre-term (those born before nine months) and underweight babies are at a high risk of developing blindness, reports Jaya Shroff Bhalla. |
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A pair of ducks? Sure! (13 October 04:10) |
| Research has shown that if 300 middle-management employees take an hour off a week to buy their groceries or pay bills, a company stands to lose over Rs 12 lakh a year, writes Venetia D'Souz... |
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Ready-to-use meals plan for kids opposed (13 October 04:02) |
| In A representation to various ministries, social activists have opposed the proposal to provide ready-to-use meals to children as the Cabinet gets ready to examine a Rs 51,000-crore child n... |
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Civil engineer or India’s chief of terror: A family’s defence (13 October 03:58) |
| The family of a civil engineer accused of being the mastermind behind the Indian Mujahideen claims their faith is the reason they are singled out by the police, reports Debasish Panigrahi. |
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Kashmir packs in for first joyride (13 October 03:53) |
| A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flagged off the first train in Kashmir, thousands of people driven by curiosity to see train and ride it for the first time, reports Rashid Ahmad. |
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Advani’s letter comes to Abu Salem’s rescue (13 October 03:48) |
| Senior BJP leader LK Advani's Dec 17, 2002 letter to the Portuguese Foreign Minister in his capacity as Dy PM that has resulted in charges against Salem under the MC... |
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President Patil gets death threat (13 October 03:45) |
| The President of India, Pratibha Patil, has received threat e-mails during her on-going Pune visit. The Delhi Police taking no chances have started their investigations. |
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70-yr-old commits sati in Chhattisgarh (13 October 03:41) |
| A 70-year-old woman committed sati by jumping into her husband’s funeral pyre in Chechar village of Kasdol development block about 120 km from the Chhattisgarh capital, reports Ejaz Kaiser... |
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‘Police want me to withdraw case’ (13 October 03:37) |
| Nine days after Fadela Fuchs, a German national, complained about her daughter being sexually harassed by Goa Education minister Atanasio Monseratte's son Rohit, she now claims that the poli... |
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Saint Alphonsa of God’s Own Country (13 October 03:36) |
| She suffered herself to heal the sufferings of others - that was how Pope Benedict XVI described Sister Alphonsa, and declared her a saint at a ceremony in Vatican City, reports Ramesh Babu. |
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From the field to scripting software (13 October 03:31) |
| Pitalla Ramakrishna, The 19-year-old farmhand, from Rebbavaram village in Khammam district, is set to be part of the information technology revolution that has changed the face of India's ec... |
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World War II veteran quits Kalinga war (13 October 03:22) |
| Threatened by Hindu Fundamentalists to change his religion, Joginder Singh was forced to leave his house in Kalinga area of Kandhamal district, reports Soumyajit Pattnaik. |
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Crackdown on sex determination centres (13 October 03:16) |
| Authorities in Ghaziabad have decided on a unique way to catch and curb those conducting illegal sex determination test- sting operation, reports Peeyush Khandelwal. |
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Indian peacekeepers in Congo sex scandal (13 October 03:04) |
| Fresh investigations into a scandal involving Indian UN peacekeepers have revealed that 10 soldiers may have had sex with prostitutes, reports Rahul Singh. |
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Metro raises frequency on two routes (13 October 03:02) |
| The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) decided to increase the frequency of trains on these routes keeping in mind the heavy rush of passengers, reports HT Correspondent. |
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Negligent doctor directed to pay Rs 50,000 to patient (13 October 02:59) |
| A surgeon’s negligent act of leaving cotton and broken bone chips inside a patient’s foot has landed him in trouble, reports HT Correspondent. |
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Internal blues (13 October 02:52) |
| Delhi University’s move to moderate internal assessment marks hasn’t gone down well with students and teachers, reports Swaha Sahoo. |
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Civic body finds a ‘concrete’ solution to bad roads (13 October 02:52) |
| Plagued by regular complaints of potholes and waterlogging, the MCD has finally decided to get rid of its bitumen roads. The civic agency has decided to replace all bitumen roads in the Capi... |
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A Liang haul on the greens (13 October 02:46) |
| Down with a stiff neck while doing yoga last night, Jeev Milkha Singh nearly didn't tee off, but the doughty player held his ground to record the best finish in the National Open, reports Ro... |
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India court success with Jwala’s double delight (13 October 02:10) |
| This was also the third Grand Prix title in two weeks for Jwala, who along with Diju, had also bagged the Bitburger Open mixed doubles crown, reports Abhijeet Kulkarni. |
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Haryana to allow nursing homes in select residential sectors (13 October 01:49) |
| In a bid to improve healthcare services, HUDA has allowed nursing homes in residential units measuring minimum 500 square yards or above in its sectors, reports Sanjeev K Ahuja. |
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Noida locals take civic battle to court (13 October 01:42) |
| Unable to bear the indifferent attitude of the authorities, the Federation of Noida Sector 62 Residents Welfare Association has decided to file a PIL seeking proper civic amenities and ... |
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Australia, NZ to guarantee all bank deposits (13 October 01:29) |
| Australia's federal government said it will guarantee all deposits in Australian financial institutions for three years as part of a plan to protect the nation from the global financial cris... |
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Zimbabwe opposition leader threatens to quit govt (13 October 12:53) |
| Zimbabwe's opposition leader threatened today to pull out of a national unity government if President Robert Mugabe refuses to cede control of key ministries. |
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Russian spacecraft launched successfully (12 October 11:53) |
| Russia's Soyuz spacecraft successfully blasted off from Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome at 1231 IST to the International Space Station (ISS) carrying three cosmonauts, including an American... |
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Jaipur blast accused sent to custody (12 October 11:53) |
| A Jaipur blast accused, brought in Ahmedabad from Rajasthan for questioning in connection with the July 26 blasts in the city, was today sent to police custody till October 23. |
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Nalbandian wins Stockholm Open (12 October 11:51) |
| Top-seeded David Nalbandian capped a near perfect week with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 win over local favorite Robin Soderling to win the Stockholm Open final on Sunday. |
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2 arrested with 32 SIM cards in J-K (12 October 10:32) |
| Two persons were arrested and 32 SIM cards recovered from them in Jammu on Sunday, police said. |
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Goa minister's son accused of harassment (12 October 10:30) |
| A German researcher alleged that the Goa Education Minister's son has sexually harassed her 14-year-old daughter and police have delayed the booking case against him. |
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Woman jumps from Metro station, survives (12 October 10:23) |
| A young woman student allegedly attempted suicide by jumping from a Delhi Metro station in west Delhi on Sunday afternoon. |
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Cong to end 'quota system' in selecting poll candidates (12 October 10:21) |
| Congress President Sonia Gandhi's call to end the 'quota system' in ticket distribution would come up in the crucial meeting of the CEC which will finalise party tickets. |
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Three killed, 50 injured in West Bengal accident (12 October 10:19) |
| Three people were killed and at least 50 injured Sunday afternoon after a private bus collided with a van in a West Bengal town, the police said. |
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Wen-Chong wins Indian Open (12 October 09:45) |
| Jeev Milkha Singh battled through a neck sprain to record his personal best finish of fourth, but the Indian Open truly belonged to Chinese Liang Wen-Chong, who clinched the US$ one million ... |
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Samajwadi party takes out rally to wish Big B speedy recovery (12 October 09:40) |
| A group of Samajwadi Party activists held a rally outside the hospital, where actor Amitabh bachchan has been admitted, to wish him a speedy recovery. |
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Jaya criticises release of life convicts (12 October 09:33) |
| AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa criticised the release of 1,405 life convicts in Tamil Nadu on September 15 to commemorate the birth centenary of DMK founder and later Chief Minister C N Annadu... |
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Bali bombings remembered 6 years later (12 October 09:16) |
| Survivors, relatives and tourists remembered victims of the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings on their sixth anniversary today by lighting candles and laying wreaths in two small. |
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UP Govt cancels land for rail coach factory (12 October 08:35) |
| Citing resentment among farmers, the UP Govt has cancelled the allotment of land for a rail coach factory in Rae Bareli, which was to be inaugurated by Sonia Gandhi on Oct 14. |
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Terror attacks handiwork of insiders: Pak Govt (12 October 08:35) |
| Rattled by a wave of suicide bombings, Pakistan Govt has said that such attacks were perpetrated by people from within the country and not by Indians or Americans. |
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Gangster, aide gunned down by STF in Agra (12 October 08:32) |
| The kingpin of a notorious gang carrying a reward of Rs 20,000 on his head was killed along with an accomplice in an encounter with the UP STF in Agra, police said. |
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Nine killed in market bombing (12 October 08:22) |
| At least nine people were killed and 13 wounded in a car bombing at a market in Baghdad, security officials said. |
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Prisons in Kandhmal over crowded (12 October 08:12) |
| Prisons in Orissa's riot-torn Kandhamal district are over crowded and are facing difficulties in accommodating the increasing number of inmates as the administration continues its crackdown ... |
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Doctor claims that HIV can spread through kissing (12 October 07:56) |
| A city-based doctor has demanded a ban on all such government-run AIDS awareness advertisements which highlight that using condoms are the only way to prevent the menace. |
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A bankruptcy every 5 minutes in Britain (12 October 07:56) |
| According to an advocacy group, a British resident or business is declared insolvent every five minutes. Most people do not realise how much debt they are in. And, even those who know they a... |
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Car bomb kills 2 in Baghdad (12 October 07:47) |
| Iraqi police say a car bomb has exploded in southwestern Baghdad, killing two civilians. |
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Lord Swraj Paul awarded 'Punjab Ratan' (12 October 07:31) |
| NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul has been conferred with the prestigious 'Punjab Ratan' (Jewel of Punjab) award in recognition of his achievements in fields like business, politics and publ... |
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Indian CEOs indulge in yoga to relive stress (12 October 07:31) |
| Facing the heat of the global financial crisis, Indian CEOs have taken to yoga to beat the stress and restlessness, says a survey. The survey, which includes 400 CEOs, said that 128 of them ... |
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Six burnt alive in Adilabad district (12 October 07:19) |
| Six members of a family, including three children, were burnt alive in the wee hours today in a fresh communal flare-up in Andhra Pradesh's Adilabad district. |
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'Russia tests long-range ballistic missiles' (12 October 06:55) |
| Russia test-fired three intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), including two from submarines patrolling on opposite ends of the sprawling country, news agencies reported. |
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10 injured in valley clashes (12 October 06:54) |
| Curfew like restrictions were re-imposed on Sunday in parts of the old city in Srinagar following fresh clashes between security forces and protesters that left ten people injured. |
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'Godhra probe findings are partial' (12 October 06:41) |
| The NHRC termed the diametrically opposite findings of two inquiry commissions on Godhra train carnage as "partial reports" and claimed such panels had no "independence". |
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