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New Delhi: A person employed in violation of prescribed rules is not entitled to any benefit, including salary, the Supreme Court has held. "If any appointment is made by merely inviting names from the Employment Exchange or putting a note on the Notice Board, that will not meet the requirement of Articles 14 and 16 […]

(image) New Delhi: Finding a date online for this Valentine`s Day or sending a gift to your partner through a website? Well, it can be troublesome as cyberscammers would be preying to exploit gullible Internet users through e-cards, spams and viruses in this season of love, say experts. From fake online dating profiles used to […]

New York: Noting that India and China share a complex relationship, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has underlined that Beijing needs to be more "sensitive" towards India`s concerns in its dealings with Pakistan. During her talk at The New School here, Rao said that India was not against Pakistan`s relationship with other countries but New Delhi […]

Washington: The US has postponed the tri-lateral dialogue with Afghanistan and Pakistan mainly because of the strained relationship between Washington and Islamabad over the arrest of an American accused of murder. "In light of the political changes in Pakistan and after discussions with Afghan and Pakistani officials in Washington, it was agreed to postpone the […]

Ghaziabad: A lawyer representing the three domestic helps, who were arrested and later let off in the Aarushi murder case, on Saturday claimed that there was threat to his life and sought security from Uttar Pradesh authorities. Naresh Yadav, the counsel for Krishna, Rajkumar and Vijay Mandal, said he has written to UP Chief Secretary […]

New Delhi: In the midst of a controversial satellite deal with a private company, ISRO today announced that it was planning another moon mission jointly with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the US. The Space Commission, India`s apex space policy body, today gave ISRO the go-ahead to partner with JPL, which has sent missions to […]

New Delhi: Devas Multimedia today said it was confident that its controversial agreement with Antrix Corporation for lease of bulk S-band transponders of two ISRO satellites will be fulfilled despite the delay by the space agency. "Devas and its investors are confident that once the current misperceptions and inaccuracies are cleared, the legally binding Agreement […]

London: Ever wondered why some worry over small issues while others just stay cool in the face of calamity? Blame it to their brain circuitry, says a new study. An international team has identified two chinks in the brain circuitry which make some more vulnerable to anxiety, a finding that the researchers claim may pave […]

Islamabad: Pervez Musharraf will not appear in court despite the arrest warrant issuedon Saturday by an anti-terrorism court in connection with the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, a close aide of the former military ruler said today terming the move as an attempt to intimidate him. "There is no possibility of him (Musharraf) appearing in court," […]

United Nations: External Affairs Minister was caught in a public gaffe when he inadvertently read out the speech of the Portuguese Minister at a UN Security Council meeting here but rectified the error after an Indian official drew his attention. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council at a debate on security and development yesterday, […]

Parlakhemundi: Three hardcore women Maoist cadre, involved in several crimes including Nayagarh armoury attack, were arrested on Saturday in Gajapati district. "During combing operation by the district police, the women cadre identified as Basanti Pattamajhi, Monita Desamajhi alias Prami and Laxmi Pattamajhi were arrested from their Baliganda village in Adaba police station," Superintendent of Police […]

Cuttack: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the second bridge over river Kathajodi here to connect the `Millennium city` with the Capital city. The bridge, unique of its kind in the state, would have three lanes and its width would measure 14.5 meters. Laying the foundation stone of the bridge […]

Agartala: Orissa notched up an easy victory over Assam in the second match of Vijaya Hazare Trophy tournament at Maharaja Bir Bikram stadium on Saturday. Though Orissa lost to Bengal in their first match, they managed to win easily on Saturday. Orissa`s all-rounder Paresh Patel (82) and Biplab Samantray (97) put much pressure on Assam. […]

Puri: The eviction drive at Grand Road here hit the wall following stiff opposition from the local shopkeepers union. The ‘Sreekhetra Cabin and Utha Dokani Mahasangha’ and the district administration were at loggerheads when the officials reached the spot to evict the illegal cabins and make-shift shops. Raising slogans to rehabilitate the shopkeepers first, the […]

Cuttack: A middle-aged woman allegedly committed suicide after poisoning her two infant girl children, the police said on Saturday. The girls are recovering in SCB medical college and hospital here while the police are on the lookout of woman’s absconding husband after her parents alleged that their daughter was murdered. The incident had taken place […]