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Washington: Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have found that our solar system may have once harboured super-earths – planets larger than the Earth but smaller than Neptune. It means that the Earth belongs to a second generation of planets. Those early super-earths are long gone – broken up and fallen into the Sun […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 holding that it was violative of Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech and expression. “Section 66A of the IT Act is struck down in its entirety…,” said the apex court bench of Justice J. Chelameswar and […]

Washington: President Barack Obama praised the work of young Indian-Americans as he exhorted budding American scientists to “keep exploring…keep dreaming” and use the power of their ideas to change the world. “Keep asking why. Don’t settle for what you already know,” he said as he welcomed young scientists and engineers from across the country to […]

Steel maker Jindal Stainless Ltd. (JSL) on Monday said it has got approval from India's stock exchanges to restructure its business, a move initiated last December to boost profitability and clear out its debts

Young India is thinking beyond tradition and society norms, it was revealed in a survey which has deduced that men and women prefer to stay separately with their spouse after marriage

Charming Shashi Kapoor, whose nuanced acts in memorable films like "Deewar", "Satyam Shivam Sundaram", "Trishul" and "Kabhi Kabhie" captivated Hindi film buffs, will be conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2014, it was announced on Monday

New Delhi: Come April 1, platform tickets in railway stations will cost twice as much — Rs.10 from Rs.5 now, an official statement said on Monday. “The ministry of railways has decided to upwardly revise the rate of platform ticket to Rs.10 per ticket from Rs.5 per ticket. The revised rate of platform ticket will […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday gave Sahara a “final and last opportunity” to raise Rs.10,000 crore to make a part payment to investors for the money raised through OFCDs in 2008-09, for release of Subrata Roy and two directors from custody. The apex court bench of Justice T.S.Thakur, Justice Anil R. Dave and […]

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor S.S. Mundra on Monday said there were no differences with the government over setting up an agency for raising public debt

Samsung Electronics on Monday launched in India its 4G-enabled handsets Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, which will be available from April 10

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Monday ordered a CBI probe into the death of IAS officer D.K. Ravi here a week ago that triggered public outrage after police prime facie termed it a case of suicide. “We are handing over the probe into Ravi’s death to the CBI not because of the pressure from the […]

Mumbai: Hindi film celebrities like Rishi Kapoor, Madhur Bhandarkar, Lata Mangeshkar and Riteish Deshmukh on Monday paid tributes to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on their death anniversary. The stars also thanked the revolutionaries for sacrificing their lives for the nation, calling them “true heroes then and forever”. Born in September 1907, Bhagat […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the centre, the CBI and Essar on a PIL seeking a probe into the high-level political-bureaucrat-corporate nexus exposed in e-mail leaks wherein a corporate house allegedly granted favour to ministers and bureaucrats for promoting its business. An apex court bench of Justice T.S. Thakur, Justice […]

New Delhi: The patriotism of religious minorities in India can’t be questioned, Home Minister Rajnath Singh declared on Monday, adding only the Narendra Modi government can ensure their security. “We cannot question the patriotic sentiments of the minority communities,” Singh told the media at the 10th annual conference of State Minorities Commissioners here. “One can […]

Chennai: The Indian rocket that would put into orbit the country’s fourth navigation satellite on March 28 was moved to the launch pad on Monday morning, said a senior official. “The rocket – Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-PSLV-XL – has been moved to the launch pad or the umbilical tower. The rocket will be fixed to […]