Several CRPF men killed in Maoists attack in ChhattisgarhNEW DELHI: Three months after it lost 76 men in an ambush by Maoists, the CRPF suffered another massive loss in Bastar: 26 of its men were killed when the Maoists attacked a road opening party in Narayanpur district. CRPF special DG Vijay Raman told the Times [...]
Washington: Dip a piece of paper into ink infused with carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires, it morphs into a real battery. Crumple the piece of paper and it still works. These are some of the newest ways of storing power, says Stanford University researcher Yi Cui, assisitant professor of material science and engineering. Stanford scientists [...]
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Assembly was adjourned without any business being transacted for the second day on Wednesday with Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) legislators demanding a resolution on a separate state of Telangana as their chief K Chandrasekhara Rao’s fast-unto-death entered the 11th day. Speaker Kiran Kumar Reddy adjourned the House thrice, the third time [...]
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh has been put on high alert as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President K Chandrashekhar Rao’s health continues to deteriorate. Rao’s deteriorating health and the agitation for a separate state of Telangana also echoed in Parliament on Wednesday as both the Houses debated the issue with MPs urging him to break his fast [...]
Mumbai: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today fell by nearly 117 points in early trade on fresh selling by retail investors and foreign funds triggered by weak global cues. The Sensex moved down by 116.86 points, or 0.68 per cent, to 17,110.82 points in early trade. The 30-share index had gained 244.54 points in [...]
TOKYO: Japan’s Suzuki Motor said on Wednesday it will sell a 19.9 percent stake to Volkswagen for $2.5 billion and use half the proceeds to buy shares in the German automaker, as the two firms form a formidable force in the auto industry. Shares in Suzuki bucked a sharp fall in other Japanese auto stocks [...]
The Badshah of Bollywood was at his wittiest when he shared his aspiration of becoming a porn star. The actor was here to launch management guru Arindam Chaudhuri’s new book ‘Discover the Diamond in You’ when he revealed his desire. “I always wanted to be porn star. I am going to work with all the [...]
New Delhi : As the Babri report raises a storm in Parliament for yet another day, now a searing attack from the BJP. The party has called the report a dud and entirely devoid of credibility. “It is a report which is devoid of any credibility, its futility media has referred to as the dud [...]
The study conducted using mouse model has shown that popular caffeinated “alcohol-energy” drinks don’t reverse the negative cognitive impact of alcohol. “The myth about coffee’s sobering powers is particularly important to debunk because the co-use of caffeine and alcohol could actually lead to poor decisions with disastrous outcomes,” said co-author Dr Thomas Gould, of Temple [...]
Tokyo: Japan’s government agreed on a $81 billion stimulus package on Tuesday, aimed at preventing the economy from tipping back into recession as deflation persists and a strong yen threatens exports. Economists said the 7.2 trillion yen plan, equal to about 1.5 per cent of gross domestic product, would not provide a significant lift to [...]
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