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Monthly News January 2014

Made-in-India cars crash tested for the ...

Made-in-India cars crash tested for the first time

Nearly 140,000 people die on Indian roads every year, in nearly five lakh accidents. That’s the worst road safety record in the world. And these are just the official figures, with some estimates claiming the real numbers to be twice as high. India is currently the world’s 6th largest... read more »

Telangana bill should go into dustbin: A...

Telangana bill should go into dustbin: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran ...

Hyderabad –   Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has said the AP Reorganisation Bill sent to the state assembly “should go into the dustbin in this form” and has warned that splitting the state for electoral gains will have “dangerous consequences.” Mr... read more »

As China’s economy slows, the pain...

As China’s economy slows, the pain hits home

Hong Kong –  Piles of unsold coal line rural roads in north-central China. Some iron ore mines near Beijing are operating at a fraction of capacity. Chinese farm products are even increasingly scorned by the Chinese consumer. While China remains nearly self-sufficient in all these... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal in hospital, police file case against his sit-in
Arvind Kejriwal’s cabinet to discu...

Arvind Kejriwal’s cabinet to discuss Jan Lokpal Bill that seeks life ...

New Delhi –  Arvind Kejriwal’s cabinet will today discuss a proposed anti-graft law that seeks to punish corruption with a maximum sentence of life in jail. The Jan Lokpal Bill, born out of the anti-corruption movement that was the inception point of Mr Kejriwal’s one-year-old... read more »

Ray of hope for HIV patients

Ray of hope for HIV patients

New York – In a significant discovery, researchers have identified a new protein that holds promise for the next-generation of anti-HIV drugs. The team at University of California,... read more »

Gold prices rise by Rs 240 to Rs 30,600 per ten gram on global cues

Snapping two days losses, gold prices rose by Rs 240 to Rs 30,600 per ten gram in the national capital Thursday on emergence of buying at existing lower levels amid a firm global... read more »

Hero MotoCorp Q3 net rises 7.53 per cent to Rs 525 crore

The country’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp today reported a 7.53 per cent increase in profit after tax to Rs 524.66 crore for the third quarter ended December 31 on robust... read more »

I have no interest in being a mother : Kareena Kapoor

When pictures of Kareena Kapoor at a recent event appeared on the internet, they sparked pregnancy rumours. The actress was glowing in a cream and golden sari that partially covered her... read more »

People happy with AAP’s one month in office: Delhi Chief Minister...

As his government completed one month in power, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said controversies surrounding the AAP dispensation never affected its functioning and asserted that... read more »