Rajya Sabha passes Lokpal bill
New Delhi – The Rajya Sabha Tuesday passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, which provides for creation of an anti-corruption ombudsman. The most prominent of the group of anti-graft bills on the anvil, the Lokpal bill establishes a Lokpal at the central level and asks states to establish... read more »
AAP to decide government formation Dec 23
New Delhi – The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Tuesday said it will take a final decision on government formation Dec 23, after seeking public opinion in the capital until the weekend. AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said it would seek a “yes” or “no” from the people following a... read more »
Andhra assembly to debate Telangana bill from Wednesday
Hyderabad – The debate on the bill for formation of separate Telangana state will begin in Andhra Pradesh assembly Wednesday and continue till Friday. The decision was taken at the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting chaired by Speaker Nadendla Manohar Tuesday. Leaders of various... read more »
Infosys to develop software for chinese firm
Bangalore – Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd. won a deal from Foreign Enterprise Service Corporation (Fesco) to develop an innovative human resources services platform solution, the company said Tuesday. “As enterprises in China accelerate their transformation and growth, they are... read more »
New drug shows promise for `triple-negative` breast cancer patients
Washington – Researchers have found that adding the chemotherapy drug carboplatin or the angiogenesis inhibitor Avastin to standard chemotherapy drugs resulted in a sharp decline in... read more »
Zebrafish key to understanding link between calcium deficiency and colon cancer
Washington – Researchers studying zebrafish embryo skin have decoded cell messages underlying abnormal colonic cell growth of the kind that could lead to tumors and colon cancer in... read more »
Retired` Gaggioli reveals Armstrong bribed his team with 100k dollars to throw race
Johannesburg – Retired Italian rider Roberto Gaggioli has revealed that Lance Armstrong paid him 100,000 dollars in 1993 in order to win the Million Dollar Race in the United States,... read more »
China set to land robot rover on moon
Washington – China is ready to land a robotic rover on moon’s surface on Saturday, a major step in the country’s ambitious space exploration programme. On Saturday afternoon... read more »
Ashwin says `players to blame` for India’s ODI series loss ...
Johannesburg – The Indian team’s poor record away from home in Test cricket is the fault of the players and not the coach, spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin said recently. According to... read more »
