Chhattisgarh heading for close finish
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – Chhattisgarh was heading for a close finish Sunday with the opposition Congress giving a tough fight to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state. At 11 a.m. (as per official statistics), the BJP was ahead in 38 constituencies against the Congress’... read more »
AAP’s performance surprising, says BJP
New Delhi – The BJP admitted Sunday that the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) stunning performance in Delhi elections was “surprising” but maintained that it would form a government. “We always thought of AAP as competition and we were expecting it to get double digit seats but... read more »
China rejects Japanese resolution on air defence zone
Beijing – The foreign affairs committee of the National People’s Congress said China’s top legislature firmly oppose a Japanese resolution on the country’s East China Sea Air Defence Identification Zone. The lower house of the Japanese Diet Friday adopted a resolution urging... read more »
Sheila Dikshit trails to Kejriwal
New Delhi – In Delhi’s most keenly watched contest, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) founder Arvind Kejriwal Sunday edged past Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in New Delhi assembly constituency, officials said. Kejriwal was ahead of his two main rivals with 2,556 votes to his credit against 1,090 of... read more »
Facebook testing `save for later ` reading feature
Washington – Facebook is reportedly testing a feature to let users save shared links on the site for later reading, similar to apps like Instapaper and Pocket. The feature comes in... read more »
Modi takes on Gehlot, says Rajasthan Govt. missing in action
Sikar (Rajasthan) – Lashing out at the Ashok Gehlot-led Government for failing to do or achieve anything in Rajasthan, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate... read more »
Money does buy happiness but only up to $36K
Washington – While it is widely believed that money can not buy love, a new study has suggested that it can buy you happiness but only up to a ‘sweet spot’ of 36,000 dollars GDP... read more »
Fruit flies may harbour dementia cure
Washington – Researchers have taken a significant step forward in unraveling the mechanisms of Pavlovian conditioning and understanding this will help understand how memories form... read more »
Oz sticks to stand on China’s disputed air defence zone despite B...
Sydney – Australia has stood by its criticism of China’s decision to impose an air-defence zone in the East China Sea without consultation, despite Beijing’s rebuke. Foreign Minister... read more »
