Hotel Taj ‘disappointed’ at 26/11 compensation case in Britain
Mumbai – The Indian Hotels Co. Ltd expressed “disappointment” over a London High Court ruling that a victim of the 26/11 terror attacks in Hotel Taj Mahal Palace could fight his compensation case ag! ainst the hotel in a British court. A 33-year-old B! ritish national William Pike... read more »
Tulisa Contostavlos denies drug supplying charges
London – Tulisa Contostavlos has denied the charge of supplying drugs, at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court. The 25-year-old singer was arrested after an undercover investigation by the Sun on Sunday, the BBC reported. The ‘N-Dubz’ band member is accused of being concerned with the... read more »
New gene study sheds light on origin of more than 300,000 flowering plants
Amborella (Amborella trichopoda) is unique as the sole survivor of an ancient evolutionary lineage that traces back to the last common ancestor of all flowering plants. The plant is a small understory tree found only on the main island of New Caledonia in the South Pacific. An effort to decipher... read more »
BJP grateful to Karunanidhi for support for Modi
New Delhi – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said it is grateful for the vote of confidence shown for its prime ministerial candidate Narandra Modi by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and former Tamil Nadu chief Minister M.Karunanidhi. Talking to ANI, BJP leader Balbir Punj... read more »
Lokpal Bill likely to be taken up Monday
New Delhi – The Lokpal Bill is likely to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha Monday, said Satyavrat Chaturvedi, who chaired the select committee that looked into the anti-corruption... read more »
‘Government exploring ways to restore HC ruling on homosexuality’
New Delhi – The government is considering all options before it in an attempt to restore the 2009 Delhi High Court verdict decriminalising homosexuality, union Law Minister Kapil... read more »
Music `does not` boost intelligence
Washington – A pair of studies has claimed that studying music has no effect on improving cognitive abilities. The studies conducted by Samuel Mehr, a Harvard Graduate School of... read more »
Wolfberries help protect against flu virus
Washington – A new study of older mice has found that Wolfberries show reduced risk for flu virus when combined with influenza vaccine. The research, led by scientists at the Jean... read more »
New drug target brings malaria cure closer to reality
Washington – Researchers, who are trying to understand the biology of the malaria parasite, have discovered a potential weakness- low levels of DNA methylation in Plasmodium’s genome “that... read more »
