Chinese SC bans police from torturing suspects to extract confessions
London – Chinese Supreme Court has ruled officials in the country to stop torturing suspects for them to make confessions. On its official microblog, the court said that using ‘freezing, starving, extreme heat, fire branding or extreme exhaustion’ to extract confessions was illegal. It is... read more »
Mangalyaan sends first pictures of earth
Chennai – The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said that Mars Orbiter “Mangalyaan” has beamed back its first pictures of Earth, capturing the Indian subcontinent and parts of Africa. It has sent back an image of the severe cyclonic storm ‘Helen’ hurtling... read more »
Casual sex may be double edged sword for health
Washington – A new study has suggested that poor mental health and casual sex feed off each other among teens and young adults, with each one contributing to the other over time. Researchers found that teens, who showed depressive symptoms were likelier than others to engage in casual sex as... read more »
Painful` pinpricks may soon be history for diabetics
Washington – A new nanotechnology-based technique for regulating blood sugar in diabetics may give patients the ability to release insulin painlessly using a small ultrasound device, allowing them to go days between injections – rather than using needles to give themselves multiple insulin... read more »
Delhi court denies bail to BSP leader Dhananjay
New Delhi – A Delhi court Wednesday rejected the bail plea of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh, accused of destroying evidence to shield his wife, arrested... read more »
All-party meet to discuss Kasturirangan report: Chandy
Thiruvananthapuram – A report reflecting the concerns of people about the fallout of the implementation of recommendations of the Kasturirgangan committee on the ecology of the... read more »
‘Pizza 2: Villa’ slow and steady at the box office
Chennai – Tamil horror-thriller “Pizza 2: Villa”, which released Nov 14, may not have had a grand opening ala its predecessor “Pizza”, but it has managed to... read more »
10th round of oil and gas block auction in January: Moily
After more than a two-year hiatus, India will launch auction of oil and gas blocks in January as it looks to attract foreign investors to boost domestic production. “In order to... read more »
Jet sells 24 per cent equity to Etihad
Jet Airways and Etihad on Wednesday announced closure of a Rs. 2,069 crore deal for the Abu Dhabi-based carrier to pick up 24 per cent equity in the Indian airline, marking the first FDI infusion by... read more »
