Pakistani police arrest 4 more suspects in connection with woman who was st...
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani police say they have arrested four more people in connection with the killing of a woman who was beaten and stoned to death by her family for marrying without their permission. The police spokesman in Lahore, Nayab Haider Rizvi, said police arrested the four men late... read more »
43 injured in China quake
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted a county in China’s Yunnan province Friday, injuring 43 people and forcing the evacuation of 35,000 people. The quake hit Yingjiang county under Dai-Jingpo autonomous prefecture of Dehong at 9:20 a.m., Xinhua quoted the China Earthquake Networks Centre as... read more »
Chidambaram expresses disappointment over sub-5 per cent growth
NEW DELHI: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today expressed disappointment over sub-five per cent growth recorded in 2013-14, but hoped that the figures would be revised upwards. The country’s economic growth remained subdued at 4.7 per cent in 2013-14 and at 4.6 per cent in the fourth... read more »
Badaun Gang-Rape: Fifth Accused Arrested; Two Cops Booked for Ignoring Fami...
Badaun / Uttar Pradesh – Police on Saturday arrested the fifth accused in the gang-rape and murder of two teen sisters in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun district. Two policemen have also been arrested for allegedly not acting soon enough on the complaint of the girls’ family. They were... read more »
Larsen & Toubro net profit rises 52.33% in the March 2014 quarter
Sales rise 11.08% to Rs 20079.10 crore Net profit of Larsen & Toubro rose 52.33% to Rs 2723.48 crore in the quarter ended March 2014 as against Rs 1787.94 crore during the previous... read more »
Five rules of eating sushi
Here are the rules you should go by – Firstly, you do not use the chopsticks to pass food to another. That is actually said to be like giving the bones of a deceased person at a... read more »
Gold Prices Drop to 16-Week Low
Gold prices sank to their lowest level in 16 weeks as worries about political friction in Eastern Europe subsided and amid signs that the U.S. economy continues to recover from a winter... read more »
Students find 7,000-year-old mummy
ARICA, CHILE (ARICA TV/CNN) – A group of students in Chile made an incredible discovery while out on an archaeological dig, a 7,000-year-old mummy. The find comes from the ancient... read more »
6 experiences which are unique to Ooty
As the summer retreat for generations of British officials, and later, scores of city-dwellers, Ooty has developed plenty of activities to entertain all age groups and interests. From the thrill of... read more »
