US House approves lawsuit against Obama
The U.S. House on Wednesday approved a lawsuit against President Barack Obama over alleged abuse of executive power. The 225-201 vote fell along party lines, with five Republicans voting against the measure while no Democrats supported it, Xinhua reported. Last Thursday, the House Rules Committee... read more »
Tapas case: HC begins hearing State appeal
The division bench of Calcutta High Court will hear the appeal of the State challenging the order of a single bench directing the State government to start criminal proceedings against actor-MP Tapas Paul for his “rape and shoot” comment. Justice Girish Gupta and Topobrata Chakravarty’s Bench... read more »
Saharanpur clashes: Main accused arrested
The main accused for instigating clashes in Saharanpur which left three people dead and dozens injured has been arrested along with six of his accomplices, police said on Thursday. Moharram Ali allegedly incited a mob to pelt stones and fire at the Sikhs and had opened fire at Sahastra Pal, a... read more »
IPV offers better protection from polio virus
Within days of the government announcing inclusion of injectable inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) in the immunisation programme, a study done in India has shown that a dose of injectable inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) given to children aged between 1-4 years who had been vaccinated with... read more »
one-sided move by government not proper in Gopal Subramanium case: CJI RM Lodha
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India RM Lodha has chided the government for scuttling the candidature of former solicitor-general Gopal Subramanium to the Supreme Court, his very public rebuke... read more »
Preity Zinta set to make a comeback with ‘Bhaiyyaji’
Preity’s transformation into a foul-mouthed rustic bandit was so convincing that Sunny wants to cast her as Sohni’s Punjabi mother in a remake of ‘Sohni... read more »
How IBM’s Watson Will Make Your Meals Tastier
Coleslaw is a fairly straightforward dish to make. And yet, Dawn Perry, Bon Appetit’s senior food editor, recently found herself staring at list of ingredients for a Fourth of July slaw... read more »
Everything You Need to Know About Facebook’s Controversial Emotion Experiment
The closest any of us who might have participated in Facebook’s huge social engineering study came to actually consenting to participate was signing up for the service. Facebook’s Data... read more »
Gear up for monsoon travel
Travelling during the rainy season, right off the bat, sounds like something to be avoided like the plague. But imagine early morning fogs carpeting the Western Ghats, the smell of wet leaves wafting... read more »
