US launches initiative to explore human brain
Washington, April 3 (IANS/EFE) US President Barack Obama has announced an ambitious multidisciplinary program to create a map of the human brain that could…
Nelson Mandela hailed as `King of Human Equality’
Mexico City, April 3 (IANS/EFE) The World Boxing Council proclaimed South Africa’s Nelson Mandela as “King of Human Equality” in recognition of his decades-long…
Pleasant morning in Delhi, rain likely
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) It was a cloudy, pleasant Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 18.3 degrees…
Attn. Minu: Strenghtening the IT Act (To go with: ‘IT Act ineffective, toothless’)
* The IT (Amendment) Act, 2008, reduced the quantum of punishment for a majority of cyber crimes. This needs to be rectified. * The…
‘IT Act ineffective, toothless’ (Second of a two-part series)
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) India has of late witnessed a rise in cyber crime and experts attribute this to a “toothless” Information Technology…
Number of unemployed falls in Spain
Madrid, April 3 (IANS/EFE) The number of people registered as unemployed fell by 4,979 in March, compared to the prior month, to 5.03 million,…
‘West preparing modified Libyan scenario for Syria’
Moscow: The West might try implementing a modified “Libyan scenario” in Syria by supplying weapons to the Syrian opposition to oust President Bashar al-Assad,…
CBI seeks transfer of senior cops posted at Kunda
Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) In a twist to the ongoing probe in the triple murder at a Kunda village in which a senior cop…
Three Indians get US award for combating violence against women
Washington: Three brothers from India have received the prestigious Vital Voices Global Leadership Award from Vice President Joe Biden for their humanitarian working to…
Bar criminals from contesting polls: Former CEC Quarishi (Interview)
New Delhi: People accused of rape, murder, kidnapping, dacoity and moral turpitude should be barred from contesting polls, former chief election commissioner S.Y. Quraishi…