2G Scam: New Spectrum auction to start Nov 4
New Delhi: The government Monday said it planned to start e-auction of 2G spectrum Nov 12 and laid out an information memorandum, detailing the rules…
IAC shouldn’t paint everyone with the same brush, says Kiran Bedi
New Delhi: Kiran Bedi, a key member of the disbanded Team Anna, Monday said she wished India Against Corruption (IAC) had remained “a national…
Coalgate: We never claimed zero loss, says FinMin
New Delhi: Three days after claiming that there was no question of gain or loss in coal block allocation as the coal has not…
Taliban strikes, kills 17 Afghan civilians at a late night party
Kabul: Seventeen civilians, including three women, who were at a party were killed by Taliban militants in Musa Qala district in Afghanistan’s southern province…
Wipro Technologies to expand its Kolkata Campus
Kolkata: Wipro Technologies will expand its campus in Kolkata; Chairman Azim Premji said Monday but refused to comment on the company’s proposed special economic…
Shimla view from IIAS on a Rainy Evening
Photo By: Kshitij Thakur
Veteran singer Tom Waits to lend his voice for ‘The Simpsons’
Los Angeles: Veteran singer Tom Waits will soon be seen in a cameo in popular animated series “The Simpsons”. The 62-year-old will lend voice…
Scientists find gene linked with Vitamin B-12 defieciency
Toronto: Vitamin B12 is vital for healthy functioning of our nervous system, but some people who suffer from its deficiency because of a rare…
Daily Wager Taking an Afternoon Nap Near Red Fort
Photo by: Yugdipinder Singh (Student at NIT Jalandhar) The photo won Bronze Award at Better Photography Magazine ’12 online competition”
New compound boosts efficacy of HIV, flu vaccine
London: Scientists have discovered a compound that boosts the effect of vaccines against the flu, HIV and herpes virus in mice. Research by an…