Facebook post of a person has greater recall value than his face!
byLondon: People’s memory for Facebook posts have greater recall value than human faces or sentences from books, says a new study. The findings shed light…
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Congress in Himachal suspends murder accused MLA Ram Kumar from party
byShimla: Taking a tough stance on criminalization of politics, the new state Congress working president Sukhvinder Singh Sukku, at the very outset suspended Ram…
Chautala, son convicted in graft case, in custody
byNew Delhi: Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay were taken into police custody Wednesday after a CBI court convicted them…
World Bank expects India to grow at 6.4 percent this year
byWashington: After a sharp slowdown pushing down its projected growth to 5.4 percent in the fiscal year ending March 2013, the World Bank expects India…
Women’s safety now Delhi Police’s top priority (One month after Dec 16 gang-rape)
byNew Delhi: Perhaps for the first time, countering crimes against women has become a top priority for Delhi Police – not particularly known for gender…
Tribal villagers sacrificed hundreds of animals in Odisha despite ban
byBhubaneswar: Tribal villagers sacrificed hundreds of animals, including roosters, goats, sheep and buffaloes, Tuesday in a village in Odisha as part of an annual religious…
Himachal green court: Pack Chocolates, Chips, Junk Food in biodegradable plastics
byShimla: Taking a tough stance for enforcing the states green laws, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed that from April 1, 2013, no…
India lodges ‘strong protest’ with Pakistan at flag meeting
byJammu: The Indian Army Monday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over breach of the ceasefire between the two countries and the killing of two…
Army chief talks tough, reserves ‘right to retaliate’
byNew Delhi: The killing of two Indian soldiers – one of whom was beheaded – by Pakistan troops was a “gruesome and an unpardonable act”,…
Naga sadhus lead Kumbh festivities, thousands take holy dip
byAllahabad (IANS) The world’s largest gathering of people, the 55-day Kumbh congregation, began in this north India town today with tens of thousands of devotees,…