Yearly Archives: 2015
Salman Khan got bail beacuse he is a Muslim: Sadhvi Prachi
May 9, 2015
MUMBAI: BJP MP and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Sadhvi Prachi courted controversy once again by alleging that Salman Khan got bail in the infamous 2002 hit-and-run-case because he is a Muslim.
Saraswati river sprouts to life after 4,000 years in Haryana
May 9, 2015
Haryana government's efforts to trace the origin of the mythical Saraswati river bore fruit on Tuesday when water started gushing out from a pit, which was being dug under the lost river revival plan.
British PM David Cameron confounds polls to win second term
May 8, 2015
LONDON: British prime minister David Cameron has confounded pollsters and pundits by winning a sensational second five-years term in office for his Conservative party.
New Spider Silk Net Could Catch Falling Plane
May 8, 2015
Orb-weaver spider silk - which is one of the toughest materials found in nature - could be made up to 3.5 times stronger using a new technique.
A research team from the University of Trento in Italy sprayed 15 of the spiders with carbon nanotube and graphene solutions.
It caused some of the spiders to spin silk up to 3.5 times stronger than the web typically spun by the species.
Bombay HC to hear Salman Khan’s plea for bail on Friday, actor unlikely to...
May 8, 2015
Mumbai: All eyes are on the Bombay High Court which will hear Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's appeal against his conviction in the 2002 hit-and-run case and his plea for bail on Friday.
IPL 8: Sunrisers Hydrebad pip Rajasthan Royals in last over finish
May 7, 2015
Brief Scorecard: Sunrisers Hyderabad 201 for 4 (Morgan 63, Dhawan 54) beat Rajasthan Royals 194 for 7 (Smith 68, Morris 34*) by seven runs
Eoin Morgan and Shikar Dhawan scored rapidfire fifties, Rajasthan Royals v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2015, Mumbai, May 7, 2015
Why Salman Khan will never be guilty in the eyes of his biggest fans
May 7, 2015
MUMBAI – Salman Khan has today become the second leading Bollywood star in two years to be sentenced to a sizeable prison term, following his conviction for culpable homicide after a hit-and-run accident; this follows Sanjay Dutt’s imprisonment in 2013, also for five years, for illegal possession of weapons.
Oregon’s Mysterious ‘Disappearing Lake’ Explained
May 7, 2015
OREGON – During the rainy fall and winter, most Oregonians probably don't give much thought to Lost Lake, a shallow lake surrounded by pine trees that sits near a highway.
In Lok Sabha, Sonia Gandhi tears into Modi govt, charging ‘blatant U-turns’ and delays
May 6, 2015
NEW DELHI – Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bad mouthing previous governments during his visit to Canada in April.
Salman Khan convicted of culpable homicide in 2002 hit and run case
May 6, 2015
Mumbai: The Mumbai sessions court on Wednesday convicted Salman Khan of culpable homicide in a 2002 hit-and-run case.
The court said all charges against the actor have been proven.
Khan was accused of driving his Toyota Land Cruiser into a group of homeless men sleeping rough in suburban Mumbai after spending the evening in an upmarket bar.
