Yearly Archives: 2015
BJP, Congress in race to ‘own’ Dalit icon
April 9, 2015
After Vallabhbhai Patel, B.R. Ambedkar is the next national icon over whose legacy the Congress and the BJP are set for a tug of war. With Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary year beginning on April 14, the two parties are drawing up plans to hold year-long celebrations.
Mobile calls to be cheaper by up to 23%; SMS to cost 40% less
April 9, 2015
However, subscribers won't be able to avail of roaming schemes at home circle rates.
TRAI on Thursday slashed tariffs for mobile calls and SMSes under a special roaming tariff plan.
IPL 8: Chennai Super Kings wins thriller against Delhi Daredevils at Chepauk
April 9, 2015
Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 150 for 7 (Smith 34, Coulter-Nile 3-30) beat Delhi Daredevils 149 for 9 (Morkel 73*, Nehra 3-25) by 1 run
Ashish Nehra was named the man-of-the-match for his three wickets during the IPL match against Delhi Daredevils in Chennai on Thursday.
Satyam Computers Raju brothers sentenced to 7 years in jail, fined Rs. 5.5 crore
April 9, 2015
Former chairman of Satyam Computers B. Ramalinga Raju and nine other accused in the Satyam Computers scandal have been awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment and imposed varying amounts of fine by a Special Court in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Saudi keen to participate in Make in India, says envoy
April 9, 2015
New Delhi: Saudi Arabia, the largest supplier of crude oil to India, is keen to participate in the Make in India initiative of the Narendra Modi government and has asked its business people to explore the opportunities in India under the scheme, the kingdom's envoy has said.
Love in Yemen: Unprecedented joint evacuation efforts may set India, Pakistan on new path...
April 9, 2015
Something seems to be cooking between India and Pakistan. The familiar adversaries hitherto known for exchanging vitriolic comments and nasty gestures (apart from routine bloody, senseless battles on the borders during peace time) are now vying with each other in performing some feel-good gestures.
Let’s Give the World Clean Energy by Hacking Cows
April 8, 2015
In some strange future, recharging your phone might not mean reaching for an outlet, but for a cow. That's if the "Cowolt" ever takes off: a conceptual vest for ruminants that transforms body heat into a battery charge.
NASA scientists say we’ll find alien life in space in the next 20 years
April 8, 2015
Some of NASA’s top minds believe we’re not alone in the universe. And they think we’ll find out for sure soon.
“I believe we are going to have strong indications of life beyond Earth in the next decade, and definitive evidence in the next 10 to 20 years,” NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan said at a panel April 7 in Washington.
VHP calls for ban on Kamal Haasan’s ‘Uttama Villain’
April 7, 2015
Members of Hindu Vishwa Parishad (VHP) have called for a ban on actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan-starrer Tamil drama 'Uttama Villain', claiming it will affect the religious sentiments of Hindu people.
‘Racism’ put US man on death row
April 7, 2015
Birmingham, ALABAMA – A man released from prison after nearly 30 years on death row in Alabama has blamed his conviction on being black and poor.
Prosecutors dropped the case against Anthony Ray Hinton, 58, when new ballistics tests contradicted the only evidence that linked him to the murders of two restaurant managers in 1985.
