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  • violent video games make teens aggressive

    Violent video games 'make teens aggressive'

    October 09, 2012 10:32 IST

    London, Oct 9: Teenagers who play violent video games become more aggressive towards other people over a period of time, according to a study.Researchers said the study was the first to show a clear link

  • rahul gandhi to meet party leaders students in punjab

    Rahul Gandhi to meet party leaders, students in Punjab

    October 09, 2012 9:44 IST

    Chandigarh, Oct 9 :Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Amritsar Wednesday as part of his two-day trip to Punjab, a senior Congress leader said here Tuesday.Rahul will be addressing a rally of youth

  • petrol price cut by 0.56 paise

    Petrol price cut by 0.56 paise

    October 09, 2012 7:52 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 9 : State-run oil marketing companies Monday cut petrol prices by Rs.0.56 a litre (excluding state levies in Delhi) effective midnight Monday. In the national capital, petrol will now cost around Rs.67.90

  • centre asks delhi up haryana to check dengue

    Centre asks Delhi, UP, Haryana to check dengue

    October 08, 2012 22:22 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 8 : The Health Ministry today asked three northern states, including Delhi, to step up awareness campaign and fogging to check the spread of dengue, besides increasing testing facilities.Health Minister Ghulam Nabi

  • minority group condemns facebook post against sikh community

    Minority group condemns Facebook post against Sikh community

    October 08, 2012 22:35 IST

    Batala (Punjab), Oct 8 : A minority group here has taken strong exception of a recent Facebook content allegedly showing Sikh Gurus under bad light, and said the post, “submitted” through a “fake” account, tried

  • vadra shuts facebook account after row over mango men in

    Vadra shuts Facebook account after row over 'mango men in banana republic' post

    October 08, 2012 22:02 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 8 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law businessman Robert Vadra today shut down his account on community networking site Facebook days after acontroversy broke out over his business deals with realty major

  • supreme court seeks details of all clinical trials in

    Supreme Court seeks details of all clinical trials in country

    October 08, 2012 19:13 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 8: The Supreme Court Monday asked the central government to provide details of clinical trials being conducted throughout the country, their side effects and deaths, if any.A bench of Justice R.M. Lodha

  • bihar policemen to go on mass leave from wednesday

    Bihar policemen to go on mass leave from Wednesday

    October 08, 2012 17:34 IST

    Patna, Oct 8: Over 70,000 policemen in Bihar have decided to go on a mass leave for five days from October 10 to press for hike in salaries and perks among other demands, a Bihar

  • pranks on facebook take over traditional jokes survey

    Pranks on Facebook take over traditional jokes: survey

    October 08, 2012 16:17 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 8: Changing someone's status on Facebook and sending a fake text from a friend's mobile are favourite practical jokes for most people, a UK-based survey has found.Half of the jokes carried out

  • indian air force celebrates 80th anniversary vintage tiger

    Indian Air Force celebrates 80th anniversary, vintage Tiger Moth steals the show

    October 08, 2012 19:48 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 8: The Indian Air Force on Monday celebrated its 80th anniversary, putting up a spectacular show with scores of aircraft streaking across the Hindon air base's sky in Delhi's neighbourhood. However, it

  • sc refuses to restrain centre from training lankan forces

    SC refuses to restrain Centre from training Lankan forces

    October 08, 2012 17:05 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 8: The Supreme Court today refused to restrain the Centre from training Sri Lankan armed forces saying it is a policy matter of the government and it cannot interfere with it.A bench

  • absence of reforms will slow growth chidambaram

    Absence of reforms will slow growth Chidambaram

    October 08, 2012 15:27 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 8: Cautioning that absence of economic reforms will slow down growth, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said political parties may oppose but should not obstruct decision making.“Every government is entitled to lay

  • cauvery row may be back in pm s court

    Cauvery row may be back in PM's court

    October 09, 2012 14:32 IST

    New Delhi/Bangalore, Oct 8:  The Cauvery water row returned to the prime minister's court Monday with the Supreme Court saying that he can decide on Karnataka's plea to allow it to stop water release to

  • ai flight cancelled after being hit by vehicle

    AI flight cancelled after being hit by vehicle

    October 08, 2012 11:19 IST

    Chennai, Oct 8: A Jeddah-bound Air India flight carrying over 400 passengers was cancelled after it suffered damage when a vehicle hit it.The incident occurred this morning when a tractor carrying passengers' luggage hit the

  • scientists hope to develop cream to treat skin cancer

    Scientists hope to develop cream to treat skin cancer

    October 08, 2012 11:17 IST

    Melbourne, Oct 8: Australian researchers have created a new chemical that imitates a melanoma-killing virus, a biomedical engineering advance that could lead to developing a cream to treat skin cancer in future.Researchers at Melbourne based

  • live webcast from mumbai s mahalakshmi temple during

    Live webcast from Mumbai's Mahalakshmi temple during Navratri

    October 08, 2012 8:53 IST

    Mumbai, Oct 8 : Millions of devotees in India and abroad may be able to offer prayers to Goddess Lakshmi online during Navaratri this year if the famed Mahalakshmi temple's authorities here approve a proposal

  • manmohan singh s village in pakistan gets electricity

    Manmohan Singh's village in Pakistan gets electricity, courtesy India

    October 08, 2012 8:46 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 8: An Indian initiative is lighting up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's birthplace in Pakistan as part of a little publicised project aimed at energy cooperation, including tapping alterative sources of energy, in

  • rape cases khaps says marry them young cong sees conspiracy

    Rape cases: Khaps says marry them young, Cong sees conspiracy

    October 07, 2012 22:39 IST

    Chandigarh, Oct 7: Amid outrage over a string of rape cases in Haryana, Khap panchyats in the state have come out with a bizarre suggestion that the marriageable age limit should be done away with

  • royal rajasthan on wheels indian railways launches new

    Royal Rajasthan on Wheels: Indian Railways launches new luxury train

    October 07, 2012 22:15 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 07,2012: A new luxury train, which will cover tourist destinations in three states, started its maiden journey from Safdarjung railway station in the capital on Sunday. 'Royal Rajasthan on Wheels' — touted

  • massive fundraising campaign in west by sikh separatists to

    Massive fundraising campaign in west by Sikh separatists to revive terrorism in Punjab

    October 07, 2012 21:51 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 07, 2012: An extensive fundraising campaign is being undertaken by secessionist Sikh groups in Europe and North America at the instance of Pakistan's ISI to revive terrorism in Punjab.Sources in security agencies

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