Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) OP Rawat on Saturday assured that the identity of those exposing electoral malpractices through the commission's mobile app will be protected.
June 2, 2018In a major scientific breakthrough, Chinese scientists have in January cloned two female macaques, name Zhong Zhong, and Hua Hua, the genetically identical twin monkeys. The scientists used the same technique that had once created the famous Dolly sheep. The watershed achievement was accomplished by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and published in the reputed …
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February 3, 2018The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a Constitution Bench the question whether a woman loses her original religion and embraces her husband’s religion after marrying under the Special Marriage Act. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud referred the matter to the Constitution Bench as senior counsel …
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October 9, 2017It was interesting to see a jampacked hall at the Sovabazar natmandir actively participating in a debate on whether Bengali identity was on the decline. There were some who looked for that identity in food and sartorial habits, the tendency to keep arguing over minor issues, the random use of English words in daily conversation …
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September 11, 2016Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco on Wednesday announced the second flash sale of its Super TVs on September 6. The registration for the second flash sale which started on August 27 will end on September 6 at 11 a.m., the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The LeEco Super TVs are available at …
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August 31, 2016The Russian Emergencies Ministry has delivered over 90,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid to 18 countries since 2015, the ministry said. "Since the start of 2015, the Russian Emergencies Ministry has carried out 81 humanitarian operations, delivering over 90,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid cargo for civilians in need in 18 foreign nations," Sputnik news agency quoted …
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August 19, 2016