In yet another incident that questions the safety of senior citizens in the national capital, an 81-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her domestic help in the posh Greater Kailash-II locality, as per reports on Wednesday.
The victim, Rekha Duggal, was reportedly strangled by her 21-year-old domestic help Neeraj Saki who then tried to burn the body on Monday evening.
TV channels in Kerala Tuesday went berserk, saying injured Brazilian footballer Neymar was likely to come to the state to undergo ayurveda treatment for his injured back.
The TV channels said the Brazilian Football Federation has got in touch with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.
However, Chandy told IANS nothing of that sort has happened.
He said there was a request from football fans in Kerala, asking the government to put up a proposal for treating Neymar using ayurveda.
Miroslav Klose netted his 16th FIFA World Cup goal to break Brazilian Ronaldo’s tournament scoring record Tuesday.
The 36-year-old knocked in Germany’s second goal in their semifinal against Brazil after Julio Cesar blocked his first attempt at the Mineirao stadium, reports Xinhua.
It was Klose’s second goal of the tournament after he was also on target in Germany’s 2-2 draw against Ghana in the group stage.
The Lazio striker is one of only three players to score at four World Cup finals — along with Brazil legend Pele and Germany’s Uwe Seeler.
A rampaging Germany destroyed five-time champion Brazil’s reputation as a football powerhouse with a 7-1 humiliation to enter the World Cup final for record eighth time and send the football crazy host country into stunned silence and national mourning here today.
It was a devastating day for Brazil who were playing a highly emotional semifinal without injured superstar striker Neymar as they were steamrolled into submission by the Germans who took revenge of their 0-2 defeat in 2002 summit clash in Japan in the only other World Cup clash between the two sides.
In advance of the bilateral strategic dialogue, a top US diplomat will be visiting India this week as a part of preparation for the highest level talks between the two countries.
According to the State Department, Deputy Secretary of State William J Burns will be in India on a two-day visit starting July 10 in advance of the US-India Strategic Dialogue.
“He will discuss the full range of bilateral issues including economic, energy, and security cooperation with senior Indian officials,” the State Department said in a statement.
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that he is ready to bat at number six and thus dropped big hints that his side will look to go into the first Test against England with five bowling options here on Wednesday.
“I have to be ready at number six because that`s a crucial phase of the game where you can turn the matches,” Dhoni said on the eve of the opening game of the five-match series.”
India’s overall forest cover has increased by 5,871 sq km since 2011 and the maximum rise has been witnessed in West Bengal (3,810 sq km) followed by Odisha (1,444 sq km) and Kerala (622 sq km), a report released Tuesday said.
According to the biennial report “India State of Forest Report 2013” – the 13th in the series – the total forest and tree cover of the country is 78.92 million hectare which is 24.01 percent of its geographical area.
A new research has discovered an inner-ear formation in the 100,000-year-old early human skull, found 35 years ago in Northern China, which is similar to structure found in Neandertals.
Erik Trinkaus, PhD said that the discovery places into question a whole suite of scenarios of later Pleistocene human population dispersals and interconnections based on tracing isolated anatomical or genetic features in fragmentary fossils.
A new study has revealed that investors should try to be fearful when others are greedy and be greedy only when others are fearful and this will make them great.
Researchers at Caltech and Virginia Tech that looked at the brain activity and behavior of people trading in experimental markets where price bubbles formed. In such markets, where price far outpaces actual value, it appears that wise traders receive an early warning signal from their brains-a warning that makes them feel uncomfortable and urges them to sell, sell, sell.
Watching paint dry has been considered as the world’s most boring job possible by some people, it has been revealed.
But Dr Thomas Curwen gets paid to do it all day and he has watched paint dry in his job for Dulux for the last four years, the Daily Star reported.
The 34-year-old from Twyford, Berkshire, has spend hours in the name of science and research watching the changing colour of paint as it dries, both on walls and up close through a microscope.
A recent study has revealed that teen dating is taking a violent turn as 1 in every 6 youngsters reports act of physical violence.
A survey carried out by University of Michigan Medical School of more than 4,000 adolescent patients ageing 14 to 20 seeking emergency care, indicated that dating violence was common and affected both genders.
The study Found out that those with depression, or a history of using drugs or alcohol, had a higher likelihood to act as the aggressor or victim.
Victoria Beckham has revealed that she isn’t afraid to try something different when it comes to her style choices.
Speaking about her latest Vogue fashion shoot, the former Spice Girl said that she always enjoyed dressing up as a child and was never afraid to try something different, the Daily Express reported.
She added that the Vogue shoot, in which she is seen standing in a garden wearing a long grey skirt and a checked blanket draped over her shoulders, was very exciting and everything about the team working on it was “the best”.
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says New Zealand is greatly concerned at the recent escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel, and in particular the deaths of civilians. “New Zealand urges both sides to show restraint and to prevent any further civilian casualties,” Mr McCully says.
Intelligence Bureau (IB) Chief Asif Ibrahim and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval played a key role in the evacuation of 46 nurses as well as thousands Indian stuck up in crisis-hit Iraq.
According to a report in The Hindu, the NSA and the IB chief had flown to Baghdad and Riyadh respectively last month and their visits were kept secret at that time.
The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was, in the meantime, in constant touch with her counterparts in the region.
An emergency meeting of INSAAF organization of Greater Hyderabad under the Chairmanship of Mr. Syed Aziz Pasha, President of All India INSAAF Organization and former CPI Member of Rajya Sabha. Anxiety was expressed over the rising prices of essential commodities and the current political situation of the country. A serious note was also taken of the atrocities meted out to Minorities in various parts of the country. It was decided to oppose the anti-people decision of the Govt.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday met President Pranab Mukherjee and raised the issue of the Leader of Opposition.
Gandhi has reportedly strongly contended that the Leader of Opposition post should be given to the Congress party.
On Monday, Sonia Gandhi had said that ‘Congress should get the post of Leader of Opposition’.
Later, Congress leader Anand Sharma said that the party and its allies will be writing to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan asking for a quick decision in the issue of the Leader of Opposition.
U.K. Chancellor of Exchequer George Osborne and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley met for the Seventh Round of The UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue and discussed ways to strengthen mutual cooperation and further boost trade and investment between the two countries.
In the joint statement issued here, both leaders said they were encouraged by signs of recovery in the global economy in recent months.
India and United Kingdom on Tuesday acknowledged the importance of investment and vowed to strengthen the global recovery and lift economic growth
In the joint statement issued after the Seventh round of the UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD), Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and U.K. Chancellor of Exchequer George Osborne emphasised the importance of investment, including in infrastructure and small and medium enterprises, to strengthen the global recovery and lift economic growth .
Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday termed it ‘ unfortunate ‘ over the alleged misbehaviour by BJP MPs against TMC MPs in Lok Sabha.
“I have received some information when I was in the meeting. I have got some SMS. Kalyan Banerjee talked to me over the phone and briefed me about the situation. I am collecting information from other sources. Whatever has happened is an unfortunate incident and a matter of shock when the new government has started their work,” West Bengal chief minister said.
Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday said that the operational portion would remain with the ministry only after doubts were raised on how he would attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the state-owned network.
In his maiden rail budget, Gowda said his ministry would seek cabinet approval for allowing FDI in railways, but passenger services would be excluded. However, he did not give details on how he will attract investors.
Addressing a press conference, Gowda said investment will be attracted in other services only.
The A*STAR India Youth Scholarship is tenable for 4 years leading to the award of the Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education ‘Advanced’ (GCE ‘A’) Level (or equivalent) certificate.
The Scholarship is for studies in selected Singapore schools from Secondary Three to Pre-University Two and is renewed annually, subject to the satisfactory performance of the scholar.
Eligibility
Interested candidates who meet the following criteria are invited to apply for the scholarship:
Nationals of India
Born between 1998 and 2000
Completed Standard 8 in the Year 2014
A new study has revealed that sedentary behaviors may lower cardiorespiratory fitness levels.
According to the study by cardiologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center, two hours of sedentary behavior can be just as harmful as 20 minutes of exercise is beneficial.
The researchers said that sedentary behavior may be an important determinant of cardiorespiratory fitness, independent of exercise and the negative effect of six hours of sedentary time on fitness levels was similar in magnitude to the benefit of one hour of exercise.
We may feel a drop in the number of ‘red-heads’ around us, as a new study claims that they may very soon be on the verge of extinction.
The gene in people with red hair and pale skin is believed to be a result of the cloudy climate in Scotland, where the sunny weather is slowly taking over, the Independent reported.
It is more sensitive to light, which leaves DNA in skill cells more prone to sun damage and cancer, and if predictions of rising temperatures were correct, evolution might cause it to regress.
A new study has revealed that partial knee replacement surgery is safer than total knee replacement and people who undergo the latter are four times more likely to die in the first month after surgery.
According to the study by University of Oxford, patients undergoing total replacement are twice as likely to have a thrombosis, heart attack or deep infection, three times as likely to have a stroke and four times as likely to need blood transfusions, compared to those having partial replacement.
A new research has revealed that dormant lifestyle might be the main reason behind increasing obesity rather than caloric intake.
The study revealed that in the past 20 years there have been sharp decrease in physical exercise and increase in average body mass index (BMI), while caloric intake has remained steady, so investigators have theorized that a nationwide drop in leisure-time physical activity, especially among young women, might be responsible for the upward trends in obesity rates.