Wire journalists to face trial for defamation

Electoral bonds will increase opacity: Congress

Govt muzzling dissent with Aadhaar FIR, says Congress

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Loan defaulters: Firms may need bank nod for exec pay
Tightening the noose around loan defaulters, the amended Companies Act has made it mandatory for companies that have not cleared their dues to banks to seek approval from lenders in case managerial remuneration exceeds 11% of its net profit.

Niti Aayog to make policy for electric vehicles

Govt to go ahead with Air India strategic divestment
The Union Cabinet gave an in-principle approval for strategic disinvestment in Air India in June last year and a panel of ministers headed by FM Arun Jaitley is now devising the strategy for executing the sale.

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Manas National Park to get three rhinos
Three female rhino calves that were rescued from Kaziranga National Park area during the devastating monsoon floods in 2016 will find their new homes in Manas National Park.

CSIR scientists join hands to develop e-crackers
Different labs of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India’s key scientific research body - have joined hands for developing eco-friendly firecrackers and arriving at a cost-effective technology to make e-crackers (electronic-crackers) available to Indian consumers across the country.

Solid waste management: A challenge before cities
Eight out of every 10 city managers including municipal commissioners and mayors feel solid waste management is the biggest challenge before their cities while 70% of them feel it is improvement in water supply.

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Oprah speech has Democrats buzzing about 2020 run
Oprah Winfrey's impassioned call for "a brighter morning even in our darkest nights" at the Golden Globes has Democratic Party activists buzzing about the media superstar and the 2020 presidential race — even if it's only a fantasy.

US hits record for costly weather disasters: $306 billion
With three strong hurricanes, wildfires, hail, flooding, tornadoes and drought, the United States tallied a record high bill last year for weather disasters: $306 billion.

Heavy snowfall wreaks havoc in China; 21 killed
Heavy snowfall in China continued to wreak havoc on Monday, damaging houses, agriculture and power facilities, with authorities saying 21 people have been killed and millions hit in the last one week.

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Another film on Rani Laxmibai to release before Kangana Ranaut's 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'?
While Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’ is making headlines ever since it went on floors, there is another Indo-British film ‘Swords And Sceptres’ in the pipeline which may release just before her ambitious project.

Confirmed! 'Padmavat' to release on Jan 25
The fate of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavat’ (originally titled as ‘Padmavati’), has now been sealed. Bringing a final close to the unending wait for its release, the film has now been reportedly scheduled to release on January 25, 2018.

Pic: SRK bids goodbye to his kids
As the holiday season surrounding Christmas and New Year comes to an end, it’s time to get back to our daily schedules.

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New recipe for origin of life on Earth found

New recipe for origin of life on Earth found

Shape-changing cell-sized robots in the offing
Scientists are developing electricity-conducting, environment-sensing, and shape- changing robots the size of a human cell. Researchers at Cornell University in the US created a robot exoskeleton that can rapidly change its shape upon sensing chemical or thermal changes in its environment.

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1st Test: Familiar batting woes jolt India out of Cape Town dream
Set 208 with five sessions to go at Newlands, India combusted for 135. Their third lowest target failed to chase down (Barbados, you remain in hallowed territory).

1st Test: South Africa beat India by 72 runs, take 1-0 lead
India were bundled out for 135 with Vernon Philander returning career-best figures of 6/42, as the visitors hurtled to a 72-run defeat against South Africa on Day 4 of the first Test in Cape Town. On a manic Monday, 18 wickets fell in just over two sessions with South Africa taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Losing wickets in a heap cost us the game: Virat Kohli
India captain Virat Kohli blamed losing wickets in a heap as one of the biggest reasons for their 72-run defeat against South Africa in the first Test match. Kohli felt India needed a batsman to score a 70 or 80 in the second innings.

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Honor smartphone with dual front and rear cameras to launch in India this month
It seems that Chinese smartphone maker Huawei is on a smartphone launching spree. The company’s sub-brand Honor launched its budget smartphone Honor 7X along with its flagship smartphone Honor View 10 in India recently.

Garmin Speak Plus with Amazon Alexa, built-in dash cam for vehicles announced at CES 2018
Garmin started at CES 2018, with the launch of its first smartwatch that offers support for offline music listening.

Garmin Forerunner 645 Music smartwatch with Garmin Pay announced at CES 2018
American technology company Garmin has unveiled its first smartwatch which will enable the users to store music for offline listening. The company has announced its Forerunner 645 Music, a GPS running watch at CES 2018, in Las Vegas US.

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3 non-engineers score a 100 in CAT
Twenty of the 1.9 lakh candidates who took CAT 2017—for entry into premier IIMs—have made it to the elite club of 100 percentilers this year.

CAT 2017: Women, non-engineers among 100 percentile scorers
Two women and three non-engineers are among the 20 candidates who have scored 100 percentile in the Common Admission Test (CAT), 2017. Last year, all 20 candidates scoring 100 percentile were engineers and males.

NCHM JEE 2018: Students who wish to study Hotel Managment can apply at nchm.nic.in
The online application form for students who wish to get admission to B.Sc. Hospitality & Hotel Administration Programs is open now on the official website of the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT).

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Bombay HC denies nod for floating jetty off Nariman Point
In a setback to the ambitious luxury floatel project off Mumbai coast, the Bombay high court on Monday refused to give its nod for a floating jetty at Nariman Point.

HC asks if malformed foetus poses threat to pregnant woman's life
A bench headed by Justices RM Borde and RG Ketkar perused a report by a panel of doctors from the state-run JJ Hospital, which had been asked by a vacation bench on January 2 to examine the pregnant woman.

For electric cars, 2 new charging stations in Lower Parel and Kurla
To create infrastructure for electric vehicles, Tata Power on Monday launched two more electric vehicle charging stations – one at Palladium Mall in Lower Parel and another at Phoenix MarketCity in Kurla (west).

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17-year-old raped by youth in car
The girl said in her complaint that she had left her home at Ashok Vihar last week and had been staying at Bangla Sahib gurdwara.Last Wednesday, she met a 21-year-old youth at the gurdwara and became friends.

Bizman's son abducted for Rs 5 crore ransom saved
An ex-employee of the businessman, identified as Rahul, alias Sumit,was the mastermind. After being sacked for a "frivolous reason" and with Rs 55,000 of his salary pending with his employer, he decided to kidnap his son. Rahul roped in two of his friends, Sunil Singh and Ghanshyam, for the crime.

Smart card your ticket to metro, DTC

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Bengaluru toppers share their success mantra

Five men killed after fire breaks out in Bengaluru bar

Harassed over inter-faith friendship, girl kills self
lf here this weekend after she was harassed for her inter-faith friendship with a man.

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Hike in platform tickets: People dodge Secunderabad railway station eyes with sly methods

Hyderabad sees 3-fold jump in maternal mortality rate

'Indian govt should lobby with the US'

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Aziz Ansari 1st PIO with Tamil Nadu roots to win Golden Globe
Ansari won the award for comedy series 'Master of None' in which he plays the role of 30-year old actor Dev Shah.

CAT: IIT Madras boy among 20 100 percentilers
Twenty of the 1.9 lakh candidates who took CAT 2017 have made it to the elite club of 100 percentilers this year.

Hospitals demanding blood from kin of patients to face temporary closure

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'Una flogging victims to give up Hinduism on April 14'
Vashram, along with his brothers, were flogged half-naked publicly by self-styled gau rakshaks on July 11, 2016, in Una.

Amid groundnut woes, state govt gets cotton breather

The Wire article on Jay Shah prima facie defamatory: HC

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Allahabad: Road accidents claim 477 lives in 2017

End to cacophony: Uttar Pradesh begins crackdown on loudspeakers
In a letter issued on January 4, the state home department directed district magistrates to demarcate residential and commercial zones and conduct the survey of loudspeakers quickly. The serial number of the loudspeakers will also be noted down during the drive.

Appeals in Allahabad high court pending for over 40 years
Crimes committed in the late 1960s or early 1970s and some of the appeals in the HC in the late 1970s against decisions of trial courts convicting the accused are still pending.

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26 small stations in Odisha become Wi-Fi enabled

BJP targets labour minister for firing at party leader's house

Biju Patnaik's iconic Dakota aircraft making its way to Odisha

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Disabled girl set on fire after brother elopes with girl

President Kovind urges disabled to be job creators

Cong takes complaint to ECI

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AAP, LIP form panel to decide on ticket aspirants

The flamboyant Singh

Day old toddler kidnapped from Mata Kaushalya hospital

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