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Google's new Asia data centres could make its services 30% faster in India
In April last year Google was planning three data centres in Asia and invested $300 million in the Hong Kong facility in 2011. Now fresh reports from The Economic Times suggest that Google's new data centres that are likely to become operational this year, are set to increase speeds of Google's serv
Delhi Metro to extend services, boost women’s safety
New Delhi: Delhi’s Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna has asked the Delhi Metro to extend its services to enhance safety and security of commuters in general and women in particular, an official said on Thursday. “A group of college students from I P College in Delhi university and many women organisati
RSS member in NIA net for 2006 Malegaon blast
Taking its investigation into the 2006 Malegaon blast forward, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested an RSS member as one of the main planters of the bombs. The agency arrested Manohar Singh from Gurdakhedi village in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district on Saturday. Sources said
In Mumbai, Chhota Pakistan on electricity bills causes controversy
Chhota or Little Pakistan is what a nondescript grimy slum area in Nalla Sopara near Mumbai is called on electricity bills generated by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution company. This shocker came to light when locals submitted these power bills as proof for unique identification or
Over 100 die of cold in Uttar Pradesh; Delhi shivers
The spell of bone-chilling cold continues in Delhi, a day after the national capital witnessed its coldest day in 44 years. The maximum temperature dropped to 9.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. This was 11 degrees below normal. The minimum temperature yesterday was 4.8 degrees. At Palam, on the fring
Modi loses battle with Guv Beniwal in SC on Lokayukta
NEW DELHI: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Monday lost his grudge battle with Governor Kamla Beniwal over the appointment of Justice R A Mehta as Lokayukta with the Supreme Court on Wednesday upholding her choice and rejecting Modi's objections as misplaced. A bench of Justices B S Chauha
Court comes down on Modi's ‘false sense of invincibility'
While dismissing the Gujarat government's petition challenging the Governor's authority to appoint Justice R. A. Mehta the Lokayukta, the Gujarat High Court passed strong strictures on Chief Minister Narendra Modi, terming his efforts to stonewall the appointment of the anti-corruption ombudsm
Good news: New Year may bring 10 lakh jobs, 10-15% pay hike
New Delhi: The New Year may usher in loads of cheers for job seekers, as companies are likely to hire up to 10 lakh employees and dole out pay hikes in the range of 10-15 percent to high-performers, say experts. As per the estimates of human resource consultants, hiring will definitely see an upt
CJI inaugurates fast track court to try rape cases
NEW DELHI - A fast track court to try sexual offence cases against women was on Wednesday inaugurated in New Delhi by Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir who advocated speedy trial of the case relating to the December 16 gang rape of a 23-year-old girl. The CJI, who justified the public reaction
30 witnesses in Delhi rape case charge sheet
To prove the complicity of those accused of raping and murdering the 23-year-old physiotherapy student last month, nearly 30 witnesses would be enlisted in the charge sheet, besides all the forensic and material evidence. The police have reconstructed the sequence of events leading up to the inci
Deoband bans students from using camera phones
Muzaffarnagar, Dec 31, 2012 (PTI) Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has prohibited its students from using mobile phones with cameras and seized 14 such devices from the hostel here. The students were warned that disciplinary action will be taken against them if found using mobile pho
TN announces 13-point plan for women’s safety
Pitching in for harsher punishment for rape, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday said her government would request the Centre to make necessary changes in the law to provide death penalty and chemical castration to those involved in such crimes. Expressing grief over the death of th
Only one conviction out of 635 rape cases in Delhi this year, reveals home ministry data
NEW DELHI: There has been only one conviction out of over 600 cases of rape reported to Delhi Police this year even as crime against women has been on the rise in the national capital. As many as 754 accused were arrested in the 635 cases reported to Delhi Police between January and November, the
Pipes running dry in Ullal; MCC accused of not honouring pact
Mangalore- MCC Commissioner Harish Kumar K. said that the water supply was proportionate to number of connections in the area, and dismissed claims of scarcity Even before the intense summer heat tests the water supply system in the city, the Ullal Town Municipal Council (TMC) and the Mangalore C
Delhi Police to file 1,000 page chargesheet on gang rape
New Delhi, December 21, 2012, PTI Two days after the death of the 23-year-old girl, who was brutalised and gang-raped on a moving bus in the national capital, the Delhi Police today said it has finalised around 1,000-page charge sheet in connection with the incident and plans to submit it in court
Gang-rape victim quietly cremated; protests continue
New Delhi, Dec 30, 2012 (IANS): A fortnight after her savage gang-rape singed the collective conscience of the nation and plunged it into unprecedented anguish and anger, the battered body of the young woman was cremated quietly here early Sunday morning. Her battle to live and fight her perpetr
Train knocks dead six elephants in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Dec 30, 2012 (IANS) At least six elephants were killed after being hit by a train in Odisha's Ganjam district Sunday, officials said. A coach attendant also died after he reportedly fell off the train. The Chennai-bound Coromandel Express hit a herd of elephants between Rambha and H
5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Dec 30, 2012 (PTI): A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit Kashmir last night but there was no report of any damage. The tremors, which created panic among the residents of the Valley, was recorded last night at around 11.20 pm, an official of the MET de