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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