4 per cent quota for Muslims in education, jobs sought

The All India Muslim Educational Society (AIMES) demanded the government to ensure four per cent reservation for Muslims in education and employment. The State and Central governments should create a supervisory mechanism to ensure its proper implementation. The educational conference organised by the AIMES here the other day was presided over by former Minister Asif [...]

Samsung shows off tablets controlled by the brain

Samsung may be better known these days for its TVs and smartphones, but the company is a major RD player in software and hardware markets. A recent investment of $1.1 billion in Silicon Valley is just one example of the place RD has within Samsung.

Tough and painful problem

Anal fissure is a condition in which there is a fine tear in the area due to repeated trauma to the area with the hard stool. This causes a severe pain that can remain for hours with the individual dreading to attempt passing stool. There is very little bleeding and the affected area seems to [...]

Chhatisgarh govt to distribute 1 lakh tablets and 14,000 laptops

As part of an initiative by the Chhatisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, one lakh final year students in degree colleges will be given tablets by June of this year. The state’s government has tied up with Ricoh India for the supply of these tablets. In addition, 14,000 laptops will also be given to students in [...]

Rape survivor Gudia’s wounds are showing signs of healing: Doctors

The five-year-old rape survivor, Gudiya, is recovering and her wounds are showing signs of healing, doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said on Monday. “She is showing signs of recovery. The girl’s wounds are showing signs of healing, though it will take some time to heal completely,” AIIMS Medical Superintendent DK [...]

Couple drown in well

A 26-year-old woman Arifa Begum, 26, and her husband Rafeeq, 40, were found dead in a well at Bibi Ka Chashma in Falaknuma polic station area of Old City on Monday.

No kick in liquor business, whine traders

HYDERABAD: Come July, there may not be any liquor available for tipplers to say cheers. Thanks to the high licence fee, narrow trade margin, and low revenue, almost 60 per cent of the retail liquor outlets are planning to shut shop. Alarmed over the threat, excise commissioner Sameer Sharma has called for a meeting of [...]

CBS News says some of its Twitter accounts were hacked

Social media accounts maintained by CBS News programmes, “60 Minutes” and “48 Hours,” were compromised on Saturday, the two programs’ official Twitter accounts said. A post on the “60 Minutes” Twitter microblog account, @60Minutes, said, “PLEASE NOTE: Our Twitter account was compromised earlier today. We are working with Twitter to resolve.”

Robber gangs ‘outsource’ info gathering

Thieves do lot of ground work before striking at their prospective victims. Normally, they would keep an eye on the locality and zero in on locked houses or shops. Similarly, the members of ‘attention diversion gangs’ also carefully choose their victims. They don’t target any person on the road but wait at banks or business [...]

Miracle: Three-month-old baby survives earthquake that killed her mother in China

The Women and Child Development Ministry has convened a meeting of the representatives of National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights on Monday noon to discuss what legal actions can be taken against the Uttar Pradesh police officials for making statements against the murdered teenager, Aarushi Talwar. According to reports, several lawyers and women [...]

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