US engineer held with bullets at Bhubaneswar airport
Bhubaneswar: An American engineer was arrested at Biju Patnaik airport here today on the charge of carrying live ammunition in his bag. The US national from whom eight live bullets were seized was identified as William Michel, an engineer with a US-based company. William was nabbed when he was about to leave for Paradip by a special chartered flight, police said.
Police said William had arrived in the city last evening and stayed at a private ho
Lord Ganesha gets emotional adieu in Mumbai
Mumbai: Several millions of people in Mumbai and in other parts of Maharashtra trooped out onto the streets to bid an emotional adieu to their favourite elephant-headed Lord Ganesha at the end of the 10-day Ganapati festival on Wednesday. The day sta
Nigerian wins Muslim beauty pageant rival to Miss World
Jakarta: A Nigerian woman tearfully prayed and recited Koranic verses as she won a beauty pageant exclusively for Muslim women in the Indonesian capital Wednesday, a riposte to the Miss World contest that has sparked hardline anger. The 2
Indian household budgets hit as onion prices soar
New Delhi: Household budgets have been hit again as onion prices have soared following an acute shortage in supply. Onion prices are a whopping Rs 70 to 80 per kg in the national capital. In Kashmir too, onions are priced at Rs 80 per kg. Onion price
Austerity drive: Govt bans 5-star meetings, executive class air travel
New Delhi: Government on Wednesday unveiled austerity measures putting a freeze on fresh appointments, banning holding of its conferences in 5-star hotels and barring officials from executive class air travel in a bid to check fiscal deficit from goi
Red grapes, blueberries may enhance immune function
Washington: Two compounds found in red grapes and blueberries may help boost the human immune system, a study has found. Resveratrol in red grapes and pterostilbene from blueberries could work with vitamin D to raise the activity of a gene called hum
Fat near heart can predict kidney patients' deaths
Vancouver: Fat deposits around the heart - which can be spotted through simple CT scans - can help predict the risk of death in patients with chronic kidney disease, research shows. The study, published in the journal Nephrology Dialysis Transp
Indian-origin teacher gives birth in classroom
London: An Indian-origin teacher in the UK has dramatically given birth to a baby boy in a classroom after she went into labour while in school. Diane Krish-Veeramany (30), went into labour, a week before her due date, and three of her colleagues at
Collins, most dangerous cyber celebrity
New Delhi: Actress Lily Collins has topped the Most Dangerous Cyber Celebrity of 2013 list. The list is part of an annual research conducted by security system McAfee. Collins, who has featured in movies like "Mirror Mirror", "The Abdu
