Gurgaon | 2 hours ago
BMW case: Police plea for test identification rejected
Gurgaon, May 17 - A court here Thursday rejected the police plea demanding test identification parade of Suraj Sehrawat, the main accused in the May 5 BMW hit-and-run case in which two people, including a pregnant woman, were killed.The court had Wednesday reserved its decision on a police plea demanding test identification parade of the accused. Sehrawat, 21, was Tuesday granted bail by Chief Jud ... read more

New Delhi | 22 hours ago
Supreme Court reserves verdict on Nupur Talwar's plea
New Delhi, May 16 - The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on Nupur Talwar's petition seeking review of its Jan 6 order directing her and her dentist husband Rajesh Talwar to stand trial for the 2008 murders of their daughter Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj.The apex court bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice J.S. Khehar reserved the verdict on the conclusion of arguments by ... read more

New Delhi | 23 hours ago
Paternity suit: Court allows use of force against Tiwari
New Delhi, May 16 - The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed its joint registrar to take police assistance, if needed, to bring veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari to court premises for collecting his blood sample for a DNA test in a paternity suit.The suit was filed by Rohit Shekhar, 32, claiming to be the biological son of Tiwari, 86.Justice Reva Khetrapal, while hearing Shekhar's plea, also refu ... read more

Sydney | 1 day ago
Clue to early diagnosis of pregnancy-related disease
Sydney, May 16 - Doctors will now be able to identify early on whether a mother will develop pre-eclampsia, the most common and severe pregnancy-related disease, a study says.It develops in mothers out of the blue, usually in the last three months of pregnancy, causing high blood pressure, kidney and liver damage and severe blood changes, said Ralph Nanan, professor from the University of Sydney M ... read more

Beijing | 1 day ago
Man injects HIV blood into girl
Beijing, May 15 - A man in China has been jailed for 12 years for injecting an AIDS patient's blood into a schoolgirl to seek revenge on her father.Xie Long, a drug addict in Luchuan, held a grudge against the man surnamed Luo for having an affair with his wife, reported Shanghai Daily. According to the report, Xie drew some blood from an AIDS patient, went to Luo's daughter's school and stabbe ... read more

Gurgaon | 2 days ago
Accused in Gurgaon BMW hit-and-run gets bail
Gurgaon, May 15 - Suraj Sehrawat, 21, the accused in the BMW hit-and-run case in which two people, including a pregnant woman, were killed here, was Tuesday granted bail by a district court on submitting a bond of Rs.50,000.Sehrawat surrendered in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate - Jasbir Singh Tuesday morning. His lawyer was also with him. A defence lawyer said his client was booked under S ... read more

London | 2 days ago
Sedentary officegoers face doubled clot-risk
London, May 15 - Sedentary routine of young officegoers may be doubling their risk of suffering from a dangerous blood clot, according to a new survey.Deep vein thrombosis -, linked to cramped long-haul flights, can affect anyone who sits for prolonged periods without getting up to move around. DVT is a blood clot that forms in a deep vein, most commonly in your leg or pelvis. It may cause no symp ... read more

Sydney | 3 days ago
Infrared light stops eye damage caused by bright lights
Sydney, May 14 - Treating eyes with gentle infrared light can help prevent damage caused by subsequent exposure to bright light, says a study.A breakthrough by The Vision Centre at the Australian National University can protect the vision of people exposed to bright sunlight or artificial lights, namely construction workers, sportspeople, fishermen, farmers, welders, actors, entertainers and other ... read more

London | 3 days ago
Noomi Rapace refuses to look sexy
London, May 14 - Actress Noomi Rapace says she did not want to look sexy for her scenes in new sci-fi movie Prometheus and urged her make-up artist to apply extra blood and sweat.The 32-year-old plays alien-battling archaeologist Elizabeth Shaw in Ridley Scott's highly-anticipated movie.I'm not here to be beautiful. I'm not here to be sexy. Sometimes you can do a sexy part, or play a woman who's s ... read more

Beijing | 4 days ago
Chinese journalists assaulted
Beijing, May 13 - An award-winning photo-journalist and two reporters were beaten up in Chinese metropolis Shanghai when the photographer took pictures of a demolition site in the city, police said.The three journalists -- Yong He, Yin Liqin and Zhao Lirong -- were involved in a dispute with the builder from the Tonghai construction company in Huangpu district. A camera was damaged during the disp ... read more