Experts on Friday identified the material -- which led to a 'very powerful' radiation in an industrial area in Delhi -- as Cobalt-60, the exposure to which left five persons injured. Scientists from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and Narora Atomic Power Station also scanned Mayapuri industrial area on Friday morning to examine whether there was any other source of a similar emission in the vicinity. Panic was triggered in the locality on Thursday night after the news broke
Readers share their special brother-sister moments in the run-up to Raksha Bandhan. Share yours!
Special Judge M L Tahilyani, who is presiding over the 26/11 trial, on Thursday passed an order under Section 44 of the Indian Penal Code prohibiting the media -- print and electronic -- from reporting content that could lead to communal violence.
Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali got trolled on social media after a video surfaced wherein the player can be seen indulging in bizarre antics at the Attari-Wagah border during the traditional flag-lowering ceremony.
With escalating tension between India and Pakistan following the terror attack on Mumbai, a leading United States-based public policy organisation has asked President-elect Barack Obama to persuade the two countries to avoid military confrontation.In the run up to the January 20 inauguration, Brookings has released several memos for Obama on issues of national and international significance.
Is your love life under pressure? Are you troubled by your relationship? Get Ahead's Love Guru hosted a chat with readers on May 20 to help them deal with love problems. For those of you who missed it, here's the transcript.
After a lull in 2008, Indian equities once again became the favourite bet for foreign funds, who pumped in nearly Rs 88,000 crore (Rs 880 billion) in domestic shares in 2009, the Economic Survey said on Thursday.
'The only place through which I can give an answer is through IPL even if I play for India. I want to face the fear and that's the only way to live life.'
...and she shuts the sanskari trolls. You slay, PeeCee, in a way only you can!
Recent reports indicate that Kamal Haasan's film, Marmayogi, might fall into the hands of the Ocher Studios-Warner Brothers combine. Kamal is said to have returned the advance amount to Pyramid Saimira and has reportedly initiated talks with Soundarya and Warner Brothers to associate himself with them.
They are witty, funny and thought-provoking!
GetAhead reader Neelima Vallangi vacationed in Chhattisgarh recently. Here are breathtaking picures and a lively account of her trip.
Sonam Kapoor is getting married, and the celebrations have begun!
Several media houses have sensationalised Cristiano Ronaldo's 'bromance' with Moroccan kickboxer Badr Hari.
The two-day-long rescue operation ended on Friday evening in hilly Kishtwar district of Jammu region where eleven persons were killed when two trucks carrying Border Roads Organisation labourers were trapped in a massive landslide early on Thursday. While the rescue teams recovered bodies of seven labourers on Thursday, they finally managed to retrieve the bodies of other four dead labourers on Friday.
Everybody wants to tie a rakhi on Anil Ambani!
Total Dhamaal would be unwatchable without Madhuri's spunk and bossy swag playing off Anil Kapoor's bellyaching, bugged half's protests, says Sukanya Verma.
After releasing three singles from her debut music album, Priyanka Chopra makes her movie playback debut.
Taimur, Alia, Aamir... celebrate Raksha Bandhan....
government approved on Thursday expansion of community radio stations by non-profit organisations after ensuring security clearances from the defence and home ministries.
Pushing through structural reforms in the face of opposition from its Left allies is a challenge for the UPA government, but reforms have a chance after the next general elections, says a report by global investment bank Lehman Brothers.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is all set to take action against it's Cricket Committee chairman Sunil Gavaskar for his outburst against match referee Mike Procter, who had slapped a three-Test ban on Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for racist abuse.
The seeds for the family's brush with tragedy were sown when Benazir's father and former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was hanged on April 4, 1979. Bhutto's end came after worldwide appeals for clemency were dismissed by the then acting President Gen Zia ul Haq.
How domestic financial players are re-inventing themselves to get a larger share of the pie.
Here's looking at some fun pictures from the sets of Ranveer Singh-Sara Ali Khan's new film.
The commercial real estate sector has been booming in the last few years, driven by the high demand from corporates, especially IT and ITeS companies.
'The lush green of Kashmir was exactly like the postcards and posters I had seen growing up.'
India's batting superstar Virat Kohli celebrates his 28th birthday on Saturday. Courtesy of his batting heroics, Kohli has become one of the most loved cricketers in India in the last few years, following in the footsteps of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
Some current and former players paid their tribute to one of India's greatest players in limited overs cricket.
The Indian government has told television companies holding cricket rights involving the national team to share the feed with the state broadcaster in future.
In her weekly QnA with Rediff readers, life coach and mental health guru Anu Krishna addresses issues relating to mental health and offers solutions.
Sunny Deol talks about his career, and dancing alongside dad Dharmendra.
Before undertaking such difficult projects as a 378-km railway line to Tawang, the government must seriously examine whether having quality roads is a better option.
In2cable, India's largest cable Internet network, has slashed prepaid broadband prices to as low as Rs 200 a quarter or Rs 450 annually.
The discomfort between Bani and Lopa becomes more obvious.
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