The fact that rodents were making merry in the dungeons came to light following media reports that they had overrun the 'Malkhana' (store) of the police stations.
Germany's Marcel Siem took the opening honours at the inaugural Avantha Masters by posting an eight-under-par 64 for a single shot lead over Chinese Taipei's Chan Yih-shin on Thursday.
Internet experts note that a Chinese tweet can have three times the volume of an English tweet, due to the high information intensity of the Chinese language. Around 140 Chinese characters can make up all the full elements of a news piece. Incidentally, photo-sharing website Flickr.com too has been blocked, and so has Bing.com (the new Microsoft search engine). Live.com and Hotmail.com were already under the scanner, while Blogspot and Youtube remain blocked.
Amidst a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 100 million people have already cast their ballots in early voting, putting the country on course for its highest turnout in a century. Some 239 million people are eligible to vote this year.
The time-tested traditional foods that our grandparents relied on may not be very popular. But their nutritional diversity is indisputable, says Ameve Sharma.
'...it didn't make sense to me.' 'If the character was not adding (to the story), I wasn't interested.' 'The reason why I chose to act is because of the way it makes me feel when I'm acting, not for the fame and money.'
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, which recently launched its own search platform on Friday described its competition with Google as 'fun competition'.
Cinderella and the Global Financial Meltdown is not the sort of story you want to tell your children at bedtime.
As Microsoft's new search engine Bing competes for market share with well-established rivals Google and Yahoo, chief executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday said the company should have entered the online search engine market earlier at the same time is willing to make investments in its search business over the next five years.
With the new iPad, not only was I able to save albums, videos and games to my heart's content, but also got sparkling performance.
Four indian banks are offering cards with a credit limit of 80-90 per cent of the fixed deposit.
Samsung Galaxy M30 is a good-looking phone with a good screen, battery and camera, says Veer Arjun Singh.
Former actress Elizabeth Hurley spiced up a Breast Cancer Awareness campaign in Mumbai by dressing as an Indian princess -- with son Damian in a traditional turban. The 43-year-old wore a pink sari to launch the charity bash, reports the Sun.
'There are a lot of women out there in abusive marriages.'
A scientist has said that the fact that we're discovering new mammal species in an era of human-caused mass extinctions is not a cause for joy, but only a warning for humanity. The statement has been made by Paul Ehrlich, the Bing Professor of Population Studies at Stanford University, and co-author of an analysis of the 408 new mammalian species discovered since 1993.
Abhik Sen believes it's a must-have.
Don't wait for the weekend to binge on these tempting dishes!
India's Test captain Virat Kohli is as good off the pitch as he is on it.
A birdie binge on his front nine hurled Jeev Milkha Singh into title contention while SSP Chowrasia also raised his game just in time to make the cut at the fog-marred Dubai Desert Classic on Friday.
Take this quiz to find out which foods and drinks are good for your teeth.
Although we all have tastebuds that are dying to sample all the yummy food around us, we must remember that anything in excess is bad.
China's Liang Wen-chong held on to a one stroke lead after firing his second straight 71 in the third round at the Hero Honda Indian Open on Saturday. Liang who was last year's Asian Tour's Order of Merit winner, produced a 14-under-par 202 total for a narrow advantage over Australia's Adam Blyth, who nailed a 66 at the Delhi Golf Club.
The award was presented to Harsha on Thursday night at the National Museum in Cardiff by Jack Persekian, chairman of the Judging Panel, and Chinese artist Xu Bing, also a judge and the winner of the first Artes Mundi Prize. An accomplished story-teller, 39-year-old Harsha has turned the Indian tradition of miniature painting into a form that enables him to mix the specific with the universal.
Sir Ian Botham was a worrying influence on Andrew Flintoff during England's Ashes tour of Australia last winter, says former England coach Duncan Fletcher in the latest extract of his autobiography.
'People have access to the internet and, if they want to see pornography, they will visit other sites and watch it there. Why will they watch it in a film or a web series?'
Plant foods are rich in whole grains, fruits and vegetables, which provide many essential nutrients including fibre, says nutritionist Komal Jethmalani.
'I think the fact that there's nothing to look forward to, there's no future you can see...'
As per a study, while some individuals eat less when they're stressed, most increase their food intake -- and crucially, the intake of calorie-dense food high in sugar and fat.
Food is genetic medicine, and the kind that your ancestry has eaten for centuries is your best bet.
From a dystopian world set in 2047 to one of the most publicised crime trials in America, Nikita Puri brings you top 5 binge-worthy series.
The biggest step towards overcoming the habit of overeating is recognising that it exists
Presenting 5 simple tips on how you can take charge of your health and stop agonising about your weight.
Procrastination or inaction makes achieving your financial goals difficult.
Tanya Munshi explains four dietary no-nos when it comes to eating at the office.
The study, which was carried out in eight private schools of Delhi, by the Delhi Diabetes Research Centre, says that children start developing interest in fast food from Class 3 onwards and this pattern reaches its peak by the time a child completes Class 5.
'My director has put the ugliest face of a crime on screen.'
Paatal Lok is definitely a must watch show. The credit for its success goes to the writers who enthralled us with their unique characters, but also to the wonderful band of actors who grabbed the opportunity to showcase their frightening raw talent, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Andrew Flintoff could lead England in case a stomach bug keeps Paul Collingwood out of the fourth ODI against India.
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