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man ARRESTED IN DELHI for raping 65-YR-OLD MOTHER

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- A 39-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 65-year-old mother on two occasions in central Delhi's Hauz Qazi area, with the victim telling police her son claimed... Read More


Thar mows down biker in Capital, driver on the run

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- A 40-year-old man was killed after a Mahindra Thar allegedly rammed into his bike around 1am in Moti Nagar, west Delhi, on Saturday, police said. The driver of the four-wheeler a... Read More


TN files trespass complaint after ED raids minister

Chennai, Aug. 17 -- The Chennai Police on Saturday accepted a trespassing complaint from a Tamil Nadu assembly official against unknown ED officials, hours after the agency searched multiple premises ... Read More


No envoy to Delhi yet, staffing limbo hobbles India-US ties

Washington, Aug. 17 -- Washington has not yet narrowed down on a pick for the vacant post of US Ambassador to India, people familiar with the matter said, adding that naming an Ambassador to India rem... Read More


Why is mahjong everywhere?

India, Aug. 17 -- Mahjong is Mandarin for "sparrows", because that's what the clattering tiles were thought to sound like, when the game was invented in Qing dynasty China, most likely in a port city,... Read More


Whale said: Inside the quest to eavesdrop on animals

India, Aug. 17 -- For centuries, human beings belie-ved they were the only species that could "speak". The buzzing of bees, calls of birds, lion's roar and dolphin's screech were just a background sco... Read More


Ctrl + Halt + Reset

India, Aug. 17 -- I've been trying something out lately that has given me an unreasonable amount of joy. It isn't a gadget or an app, and it certainly isn't one of those "morning routine" fads involvi... Read More


And then therewere none

India, Aug. 17 -- What is the fate of Gaza? What will it be? In the 77 years since the formation of Israel,there have been no clear answers. The newest plan for its future envisions a gleaming city in... Read More


Wild card entries: Fighting fit

India, Aug. 17 -- There are tens of thousands of species on the CITES list - from snails and flowers to snakes, sharks, mammals, insects and trees. The list helps governments and NGOs organise their e... Read More


Protector of the realm

India, Aug. 17 -- Call it the butterfly effect. If there are rare fish protected in certain oceans, and unique lepidoptera still flitting about in certain patches of rainforest, they can in many ways ... Read More