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Cheap labour and the 10-minute trap

India, Jan. 31 -- Tap an app, and a pack of batteries, a tub of ice cream, or a single bathroom towel appears at your door within ten minutes. Speed is the headline. If convenience is seduction then Z... Read More


SIR: Notices generated for over 3.98 lakh voters in Lucknow, hearings completed for 45000

India, Jan. 31 -- LUCKNOW Out of 4.78 lakh unmapped electors in Lucknow district's nine assembly seats, notices have been generated for 3,98,749 voters and hearings completed for 45,000, and their dat... Read More


Fresh row at TISS over Student Council election undertaking

India, Jan. 31 -- Students at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) have raised fresh objections to an undertaking that candidates must sign while filing nominations for the ongoing Students Co... Read More


Oshiwara firing: Kamaal R Khan gets temporary bail in firing case; police await ballistic report

India, Jan. 31 -- Actor and producer Kamaal R Khan, popularly known as KRK, was granted temporary cash bail of Rs.25,000 by the Andheri Railway Court on Friday in a firing case registered by the Oshiw... Read More


Is there a government shutdown tomorrow? Here's what a partial shutdown means

India, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Government is poised to enter a partial government shutdown that will last at least a few days at midnight tonight due to the lapse of a funding deadline. The Office of Mana... Read More


Claws for applause: See how birds are helping us improve cameras, drones, dyes

India, Jan. 31 -- Enhanced navigation, smarter drones, more-versatile cameras and the blackest black fabric. there's a lot we're still learning from birds. Here are three intriguing research projects ... Read More


Chandigarh: Relief in sight for Baltana commuters as RUB project finally moves forward

Chandigarh, Jan. 31 -- In a major relief to residents of Baltana and nearby areas who end up navigating massive traffic snarls at the Raipur Kalan-Baltana railway crossing on a daily basis, the projec... Read More


In high-stakes Uran polls, BJP targets PWP fortress in Third Mumbai hub

India, Jan. 31 -- The battle for control of Uran's rural heartland has intensified into a political turf war, transforming the upcoming zilla parishad (ZP) and panchayat samiti elections into a surviv... Read More


Eyes on the sky: Studying birds? We must also study the sky, says founder of 'aeroecology'

India, Jan. 31 -- We've studied birds for centuries, but few have focused on skies as a habitat, and even those have done so sporadically (during storms or in the aftermath of volcanoes, for instance)... Read More


Malad station murder: Accused Omkar Shinde sent to 14-day judicial custody

India, Jan. 31 -- Twenty-seven-year-old Omkar Shinde, arrested for the fatal stabbing of 33-year-old NM College lecturer Alok Singh, aboard a Mumbai local train has been remanded in judicial custody f... Read More