The One Smell Spiders Avoid And Why It Works Better Than SpraysSpiders often seek warmth and food inside homes. Homeowners are turning to natural repellents like peppermint oil, citrus peels, vinegar, a...
07 Apr, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
No legal mandate to publish list of excluded voters: ECI to Supreme CourtThe Election Commission of India (ECI) informed the Supreme Court that it is not legally obligated to create or distribute separate lists o...
10 Aug, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
8-foot crater left by IAF fighter jet’s 'bomb' in Rajasthan, probe underway; Here's what went wrongAn Indian Air Force fighter jet accidentally dropped an inert practice bomb near Rathora village in Rajasthan due to a technical malfunctio...
22 Aug, 2024, 12.07 PM IST
"This is so relatable": What makes Zomato’s 'Dropped Utensils' Spotify playlist a perfect tribute to desi households?If you are a desi, then you must have had at least one of those dramatic experiences in your life when you broke a glass or any utensil ina...
13 Jul, 2023, 07.03 PM IST
Remove slogan, PM's picture from footer of top court's official e-mails: SC to NIC"Late last evening it was brought to the notice of the Registry of the Supreme Court of India that the official e-mails of the Supreme Cour...
25 Sep, 2021, 12.24 AM IST
Defence Minister spokesperson's tweet on misuse of privileges by military officials sparks outrageAs the tweet by Principal Spokesperson drew angry reactions from military veterans, she deleted it saying, "The tweet was inadvertently don...
26 Oct, 2018, 06.07 PM IST
India holds release of Pakistani prisoners after Jadhav's sentencingThe time is not right for release of the Pakistani prisoners, a senior officer said when asked the reason for the sudden change in plan.
13 Jul, 2018, 12.58 PM IST
Telecom companies reject Trai plan to compute call drop ratesTelecom companies have urged the sector regulator to continue with current practice of using network statistics to calculate call drop rate...
14 Nov, 2016, 01.07 AM IST
Google Gmail joke for April Fools' day backfiresThe company’s latest gag ended up angering a large number of users and maybe even cost some people their jobs.
02 Apr, 2016, 03.08 AM IST
DGCA: Ensure 2 conscious persons in cockpit alwaysAt present it is mandatory that a cabin crew member be inside the cockpit when one of the two pilots go outside for any reason.
29 Dec, 2015, 12.42 PM IST
Four hours into journey, rat grounds Air India's Milan flightA single rat cut short an intercontinental flight of Air India on Thursday and the aircraft had to return to India after flying for almost ...
31 Jul, 2015, 10.04 AM IST
Panic at 38,000 feet as emergency slide inflates inside US jetlinerThe Boeing 737-700 was flying at 38,000 ft at 10:05 pm and dropped to 11,000 ft in 12 minutes due to a loss in cabin pressure.
30 Jun, 2014, 05.15 PM IST
- Court refuses to make Centre a party to suit against social networking websites
A Delhi court refused to make the Centre a party to a civil suit, seeking action against various social networking sites for objectionable ...
04 May, 2012, 07.00 PM IST
- Issue summons to Facebook through e-mail for allegedly hosting objectionable contents: Court
Besides ordering service of summons through e-mail, the court also directed for its due service through courier at the Facebook's headquart...
18 Apr, 2012, 10.21 PM IST
- Power ministry rectifies order on UMPP limit for a company
The power ministry has hurriedly brought back restrictions on the number of ultra mega power plants (UMPP) a company can build.
20 Feb, 2012, 03.49 AM IST
- Bloomberg mistakenly publishes Steve Jobs' obituary!
The obit, describing Steve Jobs as the man who 'refashioned the mobile phone' was published "momentarily" after a routine update. In Pics: ...
29 Aug, 2008, 08.18 PM IST
- AIDS vaccine search in US makes major U-turn after letdowns
After major disappointments, AIDS research in the US is making a significant turn away from human clinical trials and back to laboratory ba...
27 Jul, 2008, 08.03 AM IST