DAINIK NATION BUREAU A 13-year-old, without looking into the eye, confesses to the offence. A night before, she was coerced by her mother to study for her impending exams — and to hand over the cell phone. Ten minutes later, on an impulse, she took to scissors and her mom’s almirah. Engulfed with vengeance and rage, she ripped all her ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Taxi-hailing company Uber on Wednesday claimed that its air taxi can cut travel time in a congested city like Mumbai by 90 percent. It had named Dallas and Los Angeles in the US as the first two cities for the commercial launch of its aerial taxi service by 2023 and has been on the lookout to select an international ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The US Embassy’s North India Office hosted an expert talk by Merike Kaeo (CEO, Double Shot Security, California, USA) on “Managing Security Risks in Today’s Complex Landscape” for the students and the faculty of UPES, Dehradun. On the occasion, Catherine Fischer, Public Diplomacy Officer and Robin Bansal, Cultural Affairs Specialist of North India Office, US Embassy, were ...

Electric cars are the inevitable future of mobility across the world and in India. Osamu Suzuki, Chairman, Suzuki Motor corporation in a NITI Ayog summit announced more detailed plans for EVs too. Maruti Suzuki will start testing 50 electric vehicles in India from next month onwards and will launch its first EV in India in 2020. Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest automaker ...

Actor Shahid Kapoor’s Twitter and Instagram accounts were hacked on Thursday afternoon and appear to have been restored now. Shahid Kapoor posted this message for his fans on Twitter: “Hey guys, finally I am back on twitter. Yes it was hacked. Kindly ignore any communication that came from my handle in the last 24 hours” Hey guys, finally I am ...

Over a thousand eminent scientists from across the country will visit Srinagar Garhwal for climate change and churning of aerosols in Uttarakhand. During this time the reasons for the quality of air quality in Uttarakhand will also be reviewed. Scientists will also study the effects of people’s health and agriculture as well as the effects of aerosols on the climate ...

The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu emplaned today for United States of America on a two-day visit on September 8-9, 2018. During this visit he will address the 2nd World Hindu Congress being held in Chicago on the occasion of 125th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s Historic Speech at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in 1893. The Vice ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU With Jet Airways delaying salaries of its pilots and engineers for the second consecutive month amid a severe financial crunch, its pilots have warned the management of “non-cooperation” over default on payments. The Naresh Goyal-promoted private airline, in which UAE national carrier Etihad holds 24 per cent stake, is facing acute cash crunch after posting two back-to ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU With four days left for the roll out of the Arvind Kejriwal led AAP Government’s ambitious project of doorstep delivery of public services, state cabinet Minister Kailash Gahlot on Thursday held a review meeting with officers of all departments. The residents of the Delhi delivery of various Government services, including driving licence, marriage certificate and ration cards ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Gay sex among consenting adults is not a criminal offence, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday, holding that part of a 158-year-old colonial law that criminalised it, violated the constitutional right to equality and dignity. The top court decriminalised part of the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises consensual gay sex, saying it was ...