The locket and tabeez that the grandparents tied around the neck of the young ones weren't, after all plain superstition. They served another purpose : of applying light pressure on the upper chest

Environmentalists in Karnataka have prevailed upon the government to stymie the much publicised multi crore ostrich farming project. Chief Minister J.H. Patel assured the Animal Welfare Group that

A team from the Atomic Energy Commission has reached Moscow to finalise the terms of the Indo- Russian "supplement" to the 1988 agreement to build two civilian nuclear power plants in India, which is

Mineral water bottles will now have to carry certification of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). At present, mineral water bottles do not carry a mark pertaining to the quantity of mineral content in

A Gujarat High Court division bench of Justice S.D. Dave and Justice A.M. Kapadia has issued notices to the Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation (GSFC), Vadodara, Gujarat Pollution Control Board

Scientists in Europe say they have isolated a chemical compound that is responsible for creating nicotine addiction among smokers. "For the first time, one particular molecule has been shown to be

The crew of the Russian Mir space station rested today to prepare for a six-hour spacewalk to inspect a module which has been losing

It is a problem of "large-heartedness" that leads to premature death - a mysterious disase that has been stalking children in Kerala. Now scientists believe the clue to the disease lies in the

If the Municipal Corporation of Delhi acts on its promises, the city would be a brighter and cleaner place this year. Listing out its targets, Delhi Mayor Shakuntala Arya said that to keep the city

Despite the relief measures announced by the State Government, the number of cotton farmers who have committed suicide over the large-scale destruction of crops in a pest attack, continues to