Eleven scientists to get Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awardSeptember 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Charusita Chakravarti of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Santosh G. Honavar of L.V.
Judge considers giving final approval to TD Ameritrade data theft settlement with 6.2M clientsSeptember 10th, 2009 TD Ameritrade data theft settlement may be okayedOMAHA, Neb. — A hearing is being held to determine whether the settlement online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.
Lal Bahadur Shastri's watch stolen from his memorialSeptember 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Days after reports of a burglary from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, thieves struck again in the Lutyen's Delhi, when a watch belonging to late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri was stolen by unidentified miscreants from the Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial in national capital. The watch had historic significance as it was gifted to Shastri by his Russian counterpart Alexei Kosygin during the Tashkent conference in 1966.
IIMC to have four more branchesSeptember 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Institute of Mass Communication will have four more branches - one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Mizoram, Southern and Western India. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni announced this at the 42nd Convocation function held at IIMC, New Delhi today.
Mamata opposes CBI plea to close Tagore Nobel medal theft caseAugust 23rd, 2009 KOLKATA - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday opposed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea to close the probe into poet Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel Prize medallion theft and said she would take up the issue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. "We have come to know that the CBI is trying to close the probe into the Nobel theft case.
Army National Guard tells 131,000 soldiers to look out for identity theft after laptop stolenAugust 6th, 2009 Soldiers warned about ID theft after laptop stolenMADISON, Wis. — The Army National Guard is investigating why a contractor had data including Social Security numbers for 131,000 current and former soldiers on an unsecured personal laptop that was stolen, a spokesman said Thursday.
First ever non-stop train service 'Duronto' introducedJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - For the first time in the history, non-stop train service is being introduced in India. The non-stop train service 'Duronto' will have AC and non-AC sleepers and will run between select cities throughout the country.
Man 'relaxing' on air mattress in Lake Erie bay rescued by Coast Guard, arrested on warrantJune 17th, 2009 Man 'relaxing' on mattress in Pa. bay rescuedERIE, Pa.
Chinese lock picker invents anti-theft device in prisonJune 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Making a new theft-proof lock in a prison in Hubei province, a thief has got his sentence reduced. Wu Mingrong, who used to break locks using toothpicks, applied his skill to create a lock that he himself cannot open.
Rs.1.8 mn looted, security guard shot dead in DelhiMay 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two motorcycle-borne men snatched Rs.1.8 million from a trader here Monday morning and shot dead a security guard before escaping. The robbers snatched the cash-filled bag from V.K.
3 accused of stealing NBA player's signed photo at auction for NJ boy sick with blood disorderApril 26th, 2009 3 charged in theft from benefit for sick NJ boyBUENA, N.J. — Three people face charges in the theft of an NBA player's autographed photo that was being auctioned to benefit a New Jersey boy sick with a rare blood disorder.
Management graduate caught snatching bag in DelhiApril 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 31-year-old management graduate Saturday tried hard to escape on his motorbike after snatching a bag in the capital but was caught after a brief chase by a constable and two youngsters, the police said. Two women Manisha and Kanika were travelling on a cycle-rickshaw in Defence Colony in the afternoon.
Delhi to have post graduation courses in homoeopathyJanuary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI -Delhi will now have its first post graduation courses in homeopathy. Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia Tuesday inaugurated the course at Nehru Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital in South Delhi.
Police not a chowkidar: Delhi Police CommissionerJanuary 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Saying the police is not a 'chowkidar', Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal Friday said people need to be careful about their vehicles and spend some money on putting proper security locks in them.
BJP 'reconciling accounts' after cash goes missing at headquartersDecember 29th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in a tizzy over the Rs.26 million (Rs.2.6 crore) that reportedly went missing on Christmas Day from its national headquarters. Though party workers were Tuesday furiously speculating about who could be the culprit, the spokesperson said accounts were being 'reconciled'.
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