Are robots trustworthy when your life is at stake?
New York, March 2 (IANS) Robots are unreliable in case of fire or other emergency situations but people trust them blindly, according to a new study. People may trust a robot too much for their…
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Aircel-Maxis scam investigation at ‘critical stage’: Jaitley
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley addresses a Post Budget Press Conference, in New Delhi on Feb 29, 2016. Also seen Union MoS Finance Jayant Sinha. (Photo:…
Aircel-Maxis scam investigation at ‘critical stage’: Jaitley
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitey on Wednesday said the investigation into the alleged Aircel-Maxis scam was at a “critical stage” but refused to divulge more details about the possible money laundering…
Kerala police officer slammed for minor son driving official car
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) With the video of a Kerala senior police officer’s minor son driving an official car going viral, former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan on Wednesday slammed the state police for not registering…
Bihar ex-MP Shahabuddin gets bail
Patna, March 2 (IANS) The Patna High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former MP Mohammad Shahabuddin in connection with a double murder and kidnapping that took place 12 years ago, a lawyer said. After…
Woman techie dies under mysterious circumstances in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) A woman techie died under suspicious circumstances in information technology hub Gachibowli here on Wednesday, police said. The body of Rani Manisha (29), a software engineer working in a leading IT…
US court declines Indian-origin man’s plea in sexual assault case
New York, March 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Ohio in the US has declined to accept an Indian-origin man’s appeal in a sexual assault case. Upholding the February 2015 conviction by a Logan County…
CISF trooper kills two colleagues in Maharashtra
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), March 2 (IANS) A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper deployed at the Ratnagiri power plant gunned down two of his colleagues and injured himself and his pregnant wife, officials said here on…
Facebook’s Latin America vice president arrested in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, March 2 (IANS) Brazilian police arrested Diego Dzodan, Facebook’s vice-president for Latin America, for not complying with previous judicial decisions. In a press release, the federal police stated that Dzodan had been…
670 people killed in violence across Iraq in February: UN
Baghdad, March 2 (IANS) A total of 670 Iraqis were killed and 1,290 others wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in February across Iraq, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)…
Two policemen suspended after Telangana gangrape case
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) The Telangana government on Tuesday suspended two policemen for dereliction of duty in a case relating to gangrape of a Dalit girl. Taking serious note of the reports that the policemen…
BJP seeks probe into UPA ‘flip-flop’ in Ishrat Jahan case
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday alleged flip-flop by the then Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre in the Ishrat Jahan shootout case and demanded a thorough probe…
Two minor runaways from Kerala rescued in Goa
Panaji, March 1 (IANS) The Konkan Railway on Tuesday said that two minor boys who ran away from their homes in Kasargod in Kerala were rescued from Goa’s Madgaon railway station. The boys, both aged…
10 killed in Pakistan road accidents
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 42 others injured in three road accidents in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Tuesday, local media reported. Urdu TV channel 92 News said that eight…
Under bank debt, man kills wife, son, and himself
Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) A man poisoned his wife and son and killed himself in the state capital due to an unpaid bank loan, police said on Tuesday. The tragedy occurred in Simra in Madiyaon…
Two DU students beaten up
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Two Delhi University students, belonging to the Left-affiliated AISA, said they were beaten up in their college on Tuesday when they attempted to paste posters for a students’ march to…
Army to get advance orders to control civil violence: Minister
Gurgaon, March 1 (IANS) Army officers leading troops will be given advanced magisterial orders to take action against trouble makers indulging in violence in civil areas, union Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh…
BJP seeks probe into UPA ‘flip-flop’ in Ishrat Jahan case
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday alleged flip-flop by the then Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre in the Ishrat Jahan fake gunfight case and demanded a thorough…
Three held with 150 kg marijuana in Delhi
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Three people have been arrested for possessing 150 kg marijuana valued at Rs.15 lakh in the international market, police said on Tuesday. Vijay Kumar Jha, 23, Guddu Kumar Jha, 24,…
Union minister Katheria says he did not target any community
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Union minister Ram Shankar Katheria on Tuesday said that he did not target any community in his speech in Agra in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. “I did not take the…