Scientists trace DNA samples of cubs to Panna tiger

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 10:31

In a good news for animal lovers, scientists have traced DNA samples of four cubs to a big cat originally living in Panna reserve before sudden disappearance of tigers from there in 2009.

Aarushi-Hemraj murder: CBI court rejects Talwar`s plea to send `khukri` to England

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 18:33

A CBI court trying Rajesh and Nupur Talwar for the murders of their daughter Aarushi and domestic aide Hemraj on Saturday rejected the couple`s plea to send a `khukri` to a British forensic lab for another round of DNA testing.

I just want blessings of my fans: Lata Mangeshkar

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 00:49

Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar turned 84 on September 28.

Criminalising Poverty - An Equal Law?

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 13:54

Debilitating. Despicable. Dehumanizing. That’s what poverty is, and that is the annihilating effect it has on those thrown into its cavernous cauldron.

Talwar couple want `khukri` to be sent to England for DNA test

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 20:25

On September 17, a London-based DNA expert, also a defence witness in Aarushi murder case, had told the CBI court that it was still possible to find some DNA on the handle of `khukhri`.

3D models show chromosomes not X-shaped as thought

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 15:24

The first 3D models of chromosome structure have overturned a long-held belief about their shape - the X chromosome looks nothing like an X!

Zee Media Corporation to launch `I Am IN - dna of India`

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 13:23

ZEE Media Corporation to launch 500+ hyper-local social platforms, in multiple languages, evangelising the need for better Citizen Governance.

Paternity row: ND Tiwari denies Rohit as his biological son

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 21:18

More than a year after DNA test report established ND Tiwari as the biological father of a youth, the senior Congress leader on Wednesday denied having "any kind of relations with the youth`s mother" and said the paternity suit is a "political conspiracy" by his opponents.

First significant expansion of human population happened 60,000 yrs ago

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 15:09

The dispersal and expansion of Neolithic culture from the Middle East has recently been associated with the distribution of human genetic markers.

Songbirds `borrowed` DNA to fuel migration

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 16:18

A common songbird may have acquired genes from fellow migrating birds in order to travel greater distances, according to a new study.

Pharmaceutical Price Regulation - Is the government being two-faced?

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 08:58

Globally, a blazing battle rages on regarding governmental curbs on Big Pharma’s intellectual property rights so as to fulfill the obligation of making the human right to health a reality.

Aarushi case: Defence witness favours LCN DNA test on exhibits

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 20:32

On the last day of his cross-examination, a London-based DNA expert who is also a defence witness in Aarushi murder case, favoured Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA test on exhibits seized by Noida Police and CBI during the investigation.