Seven held with fake stamp papers worth Rs.80 crore

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 14:13

A special team of Bihar Police Wednesday arrested seven people and recovered fake stamp papers worth over Rs.80 crore from them in the state capital, police officials said Wednesday.

Venezuela, facing shortages, seizes toilet paper factory

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 09:29

Venezuela`s leftist government said Saturday it temporarily seized a major toilet paper factory hoping that it can end troublesome shortages of the staple personal care item.

Atom bomb nearly exploded over North Carolina in 1961: UK paper

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 12:13

A US atom bomb nearly exploded in 1961 over North Carolina that would have been 260 times more powerful than the device that devastated Hiroshima, according to a declassified document published in a British newspaper on Friday.

Eight caught with question papers of govt exam

Last Updated: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 22:46

8 persons were arrested while trying to sell duplicate question papers of an examination to recruit agriculture supervisors at Udaipur`s Mahrana Bhupal University, police said on Sunday.

Congress, BJP demand white paper on ponzi scam in Odisha

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 20:28

Odisha Assembly on Thursday witnessed noisy scenes with opposition Congress and BJP members demanding a white paper on chitfund scam.

UPSC releases sample paper on `ethics` for civil services

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 16:32

"What do you understand by spirit of service and commitment?" Civil services aspirants will face such questions that will test their attitude to issues like probity in public life in the paper on `ethics, integrity and aptitude`.

French paper reveals lurid claims in DSK `pimping` case

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 7, 2013, 18:37

Sex parties attended by Dominique Strauss-Kahn were described by witnesses as "carnage with a heap of mattresses on the floor", a newspaper said today, citing a report by judges who charged him with pimping.

Green boon: Fast-growing trees aid paper-making, help save forests

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 18:20

They look like normal eucalyptus trees up to 65 feet tall with a trunk girth of about 19 cm and towering over their peers in an evaluation trial on the foothills of Himalayas.

TRAI releases consultation paper on FDI in broadcasting

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 22:43

TRAI has sought views of stakeholders by August 12, 2013.

Japan eyeing Marines, drones in defence paper: Reports

Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 14:12

Nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said Japan needs to discuss the idea of having some kind of first strike provision if it is to effectively counter threats from North Korea`s nuclear and missile programmes.

Railway Protection Force exam paper leak: Delhi cop arrested

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 23:57

A 25-year-old Delhi Police constable, along with another man, was arrested in connection with the Railway Protection Force (RPF) examination paper leak last month, an official said Sunday.