'Drug dealers can meet visitors in Goa jails, legislators can't'

PANAJI - A drug dealer can meet visitors in the prison, but an arrested legislator is not allowed to meet another legislator in Goa, a Congress leader said Sunday, accusing the police of partisan behaviour. Agnelo Fernandes, a ruling party legislator from Calangute legislative constituency had gone to meet former tourism minister Mickky Pachecho - .... Read the original article  : here.

Defining moment expected for corporate mergers, takeovers (Comment)

There is widespread anticipation regarding possible revision of the threshold limit for mandatory open offers for the purpose of takeovers from current level of 15 percent to 25 percent. If that eventually happens, interesting shareholders’ activity can be expected in several listed companies. Under the regime of existing guidelines, at the time of the structuring of .... Read the original article  : Defining moment expected for corporate mergers, takeovers (Comment).

Banerjee, Hariprasad Chaurasia honoured by IIT-Kharagpur

KHARAGPUR - Atomic Energy Commission chairman Srikumar Banerjee and flautist Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia were conferred honorary Doctor of Science degrees by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here Saturday at its annual convocation. Banerjee was conferred the award for his outstanding contributions to many materials related areas, basic as well as application oriented, IIT Kharagpur [..] Read the original article: here.

Team to market India as medical tourism destination in Britain

BANGALORE - Representatives of Indian healthcare sector will be in Britain next week to market India as an efficient and cost-effective medical tourism destination. They will also look for investment opportunities in Britain and showcase similar options in this country, said Madan Gaekwad, executive vice president of the Sagar Hospitals, a leading private healthcare group .... Source article on Gaea Times at  : Team to market India as medical tourism destination in Britain.

Idaho officials say man kept 25 rattlesnakes inside bucket in his apartment

Idaho man accused of keeping rattlers in apartment MALTA, Idaho - An Idaho man who authorities say had 25 Western rattlesnakes in a five-gallon bucket in his apartment has been issued two misdemeanor citations by the state’s Department of Fish and Game. Officials say Terry Brian Teeter had as many as 32 snakes but he gave some .... Original article on Gaea Times at  : Idaho officials say man kept 25 rattlesnakes inside bucket in his apartment.

Yeddyurappa backs Reddy brothers, wants Lok Ayukta probe

NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears to have decided to defend the Reddy brothers of Karnataka, who are under attack over allegations of illegal mining, with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa stating here Sunday that the “Reddy brothers were not responsible for illegal mining”. Yeddyurappa’s statement came after his meeting here with senior BJP ... Original article on : Yeddyurappa backs Reddy brothers, wants Lok Ayukta probe.

Facebook, Twitter 'making kids dumber'

MELBOURNE - Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are making teen web surfers dumber, says a study of Australian parents. New cyber-safety research commissioned by Telstra also revealed that parents believe the sites are affecting their kids’ health and wellbeing. The research revealed that 65 per cent of parents with children using social media say it .... Source  : Gaea News Network.

Sri Lanka make confident start against India (Lunch Report)

GALLE - Sri Lanka started on a confident note as they made 91 for one in their first innings at lunch against India on the first day of the first cricket Test at the Galle International Stadium here Sunday. Opener Tharanga Pranavitana was batting on 35 and captain Kumar Sangakkara on 25 at the ... Read more : Sri Lanka make confident start against India (Lunch Report).