SC notice to govt on PIL for intelligence agencies audit The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the National Security Advisor (NSA) seeking their response on a PIL that sought audit of intelligence agencies. ...  
12:50 PM, Feb 11, 2013

Analysis of Vishwaroopam: From a fan's point of view I must admit that it's quite a difficult task to resist from replying to people. Because the idea of a social network is to socialise with people. And when you are a film critic, everyone has a counter opinion. ...  
10:24 AM, Feb 11, 2013

SWOT Analysis: England A look at the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of and to the England team in the upcoming Test series. ...  
01:09 PM, Nov 14, 2012

E-readers grapple with a future on the shelf: Analysis Singapore: Amidst our growing love affair with the tablet, spare a thought for its increasingly shelfbound sibling: the e-reader. Take Taiwan's E Ink Holdings Inc, which makes most of the monochrome displays for devices such as Amazon.com Inc's Kindle and Barnes & Noble Inc's Nook. After five years of heady growth during which shipments rose 100-fold, it got a jolt at the end of 2011 when monthly revenues dropped 91...  
11:40 AM, Oct 29, 2012

Now, an iPhone app that can diagnose thyroid diseases Washington: An iPhone and a specially designed image analysis app can diagnose and manage the treatment of thyroid diseases, a new study has claimed. Researchers led by Randy Polson, from the University of Utah have developed a device that uses an iPhone's LED flash, digital camera with collimating lens to optimise illumination and focusing. A specially-designed app is used to collect an image of a completed Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) assays...  
03:07 PM, Sep 30, 2012

2G scam: CBI to question Dubai businessman New Delhi: CBI will soon call a Dubai-based businessman for questioning in connection with alleged laundering of funds as a fall out of 2G spectrum scam. The CBI has received an input from Research and Analysis Wing about the money parked in Dubai accounts of companies owned by the businessman. CBI sources said the note from RAW gives details of money laundering deals between a Dubai-based individual and a Chennai-based...  
11:58 AM, Aug 19, 2012

Vivian Fernandes

Espresso Economics |

There can be little doubt that Gujarat is India's dragon state. The past decade has been the best since Gujarat became a state in 1960. ...
02:22 PM, Mar 07, 2012

Here's what led to Sena-BJP victory in Mumbai Mumbai: The results of the BMC elections, though not quite the subject of nail-biting anticipation, must have evoked a heaving sigh of relief for the Shiv Sena-BJP combine, whose political future was uncertain after its dismal performance in the State Assembly elections in 2009, not to mention the polls for over 190 municipal councils last December. Despite having narrowly escaped the threat posed by the Congress-NCP combine it has been...  
02:36 PM, Feb 18, 2012

UP Polls: Will Maya's magic work? Experts doubtful
by IANS
New Delhi: Her rock solid Dalit support may still be intact. But with charges of corruption and poor governance enveloping her, Chief Minister Mayawati may find the going tough in Uttar Pradesh, say political activists and pundits. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is determined to retain power it bagged in the country's most populous state five years ago on its own, stunning foes and friends alike. It will be no...  
12:45 PM, Jan 31, 2012

CBI for narco-analysis of Bhanwari's husband Jodhpur: The CBI has proposed a narco-analysis test of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi's husband Amarchand who is presently in the agency's custody. The agency expressed this before the double bench of Justice Govind Mathur and NK Jain in the Rajasthan High Court during hearing of a habeas corpus petition filed by Amarchand. CBI advocate Panne Singh said in the court that the agency is willing for a narco test on...  
07:03 PM, Dec 16, 2011

Mumbai: 3-year-old's remains held for 2 years Mumbai: For more than two years, Upendra Rai and his family have been waiting for the police to hand over the skeletal remains of their three-year-old daughter who was found murdered in Borivli (East). Shreya Rai had gone missing on October 14 in 2009. Some 50 days later, her skeleton was found at a construction site 300 feet from the chawl where she lived. The prime suspect of the Kasturba...  
12:37 PM, Dec 07, 2011

Bhanwari case: Court rejects narco of accused Jodhpur: In a setback to CBI, a court on Monday turned down its plea for undertaking narco-analysis, brain mapping and polygraph tests on Shahabuddin, a key accused in Bhanwari Devi disappearance case, despite the agency pleading that it was the 'only ray of hope' to crack the case. The CBI had moved an application in the CBI court for the lie-detection and other tests on November 9, citing Shahabuddin's non...  
04:26 PM, Nov 15, 2011

Obama's India visit: Analysis

CNN-IBN's team of experts analyse US President Barack Obama's India visit. ...
07:52 PM, Nov 08, 2010

SC bans narco, brain mapping during probe

Several high-profile cases including those of Kobad Gandhy and others will be affected by this ruling. ...
02:27 AM, May 06, 2010

Investigators hit by SC's ban on narco tests

The apex court on Wednesday ruled compulsory narco, brain-mapping and polygraph tests unconstitutional. ...
12:37 AM, May 06, 2010

No lie-detection tests without consent: SC Tests cannot be conducted on any person, whether an accused or a suspect, without their consent, apex court rules. ...  
11:11 AM, May 05, 2010

Narco test approved but Aarushi case hits a dead end The case remains unsolved even after CBI changed its investigation team. ...  
12:05 AM, Jan 06, 2010

Watch: US women an unhappy lot, says analysis

The analysis has brought a lot of criticism from feminist groups. ...
02:40 PM, Oct 16, 2009

Watch: SC judge name in Kerala nun murder hearing

A fresh controversy has erupted in the Sister Abhaya murder case. ...
10:19 PM, Aug 10, 2009

Analysis: What preceded the Nepal PM's resignation Maoists wanted to establish "civilian supremacy" over the army. ...  
04:16 PM, May 04, 2009