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  Philae probe drills into comet, turns toward light

  World | November 15, 2014 7:35 IST

  Berlin: The spacecraft that landed on a comet performed two tricky maneuvers on Friday, by drilling into the rocky surface and rotating itself to catch more sunlight.Both operations carried considerable risks, because they could have

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  Centre to provide assistance in Bilaspur tragedy probe: JP Nadda

  Politics | November 13, 2014 23:57 IST

  New Delhi:  Union Health Minister J P Nadda today said the Centre will provide all necessary assistance for the judicial inquiry initiated by Chhattisgarh Government in the sterilization tragedy that claimed the lives of 13

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  UN chief sets up board to probe Gaza UN incidents

  World | November 11, 2014 6:40 IST

  United Nations: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday announced the establishment of a board of inquiry to investigate deaths, injuries and damage to United Nations premises during this summer's Gaza war as well as the discovery

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  UN Human Rights head criticises Sri Lanka's attacks on probe of violations

  World | November 08, 2014 6:19 IST

  United Nations: UN Human Rights High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein has condemned Sri Lanka for attacking his organisation's investigations into human rights violations there and "creating a wall of fear" to prevent people from

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  No substantial headway in Burdwan blast probe

  India | November 02, 2014 16:02 IST

  New Delhi:  Exactly a month after the Burdwan blast in which two suspected terrorists were killed, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) appears to have made no substantial headway and is hot on the trail of

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  Whistleblower bar owner under pressure, Kerala orders probe

  India | November 02, 2014 12:18 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala bar owner Biju Ramesh, 50, who blew the lid on Finance Minister K.M. Mani's demand of Rs.5 crore for allowing closed bars to remain open, is under pressure to keep silent as the

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  Gujarat HC orders probe over contempt plea against Adani Hospital

  India | October 17, 2014 7:30 IST

  Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court here yesterday directed the Kutch collector to probe and submit a report on whether G K Hospital, run by Adani group, was following the earlier directions of the High court.A

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  Chennai building collapse: Madras HC raises questions on probe

  India | October 14, 2014 6:59 IST

  Chennai: The Madras High Court yesterday raised some questions on the investigation into the multi-storeyed building collapse here in June wondering whether the final report was filed in a hurry and asked the government to

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  Imran Khan demands probe into Multan stampede

  World | October 13, 2014 13:37 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan has demanded a judicial probe into the stampede in Multan, media reported Monday.At least seven people were killed and 40 injured last Friday in a stampede at a

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  Netherlands deploys more experts to probe MH17 crash

  World | September 13, 2014 10:35 IST

  The Hague: The Dutch government has decided to send more experts to Ukraine to investigate the cause of Malaysia Airline flight MH17's crash.Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday said that the experts will arrive

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  Muzaffarnagar riots: SIT asked to complete probe in 45 days

  India | September 10, 2014 12:56 IST

  Muzaffarnagar: The SIT, probing the Muzaffarnagar riots, has been directed by the Inspector General of Meerut Zone to complete its investigation within next 45 days.Inspector general of Police, Meerut zone, Alok Sharma, has directed the

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  Brazilian president exonerated in probe of refinery deal

  World | July 24, 2014 11:43 IST

  Brasilia: Brazil's federal audit tribunal has said that President Dilma Rousseff bore no responsibility for state-controlled oil giant Petrobras's ultimately disastrous acquisition of a US refinery in 2006.Rousseff, who was serving as chief of staff

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  MH370's search coordinator to lead Australia's MH17 probe

  World | July 21, 2014 11:51 IST

  Canberra: A former Australian defence official, who led the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, arrived in Kiev on Monday to examine MH17's crash site.Former air chief marshal Angus Houston will lead a

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  New evidence of MH370 cockpit tampering emerges in probe

  World | July 01, 2014 8:21 IST

  Sydney: Investigators probing the disappearance of Flight MH370 have discovered possible new evidence of tampering with the plane's cockpit equipment which experts believe could be part of an attempt to avoid radar detection, according to

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  Bihar Chief Minister assures probe in sugarcane seed distribution scheme

  India | June 30, 2014 17:03 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today assured that a probe would be ordered in the reported irregularities under the sugarcane seeds distribution scheme for farmers, including those belonging to SC/ST, last year.On the

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  Madras High Court orders probe into missing answersheets of engineering aspirant

  India | June 27, 2014 21:28 IST

  Madurai: Shocked to find four pages of his Plus Two exam answersheets carrying 40 potential marks missing, an engineering course aspirant has sought the Madras High Court's help to trace them and revise his marks

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  High-level committee to probe Bhilai Plant leakage: Narendra Singh Tomar

  India | June 14, 2014 6:38 IST

  Bhilai: Union Steel Minister Narendra Singh Tomar yesterday announced that a high-level committee will be constituted to probe into the leakage of toxic gas at SAIL's Bhilai Plant in Chhattisgarh in which six people were

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  SIT constituted to probe Badaun gangrape, murder case

  India | June 06, 2014 16:10 IST

  Badaun: A four-member Special Investigating Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the shocking gangrape and murder case of two teenaged sisters in Katra Sadatganj village here, officials said.“The SIT headed by circle officer of

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  NIA should probe all angles in Jiram valley attack case: Raman

  India | May 25, 2014 19:56 IST

  Raipur: Amid reports that NIA has identified the Naxals involved in the May 2013 Jiram valley attack on Congress leaders and was ready to file charge sheet, Chief Minister Raman Singh said here today the

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  Poll official's son uploads pictures of EVMs, EC orders probe

  India | May 23, 2014 0:02 IST

  Varanasi: The Election Commission has ordered a probe into the complaint by AAP of alleged tampering of electronic voting machine after pictures of EVMs uploaded by the son of a poll official, who took them