April 29, 2012

New Delhi : It was the worst possible time for a system breakdown. In March, when the Capital was hosting five heads of state for the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit, the Delhi Police’s communication system collapsed. Though they averted a major security lapse by switching to a backup facility to track the VVIP movement, the incident has raised questions about the Rs. 100-crore Tetra system — brought in to replace the old wireless sets.Terrestrial Trunked Radio (Tetra) — a professional mobile…

Fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken was on Friday ordered to pay Aus$ 8 million (US $8.3 million) to an Australian girl who suffered severe brain damage and was paralysed after eating a Twister wrap.Monika Samaan was seven when she suffered salmonella encephalopathy -- a brain injury linked to food poisoning that also left her with a blood infection and septic shock -- in October 2005.Several other family members also fell ill and they claimed Samaan's injuries, which include severe cognitive, motor and speech impairment…