Tirupati: Record collection of Rs 5.73 crore in one day

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Hyderabad: The richest Temple board of the country Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams just got richer. It has recorded its highest Hundi (offering box) collection ever on a single day of Rs 5.73 crores on Sunday, April 1.

Its previous record was Rs 4.2 crore collected on January 1, 2012.

Temple officials say while they did have a pilgrim rush of about 70,000 on Sunday, the fact that one of the devotees offered a donation of Rs 2 crore helped surpass their previous record.

Besides cash offerings, the hundi also contained gold and silver.

Breast cancer gene discovered, say scientists

Washington: Scientists have discovered a gene which they claim can determine more accurately whether a woman has an increased risk of developing breast cancer. An international team, led by University of Melbourne, says its has used new technology to fast track the discovery of the breast cancer risk gene, called XRCC2, which could in turn assist in the discovery of other cancer genes.

Prof Melissa Southey, who led the study, said it was a significant discovery and the first breast cancer risk gene to be discovered using the latest genetic sequencing technology. "The mutations in the newly identified gene XRCC2, although rare, explain another proportion of breast cancers that run in families where there is no known genetic cause and that particularly occur at an early age."

Uttarakhand: Cop's wife burns him to death in a fit of rage

Dehra Dun: A police inspector from Uttarakhand died on Sunday at New Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital after being set on fire allegedly by his wife in a fit of rage, police said.

56-year-old, Ram Lal Arya, who was posted at the police headquarters, died on Sunday morning after he was admitted at the hospital on Saturday evening, a police official said. He was referred to New Delhi by a hospital in Dehra Dun.

Arya received 80 per cent burns after his wife Radha allegedly poured a bottle of petrol over him and set him on fire.