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BJP MLAs suspended on disrupting assembly

BJP MLAs created ruckus saying the House cannot function on such a day, prompting Speaker to order t...

NY allows headgear for Sikh, Muslim workers

The MTA had cited security concerns after 9/11 as the reason for its "brand or segregate" policy.

Venus transit to `fine-tune search for other world

The scientists will be using the last Venus transit for a century, which will take place next week, ...

Khurshid rejects Team Anna`s demand for SIT probe

Law Minister Salman Khurshid rejected Team Anna`s demand for setting up a Special Investigation Team...

CBI court issues another transit warrant to Jagan

A CBI court issued another transit warrant to YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.

Lost photos reveal history of Greenland ice loss

A set of 80-year-old photographs unearthed in a basement archive has proved that Greenland`s ice was...

`Kerala govt to take legal recourse against Mani`

Oommen Chandy said the govt would proceed legally with regard to revelation of Mani that the Left pa...

Rare `Transit of Venus` on June 5-6

People in most of Hawaii, Alaska, Australia, the western Pacific, and eastern Asia will be able to s...

Falling stout beer bubbles mystery solved

Mathematicians claim to have solved the mystery of why bubbles in stout beers such as Guinness sink ...

`asmallworld` founder creates new social network to take on Facebook

Swedish startup ‘asmallworld.net’ founder Erik Wachtmeister is preparing to take on Facebook by crea...

Prisoner on Transit warrant issued against Jagan

Principal special court for CBI cases here issued the warrant and summons stating that it had taken ...

China’s Weibo introduces new code of conduct for users

China`s largest microblogging service, Weibo, has introduced a new code of conduct in a bid to restr...

Panel`s findings on dam unilateral: Kerala

The panel relied on the report of Annamalai Univ in TN to come to the conclusion that the reservoir ...

Court permits Zakia to examine SIT documents

A local court here allowed Zakia Jaffery to examine documents submitted by SIT to it in relation to ...

Chennai ready for Venus transit on June 6

Transit of Venus occurs when the planet Venus passes directly between the sun and earth.

Facebook’s billions ‘safe’ from Zuckerberg’s wife

Mark Zuckerberg can now legally guard almost his entire estimated wealth worth 12.17billion pounds f...

Manmohan first Indian PM to visit Myanmar in 25 yrs

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here for the first visit by an Indian PM to Myanmar in 25 year...

Research councils to support innovation universities

Every university for research and innovation will have such a council headed by a director. These va...

Reputed govt, pvt websites under hacker threat: Cyber agency

Computer security analysts have issued an alert for Internet users and operators against hackers.

Soon, wearable energy T-shirts could charge your phones

One day, donning a T-shirt could mean you`re also sporting a smart device charger.

Myanmar: An isolated nation opens up

Myanmar, which Indian PM Manmohan Singh visits on Sunday, was for decades isolated from the world bu...

PM on historic Myanmar visit; energy on agenda

PM Manmohan Singh arrived in Myanmar on a historic visit during which the two sides will chart out a...

Woman killed as car hits her

A 28-year-old pregnant woman was killed when a car rammed into her near Jawaharlal Nehru University.

PM calls on President; discuss eco, pol situation

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called on President Pratibha Patil and discussed the economic and poli...

Girls outshine boys in Sambalpur University exams

Girls have outshone boys with better marks in the plus three (BA/BSC/BCOM) final year examinations o...

One killed, four injured in Bihar, SSB opens fire

A man was killed and four others were injured in Sitamarhi district when SSB troopers opened fire on...

‘27 percent uranium enrichment at Iranian site’

The diplomats said the find did not necessarily mean that Iran was covertly raising its enrichment t...

One killed in blast ahead of Sonia`s Assam visit

A day ahead of Congress president Sonia Gandhi`s visit to Assam, one person was killed in a bomb bla...

HC quashes acquisition of land in another Gr Noida village

Acquisition of land in yet another village of Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh was on Fr...

Scientists turn DNA into living hard drives

Scientists claim to have developed a way to turn living cells into rewritable digital data storages ...

Rare transit of Venus to be visible 5-6 June

Venus will cross the face of the Sun on 5-6 June, a rare occurrence that will not be seen again for ...

Porn sites `least dangerous` place on web

Pornographic websites are no longer the ‘most dangerous’ places on web for picking up viruses.

Street lighting changing insect ecosystems: Study

Groups of invertebrates living near artificial lights include more predators and scavengers, a study...

Petrol price hike to hit common man: Yechury

CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury attacked the central government for a sharp hike in petrol prices, say...

Oppn parties in J&K demand rollback of fuel prices

The opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir today came out strongly against the "unprecedented" incr...

BJP rejects Kashmir interlocutors` report

BJP "completely rejected" the Centre`s interlocutors report on J&K alleging it would "weaken" India’...

Facebook causing a third of all divorces: Survey

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed his status to `married` recently, but his social-networking web...

Nepal’s Deputy PM resigns over CA extension

Deputy Premier Krishna Sitaula expressing his party`s serious objection to the move to extend the Co...

UK varsities deny drop in students from India

A group representing 134 higher education institutions in Britain on Thursday dismissed reports that...

`More Indian teens using networking sites to communicate`

An increasing number of teenagers in India are using social networking sites to remain in touch with...

Soon, material that stretches when compressed

Researchers have come up with an avant-garde material that expands every time it is put under pressu...

‘Speaker`s foreign visits were official`

The foreign visits undertaken by Meira Kumar were part of her official responsibilities and not to h...

Soon, robot that builds tools on its own

Researchers are constructing a robot that is intelligent and capable enough to build its own set of ...

Bacteria that haven’t eaten for 86 million years found

Researchers including one of Indian origin have discovered deep-sea bacteria at the bottom of the Pa...

Ranking male baboons recover quickly from injuries

Surprisingly, high-ranking male baboons recover more quickly from injuries and are less likely to be...

BJP attacks government for falling rupee

With the rupee sliding down to 56 to a dollar on Wednesday, the BJP accused the United Progressive A...

World`s oceans need greater protection: UN chief

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sought global attention to the fragile state of the world`s oce...

CBI raids JMM MLA Sita Soren`s house

The CBI on Tuesday conducted raids at the residence of JMM MLA Sita Soren, daughter-in-law of party ...

I`ll go to Pak at an appropriate time: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said he would visit Pakistan at an "appropriate time".

UPA-II failed on all fronts: CPI(M)

CPI(M) lambasted the UPA-II govt for "failing on all fronts" saying it has not fulfilled any promise...

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