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NASA scientist weighs space rock from millions of miles away

NASA scientist has accurately determined the mass of a nearby asteroid from millions of miles away.

2,000-year-old stone anchor offers clues to Indo-Arab trade

NIO sientists have found an Indo-Arabic stone anchor off the Kutch coast in Gujarat that offers sign...

‘Cursing stone’ discovered on Isle of Canna

An ancient stone that was discovered by chance on the Isle of Canna is Scotland’s first known exampl...

37000-year-old porn carvings found in France

Anthropologists have discovered the oldest example of cave art on a 1.5 metric ton block limestone, ...

Stone Age men may have been first `rave party animals`

Researchers have shed light on how Neolithic Britons invented the ‘art of raving’.

London mayor win is saving grace for Tories

Johnson vowed to fight for a "good deal for Londoners" from the government, adding he want to "deliv...

Murder accused stoned to death in Odisha

An accused, in at least a dozen criminal cases, including murders, was stoned to death at Bhikapada ...

`Mystifying` Stonehenge may have been designed for sound

Researchers have suggested that Stonehenge could have been built with acoustics in mind like a Greek...

Austrian gravestone of Hitler`s parents removed

The gravestone of Adolf Hitler`s parents in the Austrian village where he lived as a child has bee...

Forest guard shot dead in Madhya Pradesh

A forest guard was allegedly shot dead by the mining mafia near Mazhar stone mines, police said on...

Bihar to save hills from stone chips mafia

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday said his government was irrevocably committed to protect the hills...

Bihar to save hills from stone chips mafia: CM

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said his government was irrevocably committed to protect the hills and illegal...

Fruit flies get kidney stones too

Researchers have discovered that fruit flies get kidney stones just like us - a breakthrough that ma...

Gay laws: Britain may axe `husband`, `wife` terms

Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone has said the government was determined to change marriage leg...

Train Driver of Varanasi injured in stone pelting

Driver of an express train was injured when some children pelted stones on it between Kapsethi and P...

Man stoned to death by son

In a gruesome incident, a father was allegedly stoned to death by his son over a property dispute,...

Spending hours tweeting is unhealthy: Biz Stone

Biz Stone, co-founder and creative director of Twitter, has told the micro blogging site`s users tha...

An Indian-origin woman mayor for London?

Forthcoming elections to the post of London mayor is basically a contest between Boris Johnson and L...

Two killed, three injured due to shooting stone

Two persons were killed and three others were injured when a shooting stone hit their vehicle on J...

Tourists stoned in Jerusalem; 13 held

Israeli police arrested 13 Palestinians after police and tourists visiting the site were stoned, a p...

Stonehenge may have been inspired by ‘sound illusion’

An archaeologist has claimed that these iconic stones were inspired by an extraordinary hallucinatio...

Fruit fly genome ‘may become genetic Rosetta stone

Scientists have developed a new community resource that may help in unlocking the mystery behind the...

New airless tyres that never go flat

Manufacturer Bridgestone has developed a prototype of airless tyre that never goes flat.

Lankan Navy personnel pelts stones at TN fishermen

About 800 fishermen who went to fishing near Katchatheevu island had to return after Sri Lankan na...

Pranab lays foundation stone of new NIT building

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday laid the foundation stone for a Rs 60 crore buildi...

British scientists unravel Stonehenge riddle

Geologists suggest the stones came from Craig Rhos-y-Felin, in north Pembrokeshire.

Dam row: 4 injured as stones pelted at TN govt bus

Four persons, including two children below six years old, were injured when miscreants hurled ston...

Guv lays foundation stone of war memorial

The foundation stone of a war memorial to honour the martyrs of Anglo-Abor wars was laid at Rebing...

Stonehenge `may have been a worship site`

The research increases the likelihood that the site was originally and primarily associated with su...

Six Indian fishermen injured in stone pelting

Six Indian fishermen were injured when Sri Lankan naval personnel allegedly pelted stones at them wh...

British gays to be allowed to wed in churches

Church of England has no intention of opening its own churches for same-sex couples to register thei...

Jamshedpur: Priest stoned to death

A 65-year-old priest was stoned to death by unidentified persons at Bhuiyandih here, police said o...

Stone slab falls in Jagannath Temple

A stone slab weighing a tonne loosened and fell from the roof of the western entrance of the 800-y...

J&K: 18 injured in stone pelting after clashes

Eighteen people, mostly security personnel, were injured on Friday in stone-pelting by protesters ...

Stone Age paint kits found in South Africa

An ochre-rich mixture stored in two abalone shells has been discovered at Blombos Cave in Cape Town,...

Stone carving for proposed Ram temple restarts

After a gap of almost four years, work at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas temple workshop restarted toda...

Ayodhya temple: Stone carving to restart

The Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas temple workshop will restart carving of stones for the proposed Ram temple ...

Nine child labourers rescued in Rajasthan

A Central team has stumbled upon instances of child rights violations in a stone crushing unit in ...

Passenger train stoned, several injured

A mob pelted stones at the Delhi-Kalka passenger train and injured over a dozen passengers after a m...

Oldest advanced tools found in Kenya

Scientists claim to have discovered the world`s earliest sophisticated stone tools that are 1.76 mil...

J&K CM announces amnesty scheme for stone-pelters

Earlier this week, government released 12 political prisoners, including two close aides of Geelani.

‘Lucknow made city of stones by Mayawati’

A list of women candidates has been prepared for upcoming assembly elections and the party would tak...

Geelani threatens stir for release of prisoners

Hardline Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Friday threatened to launch an agitation if all ...

Media group sues F1 boss over sale to CVC: Report

The German media group Constantin Medien, once a part-owner of F1, has filed a multi-million dollar ...

Ecclestone concedes cricket threat to F1 in India

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone conceded Thursday that the sport will never be as popular as cric...

`Need efforts to generate interest in Indian GP`

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone gave a thumbs up to the preparations for the inaugural Indian ...

Stoner wins Czech Grand Prix

Australian Casey Stoner won the Czech motorcycling Grand Prix on Sunday, extending his lead in the ...

Atwal tied 42nd at World Golf Championships

Arjun Atwal tumbled badly in the last eight holes to card a one-over 71 to be tied 42nd after the th...

Australian Scott takes one-shot lead at Firestone

Adam Scott edged one stroke clear of a congested third-round leaderboard at the WGC-Bridgestone Invi...

Woods endures another erratic day at Firestone

Tiger Woods again mixed the good with the bad on his PGA Tour return as he toiled to a two-over-par ...

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