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Tokyo: Element 113, discovered by Japan-based RIKEN group and led by scientist Kosuke Morita, has become the first element on the periodic table found in Asia. RIKEN is Japan’s largest comprehensive research institution renowned for high-quality research in a diverse range of scientific disciplines. For Morita, 2016 will be devoted to thinking of and proposing […]

Much before the term “Renaissance Man” came into vogue, he was one in what eventually became India. A prolific poet, historian and writer, he also introduced two music forms – ghazal and qawwali – popular to this day, is credited with developing two styles of classical music – khayal and tarana – as well as […]

New York: Using a recently developed technique to detect magnetic fields inside stars, a team of astronomers has discovered that these are very common in stars. “We have applied a novel theoretical idea that we developed just a few months ago to thousands of stars and the results are just extraordinary,” said one of the […]

Title: A State in Denial – Pakistan’s Misguided and Dangerous Crusade; Author: B.G.Verghese; Publisher: Rupa Publications India; Pages: 240; Price:Rs. 500 What lies at the root of Pakistan’s persistent animus against its larger, eastern neighbour? Was it rancour over the process of Partition and the territorial division, over Kashmir, the division of river waters, the […]

Damascus: The escalation of tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran against the backdrop of the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia cleric could negatively rebound on the efforts for establishing a peace process in Syria, analysts here said. The tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran has hit a new high after the Saudi authorities executed […]

New Delhi: The Justice R.M. Lodha Committee appointed by the Supreme Court on Monday made a host of far-reaching reccommendations to improve cricket administration in the country, including for restructuring the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and legalising betting. The 159-page report by the three-member committee comprising former Chief Justice Lodha, Justice […]

Beijing: At least 14 people were killed and more than 30 injured after a bus caught fire in China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region on Tuesday, authorities said. The accident happened at around 7 a.m., when Bus No. 301 caught fire near a furniture mall in Yinchuan city’s Helan county. The cause of the accident is […]

Washington: US President Barack Obama on Monday said that he will soon roll out gun-control initiatives, stressing that the measures will be “entirely consistent” with the constitutional right to bear arms. Obama made the remarks at the White House with Attorney General Loretta Lynch and FBI Director James Comey. He asked his team to look […]

Havana: Visiting Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe met Cuban Foreign Trade and Investments Minister Rodrigo Malmierca to seek new business opportunities between the island and the US state. During Monday’s meeting, McAuliffe said his trip to Havana was aimed at boosting agricultural exports from Virginia to Cuba and promote closer links in maritime transportation, higher education […]

Islamabad: Pakistan showed concerns over the escalation of tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran and criticised the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran. The statement came on Monday after Saudi Arabia cut off diplomatic relations with Iran after angry protesters stormed its embassy in Tehran to protest at the execution of prominent Shia cleric […]

Lucknow: Hosts Awadhe Warriors came back well from their loss in the opening encounter of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) to drub Delhi Acers 4-3 at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium here on Monday. The Saina Nehwal-led Warriors had lost to Mumbai Rockets in the PBL opener on Saturday, but came back strongly to […]

Rio de Janeiro: About 95 percent of construction work at Rio de Janeiro’s two major Olympic venue clusters has been concluded, the official Agencia Brasil news service said. Six venues have been completed: Future Arena (handball and goalball), the international broadcast centre, the golf course, the mountain bike track, the BMX track and the canoe […]

Hyderabad: One person was killed and 15 others injured when a bus fell off a bridge in Telangana’s Adilabad district on Tuesday, police said. The accident occurred in Kagaznagar mandal of Adilabad district, about 300 km from here. The bus belonging to Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) fell off the bridge across a dried-up […]

Pathankot: Security forces continued search and combing operation inside the Pathankot air base on Tuesday — the fourth day after the attack on the frontline Air Force Station (AFS) by suspected Pakistani terrorists. The counter offensive against the terrorists at Punjab’s Pathankot air base was going on for the past 77 hours. Search and combing […]

Kolkata: Former Indian batting great V.V.S. Laxman’s epic knock of 281 against Australia at Eden Gardens here in 2001 has been rated as the greatest Test performance of the last 50 years. The honour was bestowed upon the Hyderabadi by his fellow players, commentators and journalists in a poll published in the January issue of […]