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Nagpur: Set to experiment with Kevin Pietersen as an opener, England take on the Netherlands in their World Cup Group B match here on Tuesday aiming for the flying start that would set them up for the bigger battles that lie ahead in the mega event. Drubbed 1-6 by Australia in the ODI series just […]

Mumbai Senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar got an injury scare when he experienced uneasiness in his knees, but all doubts soon vanished when MRI scans came out all clear. Tendulkar underwent an MRI scan on Sunday night at the Lilavati Hospital. “The MRI scan is clear. There is no problem,” a Lilavati hospital spokesperson told […]

New Delhi: India has said all its 14,000 nationals in Yemen are safe but issued an advisory asking the citizens to avoid non-essential travel to that country which is witnessing anti-government protests for the past one week reportedly killing 12 people and wounding dozens. "The Embassy of India in Sanaa has set up a 24-hour […]

London: Alike humans, monkeys display self-doubt and uncertainty, a new study has revealed. An international team has found that monkeys trained to play computer games feel self-doubt and uncertainty and will "pass" rather than risk choosing the wrong answer in a brainteaser task. Awareness of our own thinking was believed to be a uniquely human […]

Washington: Scientists have estimated the first cosmic census of planets in our galaxy and the numbers are astronomical — at least 50 billion planets in the Milky Way. At least 500 million of those planets are in the not-too-hot, not-too-cold zone where life could exist. The numbers were extrapolated from the early results of National […]

Tinsukia: Severe paucity of staff and large scale erosion has threatened the very existence of the Dibru Saikhowa national park in upper Assam, the second largest park in the state after Kaziranga and the only one to be declared a biosphere reserve. The total area of 765 sq km of the park which includes the […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Railways and the Haryana government to spell out steps taken by them to recover financial losses caused following a stir in December last against booking of some upper caste people in connection with the Mirchpur dalit killings case. "What steps have been taken by the Railway […]

New Delhi: Actress Kangna Ranaut, who plays a spirited small town girl in `Tanu Weds Manu`, says she was inspired by Madhubala`s persona to develop her character. The film tells the story of two individuals who are thrown together by destiny and director Aanand L Rai had Madhubala in mind while conceiving Kangna`s character. "Aanand […]

Bangalore: BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Monday said he will appeal to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to yield to the petroleum lobby and encourage production of bio-diesel through effective implementation of bio-fuel policy. "I will ensure that party MPs raise the issue in Parliament and will also meet the Prime Minister and request him […]

New Delhi: Nikhil Advani says that he found the courage to go ahead with `Patiala House` because Akshay Kumar stood by him even after the failure of `Chandni Chowk to China`. "Akshay announced his next with me within 12 hours of therelease of `Chandni Chowk To China`. I know many questioned his decision then," says […]

New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil on Monday said that the government proposes to extend the coverage of private FM radio services to small cities with a population of at least one lakh. In her address to both Houses of the Parliament, Patil said, a total of 806 new FM radio channels in 283 cities are […]

Washington: Scientists have developed a nasal spray which they claim could be a synthetic universal vaccine for flu, using a genetic region that is common to all strains of the virus. An international team, led by University of Adelaide, has successfully trialled the synthetic universal flu vaccine in mice, the `Journal of General Virology` reported. […]

Washington: High levels of cholesterol do not predict the risk of stroke in women, a new Danish research has claimed. But the risk of stroke is found among men who have twice the average level of cholesterol, according to researchers at the Copenhagen University Hospital. The 33-year-long study, published in the journal Annals of Neurology, […]

Dubai: Researchers have developed a low-fat Omani "healthy halwa", a popular sweet that has become a symbol of Omani hospitality. A team from Sultan Qaboos University in Oman, led by Prof Mohammad Shafiur Rahman of the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, has developed the healthy halwa which is often handed out during celebrations and […]

New Delhi: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has over 1.7 billion tonnes of oil reserves in its domestic and foreign fields, according to independent audits. ONGC`s 64 domestic fields have a total reserve of 1.06 billion tonnes of oil and oil equivalent natural gas while its 12 properties in countries like Russia and […]