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Washington: One of the longstanding mysteries in solar physics is why the Sun`s outer atmosphere, or corona, is millions of degrees hotter than its surface. Now, scientists claim to have finally solved the mystery after they discovered a major source of hot gas that replenishes the corona – jets of plasma shooting up from just […]

London: The "missing link" between the Big Bang and the evolution of the universe has been uncovered by a team of international scientists. The missing link or the period between the Big Bang some 13.7 billion years ago and the creation of the first stars is known as "dark ages" of space which scientists have […]

Washington: Good news for those suffering from irritable bowel syndrome as researchers have developed a new antibiotic therapy which they claim provides lasting relief to patients even after they stop taking the medication. Clinical trials conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles and at the University of North Carolina found that two weeks of […]

London: British scientists have found that vitamin D can speed up antibiotic treatment of tuberculosis (TB), a discovery which provides fresh insight into how this organic compound may affect the immune response. In a trial carried out by researchers at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry found that patients taking additional vitamin […]

Lahore: Businessmen have expressed disappointment over the Pakistan government`s decision to ban onion exports to India via the land route, saying the move was not in the interest of bilateral trade or merchants who had bagged sizeable orders. Such decisions hamper trade between the two countries and cause wastage of perishable goods. This is in […]

Kochi:Former CJI K G Balakrishnan`s younger brother Bhaskaran, who is facing allegations of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income, today resigned as special government pleader in the Kerala High Court. Bhaskaran resigned on health grounds, court sources said. His resignation letter was sent through a special messenger to Advocate General C P […]

Mumbai: Children at the Father Agnel Ashram in suburban Bandra here were in for a pleasant surprise when they received Christmas gifts sent by US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle. Michelle had played with these kids and swayed to the tunes of a hit number from Aamir Khan-starrer`Rang De Basanti` at the Mumbai […]

New Delhi: The RSS today accused the CBI of deliberately leaking the confession of Swami Aseemanand in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast which, it alleged, was given under duress. "This deliberate leaking of document confirms further the alleged interest of agencies is not to probe cases but malign the reputation of the organisations and individuals," […]

New Delhi: A special CBI court on Friday posted January 21 as the next date of hearing on the agency`s closure report in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case. The court also ordered that copy of the closure report of CBI in the Aarushi murder case will be given to the Talwars. The CBI had earlier […]

New Delhi: A Delhi court today held as "maintainable" a private complaint filed by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy seeking prosecution of former Telecom Minister A Raja in the 2G spectrum case. "I am of the opinion that complaint as such is maintainable," Special CBI Judge Pradeep Chaddah said. The court said that first of […]

Mumbai: The Indian rupee fell by 11 paise to Rs 45.35 a dollar in the early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange today, tracking gains in the American currency overseas and weak opening at the stock markets. Forex traders said US dollar`s gains against the euro and other currencies and and sluggish opening at bourses […]

Mumbai:The BSE benchmark Sensex continued its slide for the fourth straight session and opened 57 points down today on concerns over sharp rise in food inflation and a weak trend on other Asian bourses. The 30-share barometer of the Bombay Stock Exchange fell by 57.14 points to 20,127.60 level in the opening trade today. The […]

New Delhi: A Delhi court is likely to pronounce on Friday the quantum of sentence against six HuJI militants, including three Pakistanis, who were convicted for conspiring to kidnap cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly in 2002 to secure the release of two jailed terrorists. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Pinki would hear the arguments on […]

Lahore: Pakistani authorities today enhanced security for Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who triggered a blasphemy furore in the country and in whose defence Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer lost his life, following reports of a threat to her life. The government of Punjab government beefed up security for 45-year-old Asia Bibi in Sheikhupura jail, where […]

Dehra Dun: Delhi-based software engineer Rajesh Gulati, who allegedly killed his wife Anupama and slashed her body into pieces, on Thursday again refused to record his statement before a court here citing his mental condition. Appearing before Dehra Dun Chief Judicial Magistrate Kunwar Amaninder Singh, Gulati (37) pleaded that his mental condition was not such […]