Washington: NASA has announced to start its next mission in the New Frontiers line – a cost-capped class of $1 billion robotic solar-system explorers – in 2016. New Frontiers missions are managed by a single principle investigator who is responsible for keeping the mission’s development cost under $1 billion. The cost cap does not include […]
Melbourne: An episode of intense anger could lead to an eight-fold increase in the risk of heart attack. A high level of anxiety also increases the risk by about nine times, says new research. “The increased risk of heart attack following intense anger or anxiety is most likely the result of increased heart rate and […]
New York: Besides treating bacterial infections, some antibiotics may also give rise to harmful new bacteria, research suggests. “For a long time we have thought that bacteria make antibiotics for the same reasons that we love them – because they kill other bacteria,” said Elizabeth Shank, assistant professor of biology at University of North Carolina […]
New Delhi: The government Tuesday introduced the land acquisition amendment bill in the Lok Sabha amid an uproar by the opposition. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill 2015 will replace an ordinance which had been promulgated by the NDA government Dec 30, 2014. The opposition parties, […]
New Delhi: An employee of the defence ministry was arrested here Tuesday for his alleged involvement in the leak of documents from the petroleum and other ministries, police said. Virender Kumar, who was employed as a casual worker, was arrested for providing a forged identity card along with a paper with an official letterhead to […]
United Nations: Asserting that the Security Council “embodies the undemocratic stranglehold” of the permanent members, India has accused them of picking and choosing the world body’s principles to suit their own national interests and of being selective in dealing with terrorism. Permanent Representative Asoke Kumar Mukerji, in an unsually strong speech, accused the Council Monday […]
Damascus: The Islamic State (IS) militants Monday kidnapped 56 Syrian Christians of Assyrian minority in Al-Hasakah province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Assyrians were abducted from the town of Tal Shamiram in the countryside of the predominantly-Kurdish city of Hasaka, Xinhua reported. Tens of other Assyrians were also taken into captivity by […]
Karate master Shihan Hussaini Monday got himself crucified for the return of AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa as the Tamil Nadu chief minister
Unions in the banking sector and the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) Monday came to an agreement on increasing pay slip salary component by 15 percent and the four-day strike (from Feb 25) call given by the unions has been withdrawn, said a union leader
Ahead of the presentation of the railway budget in parliament Thursday, Odisha state BJP leaders Monday requested Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to introduce two new trains that will improve rail connectivity in Odisha
Swine flu cases continue to be reported in Telangana with 56 more people testing positive, officials said Monday.
In a hard fought match here, the Indian women's hockey team emerged victorious 2-1 over Germany in what was the last match of their tour of Spain
The Supreme Court Monday said exiled BCCI president N. Srinivasan should have refrained from functioning as the cricket board chief after the apex court had declared that he was in a conflict of interest situation
Police in the Pakistani city of Lahore have initiated a crackdown on cricket betting and arrested 15 people from across the city, according to media reports Monday
Living a structured life with regular meal times and early bedtimes can lead to a better life and perhaps even prevent the onset of mental illness, suggests a study
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