Everything you need to know about Chabua Air Field: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Chabua Air Field: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
London, May 21(ANI): A team of former Nokia employees has come up with a new smartphone called Jolla, pronounced Yol-la, with the same operating system MeeGo, now renamed Sailfish, which was abandoned by Nokia in 2011 in favour of Windows Phone.
Los Angeles, May 15 (IANS) Australian director Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gasby" is only the latest in a series of screen adaptations of F. Scott Fitzgerald's book. From a silent version to, of course, the famous film starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, the novel has had several cinematic renditions.
The work on the project of Astha Kunj 0pen Play Field was inaugurated by the Union Minister, Urban Housing and Poverty Alleviation, Ajay Maken in the presence of large number of local residents who are in favor
Nairobi, May 4 (IANS) Kenya's former Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo is keen to bury the disappointment of finishing fourth in her 800m title defence in London as she targets to make the finals of the World Championships for the first time in Moscow.
Shillong, May 3 (IANS) A 43-year-old Australian was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his house here, police said Friday.
St. John's (Antigua), April 25 (IANS/CMC) The Sri Lanka A team will tour the Caribbean in June to play a series of matches against the West Indies A in all formats, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced.
Washington, April 24 (ANI): Using the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have captured images of a recently discovered, highly active comet that will skim 730,000 miles above the Sun's surface on Nov. 28 and has the potential to be readily visible from Earth.
Los Angeles, April 23 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Robbie Williams has revealed his seven-month-old daughter doesn't find him funny.
Washington, April 23 (IANS) The three smartphone satellites sent into space Sunday by the maiden flight of Orbital Science Corp.'s Antares rocket are operating normally in orbit, the US space agency NASA said.
Washington, April 23 (ANI): Three smartphones destined to become low-cost satellites were flown into space Sunday aboard the maiden flight of Orbital Science Corp.'s Antares rocket from NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia.
New Delhi, Apr. 22 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony has said that the matter related to the holding of Field Evaluation Trials (FET) of AW-101 and S-92 helicopters abroad at the vendor premises was first placed before the Defence Procurement Board (DPB) in its meeting of September 5, 2007.
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) In a major move to sell packet tea online, especially in overseas markets, tea major Goodricke Group has initiated measures to upgrade its website for international transactions, a top company executive said Saturday.
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): ESA's Herschel space observatory and the NASA/ESA Hubble space telescope have captured new images of the Horsehead Nebula and its turbulent environment.
Washington, April 17 (ANI): Researchers have captured the most detailed mid-infrared images yet of a massive star condensing within a dense cocoon of dust and gas.
London, April 16 (IANS) Actress Isla Fisher says she wasn't too much into fashion until she played the lead role in 2009 film "Confessions of a Shopaholic".
Washington, April 16 (ANI): A NASA funded infrared sensor that could improve the agency's future detecting and tracking of asteroids and comets has passed a critical design test.
London, April 15 (ANI): Robbie Williams has become obsessed with his own death and has started planning his funeral, saying that he wants to be buried in Los Angeles.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The government is considering the launch of a 24-hour news channel on All India Radio (AIR) and has evolved a scheme to strengthen transmission facilities in border areas.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The government is considering the launch of a 24-hour news channel on All India Radio (AIR) and has evolved a scheme to strengthen transmission facilities in border areas.
Shimla, April 10 (IANS) The country's official auditor CAG has not got formal approval from the Himachal Pradesh government for a special audit of the Oberoi Group's Wildflower Hall, a landmark luxury hotel on the outskirts of this city, an official said here Wednesday.
Washington, April 5 (ANI): Using data gathered by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers at The Johns Hopkins University has found the farthest supernova so far of the type used to measure cosmic distances.
Washington, Apr 4 (ANI): Two missing species of shark were discovered in a new analysis of weapons made from shark teeth and used by 19th century islanders.
New Delhi, Mar 24 (ANI): Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M. Veerappa Moily on Sunday said that the Indian Government is in talks with Iran and the United States to discuss sanctions regarding the much-delayed gas pipeline project, which would also pass through Pakistan.
Washington, March 24 (IANS) About 200 Indian-Americans marched in protest against the controversial withdrawal of an invitation to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to speak at the Wharton India Economic Forum.
Washington, March 19 (ANI): New calculations by NASA scientists showed that electrically charged lunar dust near shadowed craters can get lofted above the surface and jump over the shadowed region, bouncing back and forth between sunlit areas on opposite sides.
Chicago, Mar. 14 (ANI): The recent discovery of an ancient Chinese coin on the Kenyan island of Manda shows trade existed trade relations between East Africa and China is much older than previously believed.
London, March 14 (IANS) British singer Adele, who has five-month-old son Angelo with fiance Simon Konecki, is said to be looking for a permanent base in Los Angeles.
Washington, March 13 (ANI): Scientists analysing a rock sample collected by NASA's Curiosity rover have found conditions once suited for ancient life on Mars.
Washington, March 6 (ANI): The surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa could offer clues to the potentially habitable ocean beneath, according to an astronomer at the California Institute of Technology.
Los Angeles, Mar 2 (IANS) Singer Robbie Williams, 39, and his actress spouse Ayda Field are planning to have another baby.
Los Angeles, Feb. 25 (ANI): Anne Hathaway has won an Oscar for the best supporting actress for playing the doomed seamstress-turned-prostitute Fantine in 'Les Miserables.'
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (IANS) Actress Anne Hathaway walked away with best actress in a supporting role Oscar for "Les Miserables" at the gala ceremony here.
London, Feb 22 (IANS) Clinicians can now predict more accurately patients who suffer from the side-effects of radiotherapy, thanks to a pilot study which might help identify those at higher risk.
London, February 21 (ANI): Scientists with NASA's Kepler mission have discovered a new planetary system that is home to the smallest planet yet found around a star similar to our Sun.
Los Angeles, Feb 19 (IANS) Singer Adele, who will perform at the Oscar ceremony Sunday - her first stage performance since delivering a child, is practicing breathing therapy to beat her stage fright, as suggested by singer Robbie Williams' wife Ayda Field.
Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) Reducing carbon dioxide emissions alone may not be enough to curb global warming. There is a need to develop technologies that remove large amounts of the gas at the source, say researchers.
New Delhi, Feb.14 (ANI): Even as the controversy surrounding the purchase of 12 VIP AgustaWestland helicopters refuses to die down, the Ministry of Defence and the Indian Air Force on Thursday sought to clarify matters related to the deal by presenting the actual sequence of events.
Moscow, Feb. 13 (ANI): A large-scale field experiment conducted during the December 2011 parliamentary elections in Russia suggests that fraud had a significant impact on the results. The research marks an advance in efforts to quantify vote fraud.
Film: "Lincoln"; Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, David Strathairn, Hal Holbrook, James Spader, John Hawkes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lee Pace, Sally Field, and Tommy Lee Jones; Director: Steven Spielberg; Rating: ***
Washington, February 6(ANI): Renowned astrophotographer Robert Gendler has taken science data from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) archive and combined it with his own ground-based observations to assemble a photo illustration of the magnificent spiral galaxy M106.
London, February 5 (ANI): DNA tests have confirmed that the skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park last year is that of English king Richard III, who died in the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
London, Feb 5 (IANS/EFE) DNA analysis has allowed scientists to confirm that the human remains found in September beneath a parking lot in central England belong to King Richard III, who died in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the University of Leicester announced Monday.
Kingtson (Jamaica), Jan 28 (IANS/CMC) Two-time Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce marked her first outing of the year with a comfortable victory at the Queen's Grace Jackson Track and Field Meet here.
Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) There is a lot riding on the upcoming India-Australia cricket series since it will help the selectors identify the next generation of players, Rahul Dravid, the team's mainstay till his retirement last yeaer, said at the Jaipur Literature Festival Saturday.
Bangalore, Jan 26 (IANS) Karnataka Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj in his address on the 64th Republic Day Saturday advocated discipline in democracy to prevent the country slipping into "chaos and self-destruction".
Bangalore, Jan 26 (IANS) Karnataka Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj Saturday heralded the 64th Republic Day celebrations across the state by unfurling the tricolour and inspecting the guard of honour at the Field Marshal Manekshaw Shaw parade grounds in this city centre.
Guwahati, Jan 22 (IANS) After an armyman was demoted and given three months in jail for molesting a village woman, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Tuesday said the army court had taken a "lenient" view of the crime.
London, Jan 17 (IANS) Singer Robbie Williams says he is closer to his wife Ayda Field than anyone else because of the trust and love they share.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): The Indian Army is celebrating its 65th Foundation Day on Tuesday.
Los Angeles, Jan 10 (IANS) Steven Spielberg's presidential drama "Lincoln" is the front-runner for the 85th Academy Awards with 12 citations, while Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" follows close behind with 11 nomination, it was announced here early Thursday morning.
Washington, Jan 10 (ANI): An observation on the social interactions of a troop of free-ranging monkeys and an analysis of their family trees has found signs of natural selection affecting the behavior of the descendants.
Washington, Jan 10 (ANI): NASA will send a remotely piloted research aircraft this month as high as 65,000 feet over the tropical Pacific Ocean to look into unexplored regions of the upper atmosphere to study how a warming climate is changing Earth.
Berlin, Jan 8 (IANS) A 28-foot reptile species is the first top marine predator that fed on similar-sized prey more than 244 million years ago, say findings based on a fossil recovered from the Nevada desert in the United States in 2010.
Washington, January 8 (ANI): NASA's Kepler mission has announced the discovery of 461 new planet candidates, four of which are less than twice the size of Earth and orbit in their sun's "habitable zone" - the region in the planetary system where liquid water might exist on the surface of a planet.
Washington, January 4 (ANI): Researchers have developed a piece of software that will make the technology even more secure and versatile.
London, December 31 (ANI): German general Erwin Rommel, who was accused of plotting to kill Hitler, told his teenage son he had been ordered to kill himself by the Nazi dictator, a newly discovered letter has revealed.
Wellington, December 29 (ANI): Marilyn Monroe's FBI files, which could not be located earlier this year, have finally been found and re-issued, revealing the names of some of the movie star's communist-leaning acquaintances who drew concern from government officials and her own entourage.
London, December 26 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Bronze Age Roman theatre - dating back 2,000 years - in the back garden of an archaeological school in Faversham, Kent.
Melbourne, Dec. 24 (ANI): An automobile manufacturer has unveiled a smartphone system to replace car keys.
Los Angeles, Dec 13 (IANS) "Lincoln", a Steven Spielberg film, is leading the nomination pack for the 70th edition of the prestigious annual Golden Globe awards with seven gongs, it was announced here Thursday morning. "Django Unchained" and "Argo" have five nominations each.
Los Angeles, Dec 13 (IANS/EFE) Spanish actor Javier Bardem was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for best supporting actor for his portrayal of the villain in the latest James Bond film, "Skyfall".
Washington, December 7 (ANI): New image captured by NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows an almost complete circle of bright pink nebulae skirts around a spiral galaxy.
Washington, November 28 (ANI): Researchers have developed a computer-based test that could help heavy drinkers reduce their alcohol consumption.
Washington, December 3 (ANI): Earlier this year, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted an overabundance of dark matter in the heart of the merging galaxy cluster Abell 520.
Washington, November 28 (ANI): Giant carnivores like Tyrannosaurus rex dominated the Cretaceous period, but huge plant-eating theropods - close relatives of both T. rex and today's birds - also lived and thrived alongside their meat-eating cousins.
Los Angeles, Nov 25 (IANS) Actress Anne Hathaway once tried her hand at writing a screenplay for a movie she hoped would feature Sally Field.
Washington, November 20 (ANI): Anne Hathaway, who recently tied the knot with Adam Shulman, is wasting no time when it comes to making her family planning intentions known.
Washington, Nov. 17 (ANI): As tens of thousands of Walmart workers around the US plan strikes and other labor actions at as many as 1,000 stores next week on Black Friday over 'meager wages', a new internal company document details as to why many of the firm's workers are still struggling to pay their bills and fighting bankruptcy.
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): Women are just as willing as men to negotiate for more pay, a new study has revealed.
Washington, November 15 (ANI): NASA's Kepler Space Telescope - which was launched March 6, 2009 to find potentially habitable, Earth-sized planets - has successful completed its 3 1/2- year prime mission and begins an extended mission that could last as long as four years.
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) American Olympic champions Allyson Felix and Ashton Eaton were named winners of the 2012 Jesse Owens Award for their outstanding performance in 2012.
London, Nov 6 (IANS) Singer Robbie Williams was secretly hoping for a son because he wanted to have a little boy who would share his passion for soccer.
Los Angeles, Nov 5 (IANS) Actor Daniel Day-Lewis was reportedly so immersed in his role for upcoming movie "Lincoln" that he used to stay in character even when he wasn't shooting.
Washington, Nov. 4 (ANI): President Barack Obama has a considerable 33-point lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney among Asian Americans in California, a new poll has found.
London, Nov 1 (IANS) New father singer Robbie Williams says he and his wife Ayda Field have been offering parenting tips to their friend Adele.
London, October 31 (ANI): The team of archaeologists carrying out the dig for Richard III's grave under the car park in Leicester city centre are now examining the second set of remains.
Washington, October 29 (ANI): NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has completed its first soil studies showing the mineralogy of Martian dust is similar to weathered basaltic soils of volcanic origin in Hawaii.
London, Oct 30 (IANS) Singer Robbie Williams is happily married, but would like to spend time with actress Mila Kunis.
Washington, Oct 30 (IANS) The biggest mass extinction during the Cretaceous Period 65 million years ago that wiped out the dinosaurs along with other species, holds stark lessons for the modern world, according to a study.
London, Oct 30 (ANI): Kate Upton, who was dismissed by Victoria's Secret as the kind of face that anyone with enough money can go out and buy, has landed her very first Vogue cover.
Washington, October 30 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the structure of North American ecosystems made the mass extinction of Cretaceous Period that wiped out numerous species, most famously the dinosaurs, worse than it might have been.
London, Oct 30 (IANS) Singer Robbie Williams has eight family members helping him and his wife Ayda Field look after their newborn daughter Theodora.
Washington, October 26 (ANI): Astronomers have obtained a remarkable new view of a whopper of an elliptical galaxy, with a core bigger than any seen before, thanks to the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) India Saturday paid homage to Indian soldiers who died in the 1962 war with China.
Washington, October 10 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are pursuing one of the largest Hubble Space Telescope projects to date, studying dust in thousands of galaxies over a wide range of cosmic time.
London, Oct 2 (IANS) Singer Robbie Williams says his daughter is a happy child.
Los Angeles, Oct 2 (IANS) Singer Robbie Williams plans to send his daughter Theodora Teddy Rose to a private school.
Los Angeles, Oct 1 (IANS) Actress Olivia Wilde says she met real life strippers to understand her role better in her 2011 movie "Butter" and says that it is an "under-appreciated dance form".
Washington, September 28 (ANI): Catching gravitational waves from some of the strongest sources-colliding black holes with millions of times the Sun's mass-will take a little longer.
Washington, Sep 26 (ANI): An American science writer is set to release a book, in which he enlists all sorts of tricky questions, riddles and several devious interviewing techniques that would enable one to land a job at Google, as well as possibly anywhere in the United States.
Washington, September 26 (ANI): Using NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have assembled a new, improved portrait of our deepest-ever view of the universe, an image that reveals the faintest and most distant galaxies ever seen.
Most Indians rightly see the 1962 war between India and China, and a relatively small military defeat and the major national panic that followed, as a cathartic event. While 1962 will still be the seminal year for Sino-Indian relations, it is in 1967 that Indian and Chinese troops last clashed -- at Nathu La. Since then, not a shot has been fired across the border.
Los Angeles, Sep 25 (IANS) Singer Robbie Williams will take his newborn daughter Theodora Teddy Rose on a tour with him.
Los Angeles, Sep 21 (IANS) Singer Robbie Williams, who recently became a father to a baby girl, says he wants to raise his daughter to be kind and courteous to all.
London, September 20 (ANI): NASA's twin Radiation Belt Storm Probe (RBSP) satellite, which launched on August 30 this year, has captured chirping and whistling radio waves emitted by Earth's magnetosphere on September 5.
Los Angeles, Sep 20 (IANS) Singer Gary Barlow is happy for his fellow Take That band member Robbie Williams became a father to a baby girl.
Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): The war between Samsung and Apple has further intensified, as the Korean mobile maker released another advertisement that pokes fun at people waiting in line for a new iPhone5.
London, Sept 19 (ANI): Robbie Williams reportedly has become dad for the first time, as wife Ayda Field delivered a baby girl.
Washington, September 18 (ANI): Scientists say a warp drive that will allow spacecraft to travel faster than light-a concept popularized in television's Star Trek-may not be as unrealistic as once thought.
Washington, September 14 (ANI): A new image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the Pencil Nebula against a rich starry background looking like a witch's broom.
