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Los Angeles, May 19 (IANS) Singer Beyonce Knowles is reportedly expecting her second child with rapper Jay-Z and it is unlikely to affect her forthcoming stage performances.
Washington, May 18 (ANI): NASA's senior Mars rover Opportunity is investigating a rock intensely altered by water.
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Female escorts and parties to lure players, underworld connections and teary-eyed confessions by once promising, famed players falling from grace. More skeletons are tumbling out as investigations progress into spot fixing in Indian premier League (IPL) scandal progress.
Washington, May 17 (ANI): The Origins-Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx), the NASA's first mission to sample an asteroid, passed a confirmation review Wednesday called Key Decision Point (KDP)-C.
London, May 16 (ANI): The planet-hunting space telescope Kepler has been hobbled by a broken wheel, NASA scientists have revealed.
New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Jitendra Singh on Thursday emphasized that strict action should be taken against all those who are found guilty of IPL spot fixing.
Now all hope for getting relief for Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case has been dumped as the Supreme Court has rejected his review petition. He was seeking review of the March 21 judgement upholding his conviction under the Arms Act
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's plea seeking review of its March 21 judgement upholding his conviction under the Arms Act and sentencing him to five years in jail in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, saying there is no merit in it.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is all set to talk to the India community in US via satellite in North America from state capitl of Gandhinagar on Sunday.
Washington, May 10 (IANS) Still a persona non grata in the US, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is again set to talk to the Indian community in 18 cities in North America via satellite from state capital of Gandhinagar Sunday.
London, May 10 (ANI): Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter, Suri, is all set to bring out her very own fashion line.
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Friday take up Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's plea seeking review of its March 21 judgement upholding his conviction under the Arms Act and sentencing him to five years in jail in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.
Tehran, May 4 (IANS) Iran Saturday proposed to India joint investments and a production sharing contract for oil exploration as the two countries agreed to expand cooperation in the transport - especially cargo transit from Chabahar port to Afghanistan and energy sectors and building the North-South corridor linking Russia.
Tehran, May 4 (ANI): India and Iran has expressed deep concern over the continuing and unabated violence in Syria and called upon all sides to abjure violence and resolve all issues peacefully through discussions taking into account the aspirations of people of Syria.
Tbilisi (Georgia), May 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Georgia will not boycott next year's Winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi after the country's National Olympic Committee voted unanimously in favour of taking part.
Washington, May 2 (ANI): Heart-healthy diet helps men at high risk for heart disease reduce their bad cholesterol, regardless of whether they lost weight or not, a new study suggests.
Washington, Apr. 28 (ANI): North Korea has announced that an American detained for nearly six months will be tried in the Supreme Court on charges of plotting to overthrow the government, a crime that could draw the death penalty if he is convicted.
Bhubaneswar, Apr. 25 (ANI): Asserting that India lags behind major economies in terms of innovation, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said the country's economic progress will depend on our capability to innovate.
Washington, April 25 (IANS) US authorities are trying to determine if a body pulled from Providence river is missing Indian origin student Sunil Tripathi, who was erroneously linked on social media to the Boston bombings last week.
Sydney, April 24 (ANI): Police in Australia have arrested an IT security professional and self-proclaimed leader of an international hacking ring LulzSec after he allegedly infiltrated a government website this month.
Beijing, Apr. 21 (Xinhua-ANI): The Sri Lankan navy on Sunday arrested 80 people off the northern town of Jaffna as they were heading to Australia by boat, navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya said.
Chennai, April 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah Saturday said that nearly one-third of parliament's time is lost due to disruptions and asked the legislators to work for restoration of people's confidence in the democratic institutions.
Washington, April 16 (IANS) As a shell-shocked America Tuesday looked for answers in the Boston marathon bombings that left three people dead and 176 injured, President Barack Obama said FBI was investigating the "heinous and cowardly act" as an act of terrorism.
Washington, April 16 (IANS) As a shell-shocked America Tuesday looked for answers in the Boston marathon bombings that left three people dead and 176 injured, President Barack Obama said the FBI was investigating the "heinous and cowardly act" as an act of terrorism.
New Delhi, Apr 15 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who has been sentenced to five years in jail for illegal possession of weapons in a case linked to the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking more time to surrender
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) In an effort to end child deaths due to two major killer, but preventable diseases by 2025, WHO and Unicef have put together a Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea (GAPPD). In India, pneumonia accounts for 23 percent and diarrhoea accounts for 12 percent of under-five (age) child deaths.
Washington, Apr. 11 (ANI): A second Korean War is not just unlikely but out of the question as North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has nothing to gain but only lose in the new war, a professor has said.
Washington, Apr. 11 (ANI): For young South Koreans, it is not the level of threats or even the seeming madness of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, but fear of a heavy economic burden, that makes them resistant to the notion of a reconciliation between Seoul and Pyongyang.
Washington, April 11 (ANI): Effective and adaptable leaders' brains may be physically "wired" to lead, according to a new study.
London, Apr 10 (ANI): Jay-Z is buying an island in the Bahamas, according to reports.
Washington, Apr. 9 (ANI): When renowned explorer Richard E. Byrd returned from the first-ever flight to the North Pole in 1926, he sparked a controversy that remains today: Did he actually reach the pole?
Washington, April 9 (IANS) Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Pakistani militant group that has waged a campaign of asymmetric warfare against Indian security forces in Kashmir for two decades, is now becoming global in its interests and priorities, a new US study warns.
New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): Minister of Minority Affairs K. Rahman Khan has said that in spite of substantial progress, there is a need for more effective implementation of minority area development programmes during Twelfth Five-Year Plan.
London, Apr. 9 (ANI): Flights across the North Atlantic could get bumpier in the future if climate continues to change, scientists have said.
Washington, April 6 (IANS) Raising the spectre of a renewed conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, a US study has warned that Islamabad may well turn to trusted Pakistani militant groups, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), to do its bidding.
London, Apr. 5 (ANI): A former top diplomat in America has said there were clear signs that China was losing patience with North Korea.
Washington, April 5 (IANS) Terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) recruits from Pakistan's elite, contradicting "a lingering belief that Islamist terrorists are the product of low or no education or are produced in madrassahs", a media report said Friday quoting an exhaustive study.
Sydney, Mar 30 (ANI): Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has urged officers of China's main defence academy that the world is looking towards Beijing to use its influence to quash the aggression of North Korea.
Mumbai, Mar 28 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who has been sentenced to five years in jail for illegal possession of weapons in a case linked to the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, on Thursday said he will surrender before the authorities as per the Supreme Court's direction, and added that he would not be seeking a pardon.
Washington, March 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Google Glass, the US techology giant's revolutionary wearable computer is still months away from release, but there is a growing movement across America seeking to limit and in some cases ban the use of the glasses due to both privacy and safety concerns.
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Hoping for a quick solution to the issue of the marines, Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Steffan De Mistura blamed the Kerala Police for luring their ship into Indian waters.
Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case and commuted the death sentence of 10 others to life imprisonment on Thursday.
Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts on Thursday. 100 people were convicted out of which 12 were awarded death penalty and 20 were given life sentence by a Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court.
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Thursday pronounce its verdict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts in which 100 people were convicted out of which 12 were awarded death penalty and 20 were given life sentence by a Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court.
London, March 20 (IANS) British government has given approval to plan for construction of the first new nuclear power station in Britain since 1995.
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Dheeraj Dhoopar has replaced Shoaib Ibrahim in the TV show "Sasural Simar Ka" as Prem, husband of lead character Simar. Dheeraj says it's a big challenge for him to replace someone who is so popular.
Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): A US bar has banned much-awaited Google Glass inside its premises citing privacy concerns for patrons.
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) A minor fire broke out in Mantralaya, the Maharashtra government headquarters, here Saturday.
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) A fire broke out in Mantralaya, the state government headquarters at Nariman Point here Saturday afternoon, officials said.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Syrian President Basher Assad's special envoy Buthaina Shabaan Wednesday met External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and apprised him about the ongoing conflict in her country.
The US arm of Indian drug major Ranbaxy Laboratories has entered into an in-licensing agreement with Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited to exclusively market the generic version of Pfizer Inc.'s anti-depression drug Pristiq in the US......................
Washington, March 6 (IANS) The US arm of Indian drug major Ranbaxy Laboratories has entered into an in-licensing agreement with Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited to exclusively market the generic version of Pfizer Inc.'s anti-depression drug Pristiq in the US.
Washington, Mar. 5 (ANI): Global warming will make frigid shipping routes much more accessible than ever imagined by melting an unprecedented amount of sea ice during the late summer, a new research has revealed.
London, Mar. 4 (ANI): Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal can still finish in the top four but admits it will be extremely difficult after Sunday's 2-1 Premier League defeat at the hands of bitter North London rivals Tottenham Hotspurs.
London, Feb 26 (ANI): US biologists have studied the behaviour in the swamp sparrow species by creating a robot from a dead bird.
Tokyo, Feb 21 (ANI): New satellite pictures have suggested that North Korea has resumed activity at a nuclear site following its recent atomic test, which was globally condemned, a U.S. think tank has said.
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Chetan Bhagat believes his reach is limited even as one of India's bestselling authors. That, he says, is a key reason behind his tryst with Bollywood, and he is also now ready to feature in an adventure-based TV show.
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) Author Chetan Bhagat admits that comparisons between "Kai Po Che!" and "3 Idiots", based on two of his books, are inevitable, even though they are entirely different. However, he says "Kai Po Che!" is as good as "3 Idiots".
Washington, Feb 15 (IANS) Bugs in the gut could have a bearing on how kidney disease, caused by melamine poisoning, turns out, according to a study.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Lending by public sector banks to minorities has increased to more than 15 percent of the total priority sector lending, an official statement said Tuesday.
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) Exposed to sunlight, ancient carbon trapped in Arctic permafrost melts and collapses, releasing climate-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air much faster than suspected by scientists.
Los Angeles, Feb 11 (IANS) Los Angeles police have announced a reward of $1 million for information leading to the capture of a former police officer suspected of killing three people.
Chicago, Feb 8 (IANS) Jaguar has introduced its first all-wheel drive sedans at the Chicago Auto Show that opened here in McCormick Place, a media report said.
London, Feb 6 (ANI): South Korean electronic maker Samsung has now planned to launch a fridge with a built-in Android tablet and an internet-connected washing machine by the end of the year.
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu Friday announced his intention to resign to end a four-year tenure with the Barack Obama administration, Xinhua reported.
Washington, January 31 (ANI): Comet explosions did not end the prehistoric human culture, known as Clovis, which existed in North America 13,000 years ago, according to a new research.
Sydney, Jan. 29 (ANI): A new study, the first of its kind in 16 years, which surveyed 577 female journalists across all media platforms in Australia has found that there is still widespread gender discrimination in newsrooms.
Beijing, Jan 28 (IANS) China's ministry of public security is working to set up a high-level meeting with US judicial officials in a bid to bring back Chinese fugitives from America.
Ahmedabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) Monday said the company's board of directors has in principle approved divestment of stake in the Australian venture Abbot Point Coal Terminal in Queensland to the Adani family.
London, January 28 (ANI): Women with breast cancer have a better chance of surviving breast cancer if they don't have a mastectomy, a major study has found.
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Bestselling novelist Chetan Bhagat has now turned a Bollywood scriptwriter.
Washington, January 24 (ANI): Plain packaging of tobacco products would cut smoking, experts suggest.
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) Children start picking up executive abilities like planning, task monitoring and controlling attention at the preschool age when they are as young as four-and-half years old, says a new study.
Washington, Jan. 23 (ANI): The second in command of Al-Qaeda's Yemen affiliate, Said al-Shihrim, was reportedly killed in an airstrike in Yemen in December, according to a news report by Arabic television network Al Arabiya.
London, Jan 22 (ANI): Beyonce Knowles is said to be splashing out 5.9 million dollars on a palatial Houston home for her mother Tina.
London, Jan. 21 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned that the country is facing a battle against Islamic extremism in North Africa and the Sahara that could last for decades.
Washington, Jan 16 (ANI): Prince Harry has been named as the top bachelor of 2013 by a US lifestyle magazine.
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Looking for love in America? Perhaps what you need is a little faith. Call it a 21st century take on an age old biblical teaching -- Surf, and ye shall find.
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An incredible video of 1,000 dolphins stampeding past a California tour boat like a herd of wild horses has gone viral, getting nearly one million views after it was posted on the web.
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) Carbon dioxide levels from the Late Jurassic Period confirm that climatic and vegetative conditions varied across the earth 150 million years ago, when dinosaurs flourished, suggesting similarity with our own ecosystems.
London, Jan. 7 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent one kilogram of sweets to every child in the country to mark his birthday, carrying on a tradition started by his grandfather Kim Il-sung.
London, Jan. 1 (ANI): Acclaimed sound editor Mike Hopkins, whose films include blockbusters like 'The Lord Of The Rings' and 'Octopussy,' drowned in a rafting accident in New Zealand on Saturday.
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): Asserting that the UPA Government is committed to the empowerment of minorities, Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju on Friday said the Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme and the recommendations of the Justice Sachar Committee addresses this challenge of enhancement of education of the minorities.
Washington, Dec. 28 (Xinhua-ANI): Retired U.S. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who led the coalition forces to drive former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's army out of Kuwait in Operation Desert Storm, died at age of 78, local media reported Thursday.
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) Retired US general Norman Schwarzkopf, who led the coalition forces to drive former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's army out of Kuwait in Operation Desert Storm, died at age of 78, reported Xinhua citing a media report Thursday.
Washington, Dec. 28 (Xinhua-ANI): Retired U.S. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who led the coalition forces to drive former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's army out of Kuwait in Operation Desert Storm, died at age of 78, local media reported Thursday.
Washington, Dec 23(ANI): The American Academy of Ophthalmology has reported that warm bottles of champagne and improper cork-removal techniques cause serious, potentially blinding eye injuries each year.
Washington, Dec. 21 (ANI): A new report has led insight into the rising number of sexual assaults in the United States, which claims that such incidents have been steadily rising in American military academies since 2009.
Washington, Dec. 21 (ANI): Troubled Canadian mobile maker Research In Motion (RIM) has lost over a million
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 20 (IANS) Superstar Mammootty has been selected for this year's Prem Nazeer Puraskar, instituted by Chirayinkeezh Pauravali.
Washington, December 20 (ANI): Astronomers now have the clearest understanding yet of the bar at the centre of the Milky Way.
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) New Delhi is the fifth most expensive office market in the world, a survey released here Wednesday said.
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) American researchers have created super stretchable wires that can be expanded up to eight times their length, for potential use in headphones and phone chargers among others.
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) Focusing on the negative makes evolutionary sense, says Kurt Grey, assistant professor of social psychology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, whose latest study shows greed may exert greater power than generosity.
Washington, December 16(ANI): The body position of babies while they learn plays a critical role in their cognitive development, according to new research.
Manipal, Dec 13 (IANS) Manipal University will host the South Zone Inter-University Cricket Dec 15-30.
London, Dec 12 (IANS) We could refreeze the Arctic, and it wouldn't even cost that much, say scientists. Two studies explore the possibility that a solution could be found to the problem of global warming melting the ice caps on the North Pole.
London, Dec 12 (ANI): Scientists have offered a new low cost solution to global warming- refreeze the Arctic.
Melbourne, Dec 11 (ANI): As employees prepare to attend end-of-year celebrations, drug and alcohol experts warn that too much binge drinking can seriously inhibit an individual's decision-making ability.
Peshawar, Dec. 10 (ANI): The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has rejected any rift among their ranks and have said that there is no plan to replace Hakimullah Mehsud with Waliur Rehman as new chief of the terror outfit.
