Three asteroids to zip past Earth today; no danger: PSI
Hyderabad, Nov 10 : Three asteroids will flyby Earth on Saturday, Planetary Society of India (PSI) Director and Founder Secretary N ...
Sri Lanka’s president dissolves parliament
COLOMBO : Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved parliament on Friday night and called a general election for Jan. 5 in ...
Nine die in California wildfires, tens of thousands forced to flee
Nine people were declared dead and tens of thousands evacuated Friday as fierce wildfires raged across the western US state of ...
Govt. clears sale of “enemy shares”
NEW DELHI : Government said it will sell stocks worth millions of dollars seized from people who moved to Pakistan following ...
Taliban attacks kill 10 troops, 7 policemen : Afghan official
Kabul, Nov 9 : Afghan officials say Taliban attacks have killed at least 10 soldiers and seven policemen.
In northern Takhar ...
Hawking auction raises astronomical sum
A copy of Stephen Hawking’s doctorate thesis signed in a shaky hand was the highlight of an auction of the British ...
Cabinet approves setting up of Central Tribal University in Andhra
The Union cabinet on Thursday approved setting up of ‘Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh’. It will be ...
Mikhail Gorbachev warns against return to the Cold War
MOSCOW : Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, warned on Thursday against rising tensions between Russia and the United States ...
Jaitley says Mastercard, Visa losing out to local players in India
NEW DELHI : Finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday that Mastercard and Visa were losing market share to domestic payments ...
Cave painting in Indonesia at least 40,000 years old: Nature
Tokyo: Cave paintings found in the remote and rugged mountains of Borneo date to at least 40,000 years ago, according to a study by a ...