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Eminent scientist Stephen Hawking debunk...

Eminent scientist Stephen Hawking debunks Albert Einstein’s black hol...

Eminent scientist Stephen Hawking has posted a new paper online that demolishes modern black hole theory. The wheelchair-bound genius said that the idea of an event horizon, from which even light cannot escape, is flawed. Hawking smashes the idea of a black hole by saying that instead of there... read more »

Google acquires security firm Impermium with Indian connection
Google acquires security firm Impermium ...

Google acquires security firm Impermium with Indian connection

Google has acquired a three-year-old security firm Impermium with two Indian Co-founders – Vish Ramarao and Naveen Jamal. It has offices in Banglore and California. The acquisition has been revealed by Impermium’s CEO and another Co-Founder, Mark Risher, who wrote in post on website that by... read more »

Google develops contact lens glucose mon...

Google develops contact lens glucose monitor

Google unveiled on Thursday a contact lens that monitors glucose levels in tears, a potential reprieve for millions of diabetics who have to jab their fingers to draw their own blood as many as 10 times a day. The prototype, which Google says will take at least five years to reach consumers, is one... read more »

Nokia Android smartphone still in the works
Nokia Android smartphone still in the wo...

Nokia Android smartphone still in the works

Nokia may not be giving up on its rumored Android phone after all, that is if new photos posted online are to be believed. The new images were posted on Twitter and on Chinese social network Weibo, tech site The Verge and Windows enthusiast site WMPowerUser reported. “Images of Nokia’s... read more »

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Islamic State: Syria rebels warn of backlash over US air strikes

Syrian rebel fighters backed by the West have told the BBC that the US-led coalition faces a backlash in their country over its bombing campaign against Islamic State (IS). There have been protests... read more »

Pakistan violates ceasefire twice along LoC, Inter...

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice by firing on forward posts along the LoC and International Border in Poonch and Jammu districts,... read more »

Saudi sentences iconic Shia cleric to death

DUBAI: A well-known Shia cleric was sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Saudi Arabia, sparking fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the... read more »

Hong Kong blocks BBC site after video of police beating...

BEIJING — The BBC’s website was blocked in China on Wednesday, hours after a video of Hong Kong police beating and kicking a pro-democracy protester began... read more »

Turkish jets hit Kurdish rebel targets

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes have struck suspected Kurdish rebel positions in southeastern Turkey, media reports said Tuesday, the first major airstrikes against... read more »

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Trump appoints committee to investigate statements by the Fed...

Trump appoints committee to investigate statements by the Fed's Lisa Cook **New Federal Reserve Oversight Panel Established Amidst Scrutiny of Governor Lisa D. Cook** **Washington D.C.** – A... read more »

Americans' debt problems are flashing a warni...

Americans' debt problems are flashing a warning not seen since the Great Recession ## Widening Debt Burden Signals Economic Vulnerability,... read more »

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he still intends to g...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he still intends to get a deal done with EuroLeague as he plans launch of NBA Europe ### NBA Eyes European Expansion:... read more »

Trump Administration Cuts Off Access to a Major Immigra...

Trump Administration Cuts Off Access to a Major Immigration Program for Workers at Microsoft and Adobe ### **U.S. Government Restricts Key Immigration Visa... read more »

She Designed Metas New AI Logo. Then Came the Hate

She Designed Metas New AI Logo. Then Came the Hate ## Design Icon Faces Online Backlash Over Meta Collaboration **Renowned typographer and illustrator Jessica... read more »

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Pakistan reappoint Shahid Afridi as Twenty20 captain

Afridi, 34, led Pakistan to the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 in 2010. He was removed from the post in 2011 after falling out with then coach Waqar Younis and the country’s cricket... read more »

KKR eager to improve CLT20 record in opener agains...

Depleted by the absence of some high-profile cricketers, IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders will have a tough task at hand when they lorn horns... read more »

Players to watch out for in CLT20

Many call it a sidekick to the Indian Premier League. But for individual players, the Champions League Twenty20 is another platform for players to make a mark... read more »

ODI cricket is ‘seriously’ struggling: Rahul Dravid

Lower-order contribution good for Indian cricket : Former captain Rahul Dravid

I think one-day cricket is seriously struggling. One-day cricket, without a context, is struggling. One-day cricket, if you look at it from the point of view... read more »

Mumbai Indians to name captain for CLT20 soon: John Wri...

Raipur: Defending champions Mumbai Indians’ head coach John Wright said that the side will name a replacement skipper by Thursday after Rohit Sharma was... read more »

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Would be happy to see Sharad Pawar as PM, says Sushilkumar Shinde

CPI(M) would have avoided its current situation in Kerala if it u...

CPI(M) would have avoided its current situation in Kerala if it understood what Lenin meant: G. Sudhakaran **Kerala’s Left Front Faces Reckoning: Veteran Leader Cites Lenin’s Lessons on... read more »

Kerala: SSLC results out, 95.98 per cent candidates eligible for higher studies

Kerala BJP MLA faces backlash for dropping toffees...

Kerala BJP MLA faces backlash for dropping toffees on desks for students at school event **Sweet Gesture Sparks Controversy: Kerala MLA’s... read more »

Five new Supreme Court judges sworn in, strength increa...

Five new Supreme Court judges sworn in, strength increases to 37 **Supreme Court Bolsters Judicial Capacity with Five New Appointments** **New Delhi** – The... read more »

BSF, BGB to hold Director General-level talks next week

BSF, BGB to hold Director General-level talks next week **Border Security Forces of India and Bangladesh to Convene High-Level Consultations Amidst Shifting... read more »

Centre backtracking on draft agreed on May 22: Sonam Wa...

Centre backtracking on draft agreed on May 22: Sonam Wangchuk **Ladakh Leaders Express Concern Over Discrepancies in Draft Autonomy Proposal** **Leh, Ladakh**... read more »

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Ribeiro in talks over Man U transfer, reveals agaent

Ribeiro in talks over Man U transfer, reveals agaent

London – Cruzeiro midfielder Everton Ribeiro has opened talks with Manchester United over a January transfer, according to reports. According to Metro.co.uk, Ribeiro, who is rated as one of the... read more »

Ozil calls move to Arsenal from Real Madrid `perfect step for career`

Ozil calls move to Arsenal from Real Madrid `perfe...

London – Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has revealed that the move to the English club from Real Madrid has been the perfect step for him and he could... read more »

Liverpool planning `amazing` Suarez contract offer in N...

Liverpool planning `amazing` Suarez contract offer in New Year

London – Premier League club Liverpool is ready to make Luis Suarez one of the Premier League’s top earners to secure his long-term Anfield future,... read more »

Barcelona survive early scare in Copa del Rey, Juventus...

Barcelona survive early scare in Copa del Rey, Juventus stroll on in Serie A

Washington –  The Copa del Rey provided some respite for Barcelona after a double dose of defeats as they beat 2B side Cartagena 4-1 after an early... read more »

Moyes `vows` to `get things right` at Man U despite `sh...

Moyes `vows` to `get things right` at Man U despite `shaky PL start`

London – Manchester United manager David Moyes has said that he is confident he will get things right at Old Trafford, according to reports. According to... read more »

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Concussions may lead to Alzheimer’s disease

Concussions may lead to Alzheimer’s disease

Washington – A new study has suggested that a history of concussion involving at least a momentary loss of consciousness could be related to the onset of Alzheimer’s-associated plaques in the... read more »

India to set up National Cancer Institute

India to set up National Cancer Institute

New Delhi – India will set up a National Cancer Institute, with the union cabinet Thursday approving the proposal for the “landmark... read more »

Exposure therapy a boon for sexually abused teens

Exposure therapy a boon for sexually abused teens

New York – If sexually abused adolescents revisit and recount aloud their trauma-related thoughts, feelings and situations, they would be in a better... read more »

Vaccination key to combat cervicalcancer

Vaccination key to combat cervicalcancer

New York – Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women and is responsible for nearly 10 percent of cancer deaths in women –... read more »

New gene a risk factor for type 2 diabetes

New gene a risk factor for type 2 diabetes

New York – First the facts. The number of diabetes patients in India is expected to reach 100 million by 2030, according to the latest Indian Council of... read more »

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Gold prices dropped by Rs 210 to Rs 31,215 per ten gram

Gold prices dropped by Rs 210 to Rs 31,215 per ten gram

Extending its losses for the second straight day, gold prices dropped by Rs 210 to Rs 31,215 per ten gram in the national capital on Thursday on sustained selling by stockists on reduced offtake at... read more »

Gold fell by Rs 200 to Rs 31,425 per ten grams

Gold fell by Rs 200 to Rs 31,425 per ten grams

Gold fell by Rs 200 to Rs 31,425 per ten grams in the national capital on Wednesday on sluggish demand at prevailing higher levels amid a weak global... read more »

Gold prices today soared by Rs. 575 to Rs. 31,625 per T...

Gold futures ease to Rs 29,130 per 10 gm

New Delhi – Snapping its two-day fall, gold prices today soared by Rs. 575 to Rs. 31,625 per ten gram on fresh buying by stockists at current lower... read more »

Gold prices falling by Rs 50 to Rs 31,050 per ten grams

Gold prices falling by Rs 50 to Rs 31,050 per ten grams

Gold extended losses for the second straight session by falling Rs 50 to Rs 31,050 per ten grams in the national capital on Monday on sustained selling by... read more »

Gold prices plunged by Rs. 500 to Rs. 31,100 per ten gr...

Gold prices plunged by Rs. 500 to Rs. 31,100 per ten grams

Gold plunged Rs. 500 to Rs. 31,100 per ten grams in the national capital on Saturday on profit-selling by stockists at prevailing higher levels and sluggish... read more »

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WHO advocates salt reduction to prevent heart disease

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Sunday advocated salt reduction to prevent and control non-communicable diseases as high salt intake increases the risk of high blood pressure and is... read more »

The secret to a long life? 80% of men could avoid ...

  Not smoking, taking exercise and drinking in moderation key to reducing risk Healthy diet and having a waist measuring below 37 inches also... read more »

Beware! Working for long hours may lead to Type-2 diabe...

New Delhi: Long working hours are a common thing these days. Prolonged sitting, modern erratic lifestyle and lack of physical activity can lead to the onset of... read more »

Tips to survive festive cravings

Even the most strong-willed and health-conscious will give in to temptation. Moreover, it’s no fun to always say `no’. The best way to avoid... read more »

Beware! Too much time at the gym can turn you into an a...

Using smartphone technology, a fascinating study has found that that on days when people exercise more – typically Thursdays to Sundays – they also... read more »

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Egypt president sets date for referendum

Egypt president sets date for referendum

Egypt will hold a public referendum on its newly-drafted constitution on January 14 and 15, interim President Adly Mansour said on Saturday. The vote will be the first major milestone on the... read more »

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israel halts controversial relocation plan for Ara...

Jerusalem – Israel Thursday halted a controversial legislation to transfer 40,000 Arab Bedouins citizens from their villages, amidst mounting... read more »

US, UK suspend `non-lethal aid` to Syrian rebels over I...

US, UK suspend `non-lethal aid` to Syrian rebels over Islamists infilitration

London –  The United States and the United Kingdom have suspended all “non-lethal” support for Syrian rebels, except humanitarian aid. A US... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar’s call to join n...

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Tehran – The Iranian government Wednesday rejected Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s call to join the nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers by... read more »

OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons

OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons

Oslo – The director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ahmet Uzumcu, gave a call Wednesday for more... read more »

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I Saw the Future of AI in a Robot That Can Learn on the Spot

I Saw the Future of AI in a Robot That Can Learn on the Spot ### Autonomous Dexterity: A Glimpse into the Next Generation of Robotic Learning **[City, State] – [Date]** – The realm of artificial... read more »

OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Age...

OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue **AI Developer Implements Enhanced Safeguards Following Discovery of Advanced... read more »

The Powerful Chinese AI Model Experts Warned About Is H...

The Powerful Chinese AI Model Experts Warned About Is Here ### **Advanced AI Unveiled: Dual-Use Capabilities Spark Security Debate** **[City, Date]** – A... read more »

The Next Big Influencer Is This 4-Foot-Tall Robot From ...

The Next Big Influencer Is This 4-Foot-Tall Robot From China ## China’s Unitree G1: A New Contender in the Robotics Arena, Captivating Audiences Online A... read more »

Tech Visionary Says the Big AI Labs Dont Get What Peopl...

Tech Visionary Says the Big AI Labs Dont Get What People Want ### Open Source Advocate Critiques Dominant AI Development Models **San Francisco, CA** – A... read more »

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Akhilesh to lay foundation for 200 ft Buddha statue, park

For Rise in Rape Cases, Akhilesh Yadav ‘Punishes’ Off...

Lucknow:  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has ordered action against officers and bureaucrats for lack of progress in rape cases. A tweet from the Chief Minister’s Office today... read more »

Rs 17.60 lakh were spent on Modi’s oath-taki...

NEW DELHI: An expenditure of at least Rs 17.60 lakh was incurred on the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the forecourt of... read more »

Every crime can’t be checked in UP, says Mulayam ...

Mulayam says ‘Samajwadi Party always had to fight against divisive forces’

Amidst growing criticism over deteriorating law and order in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday said that the state government... read more »

Amit Shah to meet RSS top brass today

The newly appointed president of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Amit Shah will hold a meeting with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) top brass at RSS... read more »

Rajnath denies Kejriwal’s claims, says BJP will n...

Patna blasts an act of terror: Rajnath Singh

Amid reports that the BJP will take the final call on forming the government in Delhi after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns from BRICS summit in Brazil,... read more »

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First 3D printed liver expected by 2014

First 3D printed liver expected by 2014

Washington – A bio-printing company based in San Diego is expecting to unveil the world’s first printed organ – a human liver – by next year. The major stumbling block in creating... read more »

How tweaking `hybrid vigor` gene generates higher tomato crop yields

How tweaking `hybrid vigor` gene generates higher ...

Washington – Researchers have determined a way to produce more tomato fruit without sacrificing that unique and necessary bushy plant... read more »

Mechanism behind breast cancer’s spread revealed

Mechanism behind breast cancer’s spread revealed

Washington – Scientists have discovered that low oxygen conditions, which often persist inside tumours, are sufficient to initiate a molecular chain of... read more »

Google pips Apple as `most talked about company` in 201...

Google pips Apple as `most talked about company` in 2013

Sydney – Google has been named as the most talked about company in 2013, edging out Apple, as revealed in a list by Dow Jones. The list showed that... read more »

UN human rights chief says Internet privacy as importan...

2013: year of maximum Internet IPOs since 2000

London – In light of the highly controversial mass surveillance programmes carried out by the US and UK spy agencies, United Nations human rights chief... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

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Award-winner to fourth choice – what has gone wrong for Ram...

Award-winner to fourth choice – what has gone wrong for Ramsdale? ## From Premier League Spotlight to South Coast Standby: The Unforeseen Trajectory of Aaron Ramsdale The ascent of Aaron... read more »

The four 'what next?' scenarios for Prem...

The four 'what next?' scenarios for Premier League after Man City ruling ## Premier League Faces Pivotal Crossroads as Manchester City... read more »

Parsons becomes record try scorer as Ireland beat Japan

Parsons becomes record try scorer as Ireland beat Japan **Parsons Shatters Try-Scoring Record in Hard-Fought Irish Victory** **A momentous occasion for Irish... read more »

Why Premier League faces uncertainty and chaos after Ma...

Why Premier League faces uncertainty and chaos after Man City ruling **Premier League Navigates Uncharted Waters Amidst Manchester City Charges** After a... read more »

Scotland & Northern Ireland secure World Cup spots

Scotland & Northern Ireland secure World Cup spots **Scotland and Northern Ireland Earn Coveted Netball World Cup Berths** East Kilbride, Scotland – The... read more »

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About 25,000 rally in Madrid in support of Spains state pension s...

About 25,000 rally in Madrid in support of Spains state pension scheme Demonstrators want pensions to remain indexed to inflation and the gender pension gap to be eliminated. This article was... read more »

Lunar meteor strikes pose huge risk to 2032 NASA M...

Lunar meteor strikes pose huge risk to 2032 NASA Moon base plans Nasa boss Jared Isaacman says the agency is "giving a lot of thought" to... read more »

Pope Leo XIV accepts rare honorary title from King Char...

Pope Leo XIV accepts rare honorary title from King Charles days after lung cancer surgery King Charles and Pope Leo made history in 2025 when they prayed... read more »

Sicily earthquakes live: Tsunami warning for Italy afte...

Sicily earthquakes live: Tsunami warning for Italy after 12 quakes near Palermo A series of 12 major earthquakes close to Sicily led to an orange tsunami... read more »

FCC Democrat warns broadcasters to resist Trumps media ...

FCC Democrat warns broadcasters to resist Trumps media pressure tactics Democrat Anna Gomez warns broadcasters against yielding to the Trump-era FCC's... read more »

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Mixing right cocktail of proteins can help build better malaria vaccine

Mixing right cocktail of proteins can help build better malaria vaccine

Washington – Researchers including an Indian-origin scientist have suggested that that a cocktail of AMA1 proteins from only a few different strains can overcome major limitations of... read more »

NASA and Japan’s space agency announce launch date for global precipitation satellite

NASA and Japan’s space agency announce launch date for global precipitation satellite

Washington – NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are planning to launch a new satellite at 1:07 pm to 3:07 pm EST, Feb. 27, from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space... read more »

Stem cells hold cure for deadly skin disease

Stem cells hold cure for deadly skin disease

London – For those who suffer from skin blisters or have chances of developing skin tumours, there is cure in the offing – in stem cell-based gene therapy. Until today, no... read more »

Surgery, not chemo, better for tongue cancer

Surgery, not chemo, better for tongue cancer

New York – Surgery, and not chemotherapy sessions, works better for those suffering from tongue or oral cavity cancer. In a pathbreaking study, a team of scientists at the University... read more »

Now, barcode scanner like device to spot blinding eye disease

Now, barcode scanner like device to spot blinding eye disease

Washington – Scientists have developed a new hand-held optical device that can detect eye diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and macular degeneration, with just a simple scan of... read more »