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Countdown for India joining cryogenic rocket club begins
Countdown for India joining cryogenic ro...

Countdown for India joining cryogenic rocket club begins

Chennai – The 29-hour countdown for the launch of India’s heavy rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle-development 5 (GSLV-D5) with the indigenous engine began Saturday 11.18 a.m. at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, officials said. The Rs.356 crore launch mission has twin purpose... read more »

Now, solar-powered car that follows the ...

Now, solar-powered car that follows the sun to maximize energy gain

Washington –  Researchers have developed a solar-powered concept car that will follow the sun to maximize its energy collection. Ford’s C-MAX Solar Energi Concept vehicle is the first-ever solar-powered hybrid, that will be able to “creep” back and forth a short distance to get the... read more »

ZTE to unveil 5 smartphones including Gr...

ZTE to unveil 5 smartphones including Grand S II at Vegas conference

Washington – ZTE has reportedly announced its plans to unveil five smartphones, including a follow-up to its flagship Grand S, during a tech conference in Las Vegas scheduled for the next week. The Grand S II features voice control technology that would enable users to unlock their phones or... read more »

Journo adopter says Google Glass is `doomed` for 2014
Journo adopter says Google Glass is `doo...

Journo adopter says Google Glass is `doomed` for 2014

Washington, Jan. 3 (ANI): A tech journalist and an early adopter of Google Glass has reportedly given his verdict that the highly-anticipated wearable computing device is set to be ‘doomed’ for this year. Robert Scoble got his Google Glass device in April last year as part of the search... read more »

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China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not exist

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total of 162,629 officials who were taking... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

Bomb at bus station in northwest Pakistan kills 5

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful bomb exploded Saturday at a bus station in northwest Pakistan, killing five people and wounding three others, police... read more »

Pakistan condemns US drone attack in Waziristan

Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday condemned the latest US drone attack in the tribal region of Waziristan which left two people killed earlier in the day. The... read more »

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How Massive Is Elon Musks Trillion-Dollar Fortune? Spend It Yours...

How Massive Is Elon Musks Trillion-Dollar Fortune? Spend It Yourself ## Visualizing Immense Wealth: A New Perspective on Elon Musk’s Fortune **San Francisco, CA** – The sheer scale of extreme... read more »

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to sit on dharna if cops not suspended

Spend Elon Musks Money

Spend Elon Musks Money ## Navigating the Apex of Wealth: A Glimpse into the World of the Ultra-Affluent The designation of “world’s... read more »

These Researchers Made AI Drive a Toyota Corolla to Get...

These Researchers Made AI Drive a Toyota Corolla to Get In-N-Out ## Autonomous Driving Takes a Bite Out of Fast Food: AI Navigates Real-World Commute **A... read more »

Oil gains as Middle East hostilities stoke supply worri...

Oil gains as Middle East hostilities stoke supply worries **Geopolitical Tensions in Middle East Fuel Oil Price Surge** **Washington D.C.** – Escalating... read more »

Elon Musk blames Indian 'oligarchs' for stall...

Elon Musk blames Indian 'oligarchs' for stalling Starlink launch ## Starlink’s India Debut Halted Amidst Allegations of Monopolistic... read more »

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We are geared up for Korea: India captain

Dhoni takes blame for T20 loss

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni took the blame for his side’s narrow three-run loss to England in the one-off Twenty20 international after failing to finish off the game in the last... read more »

Root hundred finally secures England a win in the ...

Joe Root smashed his second ODI century as England prevented India from securing a clean sweep with a consolatory 41-run win in the inconsequential... read more »

Broad, Prior undergo successful surgeries

England pacer Stuart Broad and wicketkeeper Matt Prior have undergone successful surgeries to cure long-standing injuries and are set to start their respective... read more »

BCCI criticize Botham for hitting out at IPL

The Cricket Board on Friday rubbished former England great Ian Botham’s criticism of the highly lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL), saying he had no locus... read more »

IPL not good for cricket: Botham

Botham says England's `inability` to `finish off` Oz difference between two Ashes sides

Former England captain Ian Botham has branded the Indian Premier League (IPL) as “too powerful” for the good of cricket and believes that it should not... read more »

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N. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

U.P.'s 'cockroach man' floats CJP spin-off after d...

U.P.'s 'cockroach man' floats CJP spin-off after drawing attention to Yamuna's plight ## Environmental Activist Leverages Insect Fascination to Champion River Health **New Delhi,... read more »

'Ugly face of BJP's politics of revenge&...

'Ugly face of BJP's politics of revenge': Opposition leaders condemn attack on TMC's Abhishek **Political Unrest Flares as TMC MP... read more »

Onion farmers seek 10,000 crore revival package, stable...

Onion farmers seek 10,000 crore revival package, stable export policy from Centre **Onion Sector Appeals for ₹10,000 Crore Support Package and Consistent... read more »

Murder of student in Ghaziabad: Main accused killed fol...

Murder of student in Ghaziabad: Main accused killed following encounter with police ## Suspect in Ghaziabad Student Fatal Assault Eliminated in Police... read more »

General Subramani takes charge as new Chief of Defence ...

General Subramani takes charge as new Chief of Defence Staff **General N.S. Raja Subramani Assumes Command as Chief of Defence Staff** New Delhi – In a... read more »

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Brazil's special force to safeguard World Cup

FIFA to decide on Qatar 2022 World Cup dates in 2014

London –  FIFA will take a decision over whether to switch the dates for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in December 2014. Sepp Blatter, the president of football’s world governing body,... read more »

Posh`s wedding tiara fails to sell at UK auction

Posh`s wedding tiara fails to sell at UK auction

London –  Victoria Beckham’s tiara that she wore at her wedding has failed to sell at the Bonhams Auction, according to reports. The tiara,... read more »

England fears no one in World Cup: Hodgson

England fears no one in World Cup: Hodgson

London – England football manager Roy Hodgson has said ! his side would fear no one in the 2014 Brazil World Cup finals. “We respect everybody, we... read more »

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina eyeing switch to Barcel...

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina eyeing switch to Barcelona next summer

London – Liverpool custodian Pepe Reina has reportedly confirmed that he is quitting the club to join back Barcelona next summer. Reina is currently on a... read more »

Liverpool’s Luis Suarez `four goal show` snuffs o...

Liverpool makes Suarez almost inaccessible with new whopping 100 mln-pound release clause

Johannesburg – Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has netted four goals and created an assist in a 5-1 defeat of Norwich at Anfield. Suarez became the first... read more »

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British man breaks `heart transplant survival world record` of 30 years

British man breaks `heart transplant survival world record` of 30...

London – A British man has become world’s longest-surviving heart transplant patient, thus registering his name in Guinness book of world records. John McCafferty, broke the previous world... read more »

'Shock therapy' may help erase unpleasant memories

‘Shock therapy’ may help erase unpleas...

Washington – Researchers have found that exposing the brain to short bursts electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) might be used to erase unpleasant... read more »

Prolonged exposure therapy more beneficial for rape vic...

Washington – A new study has revealed that adolescent girls with sexual abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experienced greater benefit... read more »

Cognitive behavioral therapy may ease migraine symptoms...

Washington – A new study has revealed that the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) among children and adolescents with chronic migraine result in... read more »

Worst time to have coffee in the day revealed

Worst time to have coffee in the day revealed

Washington – A new study has revealed that the worst time to consume caffeine in the day is six hours before bedtime as it can have significant,... read more »

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Gold declines further on reduced offtake, global cues

Gold prices jumped by Rs. 25 to Rs. 31,850 per ten gram

Gold prices advanced further by Rs. 25 to Rs. 31,850 per ten gram in the national capital on Saturday on sustained buying for the wedding season demand while silver tumbled Rs. 500 to Rs. 47,500 per... read more »

Gold prices rising by Rs. 105 to Rs. 31,825 per ten gram

Gold prices rising by Rs. 105 to Rs. 31,825 per te...

Amid rising wedding season demand and firm global trend, gold prices rose further by Rs. 105 to Rs. 31,825 per ten gram while silver remained steady... read more »

Gold prices gaining up by Rs 220 to Rs 31,720 per ten g...

Gold prices gaining up by Rs 220 to Rs 31,720 per ten gram

Gold prices moved up by Rs 220 to Rs 31,720 per ten gram in the national capital on Thursday on marriage season demand amid a firm global trend. However,... read more »

Gold prices falling by Rs 315 to Rs 31,500 per ten gram

Gold prices falling by Rs 315 to Rs 31,500 per ten gram

Gold and silver prices fell in the national capital on Wednesday on heavy selling by stockists driven by a weak global trend. Gold prices declined by Rs 315 to... read more »

L&T IDPL bags Rs.1,293 crore road project in Odisha

L&T IDPL bags Rs.1,293 crore road project in Odisha

Bhubaneswar – L&T IDPL, the infrastructure arm of the Larsen & Toubro Group, has been awarded a contract by the Odisha government for developing... read more »

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Six awful things you can say to a guy

Things were going swimmingly well until your last outburst. He has suddenly gone into a shell and snapped all communication with you. You fear having meandered into a forbidden territory, and that... read more »

Have you done troga yet?

The first time you might have heard of Troga was in a sitcom, where one character, Mitch, asks the other character Claire who’s on a treadmill,... read more »

Dessert recipe: Kulhad ki kheer

Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Serves: 6 Ingredients: 1litre milk 100g sugar 2tbsp samai rice ½ cup mixed dry fruits sliced pistachios... read more »

Juicing the right way

Despite initially gaining notoriety for being a `crash diet,’ juice cleansing today has be come popular, thanks to celebs like Nargis Fakhri, Salma... read more »

Overcome your iron deficiency with these foods

Experts say that millions of women around the world suffer from iron deficiency, more popularly known as anaemia. This nutritional insufficiency is known to... read more »

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Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse and other foreigners, investigators said... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: ...

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo,... read more »

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nu...

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nuns - paper

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian rebel group calling itself “Free Qalamoun” has claimed the kidnapping of 12 nuns and said it wants to trade them... read more »

UN chief condemns terror attacks in Yemen

UN chief condemns terror attacks in Yemen

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Thursday strongly condemned the terrorist attacks against Yemen’s defence ministry which... read more »

Syrian chemical weapons removal programme on track: off...

Syrian chemical weapons disposal plan to be released next week: UN

United Nations – The head of the joint United Nation! s and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons team charged with eliminating chemical... read more »

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Oh Lord, AI Reporters Are Actually Breaking Big News

Oh Lord, AI Reporters Are Actually Breaking Big News ## Artificial Intelligence Outpaces Traditional Media in Landmark Reporting Scoop **A recent development in the news landscape has seen an... read more »

The Job Interview Tattoo Guy Everyone Got Mad at F...

The Job Interview Tattoo Guy Everyone Got Mad at Finally Explains Himself ## Entrepreneurial Ink: LemonLime Co-Founder Addresses Viral Tattoo... read more »

A New Trick Reveals AI Models Inner Thoughts

A New Trick Reveals AI Models Inner Thoughts ## Unveiling AI’s Cognitive Pathways: Novel Technique Sheds Light on Model Reasoning ### Breakthrough method... read more »

The Rise of the 1 am Job Interview

The Rise of the 1 am Job Interview **The 24/7 Interview: How Technology is Reshaping Candidate Engagement** The traditional nine-to-five hiring process is... read more »

These AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their Fortunes

These AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their Fortunes ### The Generosity Gambit: AI’s New Philanthropists Pledge Generational Wealth A notable shift is... read more »

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Gujarat govt. snooping extended to Karnataka, Gujarat Minister Amit Shah

Why Amit Shah get Z-plus security? : Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday raised questions over reports claiming that BJP leader Amit Shah will soon get Z-plus level security from the central government as the Home Ministry has given the... read more »

CBI Court Rejects Lalu Yadav’s Plea to Quash...

Ranchi: A CBI court on Tuesday rejected RJD chief Lalu Yadav plea to quash the trial of three cases against him in connection with the multi-million... read more »

BJP workers controvert against SP govt in Lucknow, coll...

LUCKNOW : Activists of BJP  Yuva Morcha, youth wing of BJP, clashed with police on Monday during their protest over law and order situation in Uttar... read more »

Arun Jaitley to congratulate activists jailed during Em...

The function to be organised by the state unit of BJP at the party office will also be attended by Member of Parliament Prabhat Jha and North Delhi Mayor... read more »

Bihar: Manjhi should be CM candidate, not Nitish, says ...

New Delhi: Sparking speculation about a possible split in the Janata Dal United (JDU), rebel MLA Gyanendra Singh met Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday.... read more »

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Google Glass available to Music All Access users before public rollout

Google Glass may become surgeon’s new BFF

Washington – In what could turn out to be a major breakthrough in the surgical world, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Alabama-Birmingham prepared for a shoulder replacement surgery... read more »

2-drug combo can help kids with ADHD and aggression

2-drug combo can help kids with ADHD and aggressio...

Washington – A new study has revealed that prescribing both a stimulant and an antipsychotic drug to children with physical aggression and... read more »

New gene study brings arthritis drug closer to reality

New gene study brings arthritis drug closer to reality

Washington – A team of researchers has discovered new genes, pathways and cell types that are involved in inherited susceptibility to rheumatoid... read more »

Algal extracts may counter effects of high cholesterol ...

Algal extracts may counter effects of high cholesterol diets

Washington – In a new study, researchers including an Indian origin scientist have described the beneficial effects of the algal culture in supporting... read more »

Google aims to create next-gen ultimate personal search...

Google aims to create next-gen ultimate personal search assistant

Washington – With Google focusing on smarter searches, a company executive has revealed that their aim is to create the ultimate personal assistant to... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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Joshua fight at risk over promoter row, says Fury

Joshua fight at risk over promoter row, says Fury **Heavyweight Showdown Hangs in Balance Amidst Promoter Dispute** The highly anticipated all-British heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony... read more »

R360 rebel series given ultimatum on overdue accou...

R360 rebel series given ultimatum on overdue accounts **Rugby Venture Faces Dissolution Over Unfiled Financials** A high-profile rugby venture, known... read more »

Russell takes pole in Baku as Antonelli hits wall

Russell takes pole in Baku as Antonelli hits wall **Russell Secures Baku Pole Amidst Antonelli’s Baku Setback** George Russell has claimed a commanding... read more »

From shaky start to statement wins – 100 days of ...

From shaky start to statement wins – 100 days of McInnes at Rangers **McInnes Navigates Turbulent Opening Stanza at Ibrox** The initial hundred days of... read more »

Mendis stars as Sri Lanka beat England to set up series...

Mendis stars as Sri Lanka beat England to set up series decider ## Mendis Masterclass Forces Series Showdown in Thrilling Leeds Encounter **Leeds, England... read more »

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How Many Billions Would It Take to Hold Meta Accountable?

How Many Billions Would It Take to Hold Meta Accountable? Meta got hit this week with its biggest fine yet, the latest in a mounting pile of court-ordered payments. This article was created based on... read more »

Paris shooting: 1 dead and more injured including ...

Paris shooting: 1 dead and more injured including girl, 12, as shots fired from car A suspect has been arrested near the town of Trappes after... read more »

Kim Jong Un in 'high-risk group' but not dead...

Kim Jong Un in 'high-risk group' but not dead, say South Korean spy chiefs Claims had circulated last week that the dictator, who is believed to be... read more »

Sicily rocked by 10 earthquakes up to 5.7 magnitude as ...

Sicily rocked by 10 earthquakes up to 5.7 magnitude as Palermo schools evacuated Sicily has seen 10 earthquakes in quick succession, with the strongest... read more »

What role does the military play in Israeli schools?

What role does the military play in Israeli schools? For Israeli teenagers, military life ordinarily kicks off in school. This article was created based on... read more »

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Now, transfer money by emailing photograph of cheques to banks

Now, transfer money by emailing photograph of cheques to banks

London – A new money transfer scheme championed by Chancellor George Osborne allows bank account holders to deposit cash right from the comfort of their home or office by simply... read more »

Genomic study of cervical cancer brings disease cure closer to reality

Genomic study of cervical cancer brings disease cure closer to reality

Washington – A team of researchers has completed a comprehensive genomic analysis of cervical cancer in two patient populations and has identified recurrent genetic mutations not... read more »

Sony exec says latest PS4 owners to see `great surprises` in 2014

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By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai – The successful launch of India’s first inter-planetary Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), the sending up of India’s first navigation... read more »

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