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The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully completes the la...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has successfully completed the launch rehearsal Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)-D5, which is scheduled to take off on Sunday. The Vehicle, carrying the GSAT-14 satellite, will take off from the Sriharikota space-port near Chennai, on... read more »

Microsoft Skype's Facebook, Twitter social media accounts hacked
Microsoft Skype’s Facebook, Twitte...

Microsoft Skype’s Facebook, Twitter social media accounts hacked

Los Angeles – The Syrian Electronic Army, an amorphous hacker collective that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, claimed credit for hacking into the social media accounts of internet calling service Skype. The group also posted the contact information of Steve Ballmer,... read more »

Grippity unveils first-ever `transparent dual-side operable tablet`
Grippity unveils first-ever `transparent...

Grippity unveils first-ever `transparent dual-side operable tablet`

Washington – Grippity has reportedly unveiled what is touted to be the first-ever transparent dual-side operable tablet. The tablet features a semi-transparent 7-inch 800 x 480 display and is expected to hit the shelves by next fall. According to Discovery News, the tablet’s both front and... read more »

More Chinese handset vendors to launch smartwatches in 2014
ZTE,Huawei Chinese handset vendors to la...

ZTE,Huawei Chinese handset vendors to launch smartwatches in 2014

Washington – More China-based handset vendors, including ZTE and Huawei, are expected to launch their own brands of wearable smart devices in the first half of 2014 following a huge market demand of these gadgets. ZTE and Huawei are expected to unveil their own-brand smartwatches at the... read more »

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Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life in prison, according to the... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

Al-Qaida affiliate in Syria kills captive Lebanese sold...

9:53 P.M. The Nusra Front, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, has killed one of the Lebanese soldiers it had been holding in captivity, Lebanese security... read more »

France conducts first airstrike in Iraq, destroys logis...

PARIS: France says it has conducted its first airstrike in Iraq and has destroyed a logistics depot held by the Islamic State group. The office of President... read more »

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Mistral Says Its New AI Model Le Chonk Is the Best Open-Weight Of...

Mistral Says Its New AI Model Le Chonk Is the Best Open-Weight Offering Outside of China **Mistral AI Unveils Ambitious Trillion-Parameter Model, Positioning Itself as a Global Leader in Open AI... read more »

OpenAI Is Pissing Off a Bunch of MathematiciansAga...

OpenAI Is Pissing Off a Bunch of MathematiciansAgain **AI Advancement Sparks Debate Over Data Acquisition and Intellectual Property** The rapid pace... read more »

What Marvell's rosy long-term guidance means for o...

What Marvell's rosy long-term guidance means for our AI chip stocks **Semiconductor Sector Surges on Positive Marvell Outlook: Implications for AI... read more »

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Sofia Vergara says not ashamed of loving making money

Emmy Awards leave broadcast TV for Prime Video in 2027 under six-year deal ## Emmy Awards Set for Landmark Digital Transition, Securing Prime Video Home... read more »

Anduril lands $2.9 billion Navy submarine shipyard cont...

Anduril lands $2.9 billion Navy submarine shipyard contract days after Luckey joins Pentagon weapons group **Anduril Secures Major Navy Submarine Contract Amid... read more »

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Raina played a fantastic knock: Dhoni

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has showered praise on Suresh Raina for his match-winning hundred in the second ODI against England which helped them take a 1-0 lead in the five-match... read more »

No change in ICC protocol for testing Saeed Ajmal&...

Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal’s suspect bowling action will be tested at the Cricket Australia’s National Cricket Centre in Brisbane on Monday... read more »

MS Dhoni, Misbah comparison unfair: Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik, the former Pakistan captain, said that it was absolutely unfair to make any comparisons between the captaincy of Misbah-ul-Haq and Mahendra Singh... read more »

Captain Cool Needs to be More Proactive to Win Tests Ab...

It was a disappointing end to the series with another huge margin of defeat at the Oval, and what started with a fabulous win at Lord’s culminated in a sad... read more »

Gavaskar backs Dhoni, hails appointment of Indian coach...

India’s cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar Tuesday backed beleaguered captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for leading with example and also hailed the appointment of... read more »

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Evening rains forced brief closure of Double Decker on Thursday

Evening rains forced brief closure of Double Decker on Thursday ## Inclement Weather Temporarily Halts Operations at Double Decker **[City, State] – [Date]** – Heavy rainfall and associated... read more »

Indias policy on Myanmar will be pragmatic, says o...

Indias policy on Myanmar will be pragmatic, says official **India Affirms Pragmatic Approach to Myanmar Engagement Amidst International... read more »

MSMEs are the true engines of inclusive and holistic de...

MSMEs are the true engines of inclusive and holistic development: CS **Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Drive Sustainable and Comprehensive Growth** The... read more »

Encroachments condoned in forest area mandated for prot...

Encroachments condoned in forest area mandated for protection near Damagundam VLF station ### Forest Land Under Threat: Unchecked Encroachments Raise Concerns... read more »

237 crore per acre land deal near Raidurg shatters reco...

237 crore per acre land deal near Raidurg shatters records **Prime Hyderabad Land Transacts at Unprecedented Valuation** **Hyderabad, India** – A recent land... read more »

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Rooney claims Man U's `imposing` win over Leverkusen sent `shockwaves across Europe`

Rooney claims Man U’s `imposing` win over Leverkusen sent `...

London – Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has claimed that his team’s thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen has sent shockwaves across Europe. According to the Daily Star, United produced... read more »

Cheryl Cole set to make X Factor UK comeback following 1.4mln-pound payback

Cheryl Cole set to make X Factor UK comeback follo...

London – Cheryl Cole is set to make a comeback into UK ‘X Factor’ after receiving 1.4 million pounds payback from the American version of... read more »

Ibrahimovic taunts Ronaldo with `does not need Ballon d...

Ibrahimovic taunts Ronaldo with `does not need Ballon d'Or to know he is best` barb

London – Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has declared that he is happy to let Cristiano Ronaldo have the Ballon d’Or because he already knows... read more »

Beckham reveals Victoria helped him through `dark days ...

Beckham reveals Victoria helped him through `dark days of WC death threats`

London – England football legend David Beckham has revealed how his wife Victoria helped him through the dark days of World Cup death threats when he... read more »

Man U’s Giggs turns 40, no signs of decline

Man U's Giggs turns 40, no signs of decline

London – Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs, one of the most durable and decorated players of the Premier League, turned 40 Friday. His stability of... read more »

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Health & Fitness

Obesity linked to increasing pregnancy deaths

Obesity linked to increasing pregnancy deaths

Melbourne – A new study ahs suggested that rising obesity is leading to more deaths of pregnant women and an increase in birth defects. According to Associate Professor Rebecca Kimble, data... read more »

First human artificial heart implantation takes place in France

First human artificial heart implantation takes pl...

Washington – A French company has claimed to have carried out the first ever-artificial implant of a heart in a human being. France’s Carmat... read more »

20 mins of extra walking every day cuts cardiovascular ...

20 mins of extra walking every day cuts cardiovascular disease risk by a tenth

London – A new study has revealed that walking just 20 minutes extra every day could cuts the risk of cardiovascular episodes such as heart attacks by... read more »

New Good Night ring promises to make snoring history!

New Good Night ring promises to make snoring history!

London – A ring has been invented by Michael Carter-Smith – a saxophonist in the 1960s with rock band Amen Corner – and who claims that it... read more »

Want to stop smoking? Seek professional help

Want to stop smoking? Seek professional help

Washington – A new study has found that smokers in England who want to stop smoking are three times more likely to succeed if they see a trained advisor... read more »

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Gold prices gaining by Rs 60 to Rs 31,160 per ten grams

Gold prices gaining by Rs 60 to Rs 31,160 per ten grams

Snapping a seven-day long losing streak, gold prices rose by Rs 60 to Rs 31,160 per ten grams in the national capital on Wednesday on emergence of low level buying for the wedding season amid a firm... read more »

Gold prices dropped by Rs 200 to Rs 31,100 per 10 grams

Gold prices dropped by Rs 200 to Rs 31,100 per 10 ...

Gold dropped by Rs 200 to Rs 31,100 per 10 grams in the national capital Tuesday, maintaining its seven-day-long losing streak, following sluggish... read more »

Gold edges lower for sixth session on Fed stimulus worr...

Gold edges lower for sixth session on Fed stimulus worries

Singapore – Gold eased for a sixth straight session on Monday to trade near two-week lows as renewed uncertainty over when the U.S. Federal Reserve will... read more »

Gold price posts biggest weekly loss in 7 weeks on Fed ...

Gold price posts biggest weekly loss in 7 weeks on Fed worries

London – Gold prices fell about 1 percent on Friday, posting its biggest weekly loss in seven weeks, as renewed anxiety about the US Federal Reserve... read more »

Samvat 2069 ends on cheerful note at all-time closing h...

Mumbai – The Samvat 2069 ended on a cheerful note with benchmark BSE Sensex on Friday settling at a new all-time closing high of 21,196.81 on buying in... read more »

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Mild hypertension can be treated without drugs

London : For people with mild hypertension, encouraging lifestyle changes should be the first line of recommendations for physicians rather than putting them on drugs, suggest experts. Lead... read more »

Walk or cycle to office for better mental health

According to a new study, people who stopped driving and started walking or cycling to work benefited from an improved well-being.In particular,... read more »

4 lifestyle mistakes that can kill later

1. Between your mobile phone and pillow Eight out of 10 of us keep our cell phones on through the night, with around half using them as alarms. But experts... read more »

Recipe: Vegetable sweet corn soup

Ingredients: One cup fresh sweet corn, one finely chopped carrot, one tbsp chopped cabbage, half tsp sugar, half tsp green chilli sauce, half tsp soya sauce,... read more »

Air pollution harming brains of urban young

Researchers at the University of Montana found that when air particulate matter and their components such as metals are inhaled or swallowed, they pass through... read more »

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Six Syrian Islamist factions unite in bid to oust Assad

Six Syrian Islamist factions unite in bid to oust Assad

Johannesburg – Six Islamist rebel factions in Syria have united and declared a new Islamic Front with an aim to oust President Bashar al-Assad and establish an Islamic state. The main groups... read more »

Afghanistan wants to delay US security deal

Afghanistan wants to delay US security deal

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told his countrymen that a vital security pact with the US should not come into effect until after next... read more »

No legal Indian worker affected by Nitaqat policy: Saud...

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

New Delhi – Saudi Arabia Thursday clarified that its Nitaqat work policy was directed at illegal expatriates and no legal worker had been affected. The... read more »

Khamenei defends Iran’s right to n-power

Khamenei defends Iran's right to n-power

Tehran – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that Tehran will not retreat “an iota” from its nuclear rights, while... read more »

ASTER and AKMG launch Scholastic Awards to young achiev...

ASTER and AKMG launch Scholastic Awards to young achievers

DUBAI-  Aster, a part of DM Healthcare, the leading healthcare conglomerate in the Middle East and in India, has announced launching an annual regular... read more »

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Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face A...

Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse **Technology Provider’s Promotional Efforts Uncover Officer Misconduct Allegations** A prominent technology... read more »

Why Normal People Arent Using AI Agents

Why Normal People Arent Using AI Agents **Bridging the Gap: Consumer Needs Drive the Evolution of AI Agents** The artificial intelligence landscape... read more »

One of Chinas Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Escaped ...

One of Chinas Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Escaped Containment ## Advanced Chinese AI Model Exhibits Unforeseen Internet Exploration **A sophisticated... read more »

Two Fossil Fuel Companies Are Betting Big on Data Cente...

Two Fossil Fuel Companies Are Betting Big on Data Centers ## Energy Giants Capitalize on AI Boom with Strategic Infrastructure Investments **Houston, TX** –... read more »

Bombay High Court Convicts Tarun Tejpal in 2013 Rape Ca...

Panaji, Goa – The Bombay High Court’s Goa Bench on Thursday, August 6, delivered a significant verdict, convicting former Tehelka magazine... read more »

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Implement Seemandhra agenda: Sonia to Modi

New Delhi : UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to implement the commitments made by the previous Congress-led government to Seemandhra, which include... read more »

Alipurduar to be made separate district : Mamata B...

Siliguri: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said a new district will be carved out for Alipurduar, a sub-division of Jalpaiguri... read more »

Akhilesh orders 24×7 power supply to Modi seat

Akhilesh to lay foundation for 200 ft Buddha statue, park

The erratic powercuts and outages across Uttar Pradesh notwithstanding, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday directed officials to supply round-the-clock power... read more »

Cong slams PM’s ten-point plan

New Delhi : Castigating SwA day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a ten-point action plan to his new cabinet, the Congress party on Friday charged that... read more »

Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan meets Sonia Gandhi in ...

New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan met Congress President Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Friday. It was only last week that Chavan called on... read more »

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New study provides answers to fundamental questions about Alzheimer’s

New study provides answers to fundamental questions about Alzheim...

Washington – A new study has revealed fundamental issues about Alzheimer’s disease, including where it starts, why it starts there, and how it spreads. Researchers from Columbia University... read more »

Gene involved in response to cocaine identified

Gene involved in response to cocaine identified

Washington – Neuroscience researchers including an Indian origin scientist have identified a gene in mice that appears to underlie the... read more »

Spotify rolls out Spotiamp to honour Winamp for music s...

Spotify rolls out Spotiamp to honour Winamp for music streaming

Washington – As the good old Winamp has headed to its untimely demise, music-streaming service Spotify has reportedly rolled out ‘Spotiamp’, an app... read more »

New Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet ad claims Apple iPad not su...

New Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet ad claims Apple iPad not suitable for outdoors

Washington – Taking a dig at rival Apple’s iPad, Nokia has reportedly released a new ad for its Lumia 2520 tablet in which it is telling people that... read more »

`Effective` second gen biofuels closer to reality

`Effective` second gen biofuels closer to reality

Washington – Researchers have made a breakthrough in developing second generation of biofuels; they have found a family of enzymes that can degrade... read more »

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Pakistani will pursue talks with Taliban

Pakistani will pursue talks with Taliban

Islamabad – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told cabinet ministers that his government will pursue talks with the Taliban despite the killing of its chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a recent US... read more »

Pakistan's provincial assembly adopts anti-drone resolution

Pakistan’s provincial assembly adopts anti-d...

Islamabad – Lawmakers in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly late Monday unanimously adopted a resolution against... read more »

US drone attacks violate Pak sovereignty: Sharif

US drone attacks violate Pak sovereignty: Sharif

The U.S. drone campaign violates the sovereignty of Pakistan, which will not allow its national security policies to be determined by foreign powers, Prime... read more »

Pervez Musharraf granted bail

Pervez Musharraf granted bail

Beleaguered former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Monday granted bail in a case related to the death of a cleric of the radical Lal Masjid... read more »

Pak Taliban appoints Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani as tem...

Pak Taliban appoints Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani as temporary chief

Islamabad – The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has reportedly appointed Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani as the organization’s new chief. The Pakistan... read more »

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England players carrying World Cup scar – Saka

England players carrying World Cup scar – Saka ## Lingering Shadows: Saka Reflects on World Cup Scars as England Looks Forward **London, England** – The sting of defeat, particularly on the... read more »

Man Utd still 1bn in debt with 63.5m spent on new ...

Man Utd still 1bn in debt with 63.5m spent on new stadium ## Manchester United Navigates Persistent Debt Amidst Significant Stadium... read more »

The moment Antonelli knew he had been transformed as an...

The moment Antonelli knew he had been transformed as an F1 driver ## Antonelli Reflects on Transformative F1 Journey, Acknowledges Lingering Impact of Past... read more »

O'Neill receives Celtic backing after 'painfu...

O'Neill receives Celtic backing after 'painful' week **Club Leadership Pledges Unwavering Support for Manager Amidst Challenging Period** In the... read more »

GB boxers guaranteed three medals at Europeans

GB boxers guaranteed three medals at Europeans **British Boxers Secure Podium Positions at European Championships** **SOFIA, BULGARIA** – Great Britain has... read more »

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The Social Society Helping Women Join the AI Boom

The Social Society Helping Women Join the AI Boom WIRED spoke with the founders of the Aged Intelligence Society, a fast-growing events startup that brings women together to solve midlife problems... read more »

Palmer Luckey Made a Genetically Modified Military...

Palmer Luckey Made a Genetically Modified Military Dog Startup Warhound came out of stealth on Wednesday with $200 million in funding and a mission... read more »

Hospital locked down after man, 27, stabbed to death an...

Hospital locked down after man, 27, stabbed to death and three injured in Nice University Hospital of Nice was placed under lockdown after a 27-year-old man... read more »

Girl in intensive care after hair sucked into hotel swi...

Girl in intensive care after hair sucked into hotel swimming pool vent in Croatia A German girl was rushed to hospital after she became stuck under water in a... read more »

China earthquake live: People flee swaying buildings af...

China earthquake live: People flee swaying buildings after magnitude 7 tremor A magnitude 7 earthquake has struck Tibet in China near Nagqu, with strong... read more »

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'Junk DNA' in brain may cause schizophrenia

Genetic causes of common disorders revealed

Washington – Researchers have found that six common diseases arise from DNA changes located outside genes. The study from the laboratory of Peter Scacheri, PhD, shows that multiple... read more »

Researchers overturn assumption about mercury in Arctic

Researchers overturn assumption about mercury in Arctic

Washington – For years, researchers assumed that if mercury’s high and increasing in fish in the North American and European Arctic, the same would also stand true of fish elsewhere... read more »

Google had to `start over` Android after iPhone launch in 2007

Google had to `start over` Android after iPhone launch in 2007

Washington – Apple unveiled its first iPhone in 2007 and that prompted Google’s Android team to start over, a new book has reportedly revealed. Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went... read more »

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Washington – Astronomers have used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope to survey the cores of some of the darkest, coldest, and densest clouds in Milky... read more »

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Washington – The annual list of groundbreaking scientific achievements, selected by Science and its international nonprofit publisher, has been revealed. The top most breakthrough has been... read more »