ESA’s Gaia mission to study a billion suns launched
Washington – ESA on Thursday launched its Gaia mission, whose aim is to study a billion suns. Gaia is destined to create the most accurate map yet of the Milky Way. By making accurate measurements of the positions and motions of 1 per cent of the total population of roughly 100 billion stars,... read more »
Gazza hoping 2014 will be `his year` after `suffering` in `unlucky` 2013
London – Troubled England football legend Paul Gascoigne is vowing to clean up his act and says 2014 is going to be ‘his year’, according to reports. According to the Daily Star, Gazza said that he never liked the number 13 so he is looking forward to 2014, hoping it will be his... read more »
Tyson says he is now a reformed character who `lives like a monk`
London – American boxing legend Mike Tyson has insisted that his tearaway days of drink, drugs and girls are all behind him as he ‘lives like a monk’ now, according to reports. According to the Mirror, the controversial former World Heavyweight champion became as famous for his... read more »
Rosberg’s Mercedes car suffers tyre failure at 200 mph during Pirelli test...
London – Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg had reportedly suffered a tyre failure while driving at 200 mph during a private test for Italian tyre giants Pirelli at Bahrain. The German’s team is among four teams, including Red Bull, Ferrari and Toro Rosso, helping Formula One supplier Pirelli... read more »
Al Qaeda militants kill over 100 Syrians near Damascus
Damascus – Radical rebels from the Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front have massacred more than 100 people in a suburb of the capital Damascus, the country’s foreign ministry said... read more »
Russia deploys missiles along borders with NATO countries
Moscow – Russia confirmed Monday that it has deployed its tactical Iskander-M missiles along the borders with NATO countries, insisting the deployment did not violate international... read more »
$13 bn needed in 2014 for humanitarian aid, says UN
Geneva – The United Nati! ons and humanitarian partners Monday appealed for some $13 billion in 2014 to help millions of people in humanitarian need around the world, with half of the... read more »
Armaan Kohli arrested from ‘Bigg Boss Saath-7’ house
Mumbai – Actor Armaan Kohli was Monday arrested from the set of “Bigg Boss Saath-7” following a complaint filed by British singer-actress Sofia Hayat for allegedly... read more »
Roshans’ R 5000 cr property at stake; will Hrithik-Sussanne...
Now that it’s final -Hrithik Roshan and Sussane are going ahead with their divorce, looks like the Roshans are going to pay for it, literally. If Sussanne files for divorce as per the current... read more »
