Shackleton Crater on lunar South Pole holds ice
London: Small patches of ice make up five to 10 percent of material in walls of the permanently shadowed Shackleton crater, located near the lunar…
Southwest Monsoon and cloudbursts so far claimed 26 lives in Himachal
Shimla: At least 26 people have died in heavy rains and cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh triggered by the southwest monsoon, which reached the state…
Virbhadra ready for graft case trial in lower court
Shimla: Former union minister Virbhadra Singh, who took over as the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee chief here Wednesday, said he was ready to stand trial…
Benefica may soon play with Goa soccer team
Panaji: Benefica, one of the top football clubs in Portugal, could soon challenge footballers in Goa to a match, according to organisers of an Indo-Portuguese…
China doesn’t want carrier competition with India
Beijing: China does not want to “engage in a carrier competition with the US or its Asian neighbours like India”, a state-run Chinese daily said…
Nehru Cup: Cameroon beat Maldives; face India in final
New Delhi: A spirited Cameroon got the better of 10-man Maldives 3-1 in the crucial Nehru Cup football tournament match at the Jawaharlal Stadium here…
Osama was unarmed, almost dead, when ‘killed’, says book
Washington: Osama bin Laden, the Al Qaeda chief, was unarmed and had already died with a bullet to the brain when the US Navy commandos…
England captain Strauss retires from professional cricket
London: England Test captain Andrew Strauss Wednesday announced his retirement from professional cricket with immediate effect. The 35-year-old Middlesex opening batsman, who led England to…
Australia beat Pakistan by four wickets in first ODI
Sharjah: Pacer Mitchell Starc took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs and helped Australia to a four-wicket win over Pakistan in their opening match here….
Militants stormed a check-post in Pakistan’s northwest
Islamabad: Ten terrorists and nine soldiers were killed Wednesday when militants stormed a check-post in Pakistan’s northwest, a media report said. The attack took place…