Nuclear weapons found in Libya
Moscow: Nuclear and chemical weapons have been found in Libya and the post-Gaddafi regime in the country has no interest in keeping them, acting…
Anna may end vow of silence in four days
New Delhi : Anna Hazare Monday said he plans to end his vow of silence in three to four days and would undertake a…
Himachal project set to get carbon credits
New Delhi : Ahead of its 17th Conference of Parties in Durban late-November, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has registered…
Saif Ali Khan is now Nawab of Pataudi
Pataudi (Haryana) : Flanked by his mother Sharmila Tagore and two sisters, Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was Monday anointed the 10th Nawab of…
Hormonal contraception drives joy out of sex for women
Washington : Despite its known benefits and convenience, newer forms of hormonal contraception could hamper arousal, orgasms and frequency of sex in women, driving…
World’s 7-billionth child is born in Russia
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) : Russia announced that the seven-billionth person was born in the country’s Far East in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky city. “A boy named Alexander was…
Man held for human sacrifice in Orissa
Bhubaneswar : A 50-year-old self-proclaimed godman was detained for questioning in Orissa after villagers complained that he had killed a three-year-old boy in a…
Indian brocade big hit among Europeans
New Delhi : Brocade fabrics – that is what many Europeans request for when their friends visit India, says Spanish designer Ana González, pointing…
Dracula author’s first vampire sketch found
London : The private journal of author Bram Stoker, in which he sketched his first thoughts about his legendary creation “Dracula”, has been unearthed…
China’s Three Gorges project hits full capacity
Beijing : China’s Three Gorges Dam Sunday reached its designed highest mark, the second time for the world’s largest water control and hydropower project…