Shackleton Crater on lunar South Pole holds ice
byLondon: Small patches of ice make up five to 10 percent of material in walls of the permanently shadowed Shackleton crater, located near the lunar…
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Delhi rain chaos continues, Yamuna flowing closer to the danger mark
byNew Delhi:It was a rained-out morning in the capital Wednesday with the season’s heaviest showers resulting in several areas being waterlogged and the inevitable…
Sindh, Balochistan see unusual rise in number of houses, Statistics Bureau surprised
byIslamabad: An abnormal increase in the number of houses in Pakistan’s Sindh and Balochistan provinces left a government-run statistics bureau so worried that it…
Astronomers spot first-ever multi-planet Solar System
byWashington: Astronomers have spotted the first-ever multi-planet solar system orbiting a binary star, with the help of two telescopes in Texas. The discovery by astronomers…
Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old jaguar sculpture in Mexico City
byMexico City: Mexican archaeologists have discovered a nearly 2,000-year-old sculpture of a jaguar, an official said. The one-tonne piece – which measures 1.38 meters long…
Two Youth arrested for vandalizing Mayawati’s statue
byLucknow: The Lucknow police Tuesday arrested two more persons in connection with the July 26 vandalism of former UP chief minister Mayawati’s statue. The two…
Japan quake triggers sharp rise in heart disease
byTokyo: The massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan March 11 last year, in which nearly 16,000 people were killed, also triggered a sharp…
Man held for damaging ‘Amar Jawan’ memorial
byMumbai: A man who allegedly vandalized the Amar Jawan Jyoti memorial at Azad Maidan here has been arrested, police sources said Tuesday. The sources identified…
Young Indian wins first Borlaug field research award
byNew Delhi: Aditi Mukherji, a young Indian social scientist, has become the first recipient of the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application…
Eco-Man Dispels Darkness Through Solar Lamps
bySolan (HP): He dispels darkness through solar lamps and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). “Eco-man” Gopal Dutt of Solan walks around everyday with a loudspeaker in…