A satellite that can warn us about solar storms
byWashington: The Advanced Composition Explorer, or ACE satellite, floating 1.5 million km above the Earth, can warn us up to an hour before a large-magnitude…
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Opposition finally remembers Lokpal bill, Government moves on
byNew Delhi: A day before the winter session of parliament is scheduled to end, members in the upper house today questioned the government over tabling…
Nobody safe in Delhi, says anguished court
byNew Delhi: “Nobody is safe here,” the Delhi High Court remarked today as it took suo moto notice of a woman’s gang-rape in a bus…
Highway landslide cuts off Kashmir Valley
byJammu: Kashmir has been cut off from the rest of the country as a landslide has forced closure of the 300-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway No.1-A,…
In Himachal, BJP and Congress are hopeful (Curtain Raiser)
byShimla: With counting of votes in Himachal Pradesh set for tomorrow, both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress say they will easily…
Resolve grievances of Tibetans, Britain tells China
byDharamsala: After the US, Canada and the European Union (EU), it’s now Britain which has urged China to address policy issues that are pushing Tibetans…
Volgograd World Cup arena to cost $380m
byVolograd (Russia):Preliminary estimates put the cost of the Football World Cup 2018 stadium in the Russian city of Volgograd at $380 million. The 45,000-seater…
More police on the roads, fast track courts to try rapists – demand women protesters
byNew Delhi: About 150 women stated a noisy protest outside the Delhi Police headquarters here demanding more police presence on roads and fast-track courts to…
India-US ties: An affair of the heart set to get deeper
byWashington: India-US relations were poised to become “even deeper” after a quiet consolidation during a contentious election year when everything but India was up for…
Brazilian firm launches Iphone, says it owns the name
byRio de Janeiro: The Brazilian electronics manufacturer IGB Eletronica yesterday launched a line of smartphones it is calling the “Iphone”, claiming that it owns the…