PM greets nation on Baisakhi, Vishu
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of traditional harvest festivals Baisakhi, Vishu and Bihu,…
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Russian tennis boss laments decline in men’s game
bySt. Petersburg, April 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian tennis chief Shamil Tarpishchev has bemoaned a decade lost to stagnation in the domestic game that has…
SC rejects 1993 blast convict Bhullar’s plea; SGPC, Akalis disappointed
byNew Delhi: Dismissing a plea by 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict Devender Pal Singh Bhullar challenging the rejection of his mercy plea by the…
Chinese GP: Massa quickest in second practice
byShanghai, April 12 (IANS) Ferrari’s Felipe Massa set the pace in the second practice session at the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix here Friday….
NASA plans for asteroids, astronauts and a trip to Mars
byWashington, April 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Planned space adventures over the next few decades for the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) read like…
Doctors restore eyesight of UP acid attack victim
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Doctors at a city hospital have been able to bring substantial improvement in the eyesight of a 26-year-old acid…
Russia to name town after space pioneer
byVostochny Cosmodrome (Russia), April 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) President Vladimir Putin Friday proposed naming a future town near the Russian Vostochny space port after the…
Rajasthan Royals will get back to winning ways: Faulkner
byPune, April 12 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals all-rounder James Faulkner has expressed confidence that the 2008 Indian Premier League (IPL) champions will bounce back strongly…
Brandy fire scorches Georgian tunnel
byTbilisi, April 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A trailer containing some 30 tonnes of Armenian brandy went up in flames in a tunnel in Georgia, media…
Russia to explore Moon, Mars
byBlagoveshensk (Russia), April 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will develop new technology including huge new rockets for manned flights to the Moon and Mars by…