Nelson Mandela was on U.S. terror list until 2008
Washington – Former South African President Nelson Mandela, who passed away last night following recurring lung infection, had remained on the United States terrorism watch list until 2008. South Africa’s apartheid regime had designated Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC) as a... read more »
NASA’s Mars probe surpasses 100,000 high-powered laser zaps
Washington – The ChemCam laser instrument aboard NASA’s Curiosity rover recently fired its 100,000th shot. ChemCam zaps rocks with a high-powered laser to determine their composition and carries a camera that can survey the Martian landscape. Roger Wiens, Los Alamos National Laboratory... read more »
White sharks are remarkably similar to humans
Washington – Researchers have discovered that many of the endangered great white shark’s proteins involved in an array of different functions- including metabolism- match humans more closely than they do zebrafish, the quintessential fish model. The study by Michael Stanhope, professor of... read more »
SC agrees to hear CBI plea against Gauhati HC order
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear CBI’s plea challenging the Gauhati High Court order declaring the agency as “unconstitutional”. A bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam issued notice on CBI’s plea to the petitioner on whose plea the high court had delivered the verdict and... read more »
Eating high-fat diet during puberty ups breast cancer risk later in life
Washington – A new study has revealed that eating a high-fat diet at puberty can accelerate the development of breast cancer and may actually increase the risk of cancer similar to a... read more »
Common habits that can ruin marriages revealed
Washington – Are you and your spouse one of those couples who like to spend every waking hour together? If so, then it is probably time to rethink the constant closeness. According to... read more »
Morning-after pill `ineffective` when it comes to overweight women
London – A French contraceptive firm, HRS Pharma, has claimed that its morning-after pill doesn’t work for women weighing 80kg and above. The company made the revelation after... read more »
Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins pleads guilty to child sex offence charges
London – Lostprophets lead singer Ian Watkins has pleaded guilty to various charges of child sex offences including attempted rape of a baby. The 36-year-old singer pleaded guilty to... read more »
Iran, Pak to fast track IP gas pipeline project starting December
Islamabad – Pakistan and Iran have agreed to fast track the IP gas pipeline project starting this December in a bid to formulate a more realistic time schedule for its implementation. The... read more »
