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China plans to launch Chang'e 5 in 2017
China plans to launch Chang’e 5 in...

China plans to launch Chang’e 5 in 2017

Beijing – China plans to launch lunar probe Chang’e 5 in 2017, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence announced Monday. “The development of Chang’e 5 is proceeding smoothly,” the administration’s spokesman Wu Zhijian... read more »

Successful Mars mission helps ISRO end year on high note
ISRO to decide Dec 27 on GSAT-14 launch ...

ISRO to decide Dec 27 on GSAT-14 launch date

Chennai – The Indian space agency Dec 27 would decide the date for the launch of communication satellite GSAT-14 using its heavier rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV), said a senior official. “The GSLV launch will be in January. The exact date will be decided Dec 27 at... read more »

China hails its lunar probe mission as complete success
China’s first probe Chang’e-3 safe...

China’s first probe Chang’e-3 safely lands on moon

Washington – China has successfully landed an unmanned spacecraft on the moon, joining the U.S. and Russia as the only nations to accomplish the feat, according to Chinese government. The probe, called Chang’e-3, took 13 days to travel from the earth and is expected to launch a rover named... read more »

Google banishes `inadvertently` introduced privacy feature in Android
Google banishes `inadvertently` introduc...

Google banishes `inadvertently` introduced privacy feature in Android

Washington – Google has reportedly removed a hidden privacy feature from its latest Android version, which allowed users to more tightly control which personal information could be accessed by applications. The company has indicated that it had inadvertently included experimental code within... read more »

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Musharraf survives assassination bomb attempt: Police AFP | Apr 3...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who is on trial for treason, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt as a bomb went off shortly before his convoy was due to pass... read more »

Pakistan’s Musharraf charged with high treas...

A court in Pakistan has charged former military ruler Pervez Musharraf with treason, the first army chief to face such a prosecution. Mr Musharraf is... read more »

40 killed in Pakistan road accident

At least 40 people were killed on Saturday when an oil tanker collided with two buses in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The accident happened when the... read more »

Pakistan special court throws out Pervez Musharraf̵...

Former president retired General Pervez Musharraf’s lawyer Rana Ijaz was thrown out of the special court during hearing of the high treason case. Ijaz... read more »

China will create new law against terrorism

Beijing . China is considering a new law against terrorism. China’s top legislative body to fight terrorism , said a member of the new law will be made... read more »

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Govt garners Rs 1.57 lakh crore on day 4 of second tranche of coa...

Strengthening the national auditor’s claims that allocation of mines over the years had caused considerable losses to the exchequer, the government has garnered Rs 5164 crore from the sale of two... read more »

Satyam Case: Court sets April 9 as Final Date for ...

Hyderabad: A special court trying the multi-crore accounting fraud in erstwhile Satyam Computer Services Limited (SCSL) on Monday said it will... read more »

Gold Monetisation Scheme Should Be Investor Friendly: G...

After the announcement of a gold monetisation scheme in the Budget, the details of the scheme are keenly awaited. The scheme has the potential to attract Rs. 1... read more »

Malaysia to Spend $190 Million to Improve Aircraft Trac...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Malaysia plans to spend 700 million ringgit ($190 million) to upgrade its civilian radar systems, the country’s transport minister... read more »

Narendra Modi govt, RBI heading for potential clash ove...

RBI warns of rising tide of NPAs

Having agreed this week to formally adopt inflation targeting as a guiding star for monetary policy, the Narendra Modi government and the Reserve Bank of India... read more »

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Morne Morkel reprimanded for using ‘insulting language̵...

Kolkata pacer Morne Morkel has been reprimanded for breaching the Indian T20 League (T20 League) code of conduct by using “insulting language” during his team’s match against... read more »

Gautam Gambhir’s hat-trick of ducks makes him a so...

The Kolkata Knight Riders‘ captain, Gautam Gambhir isn’t having the best of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 with the bat, having managed just... read more »

Yuvraj enjoying Relaxed atmosphere in RCB

Shabnam Singh, mother of Yuvraj Singh, has said his son hates to bat under pressure and relishes playing in a side which enjoys cricket and are relaxed. ... read more »

Malinga replaces Chandimal as Sri Lanka T20 captain

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cricket selectors on Wednesday sacked Dinesh Chandimal as Twenty20 captain and replaced him with Lasith Malinga, while Angelo Mathews... read more »

ICC World T20 2014: Most watched tournament on TV, digi...

Mumbai: Television Audience Measurement (TAM) has said that the fifth ICC World Twenty20, 2014, which held in Bangladesh, was the most watched tournament on TV... read more »

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How IBM’s Watson Will Make Your Meals Tastier

Coleslaw is a fairly straightforward dish to make. And yet, Dawn Perry, Bon Appetit’s senior food editor, recently found herself staring at list of ingredients for a Fourth of July slaw that... read more »

Everything You Need to Know About Facebook’s Contr...

The closest any of us who might have participated in Facebook’s huge social engineering study came to actually consenting to participate was... read more »

Yahoo Is Keeping Community Alive for a 6th Season

Community is one step closer to ”six seasons and a movie.” Today, Sony Pictures Television announced that the series, which NBC cancelled in May, will... read more »

How Facebook Moved twenty Billion Instagram Photos With...

Your Instagram photos aren’t where they used to be. This spring, even as some 200 million people were using Instagram on their smartphones, a small team of... read more »

Sunny Leone in pink lips

Sunny Leone had already raised temperatures as Baby Doll in Ragini MMS 2. And now audiences are waiting to catch the adult movie star in the song – Pink... read more »

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Health & Fitness

How rice bran oil can help reduce cholesterol

How rice bran oil can help reduce cholesterol

New Delhi –  Rice bran oil, which is very good for health, can protect the consumer from the dangers of coronary heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, it has been revealed. Rice bran oil is the... read more »

Exercise can help kids stave off negative effects of maternal obesity

Exercise can help kids stave off negative effects ...

Washington – Researchers have found that offsprings whose mothers were fed a high-fat diet during pregnancy and nursing were able to stave off... read more »

Too much exposure to TV can stall preschoolers’ cogniti...

Too much exposure to TV can stall preschoolers’ cognitive development

Washington – A new study has suggested that preschoolers who have a TV in their bedroom and are exposed to more background TV have a weaker understanding... read more »

Small brain part crucial in decision-making

How brain balances learning new skills while retaining old ones

Toronto – In a finding that c! ould be important for treatment of depression, scientists have found that one of the smallest parts of the brain may be... read more »

Top six ways to lose weight before wedding

Top six ways to lose weight before wedding

New Delhi – With all! the sweets pouring in days before your wedding, it leaves little scope! for you to think about weight issues. So stay focussed and... read more »

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Italy’s Catholic bishops try to put brakes on speedy divorce law...

ROME (RNS) Italy’s Catholic bishops have condemned a proposed law that is set to speed up divorce and do away with a three-year separation waiting period. Legislation to allow consensual divorce... read more »

Vatican: Too early to confirm 2025 Orthodox-Cathol...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) A Vatican spokesman said it’s premature to suggest a gathering between Catholic and Orthodox faiths to mark the 1700th... read more »

3 summer dresses you must try

This season’s getting hot, hot hot. With casual summer dressing becoming the mainstay, it’s time you revved things up a bit, with some... read more »

Add magic to your home decor

Proper lighting: Lighting can make or break a room: Mood lighting is very essential part of decor. Invest in a nice table lamp. Even hanging lamps will add... read more »

Why cancer risk increases with age

A new study has suggested that the accumulation of age-associated changes in a biochemical process that helps control genes may be responsible for some of the... read more »

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Pravin Dixit appointed Maharashtra DGP

Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau chief Pravin Dixit will take charge as the Maharashtra Director General Of Police after present incumbent Sanjeev Dayal retires on Wednesday. Dixit will be taking... read more »

India, US, Japan to work together to maintain mari...

NEW YORK: Reflecting the growing convergence of their individual interests in the Indo-Pacific region, India, US and Japan have agreed to work... read more »

Does it suit a PM to visit companies seeking investment...

New Delhi: Questioning Narendra Modi’s foreign tours, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday wondered if it behoved the Prime Minister to visit... read more »

Someone’s dinner is now part of a criminal investigatio...

The rumour of beef and pig tallow greasing cartridges is supposed to have spawned what the British called the Indian mutiny. That was 1857. Now in 2015 rumours... read more »

5 convicts get death sentence for involvement in the 20...

Nine years after a series of bomb blasts in suburban trains rattled Mumbai killing 188 people, a special court in Mumbai has sentenced five persons to death in... read more »

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Politics

Modi ‘self-destruct mantra’ of BJP: Congress

The Congress on Tuesday called BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as the “self destruct mantra” of the party. “Modi is the self destruct mantra of BJP. Last few... read more »

Rajkot: BJP leader walks over the backs of student...

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mohan Kundariya, the party’s Lok Sabha candidate from Rajkot in Gujarat, was caught on camera walking over... read more »

Terrorism is key issue in LS polls: Arun Jaitley

Senior BJP leader and party candidate for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat Arun Jaitley today categorically stated that the issue of terrorism will be a key one... read more »

Modi wave is a political conspiracy being spread by cor...

Criticising Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal has said that “Modi wave”... read more »

Jaswant Singh defiant, to file nomination as Independen...

Jodhpur/New Delhi: Upset over denial of Lok Sabha ticket, senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh may file his nomination papers from Barmer as an Independent on... read more »

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Anti-tuberculosis vaccine could keep multiple sclerosis at bay

Anti-tuberculosis vaccine could keep multiple sclerosis at bay

London – A new research suggests that an anti-tuberculosis vaccine could prevent multiple sclerosis. A small-scale study by researchers at the Sapienza University of Rome has raised hopes that... read more »

Google likely to launch Android-based `Nexus TV`

Google likely to launch Android-based `Nexus TV`

Washington –  Google is speculated to be working on a Nexus TV that with run on Android and stream videos from YouTube along with offering a... read more »

Microsoft disrupts online fraud botnet ZeroAccess

Microsoft disrupts online fraud botnet ZeroAccess

London – Microsoft and law enforcement agencies have reportedly disrupted one of the world’s largest botnets, ZeroAccess that triggered online... read more »

How skin diseases affect rest of body

How skin diseases affect rest of body

Washington – Researchers have discovered that the skin is capable of communicating with the liver. They said that the discovery may help their... read more »

Smoking ups risk of dying in cancer patients

Smoking ups risk of dying in cancer patients

Washington – Researchers have claimed that men who continued smoking after a cancer diagnosis were at an increased risk of death compared to those who... read more »

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Mary Kom: Sarita Devi has all my support

It was a day of tears in the boxing arena at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. Some happy, some sad. While the indomitable Mary Kom added yet another gold in her glittering career, compatriot... read more »

Special session, voting must for Telangana Bill: YSR Congress

President congratulates Asian Games medal winners

President Pranab Mukherjee Monday congratulated medal winners in Asian Games 2014. In individual messages that have been sent to the winners, the... read more »

Asiad boxing: Vikas keeps medal hopes alive

Three male boxers – Kuldeep Singh, Mandeep Jangra and Gaurav Bidhuri – bowed out of the Asian Games in the quarter-finals while Vikas Krishan kept... read more »

Sunil Narine reported for suspect action

West Indies mystery spinner Sunil Narine has been reported for suspect bowling action during a Champions League Twenty20 match between Kolkata Knight Riders... read more »

KKR warm up for CLT20 semis with impressive win over Do...

Kolkata Knight Riders warmed up for their semi-finals in style with a convincing 36 run win over Dolphins in their last group match in Champions League T20... read more »

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World

Mullah Omar died two years ago: Pak tells Afghanistan

The death of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban, has been confirmed by authorities in Pakistan who have shared the information with Afghan government officials, according... read more »

Obama meets Lucy, an ancient ‘ancestor,̵...

Barack Obama came to Africa partially to connect with the continent of his forefathers. On Monday, he met an ancestor of an altogether different... read more »

Afghanistan: 21 dead, 10 wounded in wedding gunfight

KABUL: A shootout at a wedding party in northern Afghanistan has left 21 people dead and another 10 wounded, an official said Monday. Jaweed Basharat,... read more »

At least 13 dead in al Shabaab attack on Somali hotel

The Somali militant Islamist group al Shabaab attacked a Mogadishu hotel on Sunday, driving a car packed with explosives through the hotel gate and killing at... read more »

Cuba’s reopened embassy in US to fly original vin...

Havana/Washington: The Cuban government is preparing to reopen its embassy in Washington on Monday with the original Cuban flag that was taken down in 1961,... read more »

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New cancer drug shows promise for treating deadly disease

New cancer drug shows promise for treating deadly disease

Washington – A new study has presented very promising results for the treatment of the cancer form multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a life-threatening disease and there is a dire... read more »

Gut bacteria linked to colorectal cancer

Gut bacteria linked to colorectal cancer

Washington – Researchers have discovered that colorectal cancer patients had fewer beneficial bacteria and more harmful bacteria than people without the disease. Jiyoung Ahn, PhD,... read more »

New online game reveals how much your personal data is exposed to risk

New online game reveals how much your personal data is exposed to risk

Sydney – A new online game allows users to understand how much their personal data is at risk of getting exposed and how much even the smallest piece of that information can be a... read more »

'iPad baby seat' draws flak for being 'unhealthy'

Now, `smart iPad baby seat` to take care of toddlers when you are away at work!

Washington – Working parents can now heave a sigh of relief as a smart baby seat has been developed that holds an iPad in front of the baby’s eyes and lets her play and learn with... read more »

Facebook's 'high quality' News Feed tweaking decoded!

Facebook’s ‘high quality’ News Feed tweaking de...

Washington – Facebook recently announced that it will be tweaking the News Feed of its users in order to deliver them more ‘high quality’ content by pushing down things like ‘... read more »