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Everything you need to know about L. M. Nagar Indl. Area: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Cuba set for Davis Cup return

May 16, 2013 at 5:58 PM

Havana, May 16 (IANS) After a four-year absence, Cuba will send a team to participate in America group III of Davis Cup tennis to be held June 17-22 in La Paz, Bolivia, the National Tennis Commission (NTC) announced here.

Two Indians among 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellows

May 11, 2013 at 10:22 AM

Washington, May 11 (IANS) Two Indian young entrepreneurs are among 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellows chosen to "pursue innovative scientific and technical projects, learn entrepreneurship from the ground up, and begin to build the innovative companies of tomorrow."

Career after Class 12th

May 10, 2013 at 12:47 PM

Declaration of results of class 12th board has begun and students passing 12th examination usually face a state of confusion on deciding about their future education and leaves with a question: What after class 12th? Presently, wide range of undergraduate courses after 12th are available in different streams but it is advisable for the candidates to choose the best suited course for them so as to deliver the best in that field in future.

Sharad Pawar not to contest in 2014 polls: NCP

May 3, 2013 at 12:44 PM

Mumbai, May 3 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will not contest the 2014 general elections.

Scientists identify drug-resistant malaria parasites in Cambodia

April 29, 2013 at 12:14 PM

Scientists have discovered new drug-resistant strains of the parasite responsible for causing malaria. These malaria-causing parasites were found in western Cambodia and have found to be different from the other strains present across the world. The researchers also found that, these parasites have the ability to withstand treatment by artemisinin - a frontline drug in the fight against malaria.

Videocon finds natural gas in Mozambique

April 22, 2013 at 3:48 PM

Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Videocon Industries Monday announced a significant natural gas discovery in its offshore Rovumal block in Mozambique.

UFO film to provide proof that pint sized aliens exist

April 10, 2013 at 2:12 PM

Washington, Apr. 10 (ANI): An upcoming documentary film about UFOs has claimed that it will be offering evidence of aliens' existence including the cutting-edge scientific analysis of a recovered body.

Young pregnant woman burnt alive by family in Nepal

April 9, 2013 at 4:14 PM

Kathmandu, April 9 (Xinhua-ANI): A pregnant woman was burnt alive on Monday by her family members in a settlement near Morang, some 550 km east of Kathmandu.

Young pregnant woman burnt alive by family in Nepal

April 9, 2013 at 4:14 PM

Kathmandu, April 9 (Xinhua-ANI): A pregnant woman was burnt alive on Monday by her family members in a settlement near Morang, some 550 km east of Kathmandu.

Thane building collapse: Victims demand death penalty for culprits

April 7, 2013 at 4:04 PM

Thane (Maharashtra), April 7 (ANI): Enraged survivors and victims of the building collapse that claimed 74 lives and left 65 injured on Sunday demanded justice following the arrest of two builders in Thane,Maharashtra.

Abe unveils Japan-U.S. plan to return land to Okinawa

April 5, 2013 at 5:00 PM

Tokyo, April 5 (Xinhua-ANI):Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday unveiled a Japan-U.S. time frame on returning Okinawa's land used by the U.S. military to the Japanese southernmost prefecture, according to local media.

S.Korean defense minister claims N.Korea has moved missile to east coast:

April 4, 2013 at 3:40 PM

Seoul, April 4 (Xinhua-ANI): South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said Thursday that North Korea has moved an intermediate-range missile to its east coast for test- firing or a military drill.

Delhi to have 12 more government hospitals

March 29, 2013 at 10:26 PM

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Delhi government is set to built 12 new hospitals with total bed strength of 2,900, Health Minister A.K. Walia said Friday.

Gurgaon builder to be booked for violation

March 19, 2013 at 7:05 PM

Chandigarh, March 19 (IANS) Following a complaint by Haryana's town and country planning (TCP) department, the district administration in Gurgaon has asked police to lodge a case against a builder for making bookings of flats without the TCP's permission.

Kirani James shocked over Pistorius murder charge

March 8, 2013 at 2:20 PM

Toronto, March 8 (IANS/CMC) Olympic and world 400 metre champion Grenada's Kirani James says he was shocked on hearing the South African double amputee athlete, Oscar Pistorius, was accused of murder.

Wrong to hit woman: Punjab DGP

March 5, 2013 at 7:07 PM

Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) On the defensive after its personnel were caught on camera thrashing a young woman in public in Tarn Taran district, Punjab Police Tuesday said that it was "examining all evidence" of the incident.

Magisterial probe into woman's thrashing in Punjab

March 5, 2013 at 3:07 PM

Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) Even as the victim of an assault by Punjab Police personnel sought their dismissal, an embarrassed Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday ordered a magisterial probe into the incident.

Punjab cops thrash woman, two suspended

March 4, 2013 at 9:45 PM

Tarn Taran (Punjab), March 4 (IANS) Two Punjab police personnel were suspended Monday after they were caught on camera beating a young woman - who was being sexually harassed by truck drivers - and her aged father here after she called police for help.

Toxic dye found in Shanghai school uniforms

February 18, 2013 at 12:33 PM

Shanghai, Feb 18 (IANS) Students in 21 primary and middle schools here were ordered to stop wearing their uniforms Monday after a toxic dye was found in the products of a garment firm.

More foreign tourists visiting Mizoram

February 15, 2013 at 3:37 PM

Aizawl, Feb 15 (IANS) The number of foreigners visiting Mizoram is rising.

More foreign tourists visiting in Mizoram

February 15, 2013 at 1:13 PM

Aizawl, Feb 15 (IANS) The number of foreigners visiting the northeastern state of Mizoram increased last year, with a larger number of US citizens than other foreigners stopping over in this state that borders Myanmar and Bangladesh, officials said.

Supernova remnants really do produce cosmic rays

February 15, 2013 at 11:05 AM

Washington, February 15 (ANI): Analysis of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has provided the first clear-cut evidence the expanding debris of exploded stars produces some of the fastest-moving matter in the universe.

Factsheet on Tripura elections (To go with: Red bastion Tripura to vote Thursday)

February 12, 2013 at 4:43 PM

The following is a factsheet of Tripura assembly elections:

Pakistan's exports to India grow 66 percent

January 30, 2013 at 9:34 PM

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Pakistan's exports to India in April-December 2012 grew by 66 percent over the same period in 2011, while India's exports to it increased by 16 percent, officials said Wednesday.

Fighter aircraft with deadly 'laser weaponry' come closer to reality

January 26, 2013 at 3:37 PM

Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): The US military technology developer, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is working on two new plans to make laser weaponry a reality, a report has said.

Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi welcomes exclusion of Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland from protected are

January 24, 2013 at 4:33 PM

New Delhi, Jan.24 (ANI): Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi has welcomed the decision of the Ministry of Home Affairs relating to the exclusion of Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland from the Protected Area Regime notified under the Foreigners (Protected Areas) Order, 1958 for a further period of one year beyond 31.12.2012, subject to certain conditions.

US school suspends five-yr-old for making bubble gun 'terrorist threat'

January 21, 2013 at 12:00 PM

Washington, Jan. 21 (ANI): A five-year-old girl has been suspended from elementary school in Pennsylvania after she made what the school called a 'terrorist threat'.

Iraq seeks India's agricultural expertise

January 16, 2013 at 4:17 PM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Iraqis will travel to India from April to get trained in irrigation and land reclamation.

Galaxy's gamma-ray flares 'erupted far from its black hole'

January 8, 2013 at 11:11 AM

Washington, January 8 (ANI): Using a combination of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), astronomers have zeroed in on the source of the months-long blast of energy launched by an enormous black hole almost 11 billion years ago swept past Earth in 2011.

UAE company gives UNICEF $1 mn for polio eradication in Afghanistan

January 7, 2013 at 11:19 PM

Dubai, Jan 7 (IANS/WAM) An Emirati company has donated $1 million to UNICEF for polio eradication in Afghanistan.

A day of love: 7,300 couples marry in China on '2013-1-4'

January 5, 2013 at 6:07 PM

Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) An astounding 7,300 couples got married in China's Shanghai metropolis on a date considered auspicious - 2013-1-4 - as the six digits when spoken in Chinese sound like the phrase "love you for life".

TRAI recommendations on terms, conditions for unified License released

January 2, 2013 at 7:19 PM

New Delhi, Jan.2 (ANI): The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the recommendations on "Terms and Conditions of Unified License (Access Services)" on the reference made by the DoT.

Funeral of Karachi blast victims today

January 2, 2013 at 12:31 PM

Karachi, Jan.2 (ANI): The funeral prayers of four persons, who died in the blast that occurred at Ayesha Manzil on Tuesday night, will be offered today, even as the MQM has announced that it will observe a mourning day here on Wednesday.

One killed, 32 injured in Karachi explosion

January 2, 2013 at 10:29 AM

Islamabad, Jan 2 (ANI): At least one person has been killed and 32 were injured in a massive blast in Karachi, Pakistan.

Five dead in Shanghai construction accident

January 1, 2013 at 9:41 AM

Beijing, Jan 1 (IANS) At least five workers died and 18 others injured after an under construction concrete platform of a building collapsed in China's Shanghai city, Xinhua reported Tuesday.

Girls' school blown up in Pakistan

December 31, 2012 at 1:25 PM

Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Extremists blew up an all-girls school in Pakistan's Khyber Agency, a tribal area, leaving one person killed, Geo News reported Monday.

Trade normalization between India, Pak may hit 'deadlock' due to delay in MFN status decision

December 28, 2012 at 3:57 PM

Islamabad, Dec 28 (ANI): Trade normalisation between Delhi and Islamabad may hit a deadlock as Pakistan has not yet decided to implement its decision of granting the Most Favoured Nations (MFN) status to India, a report has said.

Diet Pepsi adds fake sweetener to formula for sales boost

December 18, 2012 at 1:49 PM

New York, Dec. 18 (ANI): Diet Pepsi has secretly added a new artificial sweetener to its formula, in a desperate bid to improve its declining sales, it has been revealed.

China holds air war to choose its best fighter pilots

December 13, 2012 at 12:16 PM

Beijing, Dec 13 (IANS) China has organised a 10-day air war competition in which over a hundred ace fighter pilots were pitted against each other at speeds of 1,800 km per hour and had to take the right decision in barely 10 seconds.

India to adopt liberal visa policy with Bangladesh

December 3, 2012 at 7:08 PM

Dhaka, Dec 3 (IANS) India would adopt a liberal visa policy to boost economic partnership and encourage Indian business to invest in Bangladesh to address the imbalance in trade and reap mutual benefit.

'Under pressure' Pak Industries Ministry moves to slow down pace of trade with India

November 28, 2012 at 9:27 PM

Islamabad, Nov. 28 (ANI): After fierce resistance from farmers' lobbies and the textile ministry, Pakistan's Ministry of Industries is also gearing up to slow down moves to open up trade with India.

2,697 tribal habitations to get roads

November 22, 2012 at 11:46 PM

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved revision of the core network under the prime minister's rural roads scheme by connecting 2,697 villages in tribal areas that have no roads.

MPs should use funds for child welfare:Congress MP

November 20, 2012 at 7:46 PM

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Congress leader Oscar Fernandes Tuesday said all the MPs should use their Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) funds for building infrastructure for welfare of children.

ASEAN-India free trade agreement negotiations reach deadlock

November 18, 2012 at 1:15 PM

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 18 (ANI): Negotiations to widen the ASEAN-India free trade agreement in the services and investment sectors have reached a deadlock.

Pakistan to 'gift' MFN status to India this New Year

November 16, 2012 at 3:46 PM

Islamabad, Nov. 16 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim has said that Pakistan will confer India with the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status from January 1, 2013, by abolishing negative list and assured of no delay on it.

Where you live determines risk of cardiac arrest

October 31, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Washington, October 30 (ANI): Your chances of having a sudden cardiac arrest can depend on where you live, experts have warned.

BBC film crew arrested at gunpoint for sneaking into top-secret American 'UFO base'

October 11, 2012 at 11:16 AM

London, Oct. 11 (ANI): A film crew from the British broadcasting network, BBC was arrested at gunpoint for sneaking into a top-secret UFO military base in the United States.

Optimistic on India Growth Story: Geithner

October 9, 2012 at 9:24 PM

New Delhi, Oct.9 (ANI): In an interactive session with the Indian Industry leaders, Timothy Geithner, Secretary, US Department of Treasury, expressed his optimism on the India's growth story in the future.

Chinese army performs military drills

September 18, 2012 at 9:09 PM

Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) The Chinese army has conducted a series of military drills over the past few weeks to finetune its capabilities of amphibious operations, media reports said.

'Libya was exactly where Chris Stevens wanted to be', says mother of slain U.S. envoy to Libya

September 14, 2012 at 1:16 PM

Washington, Sep 14 (ANI): The mother of slain U.S. envoy to Libya Chris Stevens has said he wanted to be posted in that volatile nation.

Adequate security measures in place in Assam, says Shinde

September 10, 2012 at 7:30 PM

New Delhi, Sept 10 (ANI): Sufficient security arrangements have been made by the security forces in the vulnerable areas of Assam to prevent recurrence of communal violence, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde announced here on Monday.

China quake: Toll rises to 80

September 8, 2012 at 7:11 AM

Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) At least 80 people have been confirmed dead and more than 700 were reported injured after multiple earthquakes struck a mountainous region in southwest China's Yunnan province Friday, authorities said Saturday.

China quake: Toll rises to 67; over 700 injured

September 8, 2012 at 2:23 AM

Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) At least 67 people have been confirmed dead and 731 were reported injured after multiple earthquakes struck a mountainous region in southwest China Friday, authorities said early Saturday.

'Draconian' govt 'media regulation' proposal 'threat to press freedom', says News Ltd boss

September 6, 2012 at 3:35 PM

Sydney, Sept. 6 (ANI): News Limited chief executive Kim Williams has hit out at 'draconian' government proposals for a new media regulator, by which it can threaten to send journalists to jail.

Two arrested for kidnapping boy from Punjab

August 23, 2012 at 7:04 PM

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) In an effort to cover up her flesh trade and dodge the police, a woman and her paramour kidnapped a child but the ploy failed and Savita, 45, and Ajay, 28, were arrested Thursday, police said.

Crocodile causes panic in Shanghai

August 7, 2012 at 6:33 PM

Shanghai, Aug 7 (IANS) There was panic when a 1.5-metre-long crocodile was found in a creek in a suburban residential area in this Chinese business hub.

New guidelines for Delhi legislator development funds

July 30, 2012 at 11:23 PM

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Delhi cabinet Monday approved a proposal for the revised guidelines for Members of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development Scheme (MLALADS) 2012.

Google unveils 100 times faster 'gigabit Fiber Internet service' in Kansas

July 27, 2012 at 1:22 PM

Washington, July 27 (ANI): Web giant Google has unveiled its new Google Fiber service in Kansas City, USA, which is capable of providing Internet access at over 100 times faster than today's average broadband rate.

Tom Cruise on look out for NY home to be closer to Suri

July 23, 2012 at 4:43 PM

New York, July 23 (ANI): Tom Cruise is reportedly searching for a bachelor pad in New York to be near daughter Suri.

UFO triangle in US believed to be 'alien hotspot'

July 12, 2012 at 4:48 PM

Washington, July 12 (ANI): Almost 65 years after the July 8 UFO crash in America, which was described by local papers as a "flying saucer", some Central Californians believe that their region remains a hotspot for aliens the bottom leg of a "UFO triangle" as mysterious as Bermuda's.

UK gets tough on foreign criminals staying in country under Human Rights Act

June 20, 2012 at 3:17 PM

London, June 20 (ANI): British lawmakers have passed a landmark vote ordering judges to stop granting foreign criminals 'human rights' to stay in the country. he motion was passed after the Commons was informed about the scale at which overseas convicts abuse the Human Rights Act, Daily Mail reports.

Declarations of G20 Summit

June 20, 2012 at 12:55 PM

With the completion of 2012 G-20 Mexico summit on 19th June, a number of possible outcomes and measures have been concluded for stabilisation and up gradation of world economy. G-20 Summit, 2012 winded up with lots of declarations to be implemented for welfare of international economy that looks quite convincing. The major declarations of 2012 G-20 Mexico summit are:

G-20 Summit Declaration

June 20, 2012 at 9:49 AM

Text of the G-20 Summit declaration in Los Cabos, Mexico, June 18-19:

NASA's Fermi detects highest-energy light from powerful solar flare

June 12, 2012 at 10:15 AM

Washington, June 12 (ANI): NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected the highest-energy light ever associated with an eruption on the sun during a powerful solar blast on March 7.

'Patang' brings healing touch to Gujarat

June 10, 2012 at 11:04 AM

Washington, June 10 (IANS) Indian-American director Prashant Bhargava chose to set his award-winning first feature film "Patang" (Kite) about family conflict in Ahmedabad because of the unique way people of Gujarat handled tragedy with kites playing a key role.

Dreaded Maoist nabbed, wanted in many cases

June 7, 2012 at 6:42 PM

Crime Branch, Delhi Police has arrested a Communist Party of India (Maoist) extremist who was wanted for murder and other militant armed activities in Jharkhand.

Pakistan tests cruise missile Hatf-VII

June 5, 2012 at 8:32 PM

Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday successfully test-fired the indigenously developed cruise missile Hatf-VII (Babur), having a range of 700 km, the military said.

Shanghai stages half-naked bike ride to promote green energy

June 3, 2012 at 4:36 PM

Shanghai, June 3 (IANS) Half-naked men and women in bikinis took part in an annual bicycle ride to promote the use of green energy, healthy lifestyle and zero-carbon transportation in this Chinese metropolis.

Mayor initiates face-lifting drive in South Delhi

June 1, 2012 at 6:17 PM

Mayor of South Delhi, Mrs. Savita Gupta today initiated the face-lifting drive from Sewa Nagar Railway crossing.

Factfile on Myanmar

May 27, 2012 at 8:22 PM

Factfile on Myanmar, where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday began a three-day visit - the first by an Indian prime minister in 25 years.

Hindu, Buddhist groups growing steadily in US

May 10, 2012 at 5:10 PM

Washington, May 10 (IANS) Hindu and Buddhist groups have grown steadily in the US, being concentrated in Texas, California, the New York Metropolitan Area, Illinois and Georgia, says a new study.

Baylor varsity academic claims Buddhist and Hindu population rising in US

May 10, 2012 at 2:06 PM

Waco, Texas May 10(ANI): Hindu and Buddhist groups have grown steadily in the United States since changes in immigration laws in 1965 and 1992, a professor of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, has claimed.

Wife of former Maoist urges rebels to join mainstream

April 28, 2012 at 9:56 PM

Bokaro, Apr 28 (ANI): Rekha Manjhi, wife of former top Maoist leader Varun Manjhi has urged the rebels to join the mainstream and derive benefits of central government's rehabilitation schemes.

Bayern Munich qualify for Champions League final after penalty shoot-out

April 26, 2012 at 2:01 PM

Madrid, April 26 (IANS) Bayern Munich have qualified for the final of the Champions League football after knocking out Real Madrid in a penalty shoot-out.

Chinese drone completes military mapping mission in north west

April 18, 2012 at 5:25 PM

Yinchuan (China), April 18 (Xinhua-ANI): An unmanned Chinese military drone recently completed its first digital mapping mission near north China's Helan mountain, capturing high-definition imaging data during more than five consecutive hours of aerial photography.

Protesting workers injure six cops

April 10, 2012 at 8:34 PM

Jaipur, April 10 (IANS) A dozen vehicles, including government buses, were damaged and at least six policemen were injured Tuesday when workers of a factory here clashed with them while protesting against irregular wage payments, police said. Over 100 people were detained.

Political push can see India-Pakistan trade boom

April 8, 2012 at 3:05 PM

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) A political push and removal of barriers can see trade between India and Pakistan boom, experts maintain even as Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari made a whistle stop visit to India Sunday.

Dwarf galaxies may help reveal what 'dark matter' really is

April 3, 2012 at 12:32 PM

Washington, Apr 3 (ANI): Nearly 80 percent of the matter in the universe is invisible to telescopes, yet its gravitational influence is manifest in the orbital speeds of stars around galaxies and in the motions of clusters of galaxies.

Preschoolers tend to perceive overweight peers as 'mean'

April 1, 2012 at 11:17 AM

Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): Some preschoolers may consider overweight kids to be not as "nice", a new study has revealed.

75 Maoists surrender in Visakhapatnam

March 31, 2012 at 9:52 PM

Visakhapatnam, Mar 31 (ANI): Over 75 militia members belonging to Korukonda Area Committee (KAC) of the Maoists voluntarily surrendered before police on Saturday in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam city.

Human noise affects plant, animal life

March 27, 2012 at 5:20 PM

Washington, March 27 (IANS) Human noises, such as the rumble of traffic or the hum of machines, do affect birds and animals which change their behaviour accordingly, indicates a new study.

New functions of brain responsible for seeing movement identified

March 22, 2012 at 8:41 PM

Washington, March 22 (ANI): Scientists have identified two areas of the brain that compare the movements of the eye with the visual movements cast onto the retina so as to correctly perceive objects in motion.

New functions of brain responsible for seeing movement identified

March 22, 2012 at 5:04 PM

Washington, March 22 (ANI): Scientists have identified two areas of the brain that compare the movements of the eye with the visual movements cast onto the retina so as to correctly perceive objects in motion.

Not just birds, human noise affects plants too

March 21, 2012 at 9:27 PM

London, March 21 (ANI): Man-made noise doesn't just affects birds and other animals, it has ripple effects on plants too, researchers say.

Plants too pays cost for man-made noises

March 21, 2012 at 6:29 PM

If someone thinks that noise affects only birds and animals in our surroundings, then we are wrong.

Not just birds, human noise affects plants too

March 21, 2012 at 11:41 AM

London, March 21 (ANI): Man-made noise doesn't just affects birds and other animals, it has ripple effects on plants too, researchers say.

US girl suing school over Facebook comments row

March 12, 2012 at 9:21 PM

London, Mar 12 (ANI): A US girl is suing her school after she was forced to hand over her Facebook password and punished for posts she made on the social networking site.

Fermi telescope unveils gamma-ray bursts' highest power side

February 20, 2012 at 4:59 PM

Washington, Feb 20 (ANI): The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope has recorded the ighest energy portion of the gamma-ray bursts, which last for a few seconds.

'Stealth merger' of dwarf galaxies captured

February 9, 2012 at 8:14 PM

Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): New images of a neighbouring dwarf galaxy have revealed a dense stream of stars in its outer regions, the remains of an even smaller companion galaxy in the process of merging with its host, researchers say.

'Stealth merger' of dwarf galaxies captured

February 9, 2012 at 11:05 AM

Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): New images of a neighbouring dwarf galaxy have revealed a dense stream of stars in its outer regions, the remains of an even smaller companion galaxy in the process of merging with its host, researchers say.

Brain circuits for visual categorization identified

January 16, 2012 at 7:57 PM

London, Jan 16 (ANI): A team of scientists including one of Indian-origin has spotted an area in the brain, which is involved in the visual categorization process.

Brain circuits for visual categorization identified

January 16, 2012 at 4:44 PM

London, Jan 16 (ANI): A team of scientists including one of Indian-origin has spotted an area in the brain, which is involved in the visual categorization process.

Fermi Space Telescope detects gamma-ray sources at higher energies

January 11, 2012 at 12:59 PM

Washington, Jan 11 (ANI): NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, which has been surveying high-energy sky for more than three years, is extending its view into a largely unexplored electromagnetic range.

Rare black-necked cranes spotted at Arunachal's Zemithang Valley

January 5, 2012 at 10:45 AM

Zemithang, Jan 5 (ANI): Seven Black Necked Cranes (BNCs) have been spotted in Zemithang Valley in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh much to the delight of the local denizens.

Tycho's supernova remnants shine in gamma rays

December 14, 2011 at 11:53 AM

Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): The remains of shattered Tycho's supernova, which is one of the few supernovae visible to the naked eye in historical records, shine in high-energy gamma rays, subsequently hinting at cosmic ray origins, a new study has revealed.

Tea Party defends 'Obama's skunk description' as satirical amid outrage over comment

December 13, 2011 at 12:57 PM

Washington, Dec 13(ANI): The ultra-conservative 'Tea Party' group has said its description of US President Barack Obama as a skunk was satirical, after it was slammed as a racist group.

EU launches probe into Apple, publishers' 'illegal' deal over e-book prices

December 7, 2011 at 4:09 PM

London, Dec 7 (ANI): Now, consumers would be required to pay more for their favourite novels because of an investigation launched by the European Union into whether Apple and five major publishing houses illegally raised the prices of e-books.

Pakistani Taliban splintered into over 100 smaller factions: Experts

December 5, 2011 at 5:53 PM

Islamabad, Dec 5 (ANI): The Pakistani Taliban has splintered into over 100 smaller factions, weakened and running short of cash, over the country's military operations and US drone strikes, security officials, analysts and tribesmen from the insurgent heartland have said.

'Endangered' snow leopards' number lower than originally believed: Study

November 29, 2011 at 5:40 PM

Kathmandu, Nov 29(ANI): The number of snow leopards in central Asia is much lower than between 350 to 500 as originally believed, a new study has suggested.

Chinese mystery desert patterns sparks off online conspiracy debate

November 15, 2011 at 3:55 PM

Beijing, Nov 15(ANI): A series of images captured by Google Maps showing mysterious patterns in a desert near the Chinese province of Xinjiang, have caught online conspiracy theorists off guard.