Everything you need to know about Long Gaon: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Long Gaon: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kuala Lumpur, May 20 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Monday lost their second and final Group A tie to Indonesia 1-4 to exit the Sudirman Cup on the second day of competitions at the Putra Stadium here
Paris, May 20 (IANS) In a rematch of last year's Olympic final, defending champion Zhang Jike will fight for the men's singles title against Wang Hao at the World Table Tennis Championships here Monday.
Paris, May 18 (IANS) Top seed and defending champion Ding Ning led five Chinese to the quarterfinals of the women's singles event at the World Table Tennis Championships here.
Hanoi, May 16 (IANS) On a cloudy noon, a man in office outfit with dark glasses and a woman in a sun-resistant cloak with a mask muffling her head entered a room at a mini hotel in Vietnam's capital Hanoi. About an hour later, they checked out, again covertly.
Paris, May 15 (IANS) On a difficult day for India at the World Table Tennis Championships, Sharath Kamal proved to be the lone flag-bearer of the country when he defeated Spaniard Carlos Machado in men's singles first round here Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Indian Naval Aviation received a major fillip with the arrival of the first of eight Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance and Anti Submarine Warfare (LRMRASW) aircraft at Naval Air Station Rajali (Arakkonam) today.
New York, May 14 (ANI): Millions of men and women over 50 are on dating sites every day looking for that special person they dream about.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India has made progress in institutions for disaster prevention and mitigation but there is still a long way to go, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday and called for the involvement of communities in the effort.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India has made encouraging progress in recent years to put in place mechanisms for disaster prevention and mitigation, but there is still a long way to go and local communities must be involved in the effort, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday.
Washington, May 12 (IANS) Two US astronauts conducted an emergency spacewalk Saturday to inspect and replace a device believed to be the source of an ammonia leak in the orbiting laboratory's power system, US space agency NASA said.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Pakistanis braved Taliban threats to turn up at polling stations Saturday to decide the fate of 23,000 candidates, marking a democratic transition from one elected civilian government to another.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Queues formed outside polling stations in Pakistan Saturday, with voters eager to cast their ballot.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Indian Navy is celebrating the diamond jubilee of its aviation wing May 11 with the commissioning of its first shipboard Mig-29K combat jet squadron in Goa. The aircraft will be deployed on the carrier INS Vikramaditya, currrently undergoing sea trials in Russia and which is expected to be inducted later this year.
Sydney, May 5 (ANI): Long-serving cricket advocate Tim May is facing the danger of losing a key post at the International Cricket Council (ICC) because of lobbying from India.
Beijing, May 4 (Xinhua-ANI): The Boston Marathon bombings are leading to tighter security at the sport events to be held this weekend in New York City, according to organizers on Friday.
Washington, Apr. 28 (ANI): Exposure to certain wavelengths and levels of light has the potential to increase alertness during the post-lunch dip - mid-afternoon hours typically occurring from 2-4 pm, a new research has revealed.
Washington, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Long before twin bombs rocked the Boston Marathon, the trajectories of the suspects' lives had already made them susceptible to radicalized ideology that could turn violent, psychology and terrorism experts have said.
Beijing, Apr. 26 (Xinhua-ANI): China successfully sent high-definition earth observation satellite "Gaofen-1" into space at 12:13 p.m. Beijing time on Friday, announced the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND).
Washington, Apr. 24 (ANI): A former campaign intern for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been arrested and charged with cyber-stalking and blackmailing young women online.
Washington, April 24 (ANI): Long term exposure to air pollution may cause heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries", according to a study by U.S. researchers.
London, April 24 (IANS) Irish actor-producer Pierce Brosnan is happy producing rather than directing projects.
London, Apr 20 (Xinhua-ANI): Fitch Ratings, an international credit rating agency, Friday joined with Moody's in downgrading Britain's triple-A ratings, warning the 2.43-trillion-U.S. dollars economy's sluggish growth and burdensome fiscal austerity plan.The move came shortly after the trading close of London Stock Exchange, of which benchmark index edged up 0.69 percent and snapped a five consecutive day down.
Washington, April 19 (ANI): A new study has found that long-term exposure to fine particle matter (PM) air pollution in part derived from traffic pollution is also associated with atherosclerosis independent of traffic noise.
Washington, April 18 (ANI): Carbon dating of a wooden beam from a Guatemalan temple has confirmed the end date of the Mayan Long Count calendar.
Seoul, April 17 (IANS) The region's top stars are set to light up the scene when the sixth edition of the Ballantine's Championship returns to the Blackstone Golf Club April 25-28.
New Delhi,April 16 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony today said the government remains committed to the modernisation of Indian Air Force.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Actor Riteish Deshmukh is busy with work and he says he is enjoying it.
Washington, April 12(ANI): One of the Mayan calendars, the Maya Long Count, is empirically calibrated to the modern European calendar, according to an international team of researchers.
Kuala Lumpur, April 11 (IANS) Malaysian badminton team and media are keeping a close eye on the return of Chinese star shuttler Lin Dan, who has crashed the Malaysian dream of winning the country's first Olympic gold medal twice.
New York, April 11(ANI): The parents of Lindsay Lohan are butting their heads over her rehab future, with her mom insisting for a West Hamptons facility and her dad trying to convince LA prosecutors to approve one near his home in Palm Beach.
Moscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi has said it would repurchase its first 10 Sukhoi SuperJet-100 (SSJ-100) aircraft from the national flagship airline Aeroflot for approximately $19 million each.
New York, April 3 (ANI): A Long Island woman is worried that a snake is on the loose inside her home and claims that it may have slithered out of the large bag of potpourri that she was told may contain items from India.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) He has only played one international, yet Australian batsman Luke Pomersbach has remained in the news -- for reasons other than cricket and more for his alcohol-related indiscipline.
Vatican City, March 29 (IANS/EFE) Pope Francis I went to Rome's Casal del Marmo juvenile detention center Thursday to share the Mass of the Lord's Supper with the inmates and during which he washed the feet of 12 teenagers housed there.
Beijing, March 29 (IANS) China will launch its first satellite for a high-resolution system for Earth observation in April, a government agency said Thursday.
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) India's Olympic medal-winning shuttler Saina Nehwal has been nominated for the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Female Player of the Year.
London, March 26 (IANS) Former Southampton manager Nigel Adkins has been named to take over the struggling Reading, the Premier League club revealed Tuesday.
Islamabad, Mar. 26 (ANI): The European Union has decided to send a strong Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Pakistan to monitor the general elections on May 11.
Karachi, Mar. 24 (ANI): Pakistan's former military ruler and President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday vowed to "save" the country at the risk of his life.
Panaji, March 24 (IANS) Now that the Goa Carnival's samba season is well and truly over, get ready for the deafening cymbals of Shigmo, often referred to by historians as the Goan adaptation of the Holi festival.
New York, Mar. 23 (ANI): A chef from California, who killed his wife and cooked her corpse in boiling water was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday.
New York, March 21 (ANI): Long Island Rail Road riders are fuming over a "vulgar" ad that's featured inside 200 trains and promotes popular vaginal-tightening exercises, complaining that it's inappropriate for public sites.
New York, March 21 (ANI): Long Island Rail Road riders are fuming over a "vulgar" ad that's featured inside 200 trains and promotes popular vaginal-tightening exercises, complaining that it's inappropriate for public sites.
Washington, Mar 20 (ANI): A new Steve Jobs film from Funny or Die starring Justin Long as Apple's iconic founder aims to be the 'first biopic' on the late visionary iPhone maker.
London, March 20 (ANI): A study has found long distance commercial drivers who consume caffeinated substances such as coffee or energy drinks, to stay awake while driving, are significantly less likely to crash than those who do not, even though they drive longer distances and sleep less.
Miami, March 16 (IANS/EFE) Actresses Kate del Castillo and Michelle Rodriguez and pop singer Cristian Castro will be among the celebrities taking part in a charity auto race April 20 in Long Beach, California, to benefit children battling serious illnesses, organizers said in a statement.
Buenos Aires, March 15 (IANS/EFE) Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, never wanted to be pontiff but will have to deal with the tough job he has been handed, his sister, Maria Elena Bergoglio, told Argentina's C5N cable news channel.
New York, March 15 (IANS) The 13th Annual New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) will kick off April 10 with an exclusive screening of acclaimed director Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children" based on award-winning writer Salman Rushdie's novel.
Washington, March 15 (ANI): Physicists at CERN have announced that they believe they have discovered the mysterious Higgs boson, the subatomic particle predicted nearly a half-century ago, which is a crucial building block of the universe.
Bangalore, March 13 (IANS) Super specialty eye hospital Narayana Nethralaya in this tech hub has set up a dedicated lab to diagnose and treat dry eyes, a lifestyle disease caused by long-term exposure to computer screen, an official said Wednesday.
Birmingham, March 11 (IANS) When Chinese shuttler Chen Long knelt down and clenched his fists to celebrate his first All England Open title, 31-year-old Lee Chong Wei bent down to pick up the shuttle, depressed.
Birmingham, March 9 (IANS) Malaysia's ace shuttler Lee Chong Wei secured his position in last four and moved one step closer to his third All England Open badminton title.
Saina Nehwal won a tight encounter against Shixian Wang of China at the National Indoor Arena on Friday to reach the women's singles semifinals of All England Open Badminton Championship.
Birmingham, March 9 (IANS) World No.3 shuttler Saina Nehwal of India won a thrilling and tight encounter against former World No.1 Shixian Wang here at the National Indoor Arena Friday to reach the women's singles semifinals at the All England Open Badminton Championships.
Washington, March 7 (ANI): At a cocktail party, paying attention to just one speaker's voice can be challenging.
Beijing, March 6 (IANS) China is expected to offer services on its fourth-generation (4G) mobile phone network this year, a senior official said.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The government has approved a proposal for the indigenous development of Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft by DRDO and the project is slated to be completed by 2020, Defence Minister A.K. Antony told the Lok Sabha Monday.
Birmingham, March 4 (IANS) World No.2 Saina Nehwal will lead the Indian challenge at the All England Open Badminton Championships starting Wednesday at the National Indoor Arena here.
Kolkata, Mar 2 (IANS) Describing the Shahbag protests in Dhaka demanding death penalty for war criminals as a new dawn, writers, singers and artists from West Bengal Saturday hailed the movement.
New York, Mar. 1 (ANI): People from New York lie about their physical stature, race, wealth and even pregnancy, it has been revealed.
New York, Mar. 1 (ANI): People from New York lie about their physical stature, race, wealth and even pregnancy, it has been revealed.
Beijing, Mar 1 (IANS) China has developed a modified model of the Long March-3B carrier rocket for an upcoming moon landing mission to be completed by the Chang'e-3 moon orbiter, a rocket expert said Friday.
New York, Feb 28 (ANI): Harry Potter brace yourselves! You could soon become a proud owner of a real-life invisibility cloak.
Madrid, Feb 21 (IANS/EFE) Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica spent 550 million pounds ($844.23 million) to acquire spectrum in an auction in Britain, the company said Wednesday in a regulatory filing.
Washington, February 20 (ANI): Smokeless tobacco users who had no intention to quit changed their minds or significantly cut back on the habit when given nicotine lozenges or tobacco-free snuff in a new study.
London, Feb. 18 (ANI): When it comes to looking thin, it seems that some women will just go to any extent to shift a few kilograms - except go on a diet.
London, February 18 (ANI): The stress of long working hours at the office and bringing up a family were the main reasons given by majority of people for missing out on exercise, a survey has found.
Miami, Feb 16 (IANS/EFE) Mexican singer Cristian Castro returns to the studios to record a disc that will go on sale next April, while its first single, "Enamorados" (Lovers), is due out next week, Sony Music said.
London, February 15 (ANI): Physicists at CERN, the European nuclear research center, have turned off the particle beams of the Large Hadron Collider for a two-year repair period.
London, Feb 15 (ANI): Long-lasting love might be closer than many single workers think, a new study suggests.
London, Feb. 14 (ANI): When it comes to looking thin, it seems that some women will just go to any extent to shift a few kilograms - except go on a diet.
Washington, February 14 (ANI): When the amount of calories burned is the same, standing and walking for longer stretches could actually be better than high intensity exercise in improving cholesterol and preventing diabetes, researchers suggest.
London, Feb. 13 (ANI): Scientists in the UK have identified aromatic rice from Bangladesh that has far lower arsenic concentrations than found in non-aromatic rice, and containing higher amounts of selenium and zinc.
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US astronomers will seek to determine the precise spin of the 2012 DA14 asteroid when it passes the Earth Feb 15 by the smallest-ever recorded margin, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) said.
Washington, February 12 (ANI): When an asteroid makes a record-setting close approach to earth on Feb. 15, a research team will use National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and NASA telescopes to gain a key clue that will help them predict the future path of this nearby cosmic neighbor.
London, February 11(ANI): Researchers say brain scans could reveal whether new couples will be together for the long term.
New York, Feb 10 (IANS) Over 450,000 homes and businesses shivered without power in northeastern America as workers began the massive task of digging out cities and towns left buried under mounds of snow by a monster blizzard.
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) Over 650,000 homes and businesses in northeast America were left without power in peak winter as a massive blizzard walloped the region dumping nearly three feet of snow in some areas before heading out to sea.
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) Over 650,000 homes and businesses in northeast America were left without power in peak winter, thousands of flights were cancelled and people were asked to stay off roads as a monster blizzard buried cities from New York to Boston under mounds of snow.
New York, Feb 9 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan is not staying at her mother Dina Lohan's Long Island home as was previously reported, but is sharing a Manhattan penthouse with a gal pal.
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) Actress Lindsay Lohan felt embarrassed after it was revealed she is living with her mother. She has asked a friend to let her stay in his apartment.
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Satellite images show that the recent ozone hole discovered over Antarctica was the smallest seen in the past decade.
New York, Feb. 8 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan has shifted back with her mother to her childhood home in Long Island, but she is still being hounded by bill collectors.
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) People who eat a large variety of food have the healthiest sleep pattern, say American scientists.
London, Feb. 5 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had 'psychopathic tendencies' because she did not feel guilty over her actions as she should, an actress who played her has said.
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) An explosion in the population of Himalayan porcupine threatens to wreak havoc on the saffron and vegetable crops and fruit trees in Kashmir Valley. Long-time residents say they have no memory of the animal; its sighting is a new phenomenon.
New York, Jan 31 (IANS) Actress Lindsay Lohan has reportedly been forced to move in with her mother Dina here in Long Island as she continues to struggle to pay her debts.
Washington, January 30 (ANI): Increased consumption of foods containing colorful carotenoids, particularly beta-carotene and lutein, may prevent or delay the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), researchers have suggested.
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) More than two decades after Mumbai-born Canadian author Rohinton Mistry's derogatory reference to 'dabbawalas' in his book "Such a Long Journey" comes the reprisal in words -- a new book that unfolds the "wonders of the dabbawalas", who feed 200,000 Mumbaikars each day and have been doing so for 123 years.
Washington, January 25 (ANI): A team of astronomers has reconstructed the journey of the gas emitted by a powerful explosion of GK Persei - that has not stopped growing and astonishing ever since - in 3D.
Long Beach (California), Jan 24 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received its first Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter for flight testing by the US Air Force (USAF).
Long Beach (California), Jan 24 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received its first Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter for flight testing by the US Air Force (USAF).
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) The first of 10 C-17 Globemaster III airlifters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to enter a US Air Force flight test programme at Edwards Base in Palmdale, California.
Los Angeles, Jan 23 (IANS) Actress Elizabeth Hurley hates the idea of being super skinny as she gets older. She has relaxed her diet and fitness routine because she believes having more curves helps her look younger.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Make this valentine more glamorous with Pam Mehta's latest "sensuous and vibrant" collection that targets different facets of modern Indian women.
Washington, January 21 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have found that warmer temperatures due to climate change could cause soils to release additional carbon into the atmosphere, thereby enhancing climate change - but that effect diminishes over the long term.
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian cleric Tahirul Qadri said Friday he reserves the right to take extreme measures if the agreement signed with the government was not implemented.
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian cleric Tahirul Qadri, who shook the Pakistan government with his three-day siege of the capital demanding dissolution of parliament, left for Lahore after signing an agreement with the government on the timing of the general elections.
London, Jan. 16 (ANI): Women who have their ovaries removed are more likely to suffer mental decline in old age, a new research has suggested.
Washington, Jan. 14 (ANI): An Egyptian appeals court has overturned former President Hosni Mubarak's life sentence and ordered a retrial in the killing of hundreds of protesters in 2011.
