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4 women among 8 candidates selected to be NASA's newest astronaut trainees

June 18, 2013 at 11:08 AM

Washington, June 18 (ANI): After an extensive year-and-a-half search, NASA has picked eight new potential astronauts who will help the agency push the boundaries of exploration and travel to new destinations in the solar system, including an asteroid and Mars.

Soon, you could send messages to aliens in space

June 17, 2013 at 5:24 PM

Washington, June 17 (ANI): A new project is asking people having an internet connection to help beam messages into outer space in an attempt to make our presence in the universe known.

Europe's largest spaceship now connected to International Space Station

June 16, 2013 at 9:56 AM

Washington, June 16 (ANI): ESA's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein - the heaviest spacecraft ever launched by Europe, completed a flawless rendezvous with the International Space Station on Saturday.

Journalist thrashed for filming cop-abuse in Thiruvananthapuram

June 10, 2013 at 8:04 PM

Thiruvanthapuram (Kerala), June 10 (ANI): Tension erupted when a group of policemen abused and roughed up a local journalist while he was trying to catch them abusing passengers of a bus here on his mobile.

What clothes astronauts would need to survive decades-long space missions

June 2, 2013 at 9:22 AM

Washington, June 2 (ANI): A University of Rhode Island professor has said that we should start thinking about what kinds of clothes astronauts will need for decades-long space missions, considered the next phase of exploration to infinity and beyond.

NASA using weightlessness of space to design stronger materials

May 30, 2013 at 3:13 PM

Washington, May 30 (ANI): Researchers at Northeastern University are among the many scientists, who are helping NASA use the weightlessness of space to design stronger materials here on Earth.

Soyuz rocket docks at space station

May 29, 2013 at 2:52 PM

Washington, May 29 (ANI): A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts has docked with the International Space Station late Tuesday at 02:10 GMT.

Private companies eye 'moon bases'

May 26, 2013 at 2:54 PM

Melbourne, May 26 (ANI): First moon base may be set up by private companies, not NASA, a study by space habitat developer Bigelow Aerospace has revealed.

Private firms may travel to lunar surface: NASA report

May 24, 2013 at 9:26 PM

London, May 24 (IANS) A study of future human missions has indicated corporate researchers could be living on the moon by the time NASA astronauts head off to visit an asteroid in the 2020s.

Kiwi Everest climber Edmund Hillary hailed as a 'great Briton'

May 21, 2013 at 4:06 PM

Wellington, May 21 (ANI): Sir Edmund Hillary - the first person ever to scale Mount Everest summit - has been called one of "those great Britons" by a conservative British newspaper.

Did 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' make O.J. Simpson snap?

May 19, 2013 at 5:42 PM

New York, May 17 (ANI): O.J. Simpson has recently revealed that he had been drinking for the whole day on Sept. 13, 2007, before he robbed two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel.

Space was too good not to share it, says Canadian astronaut

May 17, 2013 at 12:38 PM

London, May 17 (ANI): Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has said that he his life in space was "too good" to not share on social media.

Russia to send 'stress-relief' software to space station

May 16, 2013 at 4:14 PM

Mexico City, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A flash drive with stress-relief software for crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) will be taken to space by Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin soon.

New 'Star Trek' flick beamed up to astronauts

May 16, 2013 at 12:30 PM

Melbourne, May 16 (ANI): The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) were offered a sneak peak of 'Star Trek Into Darkness' days before it opened on Earth.

Astronaut Chris Hadfield records first ever music video from space

May 14, 2013 at 1:50 PM

Washington, May 14 (ANI): Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield released a YouTube video of him performing David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' in space on Sunday.

Space Station Expedition 35 astronauts land safely in Kazakhstan

May 14, 2013 at 10:06 AM

Washington, May 14 (ANI): Three members of the International Space Station Expedition 35 crew undocked from the orbiting laboratory and returned safely to Earth Monday, May 13, ending a mission lasting almost five months.

Astronaut makes first space music video

May 14, 2013 at 6:14 AM

Washington, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Canadian astronaut and outgoing International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield has recorded the first music video in space while floating in zero gravity, strumming an acoustic guitar and crooning his own rendition of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" as a special farewell before heading back to Earth.

15 aircraft to ensure ISS crew lands safely

May 14, 2013 at 1:18 AM

Moscow, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Fifteen aircraft and six rescue vehicles will be deployed to ensure the safe recovery of the Soyuz TMA-07M landing capsule when it brings back to Earth three members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew early Tuesday, Russian aviation agency Rosaviatsia said.

'Drunk' BBC Radio Stoke host hauled off air after slurring through final show

May 13, 2013 at 2:46 PM

London, May 13 (ANI): BBC Radio Stoke presenter Paula White, who was due to host a final three hour show after six years as the radio station's afternoon host, had to be replaced after 30 minutes as she was found drunk and slurring through the show.

NASA's astronauts take impromptu spacewalk to fix leak at Int'l Space Station

May 12, 2013 at 2:22 PM

Washington, May 12 (ANI): NASA ordered two astronauts for an impromptu spacewalk Saturday to find and, possibly, fix a serious leak at the International Space Station.

Astronauts replace pump to tackle ISS ammonia leak

May 12, 2013 at 8:54 AM

Moscow, May 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Expedition 35 crew members have removed and replaced a pump on a cooling system of the International Space Station (ISS) that may be leaking ammonia, NASA said.

Ammonia leak detected in US section of space station

May 10, 2013 at 4:14 PM

Moscow, May 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An ammonia leak was detected in the cooling system in the US section of the International Space Station, a Russian space agency official said Friday.

Coolant leak found in International Space Station

May 10, 2013 at 10:30 AM

Washington, May 10 (ANI): Astronauts on the International Space Station have discovered a leak of ammonia coolant on their orbiting habitat, and NASA is looking into the problem.

Setting foot on Mars by 2030 is human destiny and US priority, says NASA chief

May 7, 2013 at 10:57 AM

Melbourne, May 7 (ANI): Setting foot on Mars by the 2030s is the ultimate destination in our solar system for humanity, and a priority for NASA, the agency's chief has said in a conference of space experts at George Washington University.

Bernabeu to play judge on Mourinho this Saturday

May 3, 2013 at 7:08 PM

Madrid, May 3 (IANS) The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium will pass down its sentence on the future of Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho when his side entertains Valladolid Saturday evening.

NASA extends Russia space travel deal

May 1, 2013 at 9:08 AM

Washington, May 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NASA will pay an additional $424 million to extend its contract with Russia's federal space agency (Roscosmos) to transport US astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said Tuesday.

Astronaut finds 'bullet hole' in ISS solar panel

April 30, 2013 at 3:16 PM

Moscow, April 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A small object, possibly a meteoroid, has pierced a solar panel on the International Space Station, leaving a "bullet hole", Canadian astronaut and Expedition 35 commander Chris Hadfield has said.

Russia launches freighter rocket

April 24, 2013 at 9:48 PM

Moscow, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Wednesday launched a freight rocket to the International Space Atation from Kazakhstan's Baikonur space centre.

Six cops suspended for torturing youth in UP

April 23, 2013 at 7:08 PM

Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Five constables and a Station House Officer (SHO) were Tuesday suspended for torturing five youths they had detained Monday evening at Muzaffarnagar, officials said.

US firm's Antares rocket completes successful test flight

April 22, 2013 at 10:44 AM

Washington, April 22 (ANI): On Sunday, NASA commercial space partner Orbital Sciences Corporation successfully launched its Antares rocket from the new Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A at the agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Russia to de-orbit space station docking module

April 20, 2013 at 12:52 PM

Moscow, April 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia plans to de-orbit and sink its Pirs docking module at the International Space Station later this year, a top official with space corporation RKK Energia said.

Further leaks in radioactive water during water-transfer at Tepco Power Station in Japan

April 12, 2013 at 12:28 PM

Tokyo, Apr.12 (ANI): A leaking sunken reservoir at the Tepco power station in Fukushima, Japan, led to more leakages of radioactive water during a water-transfer effort.

Mars' atmosphere thinning but still active

April 9, 2013 at 10:53 AM

Washington, April 9 (ANI): Recent findings from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity indicate Mars has lost much of its original atmosphere, but what's left remains quite active.

FM radio station to come up in Ludhiana soon: Manish Tewari

April 7, 2013 at 10:28 AM

Ludhiana, Apr 7 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari has said that an FM radio station in Ludhiana will be opened soon.

NASA on mission to discover more planets and stars

April 6, 2013 at 12:52 PM

Washington, Apr 6 (ANI): NASA's Astrophysics Explorer Program has selected two missions for launch in 2017 - a planet-hunting satellite and an International Space Station instrument to observe X-rays from stars.

1st data from Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer may provide glimpse into 'dark matter'

April 4, 2013 at 5:00 PM

Washington, Apr 4 (ANI): The first published results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), a major physics experiment operating on the International Space Station, has been announced.

Elusive dark matter close to being tracked down

April 4, 2013 at 11:09 AM

Washington, Apr 4 (ANI): The antimatter hunter AMS-02 on the International Space Station has found new information about the invisible "dark matter".

7 killed as militants storm grid station in NW Pakistan

April 2, 2013 at 1:00 PM

Islamabad, April 2 (Xinhua-ANI): Seven people were killed and four went missing when a group of heavily armed militants attacked a grid station in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city on Tuesday, police said.

Thousands of Cubans run in 'Marathon of Hope'

March 31, 2013 at 1:30 PM

Havana, March 31 (IANS) Thousands participated in the traditional "Marathon of Hope" here.

Violins can mimic human voice

March 31, 2013 at 10:18 AM

Washington, March 31 (ANI): It has been a mystery among musical experts if the sound of the Stradivari and Guarneri violins might incorporate such elements of speech as vowels and consonants.

SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth

March 27, 2013 at 11:06 AM

Washington, Mar 27 (ANI): A Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft successfully completed the company's second cargo flight to the International Space Station on Tuesday, with a 12:36 pm EDT splashdown in the Pacific Ocean a few hundred miles west of Baja California, Mexico.

Russia may build own space station

March 27, 2013 at 4:18 AM

Moscow, March 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia may use future modules of its segment of the International Space Station (ISS) to build its own orbital station, a senior space industry official said.

Russia extends space cooperation with US

March 24, 2013 at 6:18 AM

Moscow, March 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree set to extend the US-Russia agreement on cooperation in the use and exploration of outer space till 2020, the government said.

Sunita Williams lifts lid on space station's zero gravity loos

March 20, 2013 at 12:01 PM

London, March 20 (ANI): Indian origin astronomer Sunita Williams, who holds the record for the longest single space flight by a woman - 195 days, has demonstrated how astronauts use toilets in the zero-gravity International Space Station in a newly released video.

ESA's telescope discovers black hole-star pair orbiting at dizzying speed

March 20, 2013 at 11:38 AM

Washington, March 20 (ANI): Thanks to ESA's XMM-Newton space telescope, scientists have identified a star and a black hole that orbit each other at the dizzying rate of once every 2.4 hours, smashing the previous record by nearly an hour.

British singer Sara Brightman's space trip in doubt

March 17, 2013 at 9:10 AM

Moscow, March 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Unesco Artist for Peace ambassador and the world's best-selling soprano singer Sarah Brightman's trip to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015 is in doubt, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos has said.

ISS crew lands safely in Kazakhstan

March 17, 2013 at 1:10 AM

Moscow, March 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Soyuz TMA-06M manned spacecraft touched down in Kazakhstan, ending a three-and-a-half hour voyage to bring three crew members from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth after 142 days in orbit.

Space Station astronauts make safe landing in Kazakhstan

March 16, 2013 at 11:02 AM

Washington, Mar. 16 (ANI): Three members of the Expedition 34 crew undocked from the International Space Station and returned safely to Earth on Friday, making a landing in Kazakhstan.

Bacterial life found under Antarctic lake

March 8, 2013 at 1:39 PM

London, Mar 8 (ANI): Russian scientists claim to have discovered a new type of bacterial life in water from a buried Antarctic lake.

HP launches ElitePad business tablet in India, priced at Rs 43500

March 7, 2013 at 4:27 PM

Hewlett Packard (HP) has entered in the tablet market of India. HP launched its new tablet HP ElitePad designed for businesses and governments on Thursday. HP ElitePad operating on Windows Phone 8 is priced at Rs.43, 500.

SpaceX Dragon capsule docks at space station

March 4, 2013 at 5:15 AM

Washington, March 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule has successfully docked with the International Space Station a day late due to a temporary technical problem, NASA said.

Abducted siblings killed in Delhi

March 2, 2013 at 7:07 PM

New Delhi, Mar. 2 (ANI): Two siblings, who were abducted from West Delhi's Mandawali area on Tuesday afternoon, have been found dead.

US commercial cargo capsule launched to space station

March 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM

Washington, Mar 1 (IANS) An unmanned rocket carrying the Dragon cargo capsule blasted off Friday to deliver the second commercial shipment to the International Space Station.

SpaceX to launch resupply mission to space station

March 1, 2013 at 3:55 PM

Washington, Mar 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US private company SpaceX will launch its Dragon space freighter on a second resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said on its website.

'Space dust' could be main culprit behind failing satellites

February 27, 2013 at 10:35 AM

Washington, February 27 (ANI): A Stanford scientist has come close to solving a mystery that has long bedevilled space exploration: Why do satellites fail?

Higher CO2 levels may help wheat

February 26, 2013 at 2:11 PM

Sydney, Feb 26 (IANS) High carbon dioxide (CO2) levels caused by climate change might actually help wheat survive in drought like conditions, says an Australian research.

Michelle Obama's 'Evolution of Mom Dancing' video becomes YouTube hit

February 24, 2013 at 11:55 AM

Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): Michelle Obama is rocking YouTube after a video of her dancing with the host of 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' went viral.

US Antares rocket completes ground test

February 24, 2013 at 8:50 AM

Washington, Feb 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A new medium-sized American rocket intended for missions to the International Space Station has successfully completed the final ground test, its developer said.

First space tourist plans 'historic journey to Mars' in 2018

February 22, 2013 at 10:58 AM

Washington, February 22 (ANI): A nonprofit organisation led by Dennis Tito, the first ever space tourist, has announced its intention to launch a mission to Mars in 2018.

Scientists seek new ways of fighting bugs in space

February 19, 2013 at 3:05 PM

Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) Scientists are carrying out ultra sensitive experiments on board the International Space Station (ISS), which could pave the way to cutting edge approach in treating and preventing infectious diseases.

Big news about Dark Matter 'coming very soon'

February 19, 2013 at 11:52 AM

Washington, February 19 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that big news in the search for dark matter may be coming in about two weeks.

'Traumatized' Pistorius under 'suicide watch' in prison

February 16, 2013 at 12:09 PM

London, Feb 16 (ANI): South African Paralympic and Olympic star Oscar Pistorius is under suicide watch in prison after fears emerged that the traumatized sprinter might try to take his own life following charges he premeditatedly killed his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

'Zero Dark Thirty' - an attempt at self-aggrandisement

February 15, 2013 at 3:29 PM

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Penguin spotted in 'dark cold' Antarctica where no living being can survive

February 6, 2013 at 10:51 AM

Washington, February 6(ANI): An Adelie Penguin was photographed at Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica by a ESA-sponsored medical research doctor on one of his stopovers on the long voyage to Concordia research station in the heart of the white continent.

Why astronauts are susceptible to common infections

February 5, 2013 at 3:34 PM

Washington, February 5 (ANI): Researchers have found that living in space weakens astronauts' immune systems.

Space expertise improves racing cars' performance

January 31, 2013 at 4:14 PM

Washington, January 31 (ANI): High-performance racing cars are now driving more smoothly than before, thanks to space-ready rubber from ESA spacecraft.

Australian MP arrested for fraud

January 31, 2013 at 11:10 AM

Sydney, Jan 31 (IANS) Australian MP Craig Thomson has been arrested in New South Wale (NSW) following a complaint alleging fraud, media reports said Thursday.

Russian scientists approve space-grown vegetables

January 31, 2013 at 8:46 AM

Moscow, Jan 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Vegetables grown on board the International Space Station (ISS) can be consumed without fearing food poisoning, Russian scientists believe.

ISS crew uses laser channel to beam data

January 30, 2013 at 4:54 PM

Moscow, Jan 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) have transferred scientific data using a laser communication channel for the first time.

Delhi kids to photograph earth's surface

January 28, 2013 at 7:12 PM

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) A three-day workshop will allow school students here to photograph a range of fascinating features on the earth's surface, courtesy a NASA sponsored education programme, an NGO said Monday.

Murder case lodged over Pak PM corruption case investigator's 'mysterious' death

January 26, 2013 at 10:16 AM

Islamabad, Jan 26 (ANI): A case into the mysterious death of Kamran Faisal, the deceased National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigation officer, has been lodged with the Secretariat Police Station Islamabad.

Fake Mars mission reveals problems suffered by 'marsonauts'

January 17, 2013 at 4:17 PM

Washington, January 17 (ANI): When humans eventually travel to Mars the voyage will be long and difficult, so the simulated Mars500 mission has shown that every detail must be planned, including diet and sleep.

Trees 'may be linked to human health'

January 17, 2013 at 12:09 PM

Washington, January 17 (ANI): As evidence is increasing from multiple scientific fields that exposure to the natural environment can improve human health, researchers have - in a new study - associated the presence of trees with human health.

Soon, inflatable homes for astronauts in space

January 15, 2013 at 4:58 PM

London, Jan 15 (ANI): NASA will pay 17.8 million dollars to Bigelow Aerospace for testing a prototype inflatable space module aboard the International Space Station.

Minor earthquake hits Winter Olympics host Sochi

January 13, 2013 at 6:49 PM

Moscow, Jan 13 (IANS) A mild earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale hit the 2014 Olympics host city of Sochi in Russia, the local seismic station said Sunday.

Man threatening Pooja Bhatt arrested

January 12, 2013 at 1:13 PM

Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) An unidentified man who was making threatening calls to Pooja Bhatt has been arrested, says the actor-filmmaker.

First humanoid robot spotted at International Space Station

January 9, 2013 at 5:21 PM

London, Jan 9 (ANI): With his upright posture and shiny gold helmet, the space robot looks more suited for the Star Wars set than the International Space Station.

Task Force meets to look into safety issues of women in Delhi

January 9, 2013 at 4:57 PM

New Delhi, Jan. 9 (ANI): The Special Task Force headed by Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh to look into the safety issues of women in the national capital and review the functioning of Delhi Police on an ongoing basis had its first meeting last week.

Sleep problems 'may jeopardise future Mars missions'

January 8, 2013 at 2:55 PM

London, January 8 (ANI): Not all current astronauts will be suited to interplanetary travel, a new study has suggested.

Canadian astronaut tweets pics from Space Station

January 7, 2013 at 11:59 AM

London, Jan. 7 (ANI): A Canadian astronaut has posted photographs from around the world and onboard the International Space Station while orbiting the Earth, on his Twitter account.

PayPal co-founder announces 'futuristic' Mars city bid

January 7, 2013 at 10:55 AM

London, Jan. 7 (ANI): PayPal co-founder Elon Musk is planning to construct a small city on Mars for 80,000 space explorers.

Five killed, 45 wounded in Karachi blast

December 29, 2012 at 5:33 PM

Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 45 injured Saturday in an explosion in a bus stand in Pakistan's port city Karachi, a media report said.

Russia launches $70 bn space programme

December 27, 2012 at 7:09 PM

Moscow, Dec 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will spend 2.1 trillion rubles (about $70 billion) under a state programme for the development of the national space industry in 2013-2020, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.

Russia designs new spaceship

December 27, 2012 at 8:05 AM

Moscow, Dec 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian space rocket corporation Energia has completed the technical design of a new manned spacecraft whose flight tests are due to begin in 2017, according to Energia president Vitaly Lopota.

Irate villagers kill Maoist in Jharkhand's Gumla district

December 26, 2012 at 8:53 PM

Simdega (Jharkhand), Dec. (ANI): Upset over the menace posed by Maoists, a group of villagers mustered courage to corner a Maoist when he turned up at their village to collect the taxes and ultimately thrashed him to death on Wednesday.

SpaceX launches reusable rocket

December 25, 2012 at 4:21 PM

London, December 25 (ANI): California-based SpaceX has successfully tested a prototype reusable rocket.

Oz police cracks down on illegal grog smugglers at Gabba

December 23, 2012 at 3:25 PM

Sydney, Dec. 23 (ANI): Police have launched a crackdown on illegal alcohol fiends after a man was caught with a 'booze bumbag' during the Australia vs South Africa Test match at the Gabba.

Russian firm lands $11 mn space lab contract

December 22, 2012 at 8:29 AM

Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Space rocket corporation Energia has won a 350 million ruble (about $11 million) contract to design the orbital laboratory Oka-T-MKS.

Russia launches manned spacecraft to ISS

December 19, 2012 at 9:09 PM

Moscow, Dec 19 (IANS) Russia launched its manned spacecraft Wednesday from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan, Xinhua reported.

White dwarfs can mimic black holes

December 19, 2012 at 10:21 AM

Washington, December 19 (ANI): Bright X-ray flares in nearby galaxies, once assumed to indicate the presence of black holes, can in fact be produced by white dwarfs, a new research has revealed.

NASA to use colour-changing lights to combat space insomnia

December 18, 2012 at 10:29 AM

London, December 18 (ANI): NASA is preparing to test colour-changing lights on the International Space Station (ISS) as part of efforts to help astronauts on board sleep.

Astronomers race to moon from mission control Sydney

December 16, 2012 at 3:34 PM

Melbourne, December 16 (ANI): Robert Brand, who spent his summer holidays wiring video and audio connections for NASA to relay Apollo 11's images from the moon to the world at 17, hopes to communicate with another craft destined for the lunar surface as part of an international race to land a robot on the moon by the end of 2015 more than 40 years later.

Suspicious package hits Copenhagen rail traffic

December 12, 2012 at 8:08 PM

Copenhagen, Dec 12 (IANS) All trains at the Copenhagen Central Station were suspended Wednesday after a suspicious package was found inside the station, Xinhua reported.

Pak Taliban claims responsibility for attack on Bannu police station

December 10, 2012 at 3:36 PM

Islamabad, Dec. 10 (ANI): The Pakistani Taliban has accepted responsibility for the recent attack on Kaki police station near Bannu, which killed eight people and injured six others.

NASA's Scott Kelly to attempt longest spaceflight ever by any US astronaut

November 27, 2012 at 1:34 PM

New York, November 27 (ANI): Scott Kelly, an astronaut from NASA, will be manning an expedition in spring 2015 for one year at the International Space Station with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, it has been revealed.

Russia, US pick astronauts for yearlong mission

November 27, 2012 at 12:30 PM

Moscow, Nov 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos and NASA have chosen two participants for an experimental yearlong endurance mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015, Roscosmos said Monday.

150 jobs, 50,000 candidates in China

November 26, 2012 at 4:31 PM

Beijing, Nov 26 (IANS) Being employed as a public servant in China is viewed as a respectable job. But with the job market being so gloomy, about 50,000 candidates sat for a national exam in Shanghai to compete for 147 local government posts.

Delhi Metro DMRC Station Controller and Train Operator result 2012 declared

November 23, 2012 at 6:36 PM

Delhi Metro DMRC Station Controller and Train Operator result 2012 has been declared. With the declaration of the results the date of document verification and psycho test has also been announced.

Sunita Willams returns from space with new record

November 19, 2012 at 10:35 AM

Washington, Nov 19 (IANS) Indian?American astronaut Sunita Williams has returned to earth after 127 days in space with a new record under her belt ? the most spacewalking time by a female at 50 hours and 40 minutes over seven career excursions.

Spacecraft carrying Sunita Williams touches down

November 19, 2012 at 10:03 AM

Moscow, Nov 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Soyuz TMA?05M manned spacecraft touched down early Monday ending its three?and?a?half hour voyage to bring three International Space Station (ISS) crew members, including Sunita Williams, to Earth after 127 days in orbit.