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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.

Six killed as bus plunges into river in Uttar Pradesh

May 21, 2013 at 2:38 PM

Pilibhit, May 21 (ANI): At least six people were killed and 20 other injured when a bus carrying them fell in Khannaut river in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district.

Narendra Modi to attend BJP's parliamentary board meeting today

May 21, 2013 at 11:18 AM

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who was inducted into the BJP's Parliamentary board in March this year, will attend his first board meeting here today.

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.

Britain's first astronaut to go on space mission in 2015

May 19, 2013 at 5:02 PM

London, May 19 (IANS) Britain's first "official" astronaut, 41-year-old Major Tim Peake, has been selected to go on a five-month mission to the International Space Station in 2015, a media report said Sunday.

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.

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.

Varun Gandhi fixed hate speech case, says Tehelka

May 15, 2013 at 11:26 PM

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) BJP general secretary Varun Gandhi, who was exonerated of all charges of making hate speeches before the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, is now being accused of "brazenly subverting the entire judicial process to get his name cleared", a report by news magazine Tehelka said.

Construction to be curbed near Gurgaon ammo depot

May 15, 2013 at 7:10 PM

Gurgaon, May 15 (IANS) To curb illegal construction in the restricted area within 900 metres of the ammunition depot here, the district administration Wednesday decided to erect pillars outside the boundary line, an official spokesperson said.

UP Govt to challenge Varun Gandhi in hate speech, vandalism case

May 15, 2013 at 12:46 PM

Lucknow, May 15 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to challenge a Pilibhit court's order that acquited Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi in two hate speech cases and one vandalism case.

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.

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.

Puerto Rico acquires site of former US Navy base

May 8, 2013 at 11:12 AM

San Juan, May 8 (IANS/EFE) Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said that the island's government has acquired the property of a former US Navy base in the eastern coastal city of Ceiba.

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.

Goa asked to send proposal for tiger reserve

May 6, 2013 at 7:45 PM

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The union environment and forests ministry has asked the Goa government to send proposals to set up a tiger reserve at the Mhadei wildlife sanctuary, parliament was told Monday.

Russian church head sends Easter greetings to astronauts

May 6, 2013 at 7:24 AM

Moscow, May 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has wished astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) a happy Orthodox Easter, a church spokesman said.

Varun Gandhi exonerated in hate speech case

May 3, 2013 at 8:28 PM

Lucknow, May 3 (IANS) A court Friday exonerated BJP general secretary Varun Gandhi of charges of inciting mob violence and firing at police four years ago.

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.

Freighter docks with space station despite antenna glitch

April 27, 2013 at 5:16 AM

Moscow, April 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Progress M-19M space freighter docked with the International Space Station (ISS) despite having failed to deploy one of its navigation antennas, Mission Control 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.

Russia readies space freighter launch

April 22, 2013 at 4:04 PM

Moscow, April 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Soyuz-U rocket carrying a Progress M-19M cargo spacecraft was brought to the launch site of the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan Monday and installed on the launch pad, Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said.

Rape Case protests: Delhi Metro closes two more stations

April 22, 2013 at 12:28 PM

New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): The Delhi Metro on Monday closed down two more stations here on police instructions to prevent gatherings near India Gate and the Prime Minister's residence.

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.

Russian cosmonaut becomes world's oldest spacewalker at 59

April 20, 2013 at 11:40 AM

Washington, Apr. 20 (ANI): A 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut became the world's oldest spacewalker on Friday when he emerged from the hatch for a little maintenance work outside the International Space Station.

Man immolates self in bus over ticket fare tiff

April 13, 2013 at 11:48 AM

Amravati (Maharashtra), April 13 (IANS) A passenger in a state transport bus set himself on fire, even as the bus continued to ply, over an argument with the conductor on the ticket fare in this Maharashtra district, a police official said here Saturday.

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.

Space travel may raise risk of colon cancer

April 11, 2013 at 10:20 AM

Washington, Apr. 11 (ANI): A new study led by two Indian researchers has claimed that space travel could increase the risk of colon cancer.

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.

Opposition shutdown in Andhra hits normal life

April 9, 2013 at 10:29 AM

Hyderabad, April 9 (IANS) Normal life in Andhra Pradesh was hit Tuesday as opposition parties in the state called for a shutdown to protest the hike in electricity tariff.

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.

BJP workers Gheraod residence of Sheila Dikshit, Goel arrested

April 5, 2013 at 5:28 PM

Thousands of protestors led by Delhi BJP President vijay Goel Gheraod the residence of Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit against the fraud whereby the Delhi government had collected 100 Rupee each from

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.

14 killed in Odisha during Holi celebrations

March 29, 2013 at 12:18 PM

Bhubaneswar, March 29 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed in separate accidents during Holi in Odisha, police said Friday, a day after the festival of colours was celebrated.

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.

Dragon spacecraft's return from ISS postponed

March 24, 2013 at 6:50 AM

Washington, March 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The return of the US Dragon space freighter from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth has been postponed by a day due to poor weather conditions, NASA 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.

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.

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.

Varun Gandhi exonerated of hate speech charge

March 5, 2013 at 7:39 PM

Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) A court in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit Tuesday exonerated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi from charges of delivering a hate speech in his constituency prior to the 2009 general elections.

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.

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.

Russian freighter resets space station orbit

February 23, 2013 at 5:06 AM

Moscow, Feb 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The engines of a Russian Progress M-17M space freighter were fired to re-adjust the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS), a Russian space agency spokesman said.

Perpetrators of Hyderabad blasts will be apprehended and punished: Shinde

February 22, 2013 at 4:58 PM

New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Asserting that the Centre is committed to combat cowardly terror attacks, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Friday said the government shall make all possible efforts to apprehend the perpetrators and masterminds behind the Hyderabad twin blasts and ensure that they are punished as per the law.

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.

Russian space freighter docks with ISS

February 12, 2013 at 8:03 AM

Moscow, Feb 12 (IANS) Russia's Progress M-18M cargo spacecraft, launched Monday, performed an automated docking with the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday, RIA Novosti reported.

Russia launches cargo spaceship to ISS

February 12, 2013 at 2:11 AM

Moscow, Feb 12 (IANS) Russian cargo spaceship Progress M-18M has blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan, federal space agency Roscosmos said.

'Dangerous' asteroid may miss Earth but it could take out your phone

February 11, 2013 at 10:35 AM

London, February 11(ANI): An asteroid due to whizz past the Earth on Friday may not 'destroy London' - but it could take out vital telecommunications satellites, scientists have warned.

Astronaut duets with musician on first song ever to be written and recorded in space

February 10, 2013 at 12:51 PM

London, February 10 (ANI): A Canadian astronaut teamed up with Barenaked Ladies singer Ed Robertson for a performance that is out of this world.

No danger from asteroid: NASA

February 9, 2013 at 11:39 AM

Washington, Feb 9 (IANS/EFE) Asteroid 2012 DA14 will come closer to Earth than any previous object of its size during a Feb 15 fly-by, but the space rock poses no danger to the planet, NASA said.

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.

Harassed by stalker, woman kills self

January 24, 2013 at 6:16 PM

Kanpur, Jan 24 (IANS) Harassed by a stalker, a 20-year-old woman committed suicide here by consuming a poisonous substance, police said Thursday. The man who troubled her was arrested.

Fifteen killed in Bihar road mishap

January 23, 2013 at 11:36 AM

Gaya, Jan 23 (AN): At least 15 people were killed and ten others injured when a speeding bus rammed into thick iron bars at a revenue checkpost in Bihar's Gaya district today.

NASA to send inflatable Pod to space station

January 18, 2013 at 10:17 AM

Washington, Jan 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) In a move that could lead to a completely new and cheaper way of conducting future space missions, US space agency NASA has said it wants to send an inflatable space pod to be attached to the International Space Station (ISS) by 2015.

Cabinet nod for NTPC land transfer to PWD Delhi

January 17, 2013 at 4:41 PM

New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved the transfer of 245.35 sq.mtr. of Government land in possession of the National Thermal Power Station of the National Thermal Power Corporation to the Public Works Department, Government of NCT of Delhi.

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.

Delhi monorail project to start by March

January 16, 2013 at 11:13 PM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Work on the elevated Delhi monorail project will start in March and it will be commissioned in 2017, Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami said here Wednesday. The project will be integrated with Delhi Metro network.

A-Rod pulls $38 million Miami mansion off the market

January 16, 2013 at 3:53 PM

New York, Jan 16 (ANI): Alex Rodriguez is said to have taken his 38 million-dollar Miami mansion off the real estate market.

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.

String of bombings in Balochistan kills 93, injures over 150

January 11, 2013 at 11:22 AM

Islamabad, Jan. 11 (ANI): At least 93 people were killed and over 150 injured in a string of bombings that took place in Balochistan's capital city of Quetta.

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.

Fire at US n-power plant

January 9, 2013 at 11:45 AM

Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) A fire broke out in a nuclear power plant in

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.

IAF chief inaugurates MI-17 V5 copter complex in Phalodi near Indo-Pak border

January 7, 2013 at 4:07 PM

Jodhpur, Jan 7 (ANI): The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne on Monday inaugurated the new Medium Lift Helicopter (MLH) Complex for raising the new Mi-17 V5 helicopter unit at Phalodi.

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.

Kulwant Singh Gill is new NDA commandant

January 1, 2013 at 6:45 PM

Pune, Jan 1 (IANS) Air Marshal Kulwant Singh Gill Tuesday took over as the new commandant of the National Defence Academy (NDA) here, an official said.