Panaji, Sep 25 (IANS) The Goa state cabinet will Wednesday decide whether or not the hundreds of thousands of tourists hitting Goa's beaches this season can sip their cool beers or eat spicy fried prawns in beach shacks. Continue reading
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Private capsule to launch cargo to space station
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) A private capsule is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on a cargo mission Oct 7, US space agency NASA announced. Continue reading
Freedom fighter, Telangana leader Bapuji is dead
Hyderabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Eminent freedom fighter and a well-known figure in the Telangana movement, Konda Lakshman Bapuji died here Friday. He was 96. Continue reading
Freedom fighter, Telangana leader Bapuji dead
Hyderabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Eminent freedom fighter and a well-known figure in the Telangana movement, Konda Lakshman Bapuji died here Friday. He was 96. Continue reading
Gene therapy restores olfactory sense in mice
Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) Scientists have restored olfactory sense in mice through gene therapy for the very first time – potentially opening the way for people to regain their sense of smell lost since birth or owing to disease. Continue reading
Sunita Williams takes fifth spacewalk
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest space flight (195 days) for a woman, has completed her fifth spacewalk lasting a near record eight hours and 17 minutes. Continue reading
Bangalore Nano to focus on business opportunities
Bangalore, Aug 28 (IANS) The fifth edition of Bangalore Nano 2012, the premier nanotechnology event Dec 6-7, will focus on business opportunities in the sunrise sector, which helps in improving the quality of life and environment, a Karnataka government official said Tuesday. Continue reading
Karnataka to have aerospace policy to woo investments
Bangalore, Aug 24 (IANS) The Karnataka government is formulating an aerospace policy to attract global investments and make Banagalore a major aerospace hub in south Asia, a senior official said Friday. Continue reading
Respect internet freedom, US tells India
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) Voicing its support for full freedom of the internet, US has urged India to maintain respect for fundamental freedoms, while probing rumours that have caused an exodus of northeastern Indians from southern cities. Continue reading
Freedom acquiring new meaning for thinking India
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Freedom as an idea is no longer what it was 65 years ago when India emerged from the shackles of British domination at the stroke of midnight Aug 15, 1947. Today, it is an exercise in introspection on how much ground we have been able to cover towards being a sustainable, sovereign, fair, thinking and developed nation, as envisaged in the manifesto of a free India. Continue reading
US wants bio-weapon to destroy human brain: Report
Tehran, Aug 9 (IANS) A prominent political analyst has said the US has proposed a bio-weapon that would destroy the part of the human brain associated with spirituality, Iran's Press TV reported Thursday. Continue reading
Liberty Ross wants to meet Pattinson
Los Angeles, Aug 5 (IANS) Actress Liberty Ross hopes to meet Robert Pattinson whose girlfriend Kristen Stewart had a fling with her husband Rupert Sanders. Continue reading
Half of Thailand's Buddhist monks are obese: Study
London, Aug 1 (IANS) Pot-bellied Buddhist monks, striving to reach spiritual enlightenment, could be hampered in their pursuit of nirvana because of obesity and lifestyle diseases, a study has suggested. Continue reading
Scientists gain insight into 'expertise'
Sydney, July 24 (IANS) Using a traditional Chinese board game and artificial intelligence (AI), scientists have figured out how people become experts in their chosen fields. Continue reading
Freedom fighter Jawaharlal Darda's widow dead
Nagpur, July 19 (IANS) Matoshri Veenadevi Darda, widow of the late freedom fighter Jawaharlal Darda, died here Thursday after prolonged illness, family sources said. Continue reading
Sunita Williams takes off on her second space odyssey
Washington, July 15 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest space flight (195 days) for a woman, has taken off on her second space odyssey to the International Space Station. Continue reading
Aerospace, defence business sluggish in 2011: Study
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The global aerospace and defence industry performance in 2011 was sluggish, posting a revenue gain of just 2.3 percent compared to 2.5 percent in 2010, an industry study has found. Continue reading
Sunita Williams heading back to space again
Washington, June 23 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams is all set to return to to the International Space Station, where she spent a record six months in 2006. Continue reading
World is without borders, says Egyptian globetrotter
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) This 27-year-old Egyptian wants to travel to every country in the world. Continue reading
Nanoparticles can solve mystery of Moon's topsoil
Sydney, June 13 (IANS) A stunning discovery of nanoparticles inside bubbles of glass in lunar soil could solve the mystery of why the Moon's surface topsoil has many unusual properties, according to a scientist. Continue reading