‘Ripples’ from black holes detected
February 12, 2016
Scientists are claiming a stunning discovery in their quest to fully understand gravity. They have observed the warping of space-time generated by the collision of two black holes more than a billion light-years from Earth.
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India asks US not to give USD 860 million aid to...
February 12, 2016
New Delhi: India on Friday asked the US not to give USD 860 million aid including USD 265 million for military hardware to Pakistan, saying all such aids go directly into anti-India activities.
Russian PM warns boots on ground in Syria could spark world...
February 12, 2016
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – The deployment of foreign ground troops in Syria could draw nations into a world war, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has warned.
Syrian government soldiers walk near tanks parked in front of damaged buildings in Adra northeast of the capital Damascus on 25 September, 2014
Gravitational waves: discovery hailed as breakthrough of the century
February 11, 2016
Physicists have announced the discovery of gravitational waves, ripples in space time first anticipated by Albert Einstein a century ago.
This file photo taken on March 13, 2012 shows an artist's concept illustrates a quasar, or feeding black hole.
ISI trains LeT, Jaish terrorists: Musharraf
February 11, 2016
Karachi: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf today said ISI trains LeT and Jaish militants and terror attacks in India will not stop until New Delhi addresses the "core" issue of Kashmir.
"Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) trains Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists," said Musharraf.
1,665 Points in Four Days: Three Reasons Why Sensex Crashed
February 11, 2016
MUMBAI, INDIA – The Sensex posted its fourth straight triple-digit loss on Thursday, crashing below the key 23,000 levels. The Nifty blue-chip index ended at a 21-month low below 7,000.
Indian-origin woman to be new Australian High Commissioner to India
February 11, 2016
SYDNEY – Australia on Thursday appointed veteran woman career diplomat Harinder Sidhu as its next high commissioner to India, the second Indian-origin official to serve as the country’s envoy to India in less than five years.
Here’s one reason the Clinton campaign might not be panicking (too...
February 10, 2016
WASHINGTON – Here’s a fascinating nugget from the New Hampshire exit polls that sheds some light on how Hillary Clinton’s campaign is likely to proceed in the big, diverse primary battles to come in late February and March (click to enlarge):
Black-cab drivers’ Uber protest brings London traffic to a standstill
February 10, 2016
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Taxi drivers brought central London to a standstill to highlight the threats to their trade from Uber and changing regulation.
Meteorite not responsible for killing man in India: NASA
February 10, 2016
NASA on Wednesday said it was unlikely a meteorite was responsible for killing a man at a college campus in India last week, as local scientists continued to examine the mysterious object recovered from the scene.
