March 30, 2014
A HUGE planet dubbed the "Super Earth", which is ten times bigger than our own, could be orbiting the Sun at the far edge of the solar system.
A huge planet ten times bigger than earth could be orbiting the Sun at the edge of the solar system
March 29, 2014
Amid mounting tension, Viswanathan Anand’s defensive skills came to the fore and foiled 24-year-old Russian Sergey Karjakin’s desperate bid for victory. After six hours, the eventual draw gave Anand the title with a round to spare in the World Candidates chess tournament at Khanty Mansisyk, Russia, on Saturday.
March 29, 2014
NEW DELHI: The BJP, on Saturday, expelled senior leader Jaswant Singh for a period of six years. This is the second time that the former Union minister has been expelled by the party. In 2009, he had been expelled from the party for praising the founder of Pakistan in his book 'Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence'.
March 29, 2014
LONDON: As scientists the world over are excited about the presence of water on Mars, a new research on meteorites reveals how the water vanished from the Martian surface.
Presence of water on Planet Mars
March 29, 2014
Brief Scorecard: South Africa 196 for 5 (De Villiers 69, Amla 56) beat England (Hales 38, Parnell 3-31) by three runs
South African skipper AB de Villiers smashes a six, England v South Africa, World Twenty20 2014, Group 1, Chittagong, March 29, 2014
March 29, 2014
Suvir Mirchandani calculated that if the US federal government used just Garamond font in its official documents, it could save $136 million per year.
March 29, 2014
PERTH: Objects spotted floating in a new search area for debris from the missing Malaysian jetliner need to be recovered and inspected before they can be linked to the plane, Australian officials said on Saturday.
March 29, 2014
There have been many questions passing the lips of cricket enthusiasts following the Supreme Court's order.
The thirst for cash by players, administrators, sponsors and, crucially, bookmakers, created an orgy of the sort cricket had never seen.
March 29, 2014
LOS ANGELES: Authorities say a magnitude-5.1 earthquake has shaken the Los Angeles area.
The US Geological Survey originally estimated the quake to be a magnitude-5.3. It said the Friday quake struck at about 9:11pm and was centered near Brea in Orange County — about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of downtown Los Angeles.
About an hour earlier, a 3.6 quake hit nearby in the city of La Habra.
There were no immediate reports of damage.
Courtesy: AP
March 29, 2014
RIYADH: Russian President Vladimir Putin called US President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss a US diplomatic proposal for Ukraine and Obama told him that Russia must pull back its troops and not move deeper into Ukraine, the White House said.
