Bangalore , Feb 29 The department of space has declined to provide documents on the basis of which the government debarred former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan Nair and three other retired space scientists from holding official posts, Nair said.
New Delhi , March 1 Shekhar Suman, who is returning to the telly world with his cult show “Movers & Shakers” after over a decade, has approached social activist Anna Hazare to be the special guest on the first episode of the chat show. And he has a special reason for it.
Beijing , March 1 An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit near the east coast of Japan's Honshu island Wednesday, the Hong Kong Observatory said.
Bangalore , March 1 The Department of Space (DoS) has declined to provide key documents sought by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan Nair to know the basis on which the government debarred him and three other retired space scientists in January from holding official posts.
Washington , March 1 As North Korea announced Wednesday to suspend its nuclear tests, long-range missile launches and uranium enrichment activity following last week's talks with the US, the latter described it as a "modest first step".
London , March 1, Actor Charlie Sheen's new TV show “Anger Management” will debut June 28 despite nothing being filmed yet.
Cairo , March 1 Egypt will undergo presidential election May 23-24, the head of the country's election commission, Farouk Sultan, has said.
Jakarta , March 1 Indonesia may soon become Asia's largest producer of synthetic drug ecstasy, even as officials continue to crack down on drug traffickers, according to a UN narcotics watchdog.
New York , March 1 Indian American student Dharun Ravi's lawyer has argued that he used a Web cam to watch his gay roommate kissing another man because he did not trust the guest in their room.
New Delhi , March 1 It was a bright and clear morning in the capital Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 10.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the average for the season. The met department forecast a warm day ahead.
Mexico City , March 1 Fomento Economico Mexicano, or FEMSA, Latin America's largest bottling company, said it planned to invest $1.1 billion this year in new projects, including new plants in Colombia and Brazil.
Washington , March 1 The US economy grew at a 3 percent annual rate in the last three months of 2011, faster than the 2.8 percent initially thought, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
Patna , March 1 A train driver was injured Thursday when a crude bomb exploded near the Patna junction, police said.
Mexico City , March 1 State oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico's largest company, said it posted a net loss of $6.5 billion in 2011, a 103 percent increase over 2010.
Mexico City , March 1 A suspected rapist and killer of eight women escaped from a police lock-up hours after being arrested in Mexico state, officials said.
Washington , March 1 North Korea has said it will suspend nuclear tests, long-range missile launches, and uranium enrichment activity as agreed with the US in last week's bilateral talks.
Washington , March 1 North Korea agreeing to suspend its nuclear activities is "a modest first step", said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday.
Beijing , March 1 An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit near the east coast of Japan's Honshu island Wednesday, the Hong Kong Observatory said.
London , March 1 Comedian Kristen Wiig is in negotiations to work on a new action comedy movie from the writers of “The Descendants”.
Moscow , March 1 Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin has requested the opposition leaders to refrain from using "dirty devices" during the upcoming election.
Tehran , March 1 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that the upcoming parliamentary elections in the Islamic Republic will be another blow to the country's enemies.
Los Angeles , March 1 Actor Zac Efron says his first love was his babysitter.
Beijing , March 1 The DNA database of parents of missing children in China has helped over 2,000 abducted kids return home, an official has revealed.
Alappuzha (Kerala) March 1 (IANS) Two fishermen were killed, two injured and three missing after a ship collided with a fishing boat past midnight Thursday off the Kerala coast, a minister said.
Washington , March 1 India is making steps in the right direction to impose sanctions on Iran but not enough progress has been made in persuading China to do so, according to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
New Delhi , March 1 India should not feel uncomfortable with Chinese presence in Sri Lanka as there is "plenty of room for both", said a Sri Lankan MP and adviser to President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He said India should not try to seek "exclusive rights to Sri Lanka".
Panaji , March 1 The Congress in Goa Thursday launched a probe into the sound system failure during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s election rally the day before.
Washington , March 1 Unidentified remains of some of the nearly 3,000 people who died in the terrorist attacks of Sep 11, 2001, were burned and ultimately dumped in a landfill, the Pentagon said in a report.
Washington , March 1 A Pakistani-American suspect, who is a legal US resident being held at Guantanamo Bay, has pleaded guilty to all charges as part of a deal that requires him to testify against other detainees.
London , March 1 A rising number of women are preferring to put on their make-up while commuting for work rather than in the privacy of their own bathrooms, says a British survey which found seven out of 10 women applying all their cosmetics while being on public transport.
