Chennai, May 18 (IANS) M.K. Stalin, DMK treasurer and son of party president M. Karunanidhi, Sunday offered to give up his post following the party’s debacle in the Lok Sabha polls, but rescinded following pressure from the rank and file. A DMK leader told IANS: “He (Stalin) has offered to resign from the post accepting moral […]
Patna, May 18 (IANS) The JD-U legislature party Sunday unanimously decided that Nitish Kumar, who quit as Bihar chief minister Saturday following his party’s rout in the Lok Sabha polls, will continue as chief minister. A JD-U leader, who attended the meeting at chief minister’s official residence here, said that JD-U legislature party expressed its full […]
Washington, May 18 (IANS) In a scene straight from a sci-fi movie, scientists are now planning to park an asteroid near the earth in the space to shield our planet from stray asteroids. NASA scientists have been evolving measures to avoid asteroids on a collision course with earth. One such technique is the gravity tractor method […]
Washington, May 18 (IANS) Are you always hooked to your smart phone, much to the annoyance of your parents, teachers and peers? To their delight, here comes an app that promises to cut down your smart phone usage. The app, called BreakFree, will exactly tell how much time you spend on your phone. Breakfree app will […]
Washington, May 18 (IANS) There is some good news for space research enthusiasts. NASA’s Kepler spacecraft is back in action, a year after suffering an equipment failure. The US space agency has approved a new mission called ‘K2’ for Kepler. “The approval provides two years of funding for the K2 mission to continue exoplanet discovery, and […]
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) State-owned Air India is looking to operate new international routes like Moscow, Rome and Milan in the coming months on its newly-acquired fuel-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to gain market share. “Our team is already in Moscow to take the mandatory approvals for the first flight between Delhi-Moscow. The approvals are […]
Ranchi, May 18 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings were restricted to 138 for four in 20 overs by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Sunday. Suresh Raina was the top scorer with 62 while David Hussey made 25. For Royal Challengers, Abu Nechim Ahmed was the miser of the lot giving away just […]
Cairo, May 18 (IANS) An Egyptian court Sunday sentenced 126 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to 10 years in prison for violence during protests in July 2013. They were accused of storming police stations and inciting violence last July following Morsi’s ouster, Xinhua reported. The charges also included membership of the Muslim Brotherhood which […]
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Actress-producer Shilpa Shetty has been approached by a Dubai-based kids wear brand to lend her voice to their audio campaign and she is game for it. The “Dhadkan” star has a son named Viaan Raj Kundra, who will turn two Wednesday. “Saw their stuff. And liked it very much while I […]
Athens, May 18 (IANS) Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras Sunday voiced confidence about the country’s exit from a painful four-year debt crisis, as the first round of local elections got underway. “In a democratic manner and with unity we are exiting the crisis,” Xinhua quoted the conservative leader as saying, after he voted at the southern […]