Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez on Friday insisted senior defender Sergio Ramos is not leaving the club this season. Ramos has been subject of persistent transfer speculations in the ongoing transfer season with reports linking him to a move to English giants Manchester United. But Benitez reiterated that Real will not be selling the 29-year-old […]
White rhinos are on the verge of extinction as it is unlikely that their last male member would father an offspring, conservationists say. The world’s only remaining male of his kind, 42-year-old Sudan, is counting his days under armed protection to guard him from poachers, Daily Mail reported. “Sudan is quite an old animal as […]
Researchers have discovered iridescent white pools containing high concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) at 250 metres depth in the waters off Greece’s Santorini island in the Aegean Sea. Santorini is also the site of the second largest volcanic eruption in human history. The results may answer some questions about deep sea carbon storage as well […]
Declaring that America’s deepening friendship with India is an indispensable part of US Asia rebalance strategy, US Vice President Joe Biden has reiterated Washington’s commitment to take the India-US partnership still higher. “US-India partnership has reached a new level” under President Barack Obama, he said Monday in keynote speech on the future of the US-India […]
The acronym BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) is attributed to economist Jim O’Neill of the Goldman Sachs, who initially coined the term and hypothesized their rise at the turn of the century. Today, BRICS together account for 30 percent of global land, 43 percent of global population, 17.3 percent of the world’s […]
The Pakistan High Commission in India has invited Hurriyat leaders and other separatists from Kashmir to its Eid Milan party to be held on July 21. “There is nothing unusual about our invite to Hurriyat leaders,” Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit told IANS. He said Pakistan will continue to extend its support to the people […]
If there is anything between heaven and earth, it’s Qinghai – the Tibet Plateau in southwestern China. Surrounded by chuckling mountains, abounding with virgin biodiversity at an elevation of over 4,000 metres, it’s also known as the Roof of the World or Third Pole of the Earth. The plateau is no longer an enigma. For, […]
The temperature in Antarctica may rise by as much as three degrees by the end of the century, an expert has said, adding this could be the tipping point as far as the fight against global warming is concerned. “There are models about the kind of increase in (temperature in) 21st century in Antarctica and […]
Hindus are upset over inappropriate portrayal of Hindu god Krishna in a sculpture at a current exhibition at Art Gallery of New South Wales (NSW) in Sydney. A sculpture titled “Everyone no 83” is currently on display as part of the “Conversations” exhibition (till October four) at this Gallery. It shows Lord Krishna and […]
With the United States shifting the focus of its foreign policy to the Asia Pacific region, Myanmar has gained a tremendous strategic importance. This became clear when President Barack Obama had made Myanmar his first port of call after he assumed office in his second term. This is also the reason why Chinese President Xi […]