London, April 10 (IANS) A formula taking into account the maximum mass of non-rotating neutron star has made it possible for scientists to calculate the critical mass when a rotating neutron star would collapse to…
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, April 10 (IANS) In the Indian peninsula across the five southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, water is a precious resource due to shortage, especially in…
Washington, April 10 (IANS) In a bad news for astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life in deep space, NASA’s planet-hunting spacecraft Kepler has gone into an emergency mode 75 million miles from the Earth. The last…
Beijing, April 10 (IANS) China’s national observatory renewed a blue alert, the lowest in a four-tier warning system, on Sunday for rainstorms. From Sunday to Monday, heavy rain is expected in southern Zhejiang, southeastern coastal…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) It was a warm Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 21 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would remain…
Jakarta, April 10 (IANS) A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island in Bengkulu province on Sunday. The quake struck at 9.14 a.m, the Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG)…
New Delhi: Ved Prakash of the Aam Aadmi Sena who was detained while trying to throw a shoe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal when he was addressing a press conference in New Delhi in…
New Delhi: Volunteers stand on Delhi roads with placards on the Day-1 of implementation of the state government’s odd even formula in the national capital on Jan 1, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, April…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Male parents, coming back after dropping their child to school and going to pick them up, will not be exempted in the second phase of the odd-even scheme, to be…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) An injured peacock found on the lawn of Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla’s official residence was on Saturday rescued by NGO Wildlife SOS and admitted for medical treatment. The rapid…
London, April 9 (IANS) Nearly six-10 million years ago, the central Arctic was completely ice-free during summer and sea-surface temperature reached values of four to nine degrees Celsius, an international team of scientists has revealed….
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced guidelines for the second leg of the ‘odd-even’ traffic scheme in Delhi, saying women drivers and vehicles carrying students in uniform will…
By Ashish Mishra New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Delhi has ample water to meet its needs and there is little chance of any water crisis affecting the city in the future, says Delhi Water Minister…
By Ashish Mishra New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Delhi has ample water to meet its needs and there is little chance of any water crisis affecting the city in the future, says Delhi Water Minister…
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) The recent wave of tremors that have shaken the Hindu Kush regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan may have lasting impacts on the topography of areas as far afield as Islamabad, experts…
Bhopal, April 9 (IANS) Pumping of Narmada’s water into Kshipra river will allow millions of pilgrims to Simhasth Kumbh in Ujjain district to take a holy bath this month, but environmentalist Rajendra Singh is shaking…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Continuing depletion in groundwater levels in Uttar Pradesh is assuming alarming proportions with foodgrain output likely to suffer in key hubs of Baghpat, Hathras, Jalaun and Jaunpur areas, official sources…
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) At an elevation of over 5,000 metres and at temperature that can dip to minus-50 degrees Celsius, Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield, is a tough terrain. It…
Washington, April 9 (IANS) Carrying nearly 3,175 kg of cargo including expandable habitats and key medical research that will leverage benefits for the humanity, SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft was headed to the International Space Station (ISS)…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average. “The sky will be partly cloudy later during…