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China silences Xi critic; police kidnaps professor during interview with American station

A critic of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Sun Wenguang, was kidnapped during an interview with Voice of America. He is now missing after police forced their way into his home on Saturday night.

Aug 4, 2018

Anna University revaluation scam exposed; teachers bribed to boost marks

Ten academics, including the former Controller of Examinations, have allegedly accepted bribes worth Rs 10,000 to change the marks of students.

Aug 3, 2018

Is Russia targeting India and Brazil's elections? An Oxford professor believes so

During a statement to the Senate Intelligence Committee, Professor Philip N Howard said that Indian and Brazilian media could be targeted by Russia, with both nations due to host elections in 2019.

Aug 3, 2018

Ancient 5,000-year-old prehistoric mass graves could be the result of tsunamis

Researchers studied coastal mass burial sites at the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu in the Pacific as well as in Orkney and Shetland in the UK.

Aug 2, 2018

Who is Akshay Venkatesh? Indian-origin professor wins the Fields Medal

The Stanford University professor is the second Indian to win the coveted Fields Medal, akin to the Nobel Prize in the field of mathematics. The medal is given every four years.

Aug 2, 2018

UV light identified as an important prerequisite for life to evolve on exoplanets

Chemistry required to create the primordial soup which resulted in the development of life on Earth might not have happened without a dosage of UV light.

Aug 1, 2018

Cure Parkinson's by transplanting nerve cells into brain? Japan approves clinical trial

In the treatment method, the nerve cells are created using cells from people whose immunity makes them less prone to transplant rejections. The treatment is backed by the government and will be conducted at Kyoto University Hospital.

Jul 31, 2018

Delhi's St. Stephen College withdraws invite to Mamata Banerjee; TMC blames BJP-RSS

The TMC leadership stated, "Let them keep trying, Mamata's voice cannot be silenced."

Jul 30, 2018

An election worker hangs a banner outside a classroom at a school in Phnom Penh

Cambodia prepares for election marred by criticism

The sixth election in the history of Cambodia is set to begin on Sunday and preparations are on in full swing despite the UN and US threatening sanctions over the unfair elections after the main opposition party was dissolved last year.

Jul 28, 2018

Scientists create fastest rotating object in the world, spinning at 60 billion times per minute

The physicists, associated with this study, believe that observing this object will help them in learning more about vacuum and gravity

Jul 27, 2018

PTI supporter celebrates ahead of Pakistan elections

Pakistan rejected Islam by electing Imran Khan, says Jammu-based Jamaat-e-Islami spokesperson

Zahid Ali, the spokesperson of Jamaat-e-Islami, was slammed by social media users for his post on Imran Khan being elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Jul 26, 2018

Exercise may cut chronic disease risk in older adults, reveals study

The findings suggested that people who engaged in the highest levels of total physical activity were twice as likely to avoid stroke, heart disease, angina, cancer and diabetes, and be in optimal physical and mental shape ten years later.

Jul 24, 2018

Legion season 3 spoilers: Will Professor X appear in new episodes? Probably not

FX announced the renewal of the TV series Legion for season 3 at the San Diego Comic-Con last weekend. Fuelling X-Men fans' curiosity is a major revelation regarding the main character in the new season.

Jul 24, 2018

Password practices of internet companies

Amazon, Reddit and Wikipedia not doing enough to oblige users to protect data

University of Plymouth Professor Steve Furnell shows a disappointing result of his 10-year research on the password practices of internet companies.

Jul 23, 2018

New study finds a green way to combat depression

A new study has found that people living near green spaces were less depressed than those living near parking lots and other non-green spaces.

Jul 22, 2018

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