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Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Search for Missing Plane Turns to Crowdsourcing for Clues

As the mystery of the missing Malaysian Airlines deepens, a Colorado satellite imaging company is offering satellite images that may be useful in searching for the missing plane.

Mar 11, 2014

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Northern California Earthquake: Massive 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake, 15 Aftershocks Raise Panic near Eureka

A powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake jostled the coast of Northern California late Sunday followed by at least 15 aftershocks.

Mar 10, 2014

India and Bangladesh officials conduct joint border survey in Tripura

Tripura, March 07 (ANI): A Bangladesh team led by Md Abdul Mannan, Director General of Bangladesh’s Department of Land Records and Survey, was in India to carry out a joint border survey with their Indian counterparts. The Indian team was led by the Director of the Survey of India, NR Biswal. They surveyed some 200 kms of the international boundary, including few disputed points like Kamalasagar, Kaiyerdhepha and Akhaura land port areas, and also finalised the location of the new subsidiary border pillars. The teams had earlier visited a few spots in Sylhet District of Bangladesh. India shares a 4,096 km long border with Bangladesh, the longest boundary it has with any of its neighbors.

Mar 7, 2014

Marine Museum of ZSI showcases blend of history, geography, anthropology and archipelago

Port Blair, Mar 4 (ANI): Marine Museum of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) showcases a perfect blend of history, geography, anthropology and the beautiful marine life of Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, housing over 1200 species and a diverse range of exhibits with informative coverage of the islands’ ecosystem, tribal communities, plant as well as animal life.

Mar 4, 2014

Chinese Student Inserts Sewing Needles into Stomach for Not Getting 100 Percent Results

A nine-year-old Chinese boy inserted sewing needles into his stomach for failing to score 100 percent in the final exams.

Mar 3, 2014

FIFA officials visit Kolkata to inspect venue for under-17 Football World Cup

Kolkata, March 01 (ANI): FIFA officials visited the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata to inspect the venue for the under-17 Football World Cup. In a press conference in Kolkata, FIFA delegation chief, Inaki Alvarez, said the purpose of the team’s visit was to carefully survey the facilities to be provided to the players. Expressing his satisfaction with the Salt Lake Stadium, he further said that the stadium has all the space required. The visit to the Salt Lake Stadium makes it the eighth venue in India inspected by a FIFA team so far. The team has so far visited stadiums in the Indian cities of New Delhi, Pune, Goa, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kochi and Guwahati.

Mar 1, 2014

Kejriwal raises questions on Opinion Polls

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and AAP chief on Wednesday said that his party has been saying that there is an opinion poll scam and a sting operation conducted by a news channel proved it right. The sting operation claimed that some of the agencies which conduct opinion polls before elections are willing to twist their findings for money. Kejriwal also said that every week there is an opinion poll and asked that how such a huge survey is done within a week. He further said that a special investigative team should verify the tapes and if they are genuine then strict action needs to be taken. He also asked how much money has BJP and its Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi given to various opinion poll agencies.

Feb 26, 2014

Angelina Jolie, Robert Downey Jr Top Highest Paid Actors List

Angelina Jolie and 'Iron Man' Robert Downey Jr have emerged as the highest paid Hollywood actors, according to a recent survey.

Feb 23, 2014

Ancient Fish-Lizard Skeleton Found Uncovered Beneath Melting Glaciers (Representational Image)

Antarctic Glacier to Rapidly Melt in Decades to Come: Geologists Find

A recent study by a team of global geologists has shown that PIG that has contributed about 25 percent of total ice loss in Antarctica may continue to melt for more decades to come.

Feb 21, 2014

India, Bangladesh demarcate disputed border

Agartala, Feb 21 (ANI): India, Bangladesh officials demarcated the disputed border in Tripura after four days of meticulous work and expressed satisfaction. The teams from both the countries visited the bordering areas of Kashba, Kaiyardepha and Akhaura and located 250 new subsidiary border pillars, which have been newly constructed. The demarcation would help guards in manning the border, expedite various construction activities such as fencing and lighting and making of water pump houses. Director General of Bangladesh Department of Land Record and Survey (DLRS), Mohammed Abdul Mannan, said that his team had carried out the mandate given by two governments. Director of Survey of India, N R Biswal, said that confusion over land ownership would end after the demarcation.

Feb 21, 2014

Prolonged Sitting after Age 60 Increases Risk of Disability

In a study published in the Journal of Physical Activity & Health, each additional hour people spent for sitting, nearly doubled their risk of disability.

Feb 20, 2014

Europe to Build New Planet-Hunting Space Telescope

European Space Agency (ESA) is on a mission to hunt for other Earth like planets outside our solar system.

Feb 20, 2014

Kiran Bedi and Congress slams Kejriwal over claims on Transparency International survey

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): After Transparency International refuted any claims of any survey as announce by Arvind Kejriwal assuring reduction in corruption in the national capital, Social Activist Kiran Bedi and Congress leader JP Aggarwal slammed the leader and party. Bedi said that every time one quotes somebody, he should have confidence in the same or else his credibility is lost as also in case of AAP earlier. Further, Aggarwal said that this is what AAP has been doing since their inception, saying something and then showing no credibility over the same.

Feb 18, 2014

Transparency International rejects AAP's claim on 'reduction in corruption' survey

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Global corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) Executive Director Ashutosh Kumar Mishra on Tuesday rejected AAP's claim that corruption has come down in Delhi based on an 'unpublished report'. Former chief minister of national capital Arvind Kejriwal had claimed during a CII meet that he had come to know that Transparency International is set to release a report which says that corruption is down in the Delhi Jal Board. Mishra said that they have neither done any such survey, nor are they planning for the same. He also said that it is impractical as any such survey takes months. The TI is also expected to take action against the party.