US team finds evidence of water in moon minerals
A team of US geologists has found structurally bound hydroxyl groups in a mineral in a lunar rock returned to earth by the Apollo programme.
Geologists at the California Institute of Technology (Calt
Muralitharan finishes with 800 Test wickets
Galle (Sri Lanka), July 22: Sri Lankan off-spinner Muthiah Muralitharan made a perfect finish to a stellar career, claiming his 800th Test wicket in his last match against India here Thursday and beco
Obama signs law to prevent another recesssion
The US President, Mr Barack Obama, has signed into law the most sweeping financial industry reform legislation since the Great Depression, terming it insurance against the kind of meltdown that led to
Beckham persuaded Henry to join US soccer league
London, Jul 22: Ace French striker Thierry Henry has admitted that he was persuaded to join New York Red Bulls by David Beckham.
Ex-Arsenal striker Henry’s first game since leaving Barcelona will be
Opposition to continue protest against Nitish Kumar
A day after unseemly scenes of a slipper being flung at the speaker and flower pots being broken in the assembly, Bihar's opposition legislators on Thursday said they would continue their protest agai
US admits ISI-Taliban link, allays India's Afghan worries
Days after India-Pakistan talks broke down on the issue of terror, the US on Thursday pointed out links between the Taliban and Pakistani spy agency ISI and assured India that its role in Afghanistan
Two militants killed in Kupwara gun battle
At least two militants were killed in a gun battle with secuirty forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara District on Wednesday night.
Acting on a tip off, security forces cordoned off the Rajwar forest
Government sanctions funds for unique identity numbers
Government on Thursday sanctioned funds for the second phase of the ambitious scheme to allocate unique identity numbers to 10 crore of the country's population.
The Cabinet Committee on Unique Iden
'US jobs market still bleak'
Washington, July 22: US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S Bernanke said Wednesday that the country's economy was continuing to expand moderately, thanks to stimulative monetary and fiscal policies, but j
Top US military commander to arrive in India
The highest ranking officer of the US armed forces, Admiral Michael Mullen, is arriving here later on Thursday for a two-day visit to hold talks ahead of American President, Mr Barack Obama's New Delh