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Even foreign nationals are entitled to right to life, liberty: Apex Court

The Supreme Court, while quashing the Videocon case filed against three Ugandan nationals, observed that the right to life and liberty, enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution,...

June 21, 2013

NASA’s Cassini to photograph Earth from Saturn

On July 19, 2013 NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will be taking the first-ever natural-colour image of the Earth as seen from the Saturn system, from 1.44 billion kilometres away. The US...

June 21, 2013

Hassan Rouhani wins Iran's presidential polls

Hassan Rouhani has been elected as the new President of Iran as he clinched victory by getting the needed 50% votes. The winning candidate needed more than 50%...

June 21, 2013

U.K. court orders government to lift sanctions against Iranian bank

The U.K. Supreme Court has ordered the British government to lift the sanctions against Tehran-based Bank Mellat whose British assets had been frozen for allegedly financing Iran’s controversial nuclear programme....

June 21, 2013

India Post ties up with Air India

Air India has tied up with India Post for carriage of Logistics Post which is different from regular post office mail. This service is available from a total...

June 21, 2013

Rebel sign peace accord with Malian government, paving way for polls

Rebels of the Tuareg-led National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in north Mali have inked a peace deal with the government to hold presidential elections on July...

June 20, 2013

Crop yields will not meet 2050 global demand: study

Researchers at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment in the U.S., warn that Yields of four major crops were not rising fast enough to meet projected...

June 20, 2013

Study finds significant role of platelets in immune system

Scientists from the University of Calgary, Canada, have found through a study a new type of surveillance mechanism linked with immune system taking place in the liver of...

June 20, 2013

European Commission imposes fine on nine pharma cos including Ranbaxy

The European Commission imposed a fine of 146 million euro on nine pharma companies, including Ranbaxy Laboratories, for delaying market entry of cheaper generic versions of Danish company...

June 20, 2013

Tianhe-2: World’s fastest Supercomputer developed by China

China achieved a big breakthrough in the field of supercomputers as it successfully developed fastest supercomputer in the world, named, Tianhe-2. About Tianhe-2: Supercomputer developed by China’s National University...

June 19, 2013

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