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PHOTOS: EYE-POPPING views of earth from space

Here's a collection of some photographs released by the National Aeronautics and Space Agency of cities and continents taken from the International Space Station in recent times. One of three......

Human life is obviously cheaper in India than in the US

How on earth did Dr Manmohan Singh and his ministers conclude that the casualties of a disaster in a nuclear plant would be fewer than the deaths and injuries caused by the Bhopal gas tragedy? And......

STUNNING: Ever seen the Earth breathing?

Ever seen the Earth breathe? Well, John Nelson has just shown that it does. Here’s what Nelson, a GIS analyst with Michigan-based IDV Solutions, created using cloudless images from......

PIX: Curiosity's 1st birthday on Mars, celebrations on earth

NASA's Curiosity rover has completed one year on Mars. The car-sized robotic rover successfully landed on Mars on August 6, 2012, and has achieved its main goal of revealing ancient Mars could......

Why India's Chandrayaan-2 won't leave earth

India's second mission to Moon appears to be stuck. That’s because there appears to be uncertainty over availability of a lander from Russia even as the 'desi' rocket to launch the space......

Who pays the highest, lowest for petrol in the world

There are places on earth where petrol is cheaper than water. Petrol is cheapest in Venezuela. Take a look at places where people pay the lowest and highest for petrol in the world, according to......

How Long Beach stopped sinking, continues oil drilling

Few places on earth bear the scars of oil production like Long Beach, California. Parts of the city have sunk by as much as 29 feet from their original level because of subsidence caused by......

Reforms: Business sentiments improved but nothing else changed

Being a big wheel in the earth mover business, Vipin Sondhi has a very clear idea why the Indian economy is stuck in the mud and what the government must do to change the mindset of business......

25 biggest aluminium-producing countries in the world

Aluminium is the third most abundant element (after oxygen and silicon), and the most abundant metal, in the Earth's crust. It makes up about eight per cent by weight of the Earth's solid surface.......

Climate change: World Bank predicts DISASTER

The World Bank on Monday warned that the Earth will be warmer by four degrees Celsius this century, causing 'calamitous effects', unless immediate action is not taken to mitigate the imminent......

Review: After Earth is boring and flawed

Watching After Earth isn't exactly a memory you'd like to cherish, writes Sonil Dedhia.The tag line of director M Night Shyamalan’s latest venture After Earth reads: ‘Danger is......

The After Earth Contest: Win EXCITING prizes!

After the award-winning film The Pursuit of Happyness, Will Smith reunites with son Jaden in M Night Shyamalan's new film After Earth about a post-apocalyptic world. Set to release on June 7, the......

Looking forward to M Night Shyamalan's After Earth?

M Night Shyamalan's new sci-fi After Earth is all set to release on June 7 in India. It stars Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith, playing father and son in the film as well.This is the......

PIX: Vidya Balan arrives in Cannes

Vidya Balan arrived at the 66th Cannes Film Festival, looking gorgeous in earth colours. The actress was spotted at the Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez, in France, on the eve of the......

Review: Aiyyaa, what a letdown!

Aiyyaa is let down by its weak script, writes Prasanna D Zore'Yeh sab kya ho raha hai (what on earth is going on here)?,' wonders Rani Mukerji's character Meenaxi Deshpande in Aiyyaa as the film......

Eyes on Games as London gears up for greatest spectacle

On the eve of the greatest show on earth, here are a few snippets bringing you the flavour and goings-on around the London Games. Late-night fireworks It was a midnight Olympic light show --......

World C'ships more competitive than Olympics: Mary Kom

It might be the biggest sporting show on earth but women's boxing legend M C Mary Kom feels the Olympics would not be as competitive as the World Championship -- an event in which the Indian has......

Sharapova comes back down to earth at Wimbledon

After the stellar delight of winning the French Open to complete a career grand slam, Maria Sharapova has come back down to earth at Wimbledon, scene of one of her greatest disappointments a year......

We should be proud of our job at this moment: Mancini

Manchester City's expensively-assembled squad came back down to earth with a bump on Friday after manager Roberto Mancini said they should be happy finishing second to Manchester United because......

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Q. For looting Nine Hundred and Fifty Crores going to jail for five years is not a big deal, are you willing to go to jail for five years if you are offered Nine Hundred and Fifty Crores?
SREENIVAS: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/for-looting-nine-hundred-and-fifty-crores-going-to-jail-for-/26514024/answers/

Q. What is Mahalaya Amavasya and what is its significance?
Lucky: A. Jail is hell on earth.U cannot go there. Its a forbidden place.U can live in a hut or cave but not in there. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-mahalaya-amavasya-and-what-is-its-significance/26513990/answers/26514050

Q. how we can stop to the bad effect of nature on the earth?
Rakesh: A. The dark fortnight of Aswayuja (September-October) is known as the Mahalaya Paksha or the fortnight specially sacred for offering oblations to the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-we-can-stop-to-the-bad-effect-of-nature-on-the-earth/26512549/answers/26513999

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Giaa

Actress Giaa Maneck who is seen portraying the bubbly Jeannie on SAB TV's Jeannie Aur Juju is accustomed to playing diverse characters on the show.... ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/news/Giaa-Maneck-Jeanie-Aur-Juju/articleshow/23638539.cms

How to fast the healthy way this Navratri

The festivities of Navratri begin from October 5 onwards. Along with the fun and frolic of garba, it also brings along the nine-day fasting... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/health/1899849/report-how-to-fast-the-healthy-way-this-navratri

'Temptation Reloaded' makes comeback to Sydney after 9 years

Melbourne: Sydneysiders are preparing itself to witness the biggest Bollywood event of the year when Shah Rukh Khan will perform at the extravagant... ...

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/temptation-reloaded-makes-a-comeback-to-sydney-after-9-years/426855-8-66.html

World to officially run out of coffee on October 2, 2020

London, Oct. 7 (ANI): Experts have warned that the world will officially run out of cocoa beans on October 2, 2020, owing to the ever-expanding... ...

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/10/07/109-World-to-officially-run-out-of-coffee-on-October-2-2020.html

Moon set to dance with 3 planets on Tuesday

Washington, Oct. 7 (ANI): Moon is going to meet with three planets in the evening sky during an upcoming celestial event on Tuesday. On Tuesday... ...

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/10/07/87-Moon-set-to-dance-with-3-planets-on-Tuesday.html

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