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IN PICTURES: Atlantis, end of the US shuttle era

Space shuttle Atlantis touched down safely in its final landing at the Kennedy Space Centre in Houston on Thursday, bringing the curtain down on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's......

PIX: Shuttle Atlantis begins final trip back home

US shuttle Atlantis has separated from the International Space Station for the last time to begin one final trip back to Earth. Atlantis was launched on July 8 on the 135th and last voyage of......

Space shuttle's voyage and Newton's apple tree

At 2.20 pm on Friday, exactly as planned, space shuttle Atlantis thundered off its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Centre and set off on its 32nd -- and, perhaps, its last-- flight, carrying......

Atlantis mission back on track

Atlantis astronauts are gearing up to check the tail section of their spacecraft for a minor tear in the heat shield while they prepare for a spacewalk that was postponed by 24 hours because of a......

Sunita chosen Person of the Week

Hours after she returned to Earth onboard shuttle Atlantis after a record 195-day stay in space, Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams was chosen Person of the Week by a leading US television......

This amazing hotel recreated the lost city of Atlantis

Atlantis, The Palm is a 1,539 room, ocean-themed destination resort located at the centre of the crescent of the man-made Palm Island in Dubai. This $1.5 billion joint venture project was developed......

India set to get Asia's first tidal power plant

With the proposed commissioning of a 50-Mw tidal power project off the coast of Gujarat in 2013, India is ready to place its first "seamark" that will be a first for Asia as well.London-based......

Lupin sues Ranbaxy in US for patent infringement

In a twist to the tale of drug patent infringement cases in the United States, Indian drug company Lupin has sued Ranbaxy Laboratories, which is now controlled by Japanese drug major Daiichi......

Bringing up babytech

What happens when gadget-crazy, Internet-obsessed, financially secure adults have babies? A new market is born. U.S. parents spent $2.9 billion in 2006 on baby goods, and $337 million of that was......

QE2 sold as $100m floating Dubai hotel

Queen Elizabeth 2, the world's most famous cruise ship, will soon be turned into a floating hotel in Dubai.The Dubai World Company has bought the 70,000-tonne ship for $100 million through its......

Spotted: Amrita Arora in Dubai

Reader Suresh Nair and his wife met Amrita Arora at hotel Atlantis, Dubai, at the Palm Jumeira.If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or a video of the......

SRK gets Oprah's suite!

Shah Rukh Khan bagged the most exclusive suite at the opening party of Dubai's Atlantis Palm Jumeirah, leaving behind a host of Hollywood celebrities. The over Rs 18 lakh-a night exclusive suite,......

DVD sales soar in US

Hollywood had not finished congratulating itself on the record $9.37 billion gross in North American theaters in 2002 when a bigger storymade the headlines: thehome-video industry had grossed at......

Spotted: Gambhir and Cairns in Dubai

Reader Ravi Chandok sent us these pictures from Dubai. 'Hi, I am Ravi Chandok. My friend and I went to Dubai on New Year's eve. I met Gautam Gambhir atEmirates Mall which was quite an exciting......

Should the X-men have a go?

A pole vaulter clears 25 metres and the 100 metres final is over in 2.9 seconds. "It's like watching the X-men," a spectator gasps.It could be the future.The Athens Games is the first Olympics......

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Q. what is the best place to live another then home?
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Q. if alphabetically arranged, which would be the first space shuttle ?
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Blazing Comet may score

in the Coonoor Cup (1,200m), the main event of the races to be held here on Wednesday (June 19). BELUR PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), 3-y-o only... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/sport/races/blazing-comet-may-score/article4826858.ece

Big Business Finds New Way to Support Local Charities Using Office Supplies

Businesses are using It's My Community store as a way to give back to local charities and non-profits while they save money on office supplies.... ...

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Proposal to build flyovers under JNNURM kicks up row

The Kochi Corporation's proposal to include the construction of the three flyovers at Vyttila, Palarivattom and Kundannoor under the Jawaharlal... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Proposal-to-build-flyovers-under-JNNURM-kicks-up-row/2013/06/18/article1640724.ece

Relief for family from railway gate

Railway staff removing the barricades that were erected on the way to Lawrence's house at Atlantis Junction | Express Photo A family living very... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Relief-for-family-from-railway-gate/2013/06/18/article1640737.ece

Not without child play

Theres nothing like a good holiday to rejuvenate the body and mind. And while many go the spa way, more and more people in the city want a place... ...

http://www.asianage.com/life-and-style/not-without-child-play-884

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