The team found that if every roof across the world were entirely painted white, the urban heat island effect could be reduced by 33 per cent.
Rishabh Pant became the first Indian and only the 12th player on record to hit a six as the first scoring shot of their Test career.
The US army has appointed a senior general to direct and oversee its cyber warfare division. General Keith B Alexander has been entrusted with the Pentagon's new Cyber Command, the Guardian reported.
Former Australian captain Steve Waugh, along with four others, would be inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame in Sydney on Monday.
For the first time, two Indian-origin women have been elected to the House of Commons, setting a new record for representation of ethnic minorities in Britain.
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Wealthy supporters attempting to mount a takeover of English Premier League champions Manchester United ruled out making a bid during the current football season. The Red Knights, a collection of financial figures including former Football League chairman Keith Harris and Goldman Sachs chief economist Jim O'Neill, said they would continue to work on their proposal over the next few weeks but do not expect anything to be finalised before the end of the season in May.
The shooting occurred on Saturday morning after officer Michael Slager, 33, stopped Walter Scott for a broken brake light.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes there is no need for English football to introduce American Football's 'Rooney Rule', saying "there is no racism" in the game.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have sued The News Of the World newspaper for publishing false reports about the couple signing a divorce deal.
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Lord's chief executive Keith Bradshaw said on Monday he would welcome the opportunity to host a Test between Asian powerhouses Pakistan and India at the headquarters of world cricket next year.
The foursome will have a combined age of 268 when their world tour kicks off next year and their band will reach it's half-century during the gig which is set to last into 2012.
LeBron James has made at least one decision, just not the one the basketball world had been waiting for.
Middlesbrough turned down a transfer request from England midfielder Stewart Downing on Monday. Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson and manager Gareth Southgate said on Monday they would not be selling Downing or any other senior players as they face up to a possible relegation battle, having gone eight league games without a win.
RIM's global chief marketing officer, Keith Pardy, told reporters that the new model has got the 'highest screen resolution and fastest' and drew parallels, stating 'it is like a power-packed Ferrari engine put into a small smart phone.'
The Nobel Prize committee has given up trying to reach musician Bob Dylan, days after he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
WG Grace, father of modern cricket, has been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
A record number of eight Indian-origin candidates including two women have been elected to the British parliament, setting a new record for representation of ethnic minorities in the UK.
Leading non-resident Indian entrepreneur Maneck Dalal, who has played a major role in promoting Indian art and culture in the UK, has been awarded the Asian Leadership Award for his contribution towards heritage.
Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist and Glenn McGrath made it to Cricinfo's all-time Australian XI but Ricky Ponting was deemed good enough only for the 12th man's slot.
The Marylebone Cricket Club, owners of Lord's, has denied that they are considering selling the naming rights of the famous cricket ground. 'I just want to reassure people that there's no way we would rename Lord's,' Bradshaw told BBC radio, denying a report in The Times, London.
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Booze binge killed the 33 singer who had gone on a night out with partner Andy Cowles to a gay club.
'Bigg Boss is there for 100 days but I have to be in the industry for the rest of my life. If I start behaving like a buffoon, and start shouting, screaming, playing dirty games and physically manhandling people, whatever I have earned in these years will go down the drain.' Aman Verma explains his stint in the popular reality show.
Referee Rob Styles has apologised for the controversial penalty decision that allowed Manchester United to take the lead against Bolton Wanderers in Saturday's Premier League game, which the champions went on to win 2-0.
Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley officially put the club up for sale at a cut-price 100 million pounds ($158.9 million) on Monday in a small-ads style statement on the team's website.
Today's new, lower rates could drop even further, says mortgage maven Keith Gumbinger. If you've got a jumbo ARM, you might want to wait
Former West Indies player Keith Arthurton conducted a three-day coaching clinic this weekend on the islands of Tortola and Virgin Gorda and had no doubt whatsoever that he has seen the next Tendulkar in seven-year-old Aidan Gorege.
India is Facebook's largest market with 250 million active monthly users. Along with Google, it has a 70 per cent share in the Rs 1,000 crore domestic digital ad market.
United States President Barack Obama has appointed two Indian-Americans, Rashad Hussain and Shomik Datta, to his legal team -- the White House Counsel. Hussain has been appointed as Deputy Associate Counsel to the US President and Dutta will be special assistant to President's Counsel, Greg Craig, the White House said. These appointments were made on January 28.
Workers who had sex the night before, a new study has revealed, are doing better at their jobs the next day,
Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail have been invited to attend a tea party at the House of Commons.
Nicole Kidman gave the world the very first real glimpse of her and hubby Keith Urban's daughter Sunday Rose, when the actress was photographed holding the tot while she was boarding a plane to London.
Leading Non Resident Indian Member of Parliament Keith Vaz has introduced a bill in the House of Commons seeking a more ethnically balanced Parliament in the United Kingdom. The bill will allow parties to create ethnic-minority shortlists when selecting parliamentary candidates. There are currently only 13 Labour and two Conservative Members of Parliament of an ethnic minority background. No Liberal Democrat belongs to that category.
Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman revealed at a recent press conference -- one meant to promote her upcoming film Australia -- that she's not quite certain about her future in the film industry, adding that rather than continue to act she may instead have more children.
Floyd's death has triggered nationwide violent protests with a section of the protesters resorting to looting and rioting across the country, leaving behind a trail of destruction.
Large and small Indian companies may face difficulties in filling up vacancies and moving staff from country to country owing to the new British immigration rules, an influential group of British MPs from the Home Affairs committee have been told.
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