Merkel gets fourth term with SDP support

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union received a boost on Sunday as the Social Democratic Party agreed to form a 'grand coalition' government with them, ending months of......

Giant new galaxy revealed on the edge of the universe

ALMA image of the gravitationally lensed galaxy SDP.81. The bright orange central region of the ring (ALMA's highest resolution observation ever) reveals the glowing dust in this distant galaxy.......

Merkel's party misses majority in Germany, uncertainty over next leader

Germany's left-leaning, Social Democrats Party (SPD) won in the German federal election with over 25 per cent votes, but uncertainty remains over the next leader as results showed that the party......

India approves projects worth $100 mn in Afghanistan

India on Thursday approved small-scale projects worth $100 million for implementation in strife-torn Afghanistan. The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved......

Why Modi sarkar must first push reforms in NDA-ruled states

The central government could coordinate its initiatives to make land available for physical transportation, and also upgrade fibre-optic linkages with NDA ruled states which are serially contiguous......