On Friday, the honorable Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh met the chiefs of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, who briefed him on the country's defence preparedness.

Other than this, the pay and service conditions in the armed forces against the backdrop of dissatisfaction over the Pay Commission's recommendations were also discussed by the services chiefs.

Bollywood’s naughty hottie Salman Khan turned 43 on December 27, 2008.

Salman, the most eligible bachelor in the Indian cinema, was born on December 27, 1965 in Indore.

Bollywood’s true muscleman made his acting debut in the 1988 film Biwi Ho To Aisi where he played a supporting role.

In 1989, Salman Khan played the lead actor in the flick 'Maine Pyar Kiya'.

It seems that the unfortunate scene of economic slowdown may never end. It has been learnt now that the year 2008 is being made longer by the world's timekeepers, as they add a leap second to the last day of the year.

The Earth too is slowing down along with the economy, and it has persuaded the timekeepers to add an extra second to their atomic clocks to keep in sync with the Earth's slightly slowing rotation. So this means that on December 31st 2008, an extra second will be tacked on after 5:59:59 p. m. and before 6 p. m. Central Standard Time.

The extra second will actually make 2008, that already had an extra day on Feb. 29, the longest year since 1992.

It was reported just a few days back that a Sony Vaio laptop would soon hit the PC market. The details of the new netbook, apparently called Sony P series netbook were accidentally released by the company on its SonyStyle site, after it released the countdown page.

It has been learnt that the netbook has a meaningful name where 'P' stands for Pocket. It can be guessed from here that the netbook might fit into your pocket. It has been further leart that users would be able to avail this net book in three colors, namely crimson red, champagne gold and black silk.

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A group of scientist, investigating one of the mysteries of the universe have been shaken by new shots of a "giant cosmic car crash" about 100 million years ago.

The team of the scientists informs that new clues about the existence of 'dark matter' are revealed via the spectacular intergalactic collision. A snapshot of clusters smashing into one another has been displayed in the blues and pinks captured by the powerful telescopes. The presence of dark matter is predicted in the blue area.