NASA discovers magnetic ropes which connect Earth to the Sun

Washington, Dec 12: A fleet of NASA spacecraft has discovered the existence of giant magnetic ropes (a twisted bundle of magnetic fields), that connects Earth's upper atmosphere directly to the sun

Mars Express witnesses dust storm on the planet

Paris, Dec 12: New observations from Mars Express, a Mars exploration mission of the European Space Agency (ESA), have indicated the occurrence of a dust storm that engulfed the Red Planet recently

Medha Patkar accuses Orissa govt for acquiring land for POSCO steel plant

Jagatsinghpur/Nuagaon/Bhubaneshwar (Orissa), Dec 12: Social activist Medha Patkar, who led a protest rally here, has accused the State Government of forcibly acquiring land for the 12 billion dollar steel plant planned by South Korean steel maker POSCO.

Patkar, on her way to Nuagaon village to meet anti-POSCO activists sitting on a hunger strike, was shown placards by the pro-POSCO activists, who wanted Patkar to go back.

However, a determined Patkar went ahead and entered Nuagaon village and met the anti-POSCO activists.

A Raja lauds concept of Centres of Excellence

New Delhi, Dec 12: Lauding the concept of cluster of Centres of Excellence (COEs) across the country, Union Communications and Information Technology Minister A Raja today said it is a timely move

Muslim father strangles daughter in Canada for refusing to wear a veil

Washington, Dec 12: A Muslim taxi driver in Toronto, Canada, has strangled his 16-year-old daughter after she refused to wear a veil and declared her wish to live her life like other Canadian teena

Pakistan, China sign extradition treaty

Islamabad, Dec 12: Pakistan and China have signed a extradition treaty to make cooperation more effective on preventing and suppressing crimes, keeping in view the acts of international terrorism a

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