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‘Dirty Dancing’ town planning memorial for Patrick Swayze
London, Sep 19 (ANI): Locals of a North Carolina community, where Patrick Swayze’s film ‘Dirty Dancing’ was shot, are planning a memorial service for the late star.
The ‘Ghost’ star died on Monday evening after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
The town of Lake Lure will pay homage to the 57-year-old during a memorial service on [...]
J and K Govt seeks Center’s clearance to construct concrete huts along LAC
Srinagar, Sep 16 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Government has sought clearance from the Ministry of Defence to construct huts like along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) bordering China.
According to sources the State Government forwarded this proposal with the aim of strengthening the Indian presence along the LAC.
State [...]
Cracks on Mars a result of evaporating lakes in ancient times
Washington, September 16 (ANI): Networks of giant polygonal troughs etched across crater basins on Mars have been identified as desiccation cracks caused by evaporating lakes, providing further evidence of a warmer, wetter Martian past.
The findings were presented at the European Planetary Science Congress by PhD student M. Ramy El Maarry of the Max Planck Institute [...]
Tibetans-in-exile at Leh react strongly to Chinese incursion
Leh, Sep 15 (ANI): Members of the exiled Tibetan community at Leh reacted strongly to the recent Chinese trespass into India’s border areas in Ladakh region.
Such concern was expressed by functionaries of Tibetan fora based at Leh on Monday.
Warning India of Chinese designs, Kunzang Dechen, President of Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Leh, termed [...]
Antarctica’s secret water network far more dynamic than believed
London, September 15 (ANI): The first complete map of the lakes beneath Antarctica’s ice sheets reveals the continent’s secret water network is far more dynamic than we thought, and could be acting as a powerful lubricant beneath glaciers, contributing to sea level rise.
According to a report in New Scientist, Ian Joughin at the University of [...]
Natural History Museum bets on discovery of Loch Ness monster
London, Sept 14 (ANI): London’s Natural History Museum has inked a deal with bookmakers William Hill, which will see the mythical Loch Ness monster go on public display – if it is ever caught.
The Loch Ness Monster is a creature believed to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed [...]
After Ladakh, Chinese incursions now reported in Uttarakhand
Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Sep.13 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has reportedly informed the Central Government about possible incursions by the Chinese in his state.
Pokhriyal, quoting reports from locals in Rimkhim in Chamoli district, said the Chinese entered the state on September 5 and left behind biscuit packet wrappers and cigarettes.
He informed both Prime Minister [...]
Four giant stone-age axes found in African lake basin
Washington, September 13 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has found four giant stone hand axes from the dry basin of Lake Makgadikgadi in the Kalahari Desert in Africa, dating back to the Stone Age, which suggests that the region was once much drier and wetter than it is today.
The discovery of the axes is part [...]
Scientists use bacteria to make radioactive metals inert
Washington, September 9 (ANI): A team of scientists is researching the use of sulfate-reducing bacteria to convert toxic radioactive metal to inert substances, a much more economical solution.
The research is being done by Judy Wall, a biochemistry professor at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.
The bacteria Wall is studying are [...]
Potable water shortage hits villagers in Kashmir
Kupwara (J-K), Sep 4 (ANI): Facing acute shortage of potable water, the villagers are forced to drink polluted water in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
A prolonged drought-like situation has further added woes to the villagers.
Everyday, women cover long distances to fetch [...]
Antarctica’s plumbing system more dynamic than previously believed
Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): Scientists, using space-based lasers on a NASA satellite have created the most comprehensive inventory of lakes that actively drain or fill under Antarctica’s ice, which has revealed a continental plumbing system that is more dynamic than previously thought.
“Even though Antarctica’s ice sheet looks static, the more we watch it, the more [...]
China denies any violation of Indian air space
Beijing, Sep.1 (ANI): Chinese government on Tuesday said that there has been no violation of Indian air space and reports about such an occurrence by India media were baseless.
“Chinese military never crossed into the air space of other countries and its border [...]
Army confirms violation of Indian air space by Chinese copters
New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): The Indian Army on Monday said that China violated the Indian air space in Leh in Jammu and Kashmir.
Army Spokesperson Northern Command, Colonel Kachari said, “It has happened. That is confirmed. But there is nothing alarming in it. I have given a written reply and that is the correct [...]
Archaeologists uncover 7th century ship in Sweden
Stockholm (Sweden), August 28 (ANI): Swedish archaeologists have announced the find of a 7th century burial ship, the oldest of its kind to be discovered in Scandinavia.
According to a report in The Local, the ship, thought to be from the Vendel era (550-793) of Swedish prehistory, was [...]
Dead Sea shrinking by 1 meter every year
Washington, August 27 (ANI): Reports indicate that the Dead Sea is still shrinking fast, with water levels continuing to drop at the rate of about 1 meter per year.
Praised far and wide for the reputed healing powers of its minerals and waters, the Dead Sea has been luring visitors for thousands of years.
But these [...]
Matt Damon ‘to finally play real-life alien expert Bob Lazar’
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): Matt Damon may soon get to play the role of real-life alien expert Bob Lazar, for which he was signed almost four years back.
Earlier, the plan of movie executives at New Line to chronicle the life story and Lazar’s recollections of working [...]
Largest lake on Saturn’s moon Titan found to be as smooth as a mirror
London, August 22 (ANI): A new study has shown that the largest lake on Saturn’s moon Titan is as smooth as a mirror, varying in height by less than 3 millimeters, and good enough for skipping rocks on it.
According to a report in New Scientist, the find, based on new radar observations, adds to [...]
Pak raises lands drying up issue due to Indian conspiracy with Holbrooke
Islamabad, Aug.21 (ANI): The Pakistan Government is reported to have raised the issue of its agrarian lands drying up due to India’s water conspiracy with visiting US Special Representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke.
Though Holbrooke told officials in Islamabad that [...]
Pak accuses India of reducing its agro-based economy to tatters
Islamabad, Aug.19 (ANI): Authorities in Pakistan have once again charged India with reducing the country’s agro-based economy to tatters by building the Wullar Barrage/Tulbul Navigation Project on the Jhelum River.
The News quotes Indus Water Commissioners Ishrat Ali Khan and Jamaat Ali Shah, as saying that Pakistan has handed over credible evidence in JUne of this [...]
Scientists identify lake shorelines on Mars
Washington, August 9(ANI): A team of scientists, using images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on board NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, have reported direct evidence of lake shorelines in the Shalbatana Vallis in Mars.
Scientists generally believe that warm, wet conditions existed on Mars until only about 3.7 billion years ago.
In recent years, [...]
