Top 10 discoveries of the decade
An article in Discovery News has listed the top ten discoveries of the decade. At number 10 is the discovery of Eris in 2005, a minor body that is 27 percent bigger than Pluto. The finding became the trigger that
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Archive for December, 2009
Lunar eclipse likely to dampen celebrations
While the year 2009 witnessed altogether four lunar eclipses and two solar eclipses, it will have its last lunar eclipse on December 31. The various phases of the eclipse would begin at 10.45 pm on December 31 and end at
Facebook reunites siblings after 35 years
An Indonesian woman found a brother who had been missing for more than three decades through the popular social networking site Facebook, a report said on Tuesday. Nurlianti Dehi was separated from her elder brother Anton in 1974 when he
23-year-old girl dies of drug overdose in Goa
A 23-year-old girl has died in Panaji allegedly due to drug overdose, police said on Thursday. Neha Bahuguna, who was working in Bangalore died on Wednesday at a local hospital. “The medical report has attributed the death to drug overdose,”
Britney Spears to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Kerala
Pop star Britney Spears will spend the last two nights of 2009 on a luxury houseboat in the backwaters of Kerala. She will spend
World premiere of R3 Concept at Auto Expo
The world premiere of concept version of Maruti Suzuki India’s 6-seater multi-purpose vehicle, R3, which has been designed exclusively by Indian engineers in barely nine months, will be held at the Auto Expo beginning January 5, 2010. It is for
Ford to raise prices
Ford India on Wednesday said in a statement that it would increase prices of all its vehicles from January 1, 2010, due to rise in input costs and exchange rate fluctuations. The upward price revisions will be in the range
Popular Kannada actor Vishunuvardhan passes away
Popular Kannada actor Vishnuvardhan died of cardiac arrest in Mysore in the wee hours today
Airports put on alert for powders, liquids :Goa
The Home Ministry at the centre has sounded an alert at all small and major airports to tighten security and seize any suspicious powder or liquid any passenger may try to smuggle on any domestic or international flight. The alert
Munnabhai sequel to be completed soon
Rajkumar Hirani’s latest release ‘3 Idiots’ is breaking all records at the box-office. Now that the talented filmmaker is done with ‘3 Idiots’