New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Thursday congratulated Indian-origin scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan on winning the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
Bangalore, Oct 8 (IANS) Royal Challengers captain Anil Kumble won the toss and elected to bat against Cape Cobras in the inaugural Airtel Champions League Twenty20 cricket at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Thursday.
Washington, May 22 (DPA) US space agency NASA has said it is ready to send two missions to the moon in a launch next month that will set the course for the resumption of human lunar exploration.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) are to launch aboard a single rocket June 17.
New York, May 22 (DPA) The number of confirmed deaths from the A(H1N1) influenza virus in the US rose to nine after the death of a young man in Utah, the federal Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday.
The CDC put the total number of confirmed infections with the new virus in the US at 5,764.
New York, May 22 (Xinhua) The Wall Street closed lower Thursday as investors worried that the economy might not recover as quickly as expected.
Investors grew nervous after the credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) warned that Britain may have its rating cut because of the nation’s increasing debt. S&P lowered the country’s credit outlook from “stable” to “negative”.
Washington, May 22 (IANS) The FBI has warned President Barack Obama of the risks involved in transferring the Guantanamo Bay detainees to the US after the controversial prison camp is permanently closed, a media report said Thursday.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Robert Mueller expressed concern about moving some 240 suspected terrorists into the US even if they are deemed to be no longer a risk, Geo TV said.
Warsaw, May 22 (Xinhua) Poland will deploy a US missile unit in the country later this year as part of a bilateral pact with Washington, Deputy Defence Minister Stanislaw Komorowski said Thursday.
Russia has strongly opposed the move.
Centurion, May 22 (IANS) Young Manish Pandey became the first Indian to slam a century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to propel Bangalore Royal Challengers to a 12-run victory over Deccan Chargers at the SuperSport Park here Thursday.
Both teams were already through to the last four stage but Chargers’ loss means that they finished at fourth place and will play table-toppers Delhi Daredevils in the first semi-final Friday. Bangalore will meet Chennai Super Kings in the second semi-final Saturday.
Centurion, May 21 (IANS) Final standings of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Deccan Chargers in the last round-robin clash at SuperSport Park here Thursday.
Deccan Chargers will meet Delhi Daredevils in the first semifinal Friday while Royal Challengers will meet Chennai Super Kings in the second semifinal Saturday.
Centurion, May 21 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Bangalore Royal Challengers and Deccan Chargers here Thursday.
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