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Oscars 2013: Nominations announced

Oscars 2013: Nominations announced

The shortlist for this year’s Academy Award nominations has been announced ahead of the Oscars ceremony next month. Quvenzhane Wallis, 9,

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  • January 9, 2013

Railway fares hiked for first time in 10 years; raised from January 21

Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Wednesday announced a fare hike with effect from January 21-22 midnight. Addressing a press conference

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  • January 8, 2013

Standard Kilogram Has Put On some Weight

The international standard, a cylinder-shaped hunk of metal that defines the fundamental unit of mass, has gained tens of micrograms

McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope
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  • January 5, 2013

India is going to start building the world’s largest solar telescope

India is expected to start building the world’s largest solar telescope on the icy heights of Ladakh to study the

is closer to the sun today than in rest of 2013
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  • January 2, 2013

Earth is closer to the sun today than in rest of 2013

Jan. 2 marks the time when the Earth is at perihelion, the point in its orbit at which it is

Google's new Asia data centres could make its services 30% faster in India
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  • January 2, 2013

Google’s new Asia data centres could make its services 30% faster in India

Indian internet users can expect YouTube videos to load faster and Google to throw up search results quicker, thanks to the

India Art Fair 2013 announces its 5th edition

India Art Fair, the country’s premier modern and contemporary art fair, has announced its 5th edition from February 1-3, 2013,

Google India tributes to the Delhi girl
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  • December 31, 2012

Google India tributes to the Delhi Brave Girl

A candle on most popular search engine Google India to tribute Indian Brave-Heart. With a simple candle on its homepage saying

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  • December 30, 2012

Scientists predict serious earthquakes in the Himalayas

Scientists have warned of more great earthquakes — of the magnitude 8 to 8.5 — in the Himalayas, especially in

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  • December 30, 2012

Year in Review: Top News Photos of 2012

1. Malala Yousufzai is seen with her father Ziauddin and her two younger brothers Khushal Khan and Atal Khan (R),

A statue by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan shows Adolf Hitler praying on his knees in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday Dec. 28, 2012. The work, “HIM” has been drawing visitors since it was installed last month and even some anger. One Jewish group, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, this week condemned the work’s placement in the former ghetto as “a senseless provocation which insults the memory of the Nazis' Jewish victims.”. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Praying Hitler in ex-Warsaw ghetto sparks emotion

  A statue of Adolf Hitler praying on his knees is on display in the former Warsaw Ghetto, the place

An employee of the Israeli Antiquities Authority displays figurines at Tel Motza archaeological site on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

2,750-year-old temple discovered in Israel

  Israeli archeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient temple that is nearly 3,000 years old and was once

Hyundai Eyes NFC Based Smartphone Technology To Replace Car Keys

Hyundai Eyes NFC Based Smartphone Technology To Replace Car Keys

South Korean Hyundai Motor Company predicts by 2015 drivers will be able to unlock car doors and start the engine with

Ratan Tata Retired from Tata Groups Mistry to Succeed Ratan Tata
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  • December 28, 2012

Ratan Tata Retired from Tata Groups: Mistry to Succeed Ratan Tata

The era of Ratan Tata is coming to an end today. Business tycoon Ratan Tata who proved that business can