UN is best forum to discuss climate change: Manmohan to UN Secretary General
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today suggested that the United Nations could become the best forum to discuss and form consensus on the sensitive issue of climate change. ANI
Nigerian President assures Manmohan of speedy return of Indian hostages
Nigerian President Uman Yaradua today assured Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh of safe and speedy return of Indian hostages, when they met today on the sidelines of the G-8 summit of outreach nations. ANI
Bangladesh to announce roadmap for stalled polls next month
Bangladeshs Election Commission has said it would announce the roadmap for the countrys stalled general election sometimes in next month. ANI
Visa refusal to Arunachal officer will not mar Indo-Sino ties: Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today met Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the 33rd Group of Eight Outreach Summit for about 35-minutes, and said after the meeting that a recent diplomatic row between the two countries, would not affect relations, which were passing through a constructive phase. ANI
Pak Government suspends PEMRA law
The Pakistan Government has bowed to international pressure and suspended all of its actions against the electronic media issued under the Pakistan Electronic Media regulatory Authority (PEMRA) law. ANI
Drug that mimics feeling of fullness developed
Soon, you might just have to pop a pill to stop feeling hungry, for boffins have developed a compound that mimics the activity of the hormone which makes people feel full. ANI
Boffins construct new gene that may lead to design effective anti-malarial drugs
Boffins have constructed a gene PfMDR1, that might help molecularly understand how the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum), has become resistant to most of the drugs that could once destroy it. ANI
Boffins link premature aging to loss of stem cells
A new study has found that removing the ATR gene, which is important in embryo development leads to premature aging and loss of stem cell reservoirs in adult mice. ANI
Online shoppers dont mind paying more to protect privacy
A new study carried out by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has shown that people are willing to pay extra to buy items from online retailers when they can easily ascertain how retailers policies will protect their privacy. ANI
Soon, doctors might be performing surgeries via satellites
Robotic surgeries wherein doctors will operate on patients from a distance of about 4,000 miles may become a reality soon, as scientists have now shown that surgeons and robots could be linked via Internet connection or satellite. ANI
Scientists identify new Alzheimers gene
US scientists have identified a common gene that may be behind an increased risk of Alzheimers disease. ANI
Talcum powder can stunt lung cancer growth
A new research has found that talcum powder has the ability to stunt cancer growth by cutting the flow of blood to metastatic lung tumors. ANI
All Caribbean frog species evolved from one South American species
Nearly all of the 162 land breeding frog species on the Caribbean islands owe their lineage to a single frog species that rafted on a sea voyage from South America about 30-50 million years ago, a new study by Penn State University researchers has revealed. ANI
International journalists, right groups criticises Musharrafs new PEMRA law
International journalists and human rights groups like Human Rights Watch have condemned the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) amended Ordinance 2007, which restricts media freedom. ANI
US cautions Pakistan over media gag
The United States has cautioned Pakistan against curbing medias freedom in that country in the wake of the ongoing judicial crisis. ANI
UK watching developments in Pakistan, says its envoy
Britains High Commissioner to Pakistan, Robert Brinkley, has said that London is keeping a close watch on developments in Pakistan. ANI
First ever images of Sargassum seaweed from space captured
The European Space Agencys (ESAs) environmental satellite, Envisat, has for the first time, captured images of Sargassum seaweed, famous in nautical lore for entangling ships in its dense floating vegetation. ANI
Asking a story from back to front can expose a liar: Study
Putting extra mental pressure on suspects by asking them to reverse their accounts can lead to clearer signs that they are lying, a research by University of Portsmouth academics has found. ANI
Elephants can sense their friends, or strangers through their feet
A study carried out by the Stanford University Medical Centre in California has claimed that African elephants use their feet to listen out for other herds. ANI
Scientists find double white dwarf stars that can be a good source of gravitational waves
A team of US astronomers have found that a certain class of double white dwarf stars, millions of which inhabit the Milky Way Galaxy, can be a prominent source of gravitational waves for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). ANI
Avalanche on Mars revealed
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASAs Mars reconnaissance orbiter, showing areas on the planet that were recently disturbed by an avalanche. ANI
Largest ever study of genetics behind common diseases published
The largest ever study of the genetics behind common diseases-like diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and coronary heart disease-has been published in the journals Nature and Nature Genetics. ANI
Swedish team reveals history of hurricanes through corals
The recent increase in the number of major Atlantic hurricanes may just be a return to the norm after a period of unusually low storm frequency, say researchers at the Geological Survey of Sweden. ANI
S.Asia media watchdog condemns Pakistans media gag order
The South Asia Media Commission (SAMC) has criticised the Musharraf regimes media gag order. ANI
Mystery behind iceman Oetzis death unraveled
A Swiss researcher from the University of Zurich has proved that iceman Oetzi died within a short time of the wound caused by an arrow shot to his shoulder. ANI
Reprogrammed cells have potential of generating unlimited stem cell supply
US researchers have made a breakthrough in the field of stem cell biology by finding that normal tissue cells can be reprogrammed to exhibit many properties that are characteristic of embryonic stem cells, including the ability to give rise to multiple cell types and contribute to the germline. ANI
Amnesty adopts powerful technology to protect Darfur
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International is using powerful satellite cameras to monitor highly vulnerable villages in war-torn Darfur in Sudan. ANI
U.S. Army developing a robot to rescue injured soldiers
A remote-controlled robot is being developed by the U.S. Army to rescue injured or abducted soldiers, without putting their comrades at risk. ANI
Lashkar chiefs brother finally deported to Pakistan
Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeeds brother Hafiz Muhammad Hamid and his family finally left the United States for Pakistan by a Gulf Airways flight that will bypass London. ANI
Terrorist influence in Pak increased after my ouster in 1996: Bhutto
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that after her governments ouster in 1996, the influence of terrorists in the country has increased. ANI
Judicial crisis to be dealt with same firmness as Bugti stand-off: Musharraf
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the judicial crisis engulfing the country would be dealt with the same firmness as the last years stand-off with Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. ANI
Pak-UAE to renegotiate extradition treaty
In the changed global security scenario, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to renegotiate their existing extradition treaty, to make it more organised. ANI
Soot-infused snow majorly responsible for Arctic warming: Study
) Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, believe that while the threat of greenhouse emissions exists, soot-infused or dirty snow also contributes majorly to global warming. ANI
Manmohan Singh to meet Hu Jintao, UN chief, discuss climate change
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will meet Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the 33rd Group of Eight (G-8) Summit on Thursday, besides giving Indias viewpoint on greenhouse gas emissions and other aspects of global climate change. ANI
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