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Injury scare for David Warner ahead of Sri Lanka tour

Australia batsman David Warner is likely to miss his team’s first practice match ahead of the Test series against Sri Lanka after sustaining a finger injury during the recently concluded tri-series in

08 Jul 2016 2:03 AM

Drones that navigate like birds and insects

Scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, are developing biologically-inspired drones that can navigate just like birds and flying insects without needing human input, radar or satellite naviga

05 Jul 2016 3:08 AM

The findings were published in the journal PLOS One. (Photo: Representative image)

Fitness bands undervalue exercise by up to 40 per cent: study

Researchers found that wrist-worn fitness monitors underestimated energy expenditure with variances of more than 40 per cent.

04 Jul 2016 11:47 AM

Modern humans led to extinction of hobbits

Modern humans may have lived alongside the last ‘hobbits’, which could have led to interaction between the two species and ultimately the extinction of the small-stature creatures, a new study suggest

01 Jul 2016 4:52 AM

Indians in Australia asked to remain cautious of fraudulent calls

Several innocent Indians have lost money in these scams, said Indian High Commissioner Navdeep Suri.

27 Jun 2016 9:47 AM

Yoga events galore across the world

Hundreds of thousands of yoga lovers from London to Melbourne have rolled out their mats to bend and twist their bodies in complex postures to mark the second International Day of Yoga with fervour.

20 Jun 2016 1:03 AM

Australian PM regrets inviting anti-gay cleric for iftar

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday regretted inviting an anti-gay Islamic preacher to an iftar party and asked the cleric to recant his comments that gays were responsible for spread

18 Jun 2016 6:31 AM

Scientists develop new method to make glass ‘smart’

In a major step towards “smart glass” applications such as 3D display screens or remote radiation sensors, scientists have developed a method for embedding light-emitting nanoparticles into glass with

10 Jun 2016 2:09 AM

Missing MH370: Aussies probe washed up debris for any link

Australian officials are checking what looks to be debris from an aircraft found on an island off the coast of South Australia to see if it may have come from the Malaysian aircraft MH370, which disap

09 Jun 2016 11:42 PM

After fallon and jon, Meryl Streep mimics Donald Trump

Hollywood actress Meryl Streep took a shot at the guise of Donald Trump and she nailed it.

09 Jun 2016 3:15 AM

Nathan Lyon lauds Adam Zampa’s development

Nathan Lyon is in direct competition with Adam Zampa for a place in Australia’s one-day international side.

06 Jun 2016 2:52 AM

Women are better than men: Ryan Gosling

By branding himself as “49 per cent woman,” Ryan Gosling couldn’t be more feminist.

03 Jun 2016 2:18 AM

India A to play one-dayers Down under

Cricket Australia on Wednesday confirmed that India A will play in the upcoming quadrangular one-day A series in August, followed by two four-day matches against Australia A in September.

02 Jun 2016 2:24 AM

In the last report in 2014, India had nearly 14.3 million people enslaved. (Representational image)

45 million worldwide trapped in slavery, India tops list

India has the dubious distinction of having the highest number of people in the world trapped in modern slavery with 18.35 million victims of forced labour, ranging from prostitution and begging, acco

01 Jun 2016 1:55 AM

There are five easy and scientifically proven ways to make someone fall for you.

These five simple steps can make anyone fall in love with you

These simple steps encourage attractiveness and inspire feelings that could lead to a long-term connection.

31 May 2016 2:14 PM

New way of killing cancer cells discovered

Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have discovered a new way of triggering cell death, a finding that may lead to drugs for treating cancer and autoimmune diseases.

28 May 2016 3:51 AM

New world record set for efficiency of solar cells

Scientists have developed a new solar cell with efficiency of 34.5 per cent — establishing a new world record for unfocused sunlight and nudging closer to the theoretical limits for such a device.

19 May 2016 3:21 AM

‘No link between mobile phones and brain cancer’

There is no link between increasing mobile phone use and brain cancer, claims a new study that found no rise in tumours over 30 years in Australia despite widespread use of the devices.

09 May 2016 2:31 AM

Kings XI pacer Mitchell Johnson at a training session.

Mitchell Johnson reveals origin of Virat Kohli rivalry

Former Australia fast-bowler Mitch Johnson has revealed the moment his ongoing rivalry with India superstar Virat Kohli kicked off.

07 Apr 2016 6:27 AM

Arun Jaitley bullish on India’s growth for next 20 years

Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that India will continue to be on the current path of growth for a couple of decades more, bringing benefits of liberalisation to its people and eliminatin

02 Apr 2016 6:59 AM

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