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Washington :  In a major breakthrough which could make it easier to feed the world's growing population in the backdrop of climate change, researchers have identified a gene that could help scientists engineer drought-resistant crops. The…
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Chennai :  The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is expected to start commercial operations of its first 1,000 MW unit at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) next month, said a senior official Thursday. "We have to get the…
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London :  Nigeria Thursday confirmed its first Ebola death outside Lagos, a doctor in the oil hub of Port Harcourt, BBC reported. He becomes the sixth fatality in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. The doctor had treated a…
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Washington : NASA astronomers have for the first time caught a glimpse of the earliest stages of the massive galaxy construction. The building site, dubbed "Sparky", is a dense galactic core blazing with the light of millions of newborn…
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Melbourne :  Former Australian batsman Michael Hussey has suggested that spin will play a minimal role in the 2015 ICC World Cup and believes Australia will play without a specialist spinner in the tournament. Hussey also feels spinners…
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Agartala :  At least 48 students, including girls, fell ill and were admitted to hospital after eating mid-day meal in a school in Tripura, an official said Thursday. "At least 48 students, including girls, fell sick Wednesday after eating…
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Bangalore :  The son of Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda has been booked for rape and cheating following a complaint by Kannada film actor Maithreyi, police said Thursday. The Gowdas denied the charges. "We have booked a case…
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New York :  For those suffering from pulmonary hypertension, a serious lung disease that narrows the small blood vessels in the lungs, here's some good news. A new study demonstrates that protein in "good" cholesterol may treat the…
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Dubai : The England cricket team was Thursday fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second One-Day International (ODI) against India in Cardiff Wednesday. Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match…
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London ;  Does ultraviolet light, that bathes the cosmos, come from numerous but faint galaxies or from a smaller number of quasars? The answer may not be too far in the future. A new method developed by researchers at the University…
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