Nasa has sent a spacecraft chasing after an unexplored asteroid, in the hope that it might one day keep us from being destroyed. The Osiris-Rex robotic hunter has blasted off to the asteroid Bennu. When it gets there it will scoop up bits of ancient space rock - which could eventually tell us not just about where we came from but whether there is life elsewhere as well ... It might also help them learn more about what to do if one is....
Tensions flare between the CIA and the Senate in the fight to release the report on torture – leading the agency to spy on its own legislative overseers. by Spencer Ackerman in Washington. Tensions flare between the CIA and the Senate in the fight to release the report on torture – leading the agency to spy on its own legislative overseers. by Spencer Ackerman in Washington ... One man's fight to reveal. the CIA's torture secrets ... "> ... "> ... Next....
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An outbreak of super-gonorrhoea in the UK is out of control and efforts to stop it have been unsuccessful, health officials have warned ... Read more....
OSLO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc. on Friday reinstated a Vietnam War-era photo of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack, after a public outcry over its removal of the image including harsh criticism from Norway's prime minister ...Try Newsweek. Subscription offers. The company initially said the photo violated its CommunityStandards barring child nudity on the site ... Otherwise we risk more censorship," she said ... ....
Thane. Even as many housing societies in the city have started segregating and managing solid waste generated in their vicinity, lack of cooperation and support by the civic body has made their efforts go down the drain. Most of the segregated waste in dumped randomly in garbage vans ... Another resident from VijayNagari, Shruti Desar, also shared the same views. "For a brief period, the civic body used to efficiently segregate waste ... Dr....
Two years ago, Ganapathy Suresh, a long-time resident of Sriram Nagar in Nolambur, wrote a series of letters to the Chief Minister’s Grievances Cell, drawing attention to the lack of basic amenities in the locality, which included provision of good roads and repair of defective sewage drains. His petition (number ... “I am a resident of Sriram Nagar since 2009 ... If roads are bad, then the drainage system in Sriram Nagaris worse....
VARANASI ... "Had these leaders been alive, Congress could have gained from their valuable guidance at a time it is gearing up for the polls and the process of selection of candidates is in progress," said Sheila while addressing the 111th birth anniversary function of late Pt Kamlapati Tripathi hosted by Kamlapati Tripathi Foundation at NagariNatak Mandali ... Several local scribes were honoured on the occasion ... RELATED. From around the web....
GANDHINAGAR ... These include innovative projects with global appeal like Dev ni MoriBuddhist tourist site development (Rs 1,200 crore), Sant Nagari, highlighting lives and contributions of India's saints (Rs600 crore), Giant Wheel at Sabarmat Riverfront in Ahmedabad (Rs900 crore) ... These will include major religious tourism projects like Dev ni Mori, Sant Nagari and others." ... RELATED. From around the web....
Veerapuram(Anantapur). Chief MinisterChandrababu Naidu on Wednesday announced that a groundnut research centre along with a separate directorate would soon be established in Anantapur district. “The war against drought would definitely give fruitful results. Farmers shall not worry about drought ... He added that Krishna water would be diverted to Handri Neeva and Galeru Nagari projects ... . ....
Former Union Minister of State for Railways Kotla Jayasuryaprakash Reddy asserted on Tuesday that he would undertake a 140-km padayatra from Pothireddipadu head regulator to the Srisailam reservoir in September last week ... Reddy told the media in Kurnool ... The UPA government enacted the A.P ... Jayasuryaprakash Reddy said ... Completion of the Telugu Ganga, Galeru Nagari, Handri Neeva and Velugodu projects was promised by December this year ... ....
Even in cases where a patient has not been hospitalized for 24 hours and treatment is provided, it is the insurance company's responsibility to settle the claims," a three-member bench of the forum said while deciding on a complaint registered by Vasant Chintaman Kshirsagar, a resident of Sharayu Nagari near Indiranagar in Nashik... Kshirsagar underwent a surgery for a heart ailment on November 4, 2014 when the policy was active....
Nashik. The consumer forum here has termed "vexatious" the clause of medical insurance companies mandating the minimum 24-hour hospitalization for raising claims for treatment received during the period ... It is the insurance company's responsibility to settle the claims," a three-member bench of the forum said while deciding on a complaint registered by Vasant Chintaman Kshirsagar, a resident of Sharayu Nagari near Indiranagar ... RELATED....
Festivals bind everyone together, irrespective of their caste, colour, creed and race ... With Janmashtami falling in the month of August this year, we have handpicked five latest Bollywood songs that will update your playlists up a notch ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... Sung by the legendary singer Kishore Kumar, the song 'Mach gaya shor saari nagari re' from 'Khuddar' that features Amitabh Bachchan and Parveen Babi is a must on your playlist ... 5. Go Go Govinda....
Nashik. The much awaited film city project in Nashik finally got the most important financial push on Thursday after MaharashtraFilm, Stage and Cultural Development CorporationLimited, a parent body that runs Goregaon's Dadasaheb Phalke Chitra Nagari (popularly known as Filmcity) expressed its interest of spending Rs 82 crore for the development of it ... "The state government has already allotted this land for the film city ... RELATED....
(Source. Wychavon District Council). Indian restaurant and take away owners in Wychavon are delivering some of the highest food safety standards in the country thanks to an award-winning training scheme ... The event was developed with support from community leaders and the Bangladesh Caterers Association ... To help understanding the seminars are delivered in both English and Sylheti. Pictured ... (noodl. 35005449) ....
AURANGABAD ... We have also decided to complete developing the facility within the next four months," Dangat told TOI on Tuesday adding that MSRDC will execute the project ... The agitators including the residents of Beed bypass, Sangramnagar, DevaNagari and other nearby localities raised slogans against the railway authorities who were allegedly building a wall to close the gate permanently ... Click here to download it for your device....