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Electioneering gains momentum for Lok Sabha polls Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan asked to send report on forceful conversion of two abducted Hindu girls India achieves 84 % reduction in TB deaths among HIV patients says UN Azlan Shah : India, South Korea round-robin match ends in draw 1-1 IPL: KKR beat SRH by six wickets; match between MI & DC underway

Miscellaneous News

Automated way to diagnose eye surface cancer developed

Australian researchers have developed a new automated non-invasive technique for diagnosing eye surface cancer.

New method to purify water used in oil refinement

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed a process to remove nearly all traces of oil in produced water -- a byproduct from the oil refinery and extraction process.

Cost-effective method identified for creating hydrogen fuel from water

Scientists have identified more cost-effective and efficient ways of producing hydrogen fuel by splitting water.

Jimmy Carter becomes longest living chief executive in American history

Former US president Jimmy Carter has reached a milestone. Elected as the 39th President, Carter is now the longest living chief executive in American history.

Eating nuts daily may prevent dementia: study

Eating more than 10 grams of nuts a day may improve thinking, reasoning and memory, and keep age-related mental disorders at bay.

World Water Day focuses attention on importance of freshwater

Today is World Water Day which focuses attention on the importance of freshwater and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

Crop-guzzling insect may cost Indian farmers billions, warns UN

United Nations' Food Agency has warned that a crop-guzzling insect, which has moved from its native Americas to Asia, threatens to cost farmers from India to Thailand billions of dollars in lost production.

World Sparrow Day: All you need to know

Every year March 20 is observed as World Sparrow Day to raise awareness about the bird.

Scientists successfully levitate objects with light

Scientists have designed a way to levitate and propel objects using only light, by creating nanoscale patterns on the objects' surfaces.

Painkillers during pregnancy does not up asthma risk in children: Study

Taking paracetamol or other painkillers during pregnancy does not increase the risk of asthma in children, according to a study of almost five lakh women.

Archaeologists unearth evidence of earliest large-scale celebrations in Britain

Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of the earliest large-scale celebrations in Britain, when people and animals travelled hundreds of miles for prehistoric feasting rituals near the world-famous monuments of Stonehenge and Avebury.

Astronomers discover 83 supermassive black holes 13 billion light-years away from Earth

Astronomers have discovered 83 quasars powered by supermassive black holes 13 billion light-years away from the Earth, from a time when the universe was less than 10 per cent of its present age

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