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School students in India discover 18 new asteroids

The International Astronomical Union (IAU), an organisation which assigns official names and designations to celestial bodies, has recently confirmed the discovery of 18 new asteroids by Indian......

With Pandit Jasraj's passing, heaven has become richer

The mesmerising and familiar image of Pandit Jasraj saying 'Jai Ho' and then raising his hands to mark the beginning of his performances will now remain only in the fond memories of thousands of......

Astronomers claim 10th planet

US astronomers have discovered an object in the outer reaches of the solar system -- a rock bigger than pluto, which they labelled as the 10th planet.If confirmed, the discovery would be the first......

With love, from Mars: Mangalyaan sends stunning images of red planet

The Indian Space Research Organisation has released a series of marvelous images of a canyon named Ophir Chasma and other physical formations on the surface of the Red Planet taken......

How S Chandrasekhar's decision laid foundation of NASA's Sun probe

Photograph: Kind courtesy @NASA/Twitter Mankind's first mission to 'touch' the Sun may have panned out differently had it not been for Indian-American astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar,......

As govt borrowing balloons, focus turns to bond market

The continued rise in interest is a pressure on fiscal, but it is not an easy way out unless the government cuts back on populist measures and sticks to fiscal prudence as laid out in the FRBM,......

Taxation, operational issues clog mining sector

The boom in the mining industry in India dates as recently as 2003. But given the kind of developments that have taken place the last few years, the cash cow is being killed slowly, for the greed......

Of global crisis & India's ties with US, China

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to China will unfold a new chapter in the history of US foreign policy. The visit indicates not only an acknowledgement of China's economic strength,......

Of global crisis & India's ties with US, China

Asteroid named after Rafael Nadal

If the success French Open and Wimbledon was not enough to send Rafael Nadal into orbit, the Spaniard now has an asteroid named after him! - Nadal now eyes No.1 spot The Rafael Nadal asteroid,......

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School students in India discover 18 new asteroids

With Pandit Jasraj's passing, heaven has become richer

Astronomers claim 10th planet

With love, from Mars: Mangalyaan sends stunning images of red planet

How S Chandrasekhar's decision laid foundation of NASA's Sun probe

As govt borrowing balloons, focus turns to bond market

Taxation, operational issues clog mining sector

Of global crisis & India's ties with US, China

Of global crisis & India's ties with US, China

Asteroid named after Rafael Nadal

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