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In Search For Planet Nine

Planet Nine, if it exists, is somewhere between 6-10 times the mass of Earth, and it may have an orbit that takes it around the sun once every 1,500 Earth years or more. IMAGE: Kindly note the......

NASA's legendary Kepler telescope retires after finding thousands of worlds

NASA's legendary Kepler space telescope has retired after running out of fuel needed for further science operations, bringing an end to a prolific nine-and-a-half year mission in which it......

Sikh among 8 killed in railyard shooting in California

A 36-year-old Indian-origin Sikh was among eight people killed in a horrific railyard shooting in San Jose in the US state of California, according to media reports on Thursday. IMAGE: Valley......

NASA's Kepler mission discovers 'super-Earth'

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft which is carrying out a new mission has made its first exoplanet discovery -- a 'super-Earth' located 180......

Row over CBSE reducing syllabus, board says one-time measure

A controversy erupted on Wednesday over the reduction of syllabus by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) due to COVID-19 situation, with the Opposition alleging that chapters on India's......

Alpha Zero and the future of artificial intelligence

Prime Minister Modi inaugurates the Wadhwani Centre for Artificial Intelligence at IIT-Bombay today.'One problem with machine learning is that extensive human inputs are required.''This is both an......

Can Apple beat competitors with iPhone6, watch?

Rival watch and wearable device makers will keep a wary eye on Apple, which upended the music industry and drove once-dominant phone makers like Blackberry to the brink of extinction. Apple Inc......

To succeed, learn to be intuitive

Knowledge is what you know you know. It can be taught; you can acquire it from external sources. Intuition is what you do not know you know. It cannot be taught; you learn it on your own. At the......

When Akshay Kumar ditched lucrative IPL contract

He could have easily played hardball with all the aces up his sleeve but Bollywood star Akshay Kumar instead terminated his lucrative contract with Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in 2009 after......

Ex-England player Ballance hits century on debut for Zimbabwe

Century for Ballance on Zimbabwe debut against West Indies IMAGE: Gary Ballance, who switched allegiance last year from England and has already played for Zimbabwe in limited overs internationals......

Raina on how Dhoni transformed CSK into champions

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been at the helm at CSK since the inception of IPL in 2008 and led the side to three titles and five runners-up finishes, while the team has qualified for play-offs in all......

Not being favourites could work for South Africa: Wessels

IMAGE: South Africa not going as favourites into the World Cup this time could be a blessing in disguise. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Former South Africa captain Kepler Wessels on......

Surprising facts about Buttler, Ashwin and Mankading

Jos Buttler has been 'Mankaded' twice Ravichandran Ashwin hit the 'Bull's Eye' in his second attempt after an aborted one seven years back IMAGE: Sachithra Senanayake of Sri Lanka appeals to the......

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