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Foreign Secy visits Indian consulate in Herat

Secretary Sujatha Singh met the brave staff including the ITBP security personnel who repelled the attack on May 23 in which all the four terrorists were killed

Universe reached peak heat 11 billion years ago

An international team measured the temperature of the Universe when it was 3 to 4 billion years old by studying the gas in between galaxies

Ahead of his India visit, Rajapaksa orders release of all Indian fishermen

This is the second instance when Sri Lanka is releasing Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy for poaching

Man offers word 'the' for sale on eBay

The word, which is written on a piece of scrap paper already has offers from 43 bidders

Indian Register of Shipping announces new appointees

The new appointments in Singapore and London are part of strategic plan to expand its capabilities to meet growing demand

How Chinese officials 'like' banned Facebook

The Xinhua, the People's Daily, and state broadcaster CCTV all have Twitter accounts, as do a host of city and provincial authorities

Gandhi's letter accusing son of rape up for auction in UK

Mullock's Auctioneers based in Shropshire county are hoping to fetch between 50,000 pounds and 60,000 pounds for a set of three letters

Ukraine crises: Obama unveils fresh sanctions on Russia

US President said sanctions would include export restrictions on high-tech goods in a bid to ratchet up pressure

Malaysian police to probe sabotage in MH192 emergency landing

The Boeing 737-800 - carrying 159 passengers and seven crew members - was en route to Bangalore

Pet parrot fights off woman's attacker in UK park

The woman and the parrot are unharmed by the assault, says police

Hope for Schumacher as he has 'moments of consciousness'

The 45-year-old remains in hospital after he suffered brain injuries in a ski accident

First evidence of universe's Big Bang found

Researchers from the BICEP2 collaboration announced the first direct evidence supporting this theory, known as cosmic inflation

7 million Americans living with artificial knee or hip: Research

More women are living with prosthetic hips and knees than men, says the research

Polio vaccination must to enter India after March 15

Travellers from Pakistan will have to carry vaccination certificate, which would be later returned to them along with their visa

Cong seeks dismissal of lawsuit filed by Sikh group

SFJ said that it will challenge the Congress party's motion to dismiss the human rights violation lawsuit

Modi's 'China-bashing' will not shake ties: Chinese daily

This is the first time after Modi's February 22 remarks in Arunachal Pradesh, figured in Chinese media

Trinity fellow clears air over Rahul's academic credentials

The half-Indian scholar was responding to being introduced as the "personal tutor" of Rahul and before him his father Rajiv

Marines case should have been settled in three days: Italy

Two Italian marines had shot dead two fishermen off the Kerala coast in 2012, sparking diplomatic tensions between India and Italy

US defends decision of Powell-Modi meeting

State Department also scotched speculation about tomorrow's meeting leading to the US lifting a nine-year long visa ban on Modi

Solar mission programme: India dragged to WTO by US

Dismissing the allegations, India says its national solar mission programme is WTO-compliant