rare double burst of magnetically charged solar storms will hit Earth on Thursday night and Friday, raising concerns that GPS signals, radio communications and power transmissions could be disrupted, officials said on Thursday.

With Omar Abdullah’s administration conspicuous by its absence in rescue and relief operations in Jammu & Kashmir, the Centre has virtually taken over charge in the state.

Facebook is running a pilot programme, wherein it allows users to schedule an expiration time for posts they publish. The time frame varies from one hour to seven days.

The Pune railway division has installed two automatic ticket vending machines (ATVM) at the Pune station to assist passengers to purchase unreserved journey tickets and platform tickets.

13 lactic acid bacteria found in the stomach of honey bees produce a myriad of active antimicrobial compounds which when applied directly to horses with persistent wounds, healed them. Scientists say this could be a possible alternative to antibiotics.

Apple has removed the availability date for the iPhone 6 from its India website.

The unique identification card with registration number 2094705195411 bearing a picture of the popular Hindu god, addressed him as the son of 'Pawan' besides giving a mobile number and thumbprint.

BJP, on Thursday, received backing from an unexpected quarter with former chief minister Sheila Dikshit saying the party should be given an opportunity to form government as it will be good for the people of Delhi, remarks from which the Congress quickly distanced itself.

"Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius was found not guilty of the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp as a judge dismissed the most serious charges against him.

The first high speed train with a speed of 160 kilometres per hour will run on Delhi-Agra section in November this year as the first rake of fourteen coaches of the train is all set to be rolled out in November.

It is an examination conducted to prove the sexual potency or a person. In case of a crime like rape, this is done to ascertain if the accused is physically capapble of committing it.

Srinagar's Sikhs are running roundthe-clock langars at Barzulla and Rangreth Gurdwaras. Thousands have taken refuge in mosques across Srinagar, where volunteers are looking after them despite scarcity of food, drinking water and medicines. Some residents have taken in as many as two dozen people in their homes.

The accused, Devender Singh, a resident of Louisiana, admitted before US District Judge Stanley Chesler in Newark federal court to information charging him with abusive sexual contact, US Attorney Paul Fishman said.

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Under the new policy, the Congress-led UDF government had last month decided to shut around 700 bars attached to hotels below five-star categories. "What is the logic behind this? We don't see any logic," the bench said.

Iranians are as obsessed as Americans these days with the black-clad gangs roaming Iraq and Syria and killing Shiites and other “infidels” in the name of Sunni Islam.

Finding Fanny is funny, dark, yet bright, a shimmering ride through a Goa far from the tight-rooted Trikal, the touristy Dil Chahta Hai. Its drama keeps surprising - but also meanders, including around an overacting Russian and an unnecessarily macabre cat. It evokes an Almodovar-Anderson-Marquez-in-Goa feel, but occasionally, its cleverness grows obvious while little details - catch the changing colours of Ferdie's petrol can - are overlooked.

Russian hackers have leaked the email IDs and passwords of as many as 4.93 million Google accounts.

The protective ozone layer that started depleting heavily in the 1980’s is on a recovery mode according to a new assessment by 300 scientists across the world released on Thursday.

Civilian volunteers with the Army are handling bulk of the rescue work in flood-hit Jammu & Kashmir as the state administration is said to be virtually crippled.

In a prime-time address to the nation, President Barack Obama said the US will confront Islamic State militants "wherever they exist."

Anticipating increase in onion prices due to expected delay in harvest of the kharif crop, the Centre plans to go ahead with import of the kitchen staple to keep the supplies.

The ozone layer that shields life from cancer-causing solar rays is showing its first sign of recovery after years of dangerous depletion, a UN study said on Wednesday.

At least 15 engineering students, including a girl, from Hyderabad, attracted to the idea of fighting alongside ISIS in Iraq and Syria, were tracked down by the Telangana police in West Bengal this week.

In a rare medical case, doctors removed a melon-size ovarian cyst from a month-old baby at a city hospital.The baby is doing fine now.

Army and IAF reached out to the two Russian women lodged in a hotel here after they got a distress call from them, an Army officer said.

Honda shared its vision of the hands-free highway commute, a car that can safely drive itself on the freeway while the driver's hands are off the wheel.

With most of Srinagar submerged, passengers were finding it extremely difficult to reach the airport, and those who were able to make it as well as incoming passengers were not able to leave the airport due to the rising water levels all around the capital city.

ICICI Bank has introduced a cardless cash withdrawal facility which allows customers to transfer money from their account to anyone in India.

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An expert panel set up by the health ministry has suggested raising the age limit for consumption and increasing the fine for smoking in public spaces to Rs 20,000 from Rs 200, apart from making this a cognizable offence.

After the recent case of a drunk desi passenger being tied up for misbehaving on a flight, crew members say Indians are the worst on international flights because so many get rowdy a few pegs down.

In line with the numerous leaks and rumours ahead of its launch event, the iconic Cupertino, California company unveiled two new thinner, bigger and faster smartphones — iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus — and a new smartwatch simply called the Apple Watch.

Aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Monday held a meeting with the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) officials and told them to tone down the existing list of people exempt from security checks at airports.

Surinder Koli may have received a week's reprieve from the hangman's noose on the orders of the Supreme Court, but his 62-year-old mother, who lives alone in Almora's Mungrukhal village, is inconsolable.

Former F1 champion Michael Schumacher has left a Swiss hospital and will continue his treatment at home after a ski accident in December, his family said.

The Centre will replace the requirement of furnishing affidavits with self-attested declarations in a major chunk of government-related work and an official order in this regard will be issued soon, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday.

Terror mastermind and chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba's front Jamaat-ud-Dawah Hafiz Saeed has blamed India for the floods in Jammu & Kashmir, which has also affected Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and other parts of Pakistan.

Agreements for Chinese investments worth $5 billion to set up industrial parks in India and a few purchasing pacts of about $700 million with domestic companies are expected to be inked during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit later this month.