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Good Friday 2018: Why is Good Friday called 'Good'?

In the Philippines, some devotees are nailed to crosses each year to re-enact the crucifixion of Christ

Mar 30, 2018

By Staff Reporter

Scientists discover sea turtles' limbs have evolved as hands

Some pictures of sea turtles showed that they can use their flippers for different actions apart from swimming and change direction.

Mar 30, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

NASA sending first-ever mission to study Mars' deep interior

Bruce Banerdt is the principal investigator for InSight at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.

Mar 30, 2018

By IANS

Milan, Turin bid for 2026 Winter Olympics

CONI said the letter officially showed its commitment to the dialogue it started with the IOC during the last few months over the two cities' bids.

Mar 30, 2018

By IANS

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Chinese out-of-control space lab to 'gate crash' into earth's atmosphere on Easter Sunday

Tiangong-1, the out of control Chinese space laboratory will re-enter the earth's atmosphere on Easter Sunday and New York, Beijing, Madrid, Cleveland, Barcelona, Rome, Toronto, Chicago, and Istanbul are some of the target cities, according to Aerospace Corp.

Mar 30, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Tottenham's Kane cuts recovery period short, could play against Chelsea

Tottenham announced on March 14 that Kane would stay off the field for six weeks due to a ligament injury to his right ankle sustained in a league match against Bournemouth.

Mar 30, 2018

By IANS

Nadella rejigs core Microsoft team, Windows chief quits

Myerson and the WDG team transformed Windows to create a secure, always up-to-date, modern operating system (OS).

Mar 30, 2018

By IANS

What is The Sept. 23 Nibiru doomsday theory?

Nibiru shocker: Aircraft passenger spots orange glow pulsating under clouds (VIDEO)

The eerie video reportedly shot by an aircraft passenger shows an orange pulsating glow in the night sky

Mar 30, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Tesla recalls 123,000 Model S sedans

Investors are worried about the startup's ability to deliver on its first mass-market car, the Model 3, which has been plagued by manufacturing woes.

Mar 30, 2018

By IANS

Barrymore 'survived' Carrie Fisher's parties

Barrymore says that she always enjoyed visiting Fisher, who died in December 2016 at her Los Angeles home, but admitted her bashes could be wild.

Mar 30, 2018

By IANS

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Pakistan, Afghanistan thank UAE for help in fighting polio

Dr Maiwand Ahmadzai, Director of the EOC in Afghanistan, said the polio eradication programme in Afghanistan was running on a neutral basis.

Mar 30, 2018

By IANS

Former Italian football coach Mondonico dead

Mondonico started his career as a player at Cremonese in 1966 and played in Serie A with Torino for two years before heading to Atalanta for a year.

Mar 30, 2018

By IANS

KFC India enters cosmetic range with flavoured lip balms

Handcrafted from natural ingredients, KFC's Double Trouble Lip Balms will be available in a combination of two flavours.

Mar 29, 2018

By IANS

India successfully launches GSAT-6A communication satellite

The GSLV-MkII rocket slung the satellite in a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) from where it would be taken up to its final geostationary orbit by three orbit raising manoeuvres.

Mar 29, 2018

By Venkatachari Jagannathan