London | 4 hours ago
Researchers design archaeological 'time machine'
London, Feb 15 - Researchers have designed a new archaeological tool which could answer key questions in human evolution.The new calibration curve, which extends back 50,000 years, is a major landmark in radiocarbon dating -- the method used by archaeologists and geoscientists to establish the age of carbon-based materials. It could also help determine the effect of climate change on human adaptat ... read more

London | 23 hours ago
McQueen left suicide notes for close ones
London, Feb 14 - Fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who allegedly committed suicide, has left a series of suicide notes for his loved ones.Thesun.co.uk reports that the police are said to have discovered 'multiple notes' with McQueen's body. He was found hanged at his home in Mayfair, central London here Thursday. 'He left letters to friends trying to explain his actions,' said a source. McQueen, ... read more

23 hours ago
Sutil clocks second best in Formula 1 testing
Jerez -, Feb 14 - The Force India Formula One Team finished the VJM03's maiden test here on a positive note, with Adrian Sutil posting the second quickest time of the day, a one minute, 20.180 seconds, behind McLaren's Lewis Hamilton -.Conditions remained dry from mid-morning Saturday, allowing the team to run through systems checks, set-up evaluation and tyre comparisons. Sutil completed 84 laps ... read more

1 day ago
Oil pricing reforms essential to stabilise economy
Politics and economics rarely mix well. This has been highlighted in the case of energy pricing where good economics says fuel prices must be raised, but political will is clearly lacking.The latest report of the Kirit S. Parikh committee on oil pricing -- one of the many on the subject -- has argued strongly in favour of market-driven prices of petrol and diesel, while cutting back on subsidies ... read more

Washington | 2 days ago
Swine flu hits 57 million Americans, kills 17,000
Washington, Feb 13 - The deadly H1N1 influenza virus, also known as swine flu, may have affected more than 57 million Americans and killed as many as 17,000 of them, according to new official estimates.Though 2,498 confirmed deaths linked to the H1N1 virus had been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - in Atlanta as of January 30, the agency estimates that between 8,330 and ... read more

Shimla | 2 days ago
Himachal villages calm after protests over cow slaughter
Shimla, Feb 13 - Normalcy returned to the villages of Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district Saturday after violent protests over the slaughter of a cow, police said.'The situation is under control today - in almost all the villages where violent protests erupted over the cow slaughter. Additional forces have been deployed there to monitor the situation,' Superintendent of Police R.M. Sharma told IANS ... read more

Rome | 2 days ago
AC Milan clinch win after deal with sponsoring airline
Rome, Feb 13 - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar proved to be a valid replacement for the injured Marco Borriello as he scored a brace for AC Milan Friday in a 3-2 defeat of Udinese.The Devils moved to second place seven points adrift of Serie A leaders Inter Milan, who face a tough visit at Napoli late Sunday. The game was unusually played Friday evening to allow Milan an extra day of rest ahead of Tuesday's C ... read more

Shimla | 2 days ago
Cow slaughter triggers violent protests in Himachal
Shimla, Feb 12 - Violent protests erupted Friday in villages of Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district over the slaughtering of a cow, police said. A mosque and a few shops that were open were attacked.'More than 4,000 people from various villages gathered at Nerwa - this - morning to lodge their protest over the cow slaughtered by a member of a minority community in a village Thursday,' Superintenden ... read more

Ahmedabad | 2 days ago
Protests against MNIK fizzle out in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Feb 12 - The protests planned by right wing activists against the release of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'My name is Khan' petered out in Gujarat by Friday evening and the film was being screened across the state.Apprehensive exhibitors decided to suspend the morning show of the film in Ahmedabad after threats. In Vadodara and Surat, however, the film ran as per schedule to packed houses. ... read more

3 days ago
Force India goes quicker in pre-season test
Jerez -, Feb 12 - As lap times tumbled on a sunny and warm day, Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi delivered one in 1 minute 20.754 seconds to occupy fifth slot on the time charts on the second day of the pre-season Formula One test session here.With the wet weather over, the teams could get going with their day's programme Thursday without a hitch. The morning's programme concentrated on aero develo ... read more