Biological anthropologists from The University of Texas at Austin have described three new species of fossil primates that were previously unknown to science. All of the new primates were residents of San Diego County at a time when southern California was filled with lush tropical forests. Since the 1930s, numerous primate fossils have been uncovered … Read more
The deaths occurred in renewed violence in the country’s northwest, where security forces loyal to President Daniel Ortega fought with anti-government activists in a bid to quash the popular uprising against the embattled leader. More than 220 people have been killed in the ongoing unrest since mid-April. Earlier, around 20 truckloads of riot police and … Read more
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat High Court today awarded 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment to three convicts in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case, observing that their punishment must be consistent with the brutality of the crime. The three of the total 16 accused were held guilty in an order pronounced on April 20. A division bench of … Read more
Udaipur : In a tragic accident, three kids living in a neighbourhood, were drowned to death when they went to nearby pond to bathe. Sanjay (8)so Kalu Meena, Shankar (7) so Shambu and Prakash (10) so Bherulal Meena lived in the same locality in South Extension plan under Goverdhan Vilas police station, some 12 kms away … Read more
Researchers from Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of Oviedo in Spain analysed the data collected by the K2 mission of NASA’s Kepler satellite, which started in November 2013. The study, published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS), reveals the existence of two new planetary systems detected … Read more
The 2 leaders have held several bilateral meetings and have also met on the sidelines of multilateral for a like India-ASEAN summits and East Asia summits. In his pre departure statement, PM Modi wrote This is my first visit to Indonesia as Prime Minister. I am looking forward to my discussions with President Widodo on 30 May, as … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Indonesia Malaysia and Singapore from May 29 to June 2. The historic visit of PM Modi is set to give a substantive boost to India’s Act East Policy and Indonesia’s Free and Active Foreign Policy. The two leaders have held several bilateral meetings and have also met on the … Read more
