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October 24, 2018 4:22 PM

Sri Lanka tops list of countries for travel destination in 2019

<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lanka has been chosen as the best travel destination among the list of countries to visit in 2019, with Germany and Zimbabwe just behind.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The projection...

October 23, 2018 3:51 PM

326 products registered as geographical indication so far

<span style="color: #222222;">According to the Government Data, as many as 326 products such as Kancheepuram silk saree, Alphonso Mango, Nagpur Orange and Kolhapuri Chappal have been registered as geographical indications (GI) so far.</span><br />'' <br />'' <spa...

October 23, 2018 3:08 PM

World's oldest intact shipwreck found in black sea

<span style="color: #222222;">An ancient Greek trading ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found virtually intact at the bottom of the Black Sea.&nbsp; The vessel is one of more than 60 shipwrecks including Roman ships and a 17th-century Cossack raiding fleet identifi...

October 23, 2018 6:38 AM

'Windows' by Steve McQueen to close Mami Mumbai film festival

Director Steve Mcqueen's new film Windows which will be releasing on November 16 in india will bring the curtains down on the 20th edition of the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Speaking about the closing ceremony plans Vijay S...

October 20, 2018 12:55 PM

Europe, Japan send spacecraft on 7-year journey to Mercury

European and Japanese space agencies said an Ariane 5 rocket successfully lifted a spacecraft carrying two probes into orbit today for a joint mission to Mercury, the planet closest to the sun.<br />'' &nbsp;<br />'' The European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agenc...

October 19, 2018 1:00 PM

Superflares from young stars may imperil planets: NASA

<span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Scientists have found that violent flares from the host star may make planets orbiting it uninhabitable by affecting their atmospheres.</span>&nbsp;<br />''<br />''<br />''NASA said, its Hubble telescope is observing suc...

October 18, 2018 6:13 PM

Irish Author Anna Burns wins Man Booker Prize 2018 for 'Milkman'

Anna Burns has become the first Northern Irish writer and the first woman since 2013 to win Britain's renowned Man Booker Prize for her novel 'Milkman'. <br />''<br />''Milkman is an exploration of Northern Ireland's three decades of sectarian violence told through th...

October 18, 2018 5:39 PM

Famous Shahi litchi of North Bihar gets Geographical Indication tag

<span style="color: #222222;">The famous Shahi litchi of North Bihar has got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. It is the fourth product from the state after Jardalu mango, Katarni rice and Magahi paan to have got the GI tag.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span styl...

October 18, 2018 5:32 PM

Amazon adds five Indian languages to Kindle Direct Publishing

Amazon has added five Indian languages to Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), which is the e-commerce giant's eBook publishing unit. <br />''<br />''The languages are: Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati and Malayalam. <br />''<br />''The company said in a statement that the dec...

October 18, 2018 5:13 PM

Rajasthan: Total number of Zika Virus infected cases rises to 94

<span style="color: #222222;">In Rajasthan, the total number of Zika Virus infected cases has risen to 94 in Jaipur. 14 new cases have been tested positive in the last 24 hours. According to the Health Department, Zika cases have also been reported in areas apart from Shastri Nagar, ...

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