- Iran Executes Nuke Scientist Accused of Being U.S. Spy
- Iran has executed an Iranian nuclear scientist detained in 2010 when he returned home from the United States, after a court convicted him of spying for Washington, a spokesman for the judiciary said ...
- Iran has executed an Iranian nuclear scientist detained in 2010 when he returned home from the United States, after a court convicted him of spying for Washington, a spokesman for the judiciary said on Sunday. “
- Iran Has Executed a Nuclear Scientist Whom It Convicted of Spying for the U.S.
- Iran has executed Shahram Amiri, a nuclear scientist it convicted of divulging state secrets to the U.S., its judiciary confirmed.
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- Iran nuclear scientist, Shahram Amiri, in US spy mystery reportedly executed
- Iran says it executed a nuclear scientist for spying
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- Iran says it executed nuclear scientist in US spy mystery
- Nick Glass travels to CERN in Switzerland to meet the scientists who are exploring how the universe and us came into being
- Now that really IS a lightbulb moment! Scientists discover new form of light that could revolutionise computing and quantum physics
- Scientist executed
- Scientists at the Delhi University have claimed to have increased Bt cotton’s level of resistance to pests, by combining two genes which improve its production of Bt toxins.
- Scientists discover 930 genes related to alcoholism
- Scientists invent vibrating glove to bring cinema to life
- Scientist suggests agave and cactus plantation in barren lands.
- Shahram Amiri’s whereabouts were kept hidden by Iran; Scientist’s father believed that he was held in a secret detention centre.
- Society, culture and peer pressure are all known to affect your sexual behavior, but scientists are realizing that your genes are also involved.
- Tehran hangs nuclear scientist who 'spied' for US
- Tehran hangs nuclear scientist who ‘spied’ for US
- The yummy fish delicacy on your plate is contributing significantly to global warming and climate change.Fisheries scientists of Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi, have estimated that f...
- Why do we wake up stiff in the mornings? Scientists discover the answer
- Why snakes are so long: Scientists discover that a gene in serpents is 'switched on' for longer - and it could help people with spinal injuries
- Vice-premier stresses scientific and technological innovation
- Agastya, Honeywell unveil science education scheme
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- Initially, the institute will have three branches including computer science, mechanical and electrical engineering
- In the first half of 2016, China made a series of remarkable achievements in science and technology fields.
- ONGC on recruitment drive for 417 posts; invites GTs at E-1 level in Engineering & Geo-Sciences
- Tata Trusts has announced signing of an agreement with the US-headquartered biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences to explore collaboration to tackle the viral hepatitis in the country, a release stated.Under the Memorandum of Understanding ...
- What Donald Trump has said about science – and why he’s wrong
- A handful of financial-technology startups are arming powerful trading firms and exchanges with devices that shave precious nanoseconds off stock-market bets.
- Apple Inc, which is spending US$850 million on a 130-megawatt (MW) solar farm near San Francisco over 25 years, can begin selling power into wholesale markets in the latest foray by a technology company into the energy business.
- A revolutionary technology could see the end of people leaving forgotten clothes gathering dust in wardrobes - because the garments will send messages if they haven't been worm in a while.
- A space-faring real-life thriller shows that that global communication isn't the goldmine it seems – and the best technology doesn't always succeed
- How to use technology to manage your home better, improve lifestyle
- Modern imaging technology has proven ho...
- Security teams at every major technology company—and many smaller firms, too—are scrambling to protect users from password hacking.
- Selan Explorations Technology to hold board meeting
- Shotang hires Krishan Nagpal as VP - Technology
- Technology encompasses every aspect of our lives today, from smartphones to tablets, and even smart home appliances. Some easy ways to incorporate it into your home, lifestyle.
- Technology: Humanoid robot Pepper gets dressed up to do any business
- Technology: Humanoid robot Pepper gets dressed up to do any business
- Telit, a company into the IoT (Internet of Things) technology business has tied up with Tech Mahindra to develop solutions in that line of business.The agreement includes combining and integrating Tel...
- The 1987-91 batch of the Alagappa Chettiyar College of Engineering and Technology (ACCET) celebrated ‘Sangamam91’, its silver jubilee reunion, here on Sunday, not just to share the nostalgic memories ...
- The Tone Analyzer uses linguistic analysis to detect and interpret emotions. The technology can now be used to detect subtext in text and emails - all you need do is enter your text into the website.
- CALIFORNIA, U.S. - Google’s self-driving car division suffered three losses this week after the division’s CTO and technical lead, Chris Urmson made his departure from the company official. Two ...
- Search for Technics amplifier in NewsNow Classifieds » Electronics
- Technical checks and balances need to be supplemented with critical human intervention to avoid lapses.
- Technical snag grounds all Delta flights in US
- 200-car convoy blocked UP road, Mantri booked
- 6 juveniles booked under POCSO Act for fighting
- A district court judge in Australia's New South Wales state has ordered a man to pay $150,000 in damages for writing a defamatory Facebook post that ruined a motel owner's life.
- Amitav Ghosh’s book convincingly explores the range of factors underlying the general indifference to global warming
- Aspiring author whose body lay undiscovered for five months died without knowing first book was to be published
- As we celebrate Book Lovers’ Day on August 9, students from different cities talk excitedly about their favourite books.
- Barley futures decline on profit-booking
- Bengaluru Poetry Festival: Poetry books are not always financially viable, say publishers
- Book buffs all
- Can Facebook app aid Alzheimer's caregivers?
- Considering the sale of 3,000 poetry books at the two-day Bengaluru Poetry Festival, one would assume that sales of poetry books, in general, are quite good. But poets, publishers and booksellers col...
- Considering the sale of 3,000 poetry books at the two-day Bengaluru Poetry Festival, one would assume that sales of poetry books, in general, are quite good. But poets, publishers and booksellers coll...
- Crackdown on 'cow vigilantes': Gau Raksha Dal chief booked
- Danish photographer Daniel Rye lays all bare in a new book on his 13-month ordeal in Syria.
- Facebook Live, the company\92s real-time video-broadcasting feature, is available in the Android and iOS versions of the Facebook app...
- Facebook Live vs. YouTube Live vs. Periscope
- Five boys and a girl, all Dalits, booked for pelting children with stones, using abusive language
- Harry Potter and son are on center stage in scriptbook from J.K. Rowling and company
- Man Ordered to Pay $1,50,000 For a Defamatory Facebook Post
- Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook plans commercial launch of rural WiFi
- Micromax Canvas Lapbook L1160: Good looking, great for light work
- Off bite - What's on their bookshelf?
- Poetry books are not always financially viable: publishers
- Punjab: Gau Raksha Dal chief booked
- Punjab: Rajpura police book cow vigilantes after video surfaces on social media
- Rare Superman comic book auctioned for nearly USD 1 million
- Researchers are carrying a new study to see if an innovative Facebook web app can help provide much-needed support to unpaid caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease.
- “Sales from shipments to bitcoin operators that were past due would be booked
- Since Mr McNeil's book was finished on June 1, numerous new findings have offered further cause for concern about Zika's arrival in the United States
- US declassifies its ‘playbook’ for drone attacks
- Watson Supercomputer gets hidden insights from 15 million pages of medical content, including more than 200 medical textbooks. The computer combines Artificial Intelligence and analytical software to perform as a question answering machine.
- With an increase in business-consumer interaction on mobile messaging platforms, 53 per cent of consumers today prefer shopping with a business they can message, a survey by social media giant Facebook has revealed.
- Hidilyn Diaz’s family, friends celebrate historic win at Rio Olympics
- Jamie Oliver celebrates birth of fifth baby with wife Jools
- Rafael Nadal, of Spain, celebrates winning a rally at the net against Federico Delbonis...
- TV stars celebrate Friendship Day on Instagram
- Accusing the State government of bungling its legal strategy regarding the Mahadayi water dispute, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP, has demanded that the government stop playing politics.Instead of trying to...
- Each party has its own strategy to cash in on the gravity of the situation.
- Explaining the Congress' strategy in the Lok Sabha, where the Goods and Services tax (GST) Bill will be tabled today, Leader of Ppposition in the House Mallikarjun Kharge said his party would take a similar stance as it had taken in the Rajya Sabha, ...
- State bungled its legal strategy: Rajeev
- Inaugural Strategic Dialogue by China- Afghanistan militaries held in Beijing
- Saffron Industries announces change in directorate
- The Enforcement Directorate has identified assets worth over Rs 6,000 crore which it plans to attach as part of its fresh action against liquor baron Vijay Mallya in connection with a money launderin...
- A brilliant bowling performance from the Jamaica Tallawahs saw them dismiss the Amazon Warriors for 93 in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final to secure their second title, the first team to do so.The Amazon Warriors lost their wickets with ...
- Actress Leslie Jones is set to auction off her red dress which she wore at the Los Angeles premiere of "Ghostbusters".
- Actress Leslie Jones, who essays Patty Tolan in the all-female reboot of the 1984 classic "Ghostbusters", is auctioning the dress she wore during the film's premiere.
- Filmmaker Woody Allen's Amazon series, starring Miley Cyrus, has been titled "Crisis in Six Scenes" and it will premiere on September 30.
- Leslie Jones to auction 'Ghostbusters' premiere dress
- Premier highlights innovation far and wide
- Vice-premier attends China-ASEAN education event
- While the Olympics took over as the premier spectacle in the latter half of the week, here's a few other engaging pieces of reality that lens were able to capture between 31-7-2016 and 7-8-2016...
- Integrated Financial Services to hold board meeting
- A coordinated curriculum between early childhood programs and elementary schools is needed to take advantage of that crucial window in a child's development.
- A look at the factors driving the automobile sector — and the challenges ahead, given recent developments
- Development agenda, reforms will ensure new growth path: Modi
- Energy Development Company to hold board meeting
- Govt’s efforts on balanced and sound education development
- Lawrencedale Agro inks pact with AP for development of horticulture
- Members of various government school development and management committees and social organisations on Monday carried out a protest in the city against the process of redeployment of additional teach...
- ‘New intellectual propertypolicy, a catalyst for development’
- PM launches Mission Bhagiratha; lays Foundation Stone of key development projects in Telangana
- PM launches series of developmental projects in Telangana
- Purchase of a flat by Maharashtra Government's Annabhau Sathe Development Corporation has come under the scanner of the CAG which has found irregularities in the transaction.
- Rs.75-lakh facility at Njeliyanparamba comes under the Sustainable Urban Development Project
- Rs.75-lakh facility under Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project.
- Shares of HDFC and Max Financial jumped as according to a BSE filing Max Financial board will discuss the terms of planned merger with HDFC Life. Housing Development Finance Corp rose as much as 1...
- Solution to all problems lies in development: Modi
- The draft rules released by the Centre for implementation of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, has failed to protect interests of buyers of ongoing projects. According to Abhay Upadhya...
- The local service sector flashed “yellow-blue” in June, signaling sluggish growth for the eighth consecutive month, according to the Commerce Development Research Institute (CDRI, 商業發展研究院).
- Tourism Secretary N. Srikanth directed the officials to requisition the services of architects before taking up the development of tourist places in the city.Mr. Srikanth, who was posted as Secretary ...
- While returning the compliment, Modi, who was on his maiden visit to the youngest state, said the Telangana CM has always been concerned about the development of his state.
- A first-of-its-kind next-generation sequencing test, which can detect HIV drug resistance mutations that conventional tests fail to identify, can be a weapon in the war against AIDS, suggests a new study.Developed by researchers led by Gerd Michel, ...
- City sent an email enquiry to game developer Niantic, and got a response, just six hours before the start of the ceremony
- Draft rules on regulating real estate will only help developers: Activist
- Giving a boost to the State government’s ambitious plans to develop Donakonda industrial city, a delegation from SCP Consultants Pte Ltd Singapore visited on Sunday a non-descript Donakonda village to...
- He said that it is very necessary to have a disucssion in the House on an 'urgent developing issue' of building a Ram temple in Ayodhya
- Hong Kong’s property developers find themselves increasingly marginalized as their wealthy Chinese counterparts are expanding their land bank to Hong Kong. Beijing appears to endorse this new property game of land being an effective tool to tighten control over Hong Kong since the…
- IIT Madras researchers develop instrumentation for cancer treatment
- It is to develop a methodology in schools to address issues related to multilingualism
- Michael Phelps, U.S. men edge France to win gold in men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay This is a developing story. It will be updated.
- s property developers find themselves increasingly marginalized as their wealthy Chinese counterparts are expanding their land bank to Hong Kong. Beijing appears to endorse this new property game of land being an effective tool to tighten control over Hong Kong since the…
- The beta version of the Viveport store is to be available initially to developers and to consumers in 30 countries later in autumn, allowing people to explore “crazy-cool, immersive
- The New Taipei City Government on Friday auctioned off 37 plots of land in Tucheng District (土城), all with a generous premium, as developers vie to build residential properties on the site of a former ammunition depot despite the current sluggish market, analysts said yesterday.
- The rains will have to take a week-long break for the commissioning of the Edappally and Palarivattom flyovers this month.Both the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Roads and Bridges Develop...
- The steel major had bagged a contract to supply 150,000 tonnes of rail to Iran for developing rail infrastructure
- Universal Cable Productions has acquired the rights to develop "Game of Thrones" author George R R Martin'S anthology series "Wild Cards".
- VKJ Infradevelopers to hold board meeting
- 10cr children are fed through midday meal scheme everyday
- Debt emerges as better money maker than equity schemes
- Delhi govt had launched a loan scheme for higher education last year
- Max Financial Services and HDFC rose 0.91% to 1.05% at 12:16 IST on BSE after Max Financial Services said its board will consider a proposed scheme of arrangement amongst the company, Max Life Insurance Company and HDFC Life Insurance Company.
- Needed simplifying in EOU schemes.The EOU scheme was launched on December 31, 1980, when the domestic operating environment was highly restrictive
- Odisha: CM Naveen Patnaik launches pension scheme for weavers
- Phison Electronics Corp (群聯) is not ruling out the possibility of a shares buyback scheme if investors react irrationally in the stock market this week or if it feels it needs to prevent a possible hostile takeover, chairman Pua Khein-seng (潘健成) said yesterday.
- The scheme allows you to invest variable sums every month
- Accusing a housing project promoter of leaving them in the lurch and abandoning the project mid-way, a group of investors staged a protest at Polivakkam in Tiruvallur district on Sunday morning.The in...
- A genome project for newborn babies was launched in Shanghai on Aug 7, to aid the early identification and treatment of hereditary diseases.
- Asean, trade partners projecting 3.1% global economic growth
- Authority has plans to raise at least Rs 50,000 crore in 2016-17 to meet its requirement of funds for highway projects
- Bhumi, Qualcomm inaugurate housing project for flood-hit people
- Bypassing Suez Canal: Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan Plan to Boost Trade Via Major Transport Project
- China has published information on military equipment research projects on an official weapon procurement website for the first time, to encourage compitition in the formerly closed sector, the PLA Daily reported.
- China releases weaponry research project information
- Data indicate the number of stalled projects has climbed in the recent past but there has been some progress in road building
- Delay dogs Thotapalli project
- Friends spearhead project to light up remote valley
- Greenearth Resources & Projects to hold board meeting
- Hazoor Multi Projects standalone net profit declines 85.71% in the June 2016 quarter
- Housing project investors protest against promoter
- Implementation of the project in Pakistan will open up a new market for Russian companies
- Indo Pacific Projects to hold board meeting
- KCR, Suresh Prabhu discuss projects
- Manipal varsity bags EU project in higher education
- Marg Projects & Infrastructure to hold board meeting
- Mindy Kaling, whose series "The Mindy Project" has made the switch from Fox to Hulu and actress says the transitions has set her free.
- MMRDA overlooked green clearances in Metro project: CAG
- PM launches 'Mission Bhagiratha', other projects in Telangana
- Regulatory issues, land acquisition delay 112 NHAI projects
- Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh's film to be a Indo-Chinese project
- Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan Plan to Boost Trade Via Major Transport Project
- Sancia Global Infraprojects to hold board meeting
- The project ...
- The project, which takes off after a four-year delay, will invite better care for the mentally ill
- Thousands protest possible China-France nuclear project
- Tribunal rejects plea for 7.56 tmc ft for drinking water project
- Wind energy slows down thermal power production
- A close look at Ningde nuclear power station in Fujian
- A powerful bomb went off on the grounds of a government-run hospital in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Monday, killing at least 53 people and wounding dozens, police said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast
- At least 53 people were killed on Monday when a powerful blast hit a hospital in Quetta in Pakistan when dozens of lawyers were entering it with the body of lawyer killed earlier, officials said.
- At least 55 people, mostly lawyers, were today killed and over 100 others injured when a powerful bomb ripped through a government-run hospital in Quetta in Pakistan's restive southwestern Balochistan province, in a suspected suicide attack followed ...
- At Rs 17,990 it might lose out to other powerful and feature-rich smartphones
- Authorities have declared a crisis in parts of Macedonia after powerful storms and floods collapsed homes and left at least 21 people dead, state-run media said Sunday.
- CARE Ratings has revised its rating for Adani Power’s long-term bank facilities to CARE BBB, which corresponds to investment grade.Instruments with this grade are considered to have a moderate degre...
- CARE Ratings revises rating for Adani Power's bank facilities
- CARE revises Adani Power’s rating
- Corridors of Power
- Dakshina Kannada administration to harness solar power
- In 'DMM.Planets Art' in Tokyo, visitors can walk through art installations powered by millions of LED lights that respond in real time to their movements.
- In Thailand, voters approve a new draft constitution giving extra powers to military
- Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) At least 53 people were killed on Monday when a powerful blast hit a hospital in Quetta in Pakistan when dozens of lawyers were entering it with the body of lawyer killed ...
- Lightning caused fire at transfer power station causes power outage
- London Grants UK Police New Powers to Fight Modern Slavery at Sea
- Matter, energy… knowledge: How to harness physics’ demonic power
- Modern Family" star Ty Burrell brought his star power to good use when he helped raise funds for foster children.
- Owner, wife & family of 6 living as tenants among deceased; illegal building was to be demolished on Aug 9; civic body had snapped water, power connections.
- Pedal power: cycling contest sees good turnout
- Powered by Capital Market - Live News
- Power stocks gain
- RupeePower founder buys back share from Snapdeal
- See photos of the Solar Impulse 2's attempt to circumnavigate the globe using only solar power.
- S & S Power Switchgear reports consolidated net loss of Rs 0.80 crore in the June 2016 quarter
- S & S Power Switchgear reports standalone net loss of Rs 0.08 crore in the June 2016 quarter
- Striving to empower differently abled girls
- Striving to empower differently-abled girls
- Taipower outlines trial run for new generator in Linkou
- Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) said it hopes to have the No. 2 power generator of an ultra-supercritical power plant in New Taipei City’s Linkou District (林口) operational by April next year.
- Talking aboutwomen powerLok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan seemed to be in the mood for some plain speak earlier this week during the release of a research document at the Constitution Club when she sp...
- Targets for bringing an end to the use of coal-powered fire stations are on the agenda
- The PMO has taken cognisance of a written complaint lodged by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleging corruption in Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), the AAP said here today.
- The Rajya Sabha has no power to amend a money Bill and the ruling coalition does not have a majority in there
- The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has turned down a petition from the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) to provide concessional power tariff retrospectively.However, considering tha...
- This is second building crash in a week in the powerloom town of Bhiwandi, which is around 35 km north of Mumbai.
- Will source power directly from the latter to cut costs, improve operations
- Extol Commercials to hold board meeting
- Nick Dunn is one of 6 British solders sentenced to 5-year jail by a Tamil Nadu court for carrying arms on a commercial ship in 2013.
- Real Growth Commercial Entrps. to hold board meeting
- Introduction of goods and services tax (GST) will help attract new investments in coastal state of Goa, the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) today said.
- Last week, Nilekani invested Rs 25-30 crore in 10i Commerce Services, the company behind ShopX, for a minority stake
- The sector is likely to grow at 9-11% every year, driven by e-commerce and organised retail
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc and e-commerce startup Jet.com Inc are trying to close a US$3 billion acquisition as soon as today that would require Jet founder Marc Lore to head the retailer’s online division for several years, according to people familiar with the matter.
- Australian extreme runner Dion Leonard says he is planning to bring a stray dog who followed him for 125km during a race across China, back to his home in...
- In addition, the company is planning to augment the capacity of synthetic resins and emulsions at its Ankaleshwar (Gujarat) manufacturing facility by 35,000 MT
- Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), which is planning to expand market for polypropylene, is targeting to sell around 0.44 million tonnes (mt) of polypropylene a year. The 28th annua...
- Singer Ronan Keating and wife Storm, who will be celebrating their first wedding anniversary this month, are planning to start a family together soon.
- For a craft that was launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope continues to provide us with awe-inspiring firsts. This time, researchers pointed its venerable lens in the direction of Earth-size planets beyond our solar system to give us the first glimpse into their atmospheres, according to a new study.
- Christoph Sedlmayr, a spokesman for Daimler, declined to comment on the number and model type of electric cars planned, while adding there will be more than one.
- Pramod Tiwari charged the Rajasthan government with 'killing cows in a well planned conspiracy' and sought action against it
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