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Madrid (Spain), September 19 (ANI): An European company has developed innovative robots which are mobile, multifunctional, collaborative, autonomous and polyvalent, suitable for a wide range of work from street cleaning and rubbish collection to accompanying elderly people.

According to a report carried out in www.basqueresearch.com, this new generation of robots have been developed by TECNALIA Technological [...]

New York, Sep 18(ANI): Multi-billion dollar Poziking Bernard Madoff’s Long Island house has been snapped up by an unidentified buyer days for over 8.75 million dollars.

According to reports, a spokeswoman for property broker Corcoran Group said that an unidentified buyer or buyers have snapped up the property [...]

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 10 (ANI): An Indian woman, who is suspected of murdering her husband in Malaysia, was chased back into the arms of Malaysian law by relatives of the victim.

The suspect, a 30-year-old woman, had fled with her 8-year-old daughter late last month after the brutal murder of her husband, Khalid Abdullah, a [...]

Patna, Sep 9(ANI): Heavy rains accompanied by strong wind drenched Patna and its neighbourhood on Wednesday, which severely disrupted life as it disrupted traffic and uprooted trees blocking vehicular movement.

“We are facing a lot of problems in Patna as [...]

New Delhi, Sep 9 (ANI): A pet dog in China apparently posses extraordinary skills, for it can bolt and unbolt doors with its front legs.

The dog, belonging to a family in Ningxiang county of Hunan province, has become the neighbourhood star, reports the China Daily.

Li Guiping, the owner of the dog, named Hu Zi, said [...]

London, September 9 (ANI): A new research has suggested that a steady barrage of small meteorite impacts cause the moon to “hum”.

But, no seismometers sent to the moon to date have been sensitive enough to hear the “hum”.

According to a report in New Scientist, Philippe Lognonne at the Institute of Earth Physics of Paris [...]

Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Sep.7 (ANI): Visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Monday underlined the need for countering the threat posed by terrorists, and lauded the Government of Tajikistan’s support to India in the fight against terrorism.

In [...]

Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Sep.7 (ANI): Visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Monday underlined the need for countering the threat posed by terrorists, and lauded the Government of Tajikistan’s support to India in the fight against terrorism.

In a statement issued after delegation-level talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, President Patil also underlined the importance of Indo-Tajik [...]

Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 29 (ANI): Expressing concern over Friday’s protest against a temple relocation proposal, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has asked the Inspector-General of Police, Musa Hassan, to investigate the matter.

“The prime minister is upset by what happened this afternoon. He will look into the matter immediately and nip it in the bud. He [...]

Washington, Aug 29 (ANI): Neighbours of Lindsay Lohan’s on/off lover Samantha Ronson are delighted as the DJ spinner plans to move out of the neighbourhood.

Ronson is leaving her swanky property due to constant paparazzi attention.

According to RadarOnline, she decided to leave her neighbourhood as it doesn’t offer enough security from the “constant attention” she receives.

“To [...]

Washington, Aug 28 (ANI): Through their songs, skylarks can differentiate between friendly neighbours and dangerous strangers, says a new study.

The study, conducted by scientists at Queen Mary, University of London, showed that male skylarks [...]

Baghdad (Iraq), Aug.21 (ANI): A car bomb explosion in a market in southern Baghdad claimed the lives of two people and wounded 20 others on Friday.

Baghdad police said the blast took place in the Dora neighbourhood at [...]

Sydney, Aug 18 (ANI): An Australian study conducted on youth gambling has discovered that teenagers are betting their mobile phones, running up debt on their parents’ credit cards, and even wagering their virginity.

The research conducted by the Central Coast Problem Gambling Service found most teens over 14 have gambled for money or goods, whether it [...]

Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 13 (ANI): A group of considerate rural women in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district have set up ‘Anaz Bank’ (Grain Bank) to provide relief to the needy in distressed times.

Around 11 enterprising women came up with the idea to help fellow members of the society in case [...]

Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): After reports of American pop singer Justin Timberlake closing a deal on an 18.7-million-dollar mansion in Connecticut surfaced, the home’s realtor has come out to deny them.

The New York Post had reported that Timberlake, 28, had closed the deal on the 13,500 square foot Greenwich estate, which sits on 25.5 acres [...]

Islamabad, Aug.11 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the country is committed to ensuring equal rights to all minorities as per the Constitution.

In a message delivered on Minorities Day, Zardari said all measures will be taken to ensure complete freedom and security to people belonging to minority communities.

“Minorities are a sacred trust for [...]

Lahore, Aug. 5 (ANI): In the wake of the anti-Christian riots in Gojra, a factory owner and two others have been killed by factory workers for allegedly desecrating the holy Quran.

A worker entered Najeebullah’s factory at noon, and saw him placing an outdated calendar – which had [...]

London, Aug 2 (ANI): The ex-boyfriend of Simon Cowell’s girl has revealed that he never really stood a chance with her after the music mogul came on the scene.

Alejandro Saavedra, 31, who lost his lover Mezhgan Hussainy, 36, to Cowell, 49, said that he just could not compete with the multi-millionaire.

“I never stood a chance [...]

Washington, August 1 (ANI): A group of astronomers might be pushing for Pluto to be given back the status of a ‘planet’, but many experts feel that the definition will remain the same, that is, of a ‘dwarf planet’.

The debate surrounding the demoted planet [...]

HYDERABAD: They have been doing rounds to the police station since 13 months. An anonymous phone call they received three days back, worsened their fears and sent them on a frantic search for the body of their loved one at Mir Alam Tank.
Arshad, 23, a carpenter from M M Pahadi in Rajendranagar went missing after [...]