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China Plane Crash: A China Eastern passenger jet has crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with an unknown number of casualties, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed that a day on Saturn is just over 10 and-a-half-hours-long, a finding that solved a long-standing mystery of solar system science.

As the police case against journalists who exposed the gaps in security network of the world's largest biometric system, Aadhaar, triggered outrage, the government today said it was "committed" to the freedom of the Press. Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted to say the FIR is against unknown persons and the journalists and the biometric author...

A huge number of donations to political parties came from unknown sources over the last four years -- a practice the Election Commission has been trying to discourage. More than 3,000 donations in this period came without donors' details like Permanent Account Number (PAN) or addresses, said the Delhi-based think tank, Association of Democratic Rig...

M Venkaiah Naidu, 68, was elected today as India's Vice President. Like the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance or NDA's Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind, Mr Naidu comes from a humble background. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "I am confident @MVenkaiahNaidu will serve the nation as a diligent & dedicated Vice President, ...

M Venkaiah Naidu, 68, was picked today as the BJP's candidate for Vice President -- a post he is almost certain to occupy. Like NDA's Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind, Mr Naidu comes from a humble background. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "A farmer's son, M VenkaiahNaidu Garu brings years of experience in public life and is ...

Mango leaves benefits: Here are 10 surprising benefits of mango leaves that you may have not known.

Nearly 70 per cent of the income of political parties in India comes from unknown sources between 2004 and 2015. Among the national parties, the Congress tops the list with incomes with 83 per cent income from unknown sources, followed by the BJP with 65 per cent. Under the Income Tax Act, political parties do not have to pay tax provided they acce...

From the Academy Awards' most shocking moment to those who refused an Oscar, here's a look at some interesting trivia about Hollywood's biggest awards ceremony

While you are waiting for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, here's a bunch of stuff you might or might not know to while away the time

Salman Khan is 47 today. He had an early birthday present in Dabangg 2 which has hit the box office jackpot. Here are 10 facts about Salman that you may or may not know.

China Plane Crash: A China Eastern passenger jet has crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with an unknown number of casualties, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed that a day on Saturn is just over 10 and-a-half-hours-long, a finding that solved a long-standing mystery of solar system science.

As the police case against journalists who exposed the gaps in security network of the world's largest biometric system, Aadhaar, triggered outrage, the government today said it was "committed" to the freedom of the Press. Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted to say the FIR is against unknown persons and the journalists and the biometric author...

A huge number of donations to political parties came from unknown sources over the last four years -- a practice the Election Commission has been trying to discourage. More than 3,000 donations in this period came without donors' details like Permanent Account Number (PAN) or addresses, said the Delhi-based think tank, Association of Democratic Rig...

M Venkaiah Naidu, 68, was elected today as India's Vice President. Like the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance or NDA's Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind, Mr Naidu comes from a humble background. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "I am confident @MVenkaiahNaidu will serve the nation as a diligent & dedicated Vice President, ...

M Venkaiah Naidu, 68, was picked today as the BJP's candidate for Vice President -- a post he is almost certain to occupy. Like NDA's Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind, Mr Naidu comes from a humble background. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "A farmer's son, M VenkaiahNaidu Garu brings years of experience in public life and is ...

Mango leaves benefits: Here are 10 surprising benefits of mango leaves that you may have not known.

Nearly 70 per cent of the income of political parties in India comes from unknown sources between 2004 and 2015. Among the national parties, the Congress tops the list with incomes with 83 per cent income from unknown sources, followed by the BJP with 65 per cent. Under the Income Tax Act, political parties do not have to pay tax provided they acce...

From the Academy Awards' most shocking moment to those who refused an Oscar, here's a look at some interesting trivia about Hollywood's biggest awards ceremony

While you are waiting for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, here's a bunch of stuff you might or might not know to while away the time

Salman Khan is 47 today. He had an early birthday present in Dabangg 2 which has hit the box office jackpot. Here are 10 facts about Salman that you may or may not know.