Earthquake in north Philippines; no damage reported yet.An official says an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 shook the capital and parts of the northern Philippines. There are no immediate reports of damages or injuries.Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology chief Renato Solidum says movement in the Manila Trench off the country's western coast set off the earthquake Wednesday but it occurred deep under the ocean floor and did not cause any destruction.
Solidum says the quake was felt in metropolitan read more
******************************
Nano, bike on offer for sterilisation in Rajasthan
Get sterilised, win a Nano or maybe a motorcycle, a TV or refrigerator! Another Rajasthan district has put up such tantalising offers on lottery basis to men who go in for sterilisation.
After Jhunjhunu and Pali introduced..... Read complete story
******************************
The First Man to Win Rs.5 Crores in Kaun Banega Crorepati
Sushil Kumar, a computer operator from Bihar, is the first person to win Rs 5 crores on Kaun Banega Crorepati.
'What a sensational day in the studios of KBC! A young man from the interiors of Bihar, earning a meagre salary of just Rs.6,500 per month, coming from the most humblest of backgrounds, reaches the hot seat and cracks the ultimate prize - 5 cr rupees! An incredible read more
******************************
Strong earthquake hits Turkey, 217 confirmed Dead, 1,000 feared Dead
A powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey has killed at least 217 people with fears of a much higher eventual death toll, as emergency teams scrambled to reach the afflicted region.
(Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (R) visits Ercis after the earthquake)
The 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area near the city of Van, close to the Iranian border, although neighbouring towns and villages were among the worst hit. Idris Naim Sahin, Turkey’s interior minister, said on Monday that read more
******************************
Nuclear Energy – a short review
The sun and stars are seemingly inexhaustible sources of energy. That energy is the result of nuclear reactions, in which matter is converted to energy. We have been able to harness that mechanism and regularly use it to generate power. Presently, nuclear energy provides for approximately 16% of the world's electricity. Unlike the stars, the nuclear reactors that we have today work on the principle of read more
******************************
