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NASA unequivocally says ‘Astrology is NOT science!’ It is Astronomy that is the scientific study of everything in outer space and astronomers and other space scientists know that stars many light years away have no effect on the ordinary activities of humans on Earth. "Astrology is something else. It’s not science. No one has shown that astrology can be used ...

Laylat al-Qadr, or the night Muslims believe the first verses of Quran were revealed to Prophet Muhammad, is one of the major events to look for in the month of Ramadan or Ramzan, which is already underway from Thursday, June 18. Also known as the Night of Destiny, Night of Power, Night of Value, the Night of Decree, or Night ...

Today’s gold price is around Rs.2,723 per gram (24 Karat) and Rs.2,546 (22 Karat), despite Akshaya Tritiya. Otherwise, visitors to jewellery shops in colourful silk sarees attract the attention of any other woman and the public to curiously enquire what’s so special about it. Those busy going to their offices swear to visit one on their return, while others are ...

India on Thursday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile, with a range of over 3,000 km, covering China and Pakistan in terms of strategic vicinity and target range. The surface-to-surface missile was fired from the Inner Wheeler Island off the coast of Dhamra in Bhadrak district, Odisha about 200 km from Bhubaneshwar. “It was a user trial. The test ...

ISRO’s Mangalyaan Mission orbiting Mars is likely to operate for six more months owing to its reserve energy, said Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh in a reply to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha. The reserve propellant onboard the MoM is 37-kg that can energise the mission orbiting Mars since September 2014, making India proud member of ...