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GAMBLING, of all our many sins, has finally gone and redeemed itself. Darts, as often a game of chance as of aim and calculated trajectories, has provided theoretical mathematicians -- who casually

The latest international meet on water nearly drowned in platitudes

Scientists pinpoint shortcomings in the new draft technology policy

Positively charged atoms of elements like calcium and magnesium that are present in particulate matter can neutralise acid rain

Detractors of Kenya Wildlife Services director Richard Leakey scored a major victory when he resigned for the second time in late March

Day before the gigantic Lef-organised rally on April 5, and the only slightly less large demo by the Right with BJP to protest the Indian government's endorsement of the Dunkel draft text for GATT,

The charting of how poisonous gases spewing out of a volcano spread might help reduce the loss of life

The islands of Maldives may be lost forever under seas that continue to rise in the wake of global warming

The "vast potential" of groundwater was either over-exploited or under-utilised, said minister of state for water resources and urban development P K Thungon at a seminar held in Delhi on March 22 to

A new study shows that the newborn babies of women afflicted with a severe form of AIDS could fall victim to the disease quicker