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Oxymoronic Black Hole provides clues to growth

California, Aug 11 (IBNS) Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the 6.5-meter Clay Telescope in Chile have identified the smallest supermassive black hole ever detected in the center of a galaxy.

New breath test shows biomarker for early-stage liver disease diagnosis

London, Aug 11 (IBNS) A natural compound called limonene, which is found in oranges and lemons, could be indicative in early-stage diagnosis of liver disease, according to research published in the journal EBioMedicine by researchers in the Molecular Physics Group at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Major landslide at Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Mumbai, Aug 7 (IBNS) A major landslide occurred at the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Thursday night, reports said.

"India is continuously improving its weather forecasting system"

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Indian government on Thursday said the weather forecasting systems in the country are comparable to most of the countries in the world with 'respect to weather forecasting'.

India flood: World Vision India hopes to reach out to 1,00,000 people with immediate relief, livelihood and shelter assistance

Delhi/Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): World Vision India declared a category III, national office response on Thursday to assist 100,000 people in India deeply affected by the floods.

New study shows how complex bonobo communication is similar to that of human infants

London, Aug 4 (IBNS) Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that wild bonobos, our closest living relatives in the primate world, communicate in a similar manner to human infants, using a high-pitched call type, or 'peep', that requires context to be understood.

Cloud burst damages houses in Leh

Leh, Aug 4 (IBNS): A cloudburst hit Wanla village of Khalsi town in Leh district causing extensive damage to residential houses and sparking flash floods in the area, official said on Tuesday.

Depression over Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal , more rains predicted

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS) The Ministry of Earth Science on Sunday said depression, which was formed over Jharkhand and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal, has moved west-southwestwards and was centred over 'Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Jharkhand about 70 km east-northeast of Ranchi'.

Cyclone Komen to cause heavy rainfall in WB, state on high alert

New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): The Government on Thursday issued a high alert of heavy rains expected to lash the southern West Bengal due to a cyclone storm called 'Komen', which will make it landfall in Bangladesh.

Heavy rains warning issued by government

New Delhi, July 28 (IBNS) The Ministry of Earth Science on Tuesday said 'heavy to very heavy rainfall' at few places and 'isolated extremely heavy fall' over Gujarat region, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Saurashtra, Kutch & Diu is predicted for two days.

7.0 earthquake hits Indonesia

Jakarta, July 28 (IBNS): A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesian province of Papua on Tuesday, the USGS said.

Latest results from LHC experiments are presented in Vienna

Geneva/Vienna, July 27 (IBNS): The world particle-physics community has convened in Vienna for the 2015 European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics (EPS-HEP2015), where the latest results in the field are being presented and discussed.

Met office issues warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall in various parts of India

New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS) The Indian Meteorological Department on Sunday issued warnings of 'Heavy to Very Heavy' rainfall in various parts of India for over next two days.

NASA's Kepler Mission discovers bigger, older cousin to Earth

California, July 24 (IBNS) NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. This discovery and the introduction of 11 other new small habitable zone candidate planets mark another milestone in the journey to finding another "Earth."

Indian police rescue stranded tourists on Leh-Manali road

Srinagar, July 23 (IBNS) More than 130 tourists rescued who were stranded due to heavy rainfall and blockage of Leh Manali road in Jammu and Kashmir were rescued, said police on Thursday.