NASA’s Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope is giving scientists an increasingly detailed look at the extreme universe, including rare experimental evidence about the very structure of space and time. Despite the many new theories of space-time, Albert Einstein’s original theory is still standing.
– Score one for Albert Einstein. In May, NASA’s Fermi Gamma Ray Space
Telescope and other satellites spotted a short gamma ray burst, an explosion
that astronomers think happens when neutron stars collide. NASA scientists
calculated the explosion took place in a galaxy 7.3 billion light-years away….
Archive for October, 2009
Einstein Still Rules Despite New Theories
India need 230 runs to win against Australia
Australia were 166 for the loss of three wickets at the end of 40th over after captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat against hosts India in the third one-dayer at Feroze Shah cricket stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.
India are unchanged for the match but injury-hit Australia have been forced [...]
More drowning victims identified
Two more persons who drowned while trying to illegally cross the border between Serbia and Hungary have been identified. According to the EULEX mission in Kosovo, the two identified persons were found on the territory of Serbia, and were identified thanks to “the fruitful transfer of information†between the EULEX special prosecutor Francesco Florit and the Serbian special prosecutor.
Mesić: Dodik wants to break apart Bosnia-Herzegovina
Croatian President Stjepan Mesić said that Republic of Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik is trying to break apart Bosnia-Herzegovina. Commenting on the situation in Bosnia, Mesić said that currently Bosniaks and Croats make up eight percent of the population in RS, and once made up 48 percent.
Iran lawmakers reject UN-drafted uranium plan
Iran’s senior lawmakers have rejected UN-backed plan to ship much of the country’s uranium abroad for further enrichment.
The move raises further doubts about the likelihood Tehran will approve the deal.
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, who heads the parliament’s National Security Committee, told the semi-official ISNA news agency on saturday that the legislature is totally against shipping low [...]
Radical Muslims want UK Queen to be forced to wear a burkha
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II would be forced to wear a burkha under sharia law, radical Muslim campaigners said.
The Daily Express quoted Abu Rumaysah, spokesman for pro-sharia campaigners Islam4UK, as saying that she would also be stripped of all authority and the monarchy would be abolished under the sharia system they want to impose on Britain.
They [...]
Malay Indian party wants Tamil schools to stay in Malaysia
The Malaysian Indian Congress is against the idea of having a single-stream education system, saying that the presence of vernacular schools will not hamper national unity.
MIC president S. Samy Vellu said if the idea was to foster racial unity, there were other ways to do it and not through a single-stream education system.
“As far as [...]
Malaysia approves citizenship for 2,220 Indians
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has said that the Home Ministry has approved citizenship for 2,220 out of the 3,335 applications by the Indian community.
Addressing a function organized by the Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MAICCI), Razak said: “The applications were approved since the applicants had been loyal to this country [...]
NSA Narayanan meets US counterpart Gen. Jones in Washington
Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Sngh’s Washington visit in November, National Security Adviser M K Narayanan met with his US counterpart General James Jones here to discuss a wide range of issues, including security cooperation to deepen the strategic partnership.
According to an official US statement, among the topics for discussion were the US government’’s strategy [...]
C. bank chief warns of debt crisis
National Bank of Serbia Governor Radovan Jelašić warned that Serbia could enter a serious debt crisis if it continues taking out foreign loans at this rate. “In the first eight months of the year, the public debt was increased by six percent and totals 32 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), which is still not a lot. The speed of new debts is what is dangerous, because at this rate, it could lead to a debt crisis,†he told daily Dnevnik.
Radhakrishnan takes over as new ISRO chief
Dr K Radhakrishnan, one of the key persons behind India’s Chandrayaan-1 mission, on Saturday took over as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
Dr Radhakrishnan, also director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, succeeds Dr G Madhavan Nair.
Dr K Radhakrishnan is an accomplished technocrat with a distinguished career of more than 38 years in the [...]
Roadside blast kills seven Pakistan soldiers
A roadside bomb killed seven Pakistani soldiers in the northwestern Khyber region on the Afghan border on Saturday. The bomb hit hours after warplanes struck suspected Taliban positions in a neighboring tribal area, officials said.
Margao blast: Goa Police arrest two people
Police in Margao, Goa, on Saturday arrested two men in connection with the recent blasts in the area in which two persons were killed.
The two, who are yet to be identified, were picked up by sleuths of the Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Goa Police.
The October 16 blast near Grace Church in Margao had killed [...]
More than 500 arrests made in new police action
Police made more than 500 arrests this morning in the so-called Morava action in the fight against drug trafficking and other criminal activity. According to Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić, more than 600 buildings were searched and several hundred people were arrested on the suspicion of selling illegal substances and committing other crimes.
Fourth typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 7 killed
The fourth typhoon to whip the Philippines in a month lashed the capital and nearby provinces on day, leaving fresh floods and new misery before blowing out of the country.
At least seven people were killed and several were missing.
Typhoon Mirinae, with winds of 150 kph and gusts of up to 185 kph, slammed into [...]
Australia win toss, elect to bat
Australia were 20 for no loss at the end of 6th over after captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat against hosts India in the third one-dayer at Feroze Shah cricket stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.
India are unchanged for the match but injury-hit Australia have been forced to bring in [...]
EU agrees on final stance for climate talks
EU leaders have urged other world powers to follow their lead after provisionally reaching a deal to help developing countries combat climate change.
Poorer nations are expected to need around 100 billion euros a year by 2020 to tackle rising temperatures.
Posh admits she’s difficult to work with
Victoria Beckham has said that she is difficult to work with, as she can’t stand other people’s errors.
However, she admitted that she often makes mistakes herself.
“I don’t mind making mistakes. I just can’t live with anyone else’s mistakes,†the Daily Star quoted her as telling Harper’s Bazaar December issue.
She added: “I’m not the easiest person [...]
Two serious swine flu cases in Serbia
There are currently two serious cases of the swine flu in Serbia, one in Požega and another in Kragujevac. The Užice health center confirmed at a press conference that a 40 year-old man from Požega infected with the swine flu is in serious condition and under constant observation by doctors.



