WASHINGTON: Scientists with NASA’s Dawn mission have identified, on the dwarf planet Ceres, permanently shadowed regions most of which likely have been cold enough to trap water ice for a billion years. The findings suggest that that ice deposits could exist in these regions even now. “The conditions on Ceres are right for accumulating deposits of water ice,” said Norbert Schorghofer, a Dawn guest investigator at the University... 

COLOMBO: The close relationship between China and Sri Lanka will have no bearing on their ties with other countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Colombo today. Mr Yi is on a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka ahead of President Maithripala Sirisena’s China visit later this month. Wang Yi is in Sri Lanka ahead of President Maithripala Sirisena’s China visit. “There is a consensus between China and Sri Lanka that our... 

Ziox Zi5003 is a dual SIM smartphone that features 5-inch FWVGA display. Zi5003 packs a 5MP rear camera and 2MP front shooter. Ziox Zi5003 is a dual SIM smartphone that features 5-inch FWVGA display. Ziox Mobiles has launched Zi5003 in India at Rs 4,990. The Zi5003 is a Made in India smartphone and comes with 21 pre-loaded languages. Ziox Zi5003 is a dual SIM smartphone that features 5-inch FWVGA display. It is powered by 1.3 GHz quad core processor,... 

Washington: Donald Trump has slammed Hillary Clinton for talking about the email controversy surrounding her US presidential bid when five police officers were killed in a shootout by at least one sniper in Dallas, saying she was answering “softball questions” on a day of national tragedy. A file photo of Donald Trump. Clinton on Friday appeared on three American networks and answered questions related to her use of a private email account... 

London: Serena Williams has history in her sights as the defending champion plots to avenge one of the most painful defeats of her career by beating Angelique Kerber in Saturday’s Wimbledon final. Williams suffered a stunning loss against Kerber in the Australian Open final in January and the rivals will face off for the first time since then when they slug it out for the Wimbledon title. Serena Williams. There was further frustration for Serena... 

Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) Launched in India. Samsung on Friday unveiled its new Galaxy J2 (2016) smartphone alongside the Galaxy J Max tablet in India. The Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) has been priced at Rs. 9,750 and will be available to buy via online as well as offline retailers starting July 10. The smartphone will come in Black, Gold, and Silver colours. As promotional offer, Samsung is offering 6 months of free double data offer to Airtel prepaid... 

WARSAW: US President Barack Obama on today denounced the “despicable” attacks in Dallas in which snipers shot dead five police officers during a protest against police shootings of black men. “We still don’t know all the facts. What we do know is that there has been a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement,” Obama told a press conference at a NATO summit in Warsaw. US President Barack Obama speaks... 

Washington: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will be endorsing Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee for president at an upcoming campaign event in New Hampshire on 12 July, the New York Times reported. After three weeks of private preparatory meetings, Sanders is slated to endorse his support for Clinton at a campaign event which the former secretary of state will be holding in New Hampshire. Democratic presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton... 

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060. Nvidia has announced its new GeForce GTX 1060 GPU, aimed at mainstream gamers. Graphics cards based on the new GTX 1060 will be available worldwide from partner companies including Asus, MSI, Gigabyte and Zotac on July 19. There will be only one configuration featuring 6GB of GDDR5 RAM. Pricing in the US is $249 (approximately Rs. 16,858) but the official price in India has not been announced yet. We can expect it to be considerably... 

PM Narendra Modi arrived in South Africa late last night as part of his four-nation Africa tour PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today meet South African President Jacob Zuma on the second leg of an African tour aimed at boosting ties in a region where China has a strong presence. PM Modi, who arrived from Mozambique, will head on to Tanzania and Kenya on an itinerary aimed at demonstrating India’s engagement in the...