Japan heat wave kills three, hospitalises 2,500

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 18:09

Sweltering temperatures and scorching sunshine have killed three people and sent more than 2,500 to hospital across Japan in a week, the government said on Tuesday.

Early bombardment history on Mercury revealed

Last Updated: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 19:12

The age of the youngest and broadest volcanic provinces visible on Mercury was determined to be about 3.6 billion to 3.8 billion years ago, just after the end of the Late Heavy Bombardment.

Mercury shoots on rainless day in Haryana, Punjab

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 21:02

Weather remained generally dry in the plains of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh during the past two days.

Rainfall, thundershowers hit eastern UP, bring mer

Last Updated: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 17:13

Light to moderate rainfall and thundershowers occurred at one or two places in eastern Uttar Pradesh even as the weather remained mainly dry in the western parts of the state in the last 24 hours.

Andhra Pradesh gets some respite as mercury levels

Last Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013, 21:49

People of Andhra Pradesh, which has been reeling under severe heat wave conditions for the past many days, on Monday got some respite as the mercury level dipped slightly due to a low pressure area created over the Bay of Bengal.

Watch: `Dance` of the planets from May 24 to 30

Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013, 22:46

Astronomy lovers will have another eye-catching pleasure this week as three planets - Venus, Jupiter and Mercury - will come very close to each other in a planetary conjunction.

Venus, Jupiter, Mercury to come closest on May 28

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 14:32

May 28th, 2013, Venus and Jupiter will pass within one degree of one other (about twice the apparent size of the full moon, it has been predicted.

Himachal receives heavy rains, mercury falls

Last Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013, 19:50

Heavy to moderate rainfall occurred at many places in Himachal Pradesh during the last 24 hrs, bringing down the temperature in the state by four to five degree Celsius.

Mercury falls to 36 degree Celsius in Delhi

Last Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 19:11

After a spell of hot and sunny days in the national capital, mercury dipped to 36 degree Celsius on Saturday.

Rains bring down mercury in Himachal

Last Updated: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 22:35

Mercury plummeted by 4 to 8 notches in various parts of Himachal Pradesh as the region received widespread rains.

Meteorites found in Morocco could be from Mercury

Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 12:29

Early in 2012, someone in Southern Morocco picked up 35 greenish stones, which is believed to be fragments of a meteorite from Mercury.

Brazilian singer Daniela Mercury goes public with lesbian relationship

Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2013, 13:54

Brazilian singer Daniela Mercury, one of her country`s most popular female musical artists, revealed that she is in a lesbian relationship with journalist Malu Verçosa.