Why mornings are dark in January revealed

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 18:13

Scientists have revealed that the reason behind dark mornings in January can be explained with a formula called the `Equation of Time`.

Russia drops cases against Greenpeace activists

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 10:09

Russian authorities have dropped criminal cases against 30 Greenpeace activists from the ship Arctic Sunrise, the environmental group`s lawyer said Wednesday.

Russia frees Greenpeace`s Arctic activist

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 22:31

Australian Greenpeace activist Colin Russell, the last of the 30 Arctic detainees, was granted bail Thursday by a court in Russia`s St. Petersburg, the group said in a statement here.

Russia frees nine more Greenpeace activists on bail

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 08:42

Russian courts on Tuesday granted bail to nine foreign Greenpeace activists detained for a protest in the Arctic, bringing to 12 the number released over the last days and raising hopes of a solution to a case which has raised global concern.

Greenpeace to protest across India

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 18:38

A group of Greenpeace activists will hold a 30-hour long protest across 30 cities in India Saturday, demanding the release of their 30 counterparts arrested by the Russian authorities in the Arctic region in September.

Tribunal begins `Arctic Sunrise` hearing against Moscow

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 18:47

An international maritime court began hearing Wednesday a Dutch complaint over Russia`s weeks-long detention of a Greenpeace protest ship and its 30 crew members, proceedings which Moscow is boycotting.

Indie cinema fetched me global recognition: Tannishtha Chatterjee

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 16:15

Actor Tannishtha Chatterjee credits her "global star" status to independent cinema.

Maritime tribunal to hear `Arctic Sunrise` case on Nov 6

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 23:20

A case brought by the Netherlands against Russia over the detention of Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise and its crew will be heard early next month, the international maritime tribunal said Friday.

I don`t allow money to dominate my decisions: Adil Hussain

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 14:18

Actor Adil Hussain, who has acted with films like `English Vinglish` and `Life of Pi`, considers his family to be important.

Russia says some Greenpeace activists to face new charges

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 19:46

The Moscow-based Investigative Committee said the authorities had found "narcotic substances" on the Dutch-flagged Arctic Sunrise ship detained by Russia.

Russian investigators report drugs seizure from Greenpeace vessel

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 19:18

A Russian investigative committee said Wednesday that authorities have presumably found drugs on board Greenpeace`s Arctic Sunrise boat whose crew is under detention for attacking an oil rig in the country`s exclusive economic zone last month.

New solar observatory offers new insight into sun`s atmosphere

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 10:02

Solar observatory Sunrise, which was carried aloft by a NASA scientific balloon in early June 2013, has provided unique insights into a layer on the sun called the chromosphere.