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Azamgarh - At least 29 children were admitted to a hospital here after they consumed poison

Washington, Dec. 11 - NASA has recently revealed that the newly found massive asteroid, dubbed as 2014 UR116, is not a threat to Earth for at least next 150 years.

Latest news reports from Russia have stated that a researcher discovered a 1,312-foot space rock that could pose a danger to Earth; however, calculations from NASA and the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, reported conversely, Discovery news reported.

Los Angeles - Comedian Bill Cosby has been hit with a new lawsuit filed by a woman who accused him of drugging and assaulting her in the 1970s. Tamara Green said in the lawsuit filed in federal court in Massachusetts that Cosby, now 77, defamed her "good name and reputation" when he branded her a liar, reported Ace Showbiz.

Tamara, who first came forward with the sexual assault claims against Cosby in 2005, also alleged the comedian, through his lawyers and publicists, negligently ignored the truth and willfully made "an evil opinion of her."

Sydney, December 11 - Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson's bouncer delivery that hit Virat Kohli on the helmet appeared to have shaken up both players, while sending shudders around Adelaide Oval shortly before lunch on the third day of the first Test against India.

The stand-in India captain Kohli, who was facing his first delivery, came out unhurt as it was hit on the badge of the helmet. However, a genuine concern was displayed by the Australian players, who immediately rushed towards the player to ensure Kohli wasn't injured, News. com. au reported.

Mumbai - The benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled over 258 points to 27,572.70 and the NSE Nifty slumped by 74.15 points to trade below 8,300-mark in early trade on Thursday on sustained foreign fund outflows, tracking weak global cues amid plunging crude prices.

The 30-share index fell by 258.40 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 27,572.70, with all the sectoral indices led by capital goods, realty, auto, metal and PSU trading in the negative zone.

The gauge had gained 34.09 points in yesterday's volatile trade.

Also, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty shed 74.15 points, or 0.88 per cent, to 8,281.50 in early trade.

Mumbai - Continuing its falling streak for the fourth straight day, the rupee weakened by another 15 paise to trade at 62.17 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday due to sustained demand for the American currency from importers.

The dollar's gains against other currencies overseas and a lower opening in the domestic equity market also put pressure on the local unit, forex dealers said.

The rupee had lost 14 paise to end at over one-week low of 62.02 against the greenback yesterday on sustained dollar demand from importers and fresh capital outflows.