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Washington, Feb 8 : Astronomers may have found the dark matter-dominated " Galaxy X," it has been revealed.

A cluster of young, pulsating stars discovered in the distant regions of the Milky Way may mark the location of a previously unseen dark-matter dominated dwarf galaxy hidden behind clouds of dust, on the far side of our galaxy.

A team, led by Sukanya Chakrabarti from Rochester Institute of Technology, analyzed near-infrared data collected by the European Southern Observatory's survey VISTA to find four young stars approximately 300,000 light-years away. These young stars are Cepheid variables "standard candles" that astronomers use to measure distances.

According to Chakrabarti, these are the most distant Cepheid variables found close to the plane of the Milky Way.

New Delhi, Feb 8 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon the Chief Ministers of various states to work with the Centre in order to build a model of cooperative federalism, whereby the Centre and the state government can come together to resolve differences and chart a common course to progress and prosperity.

Terming the first gathering of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog as the potential to bring about historic changes, Prime Minister Modi said that the meet would help advance the national cause 'as we jointly define it'.

London, Feb 8 : BAFTA nominated Felicity Jones, who has been nominated at the Oscars this year, said that the nod left her speechless.

Washington, Feb. 8 - A new study has provided a deeper insight into how "sixth sense" in fishes allows them to detect flows of water.

The findings have helped researchers resolve a long-standing mystery about how these aquatic creatures respond to their environment.

It is well known that fish respond to changes in their fluid environment. These include avoiding obstacles, reducing swimming effort by slaloming between vortices, or whirlpools, and tracking changes in water flow left by prey, even without the aid of vision.

Johannesburg, Feb 08 - South Africa cricket team captain AB De Villiers has claimed that being told not to return home as 'losers' by their country's sports minister merely reflects the passionate desire of all the people in their nation for a maiden Cricket World Cup triumph.

South Africa's Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula created a stir earlier this week when he said at the team's official departure that they did not want them to be at the World Cup to add numbers and just become a bunch of losers.

De Villiers said that their country of South Africa expects a lot from their sports people, and added that they are expected to come there and win the tournament, Sport24 reported.

Washington, Feb 08 - Ziauddin, father of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has written an open letter to the parents of the Nigerian schoolgirls who were abducted by terrorist group Boko Ha