Microsoft CEO calls on PM Modi

Narendra Modi Satya NadellaNew Delhi, Dec 26 : Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Na

Robbie Williams likes to Skype wife before performing on stage

Robbie WilliamsWashington, Dec 26 : Robbie Williams recently admitted that he chats with his wife Ayda Fie

Jharkhand CM-elect Raghubar Das meets Governor, stakes claim to form govt.

Raghubar DasRanchi, Dec 26 : Jharkhand Chief Minister-elect Raghubar Das, who would be the first non-tribal to take over the top post in the state, on Friday met Governor Syed Ahmed to formally stake claim to form the government.

The oath-taking ceremony has been fixed on December 28 at 11 am. The ceremony will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among other dignitaries.

"A delegation of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) met Governor Syed Ahmed and requested him for the swearing-in on December 28, which was accepted by him...," Das told mediapersons after his meeting with the Governor.

Louis van Gaal says `pointless` to step into technical area during matches

Louis van GaalLondon, Dec 26 : Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal believes that it is a pointless exercise to venture into the technical area during matches as noise from the crowd overpowers one's voice on the ground.

Van Gaal said that he doesn't see that he could have any influence when he was standing there shouting from the sidelines, adding that he prefers staying on the bench as players couldn't understand or hear one because of the noise from the crowd, the Daily Express reported.

According to Van Gaal, players have been trained and educated to read the game by themselves.

Scientist says Arctic and Antarctic ice isn't melting

Antarctic iceLondon, Dec 27 : A global warming expert has made shocking revelations that the north and south poles are "not melting".

The scientist revealed that the poles are "much more stable" than climate scientists once predicted and could even be much thicker than previously thought, the Daily Express reported.

Ted Maksym, an oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, conducted a study in which he sent an underwater robot into the depths of the Antarctic sea to measure the ice.

'Acidic' oceans wiping out mussel population

Acidic' oceans wiping out mussel populationLondon, Dec 27 : Scientists have revealed that climate change is threatening the world's mussels and the increased acidity of the oceans is making the seafood brittle.

According to a study from Glasgow University, the world's oceans are becoming more acidic because they absorb some of the atmospheric carbon dioxide that contributes to climate change, the Daily Express reported.

Rising acidity reduces the number of bicarbonate ions in the sea, which are vital for the creation of mussels' two-layer shells, which could make them more vulnerable to attack from predators.

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