Nandigram, Nov 8 : A candlelight vigil that began at 6.00 p.m. on Wednesday will continue for the next 100 hours over a demand for restoration of peace in Nandigram.

Nandigram, Nov 7 : Tension continued prevail in Nandigram, West Bengal, today, a day after fierce fighting between the members of Bhoomi Ucched Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) and CPI (M) activists.

Nandigram, Nov 7 : Trinamool Congress chie

Haldia, Oct 28 : At least three persons were killed and several others injured in a bomb blast in Nandigram on Saturday night during a shutdown observed in protest against the acquisition of farmla

Washington, Oct 24 : An international team of scientists from the US, Germany, Spain and Sweden have successfully launched a solar telescope to an altitude of 120,000 feet on board a balloon.

The test clears the way for long duration polar balloon flights beginning 2009 that aims to capture unprecedented details of the Sun’s surface.

“This unique research project will enable us to view features of the Sun that we've never seen before. We hope to unlock important mysteries about the Sun's magnetic field structures, which at times can cause electromagnetic storms in our upper atmosphere and may have an impact on Earth's climate,” said Michael Knölker, director of NCAR's High Altitude Observatory and a principal investigator on the project.