Mars to glow at its 'brightest' tomorrow

NEW DELHI: Red planet Mars will be brightest and closest "it can get" to earth tomorrow, giving sky gazers an opportunity to see it with naked eyes. 

"On March 3, Mars was at opposition to sun because of which it would be brightest and closest it can get to earth on March 5," General Secretary of Planetary Society of India N Raghunandan said. 

In positional astronomy, opposition defines that position of a celestial object when it is on the opposite side of the sun in the sky when viewed from

Obama warns both Iran and Israel, 'I don't bluff'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama delivered his most explicit threat yet that the United States will attack Iran if that's what it takes to prevent it from developing a nuclear bomb. At the same time, he warned Israelis they would only make a bad situation worse if they moved pre-emptively against Iranian nuclear facilities.

The double-barreled warning, in an interview published Friday, came before Obama's high-stakes meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday and a speech Sunday to the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, a powerful pro-Israeli lobby. Obama said an Israeli strike would stir sympathy for the Islamic republic in a region where it

At least 20 dead as tornadoes sweep across US states

Local police confirmed that 13 people died as tornadoes swept across three counties in Indiana.

Five others died in Kentucky, with two fatalities in Ohio. Earlier, tornadoes hit Alabama, causing widespread damage. "We are no match for Mother Nature at her worst," said Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. He is due to vist affected areas on Saturday. The storms - stretched across a vast part of the US Midwest - came

One more arrest in Shehla Masood murder case

New Delhi: The CBI on Friday made its fourth arrest in the Shehla Masood murder case. The main suspect Zahida Parvez's friend Zeba Querashi has been held for helping Zahida plan and execute Shehla's murder. A massive hunt has also been launched for Saleem who is understood to have assisted the two shooters.

The motive behind the murder of Shehla Masood is now clear. According to investigating officers, Zahida Parvez, Dhruv Narayan Singh and Zeba Querashi are the main characters. While the contents of the recovered pen drives and

Russian election satire takes Putin's manhood away

(Reuters) - In a new puppet show satire of Russia's presidential election, the only competition is in the mind of Vladimir Putin, as he fights the loss of his penis.

The Moscow Museum of Erotic Art's show, due to premiere on the eve of the election, lampoons the current prime minister's easy dominance of Russian politics, but also shows the former KGB spy fighting his demons and torn between tyranny and democracy.

"Putin doesn't compete with anyone but himself so we didn't have to make puppets of other politicians. They are nothing but a decoration," said Alexander Donskoy, founder of the museum and former mayor of the Arctic port of Arkhangelsk.

Putin, 59, is almost certain to win a six-year term as president in the March 4 election, though Russia's dominant leader is grappling with an urban