Mother of three self-immolates in Tibet

A young Tibetan woman died after setting herself afire in western China in the latest incident of pro-democracy protesters self-immolating, a rights group has said. The latest incident coincided with reports claiming that many Tibetans were detained in Lhasa following the case where two Tibetans self-immolated in front of a famous temple in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) earlier this week.

More than 30 monks and civilians have self-immolated in the last one year.

London-based Free Tibet identified the latest protester as 30-year-old Rechok, mother of three children. The incident took place front of the

German teen Shouryya Ray solves 300-year-old mathematical riddle posed by Sir Isaac Newton

A GERMAN 16-year-old has become the first person to solve a mathematical problem posed by Sir Isaac Newton more than 300 years ago.

Shouryya Ray worked out how to calculate exactly the path of a projectile under gravity and subject to air resistance, The (London) Sunday Times reported.

The Indian-born teen said he solved the problem that had stumped mathematicians for centuries while working on a school project.

Mr Ray won a research award for his efforts and has been labeled a genius by the German media, but he put it down to "curiosity and

‘India capable of making missiles with 8,000 km range’

Bangalore: India is capable of developing missiles that can hit targets located at more than 8,000 km away, a top official on Wednesday said. 

"We will develop it as and when we see a need to develop a missile longer in range than Agni-V. We have the capability to do it," Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister V K Saraswat told reporters here. 

Since DRDO had already crossed the 'threshold' of making a system with longer capability and developing its sub- systems, making a longer version of Agni-V would be

Drogba confirms exit from Chelsea by June end

London: Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba confirmed on Tuesday he will leave newly-crowned European champions Chelsea when his contract expires at the end of June.

Drogba has been at the Premier League club since 2004, joining from French side Marseille, and has scored 157 goals in 341 appearances helping the Blues win ten trophies.

The 34-year-old leaves the London club on a high after scoring a late equaliser against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on

I was angry, not drunk... they started it: Shah Rukh

Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday refuted allegations that he was drunk during the alleged scuffle between him and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) officials after the IPL match between the Kolkata and Mumbai teams at the Wankhede Stadium the previous night. Instead, Khan blamed the MCA officials, saying they were “aggressive and rude”.

Police today registered a non-cognizable offence against the actor and three others for the incident during which Khan allegedly pushed and