NASA detects water on moon surface from Chandrayaan data
Washington: Based on valuable data collected by Indias Chandrayaan mission,a NASA-funded lunar research has yielded evidence of water locked in mineral grains on the surface of the moon from an unknown source deep beneath the surface. The findings,published in Nature Geoscience journal,represent the first detection of this form of water from lunar orbit. PTI
Bangla ex-judge gets 4 years over illegal drugs
Dhaka: A former Bangladeshi judge was Tuesday sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment for possessing 342 bottles of banned cough syrup phensidyl,a popular drug in
the country. Javed Imam was found guilty of the charges,Additional. Metropolitan Sessions Judge of Dhaka Ruhul Amin said. PTI
Pak Sikhs demand action on holy book desecration
Karachi: Pakistans minority Sikh community Tuesday asked the government and the Supreme Court to take action on incidents of their holy book,the Guru Granth Sahib,being desecrated in different parts of Sindh province. Five incidents had been recorded so far. PTI
Two Boko Haram attacks kill 24 in Nigeria
Maiduguri: Two attacks by suspected Boko Haram insurgents killed 24 people in Nigerias northeast,residents and officials said Tuesday. A survivor and a hospital source spoke of 18 people killed in the town of Bama on Sunday. A resident and a military. source said six people were killed in Damasak Monday. PTI