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Scientists close to tracking down 'dark matter' in the universe

Geneva: Scientists said on Wednesday they may be close to tracking down the mysterious "dark matter" which makes up more than a quarter of the universe but has never been seen.

A final identification of what makes up the enigmatic material would solve one of the biggest mysteries in physics and open up new investigations into the possibility of multiple universes and other areas, said researchers.

Members of an international team had picked up what might be the first physical trace left by dark matter while studying cosmic rays recorded on the International Space Station, said the head of the Europe- and US-based research project Samuel Ting.

He told a packed seminar at the CERN research centre, near Geneva, the team had found a surge of positron particles that might have come from dark matter....more    

Constable Tomar death: Plea seeks quashing of FIR against 8

The Delhi High Court on Friday admitted a plea seeking the quashing of FIR that had been filed against eight persons over police constable Subhash Tomar's death during the anti-rape protests that erupted following the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old physiotherapist. ...  

Tomar was beaten by people at India Gate: Witness

After Yogendra and Pauline, the two protesters who tried to help Tomar after he collapsed, claimed that the policeman had no visible injury marks on his body when they saw him, a third witness has come out claiming that the constable was beaten up by a few protesters. ...  

India @ 9 with Bhupendra Chaubey and Anubha Bhonsle

Sunny Johar, an Akali youth leader, allegedly assaulted an SSP at a hotel in Ludhiana. The injured officer was taken to a hospital and police have registered a case against the politician. ...

Is there a complete breakdown in trust between police, public?

The post mortem report of Subhash Tomar countered eyewitnesses' accounts, and suggested that the injuries could have led to the cardiac arrest causing Tomar's death. ...

Tomar was hit by a blunt object: Post mortem report

The post mortem report of Delhi Police constable Subhash Tomar has contradicted the versions of two eyewitnesses and the Medical Superintendent of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, saying he had suffered serious injuries. According to the report, Tomar had myocardial infarction and its complication that could be precipitated by ante mortem injuries to neck and chest produced by blunt force impact. The report also says that effusion of blood was present...  

Jankovic, Kuznetsova battle through to next round

Both Jankovic and Kuznetsova had to work hard to shake off opponents. ...