2. NASA has released the first-ever natural-colour portrait of Saturn, in which the planet, its seven moons and rings, and Earth, Venus and Mars, all are visible.
3. Israel has frozen plans to build over 20,000 new Jewish settlements in West Bank following the criticism by the US and the Palestinian authorities.
4. India with 20 gold 20 silver and 12 bronze medals has topped the medals tally position in the 2nd Junior SAF Games that concluded today in Ranchi.
5. India is expected to overtake the US as the second largest internet base in the world by the same time. The number of internet users in India is expected to rise 18.53% in the coming eight months to reach 24.3 crore by June 2014, on the back of higher adoption of mobiles as a means to access the internet.
6. Samsung Electronics became the world 's no.1 handset seller across all continents in the third quarter, a US-based market researcher said.
7. Seeking to assuage the feelings of the people of Tamil Nadu opposed to India's participation in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting meet in Sri Lanka, the Centre on Wednesday detailed its relief and rehabilitation efforts for minority Tamils in the war-torn island nation.
8. The new World Trade Center tower in New York knocked Chicago's Willis Tower off its pedestal as the tallest building in the US. Dubai's Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world at 2,717 feet (828 meters).
9. A homeless eight-month-old Indian dog named ‘Rupee’ has scripted history by becoming the first canine to reach Mount Everest Base Camp.
10. THE ORANGE, the largest fancy, vivid orange diamond ever offered at an auction, sold for a whopping $ 35,540,612 at Christie’s Geneva, setting a world record price per carat for any diamond sold at auction.
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