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The world of science was upended last year when an experiment appeared to show one of Einstein's fundamental theories was wrong - but now the lab behind it says the result could have been caused by a loose cable. Physicists at the CERN laboratory near Genevaappeared to contradict Albert Einstein last year when they reported that sub-atomic particlescalled neutrinos could travel fractions of a second faster than light. Einstein had said nothing could ever travel faster than light, and doing so would be like traveling back in time. But James Gillies, a spokesman for CERN, said on Wednesday the lab's startling result was now in doubt. Earlier on Wednesday, ScienceInsider, a website run by the respected American Association for the Advancement of Science, reported that the surprising result was down to a loose fibre optic cable linking a Global Positioning System satellite receiver to a computer. Gillies confirmed that a flaw in the GPS system was now suspected as a possible cau...

HYDERABAD: Whether 'Businessman' that is being touted as the 'biggest box office hit' in the 81-year-old history of the Telugu film industry' is the subject matter of debate, but surely Mahesh Babu-starrer is breaking rules. The movie has violated provisions of the Cinematograph Act and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has been taken for a ride. This pertains to the title of the movie. The CBFC cleared the movie with the title 'The Businessman' but the filmmakers have dropped 'The' on their own. The publicity of the film is being done without the definite article. In fact, the Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce, too, through a letter on January 1, 2011 had cleared the registration of the film title as 'The Businessman'. The title was also renewed up to April 22, 2012. However, the definite article is missing from the posters and other publicity material of the movie which was released on January 13....