Mexico City, April 17 (IANS/EFE) A robot will soon begin exploring the last stretch of a tunnel found at the archaeological site of Teotihuacan in central Mexico, the third time anywhere in the world that it is used to design excavation strategies. The tunnel, discovered under the Temple of the [...]

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) India Tuesday sought German’s cooperation in advanced technology in grid integration of renewable energy and rooftop solar panels in urban areas. Speaking at a workshop here, New and Renewable Energy Secretary R.P. Watal said the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) proposals seek a capacity addition [...]

Bangalore, April 16 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd has tied up with Queen’s University in Belfast, Ireland, to combat the global cyber security threat. Invest Northern Ireland, the Irish government’s regional business development agency, will also collaborate in the project. “The partners will set up a research, education and [...]

Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) The house of pioneering scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose here will be restored and converted into a museum to inspire young people and make them aware about his contributions to the field of science, an official said here Tuesday. “Our aim is to ignite young minds and [...]

Chennai, April 16 (IANS) It will take not less than one month to restart generation from Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) second unit that tripped Monday due to fire in a transformer, a senior plant official said. “We are checking whether fault is outside the transformer or inside. If it [...]

Washington, April 16 (IANS) Musicians who learn a new melody and practice it after a night’s sleep demonstrate enhanced skills, says a study. Performance of a musical task improved among pianists who learned a new melody and practiced it after a night of sleep, says researcher Sarah E. Allen from [...]

Paris, April 16 (IANS) Following a Western style diet based on fried, sweet, processed and high-fat food products can reduce a person’s chances of achieving older ages in good health and with higher functionality, says a new study. “The impact of diet on specific age-related diseases has been studied extensively, [...]

Bangladesh should immediately drop charges against and release four bloggers and a newspaper editor arrested this month – Human Rights Watch

Boston/Washington, April 16 (IANS) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is taking the lead in investigating the double bombing that killed at least three people and left at least 144 others injured the Boston Marathon finish line even as local police authorities say the attacks happened without warning. We will [...]

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) With a chugging train trailing a plume of smoke in a backdrop of palm trees and what looks like a palace with domes and minarets, Google’s doodle Tuesday celebrated India’s first passenger train journey. On April 16, 1853, the first railway on the Indian subcontinent [...]