Mars bombarded by over 200 space rocks per year: NASA
byWashington, May 16 (IANS) Scientists have estimated that Mars is bombarded by more than 200 small asteroids or bits of comets per year forming…
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Now, shoes that generate electricity
byHouston, May 16 (IANS) Four US students have developed shoes that extract energy with every step to power portable electronics and, perhaps someday, life-preserving…
Prior approval must to arrest under Section 66A: SC
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said no person would be arrested under Section 66A of the IT Act for posting…
Norway welcomes India as observer in Arctic Circle
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Norway hopes India will help find a solution to the fast melting ice cover in the northernmost part of…
US museum educates visitors about bugs
byLos Angeles, May 16 (IANS/EFE) Beetles, centipedes and tarantulas are among the insects that visitors to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County,…
India finishes phase I of Sri Lanka railway project
byNew Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Indian Railways have completed phase I of a 43-km rail link from Medawachchiya to Madhu Road in Sri…
India-Israel to set up centre for fruits in Haryana
byChandigarh: Having set up a Centre of Excellence for Vegetables in 2011, India and Israel have now joined hands for setting up a Centre of…
Internet services shut down in Syria
byDamascus, May 15 (IANS) Internet services in Syria have been off since early Wednesday, which appears to be a second blackout in a week,…
SC to hear plea against Andhra government on Section 66A
byNew Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Thursday hear a plea seeking to restrain the Andhra Pradesh government from invoking Section 66A…
Patterns Software to train software designers
byChennai, May 15 (IANS) Patterns Software Design Institute plans to tie up with software product developers and engineering colleges to train their executives and…