India successfully test fires nuclear-capable Agni-II missile
byBhubaneswar: India today successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said. The test was…
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Advanced Sukhoi to be unveiled in Paris show
byMoscow: Russia will unveil its most advanced aircraft, the Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker fighter jet and the Ka-52 Alligator helicopter gunship, at the Paris air…
A car that goes 1,000 km with just a litre of fuel
byAbu Dhabi: A team of engineering students in the UAE have designed a car that could potentially travel up to 1,000 km on just…
Internet Devta driving rain gods out of business
byAccuracy of weatherman’s forecasts having improved immensely, of late, rain Gods (Devta’s) in traditional hill societies are a restless lot for they find it…
India doing excellent in space programmes: Sunita Williams
byNew Delhi: Lauding Indian space agency ISRO, US astronaut Sunita Williams Monday said it was doing an excellent job and wished that more Indian…
Space feels like home now: Sunita Williams
byNew Delhi: Space almost feels like home, Indian American Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest spacewalk by a woman astronaut, said…
Brain imaging can help predict criminal’s behaviour
byLos Angeles, March 30 (IANS) Analysis of images of a particular part of the brain could help predict whether a criminal would reoffend or…
Laparoscopic surgery for diabetes control catching up
byHyderabad, March 29 (IANS) Laparoscopic ileal interposition surgery or the small intestinal switch for the control of type 2 diabetes is catching up with…
Top Indian space scientist honoured in the US
byBangalore: Top Indian space scientist U.R. Rao has been inducted into the Satellite Hall of Fame in Washington DC by the Society of Satellite Professionals…
Lizard species rediscovered after 135 years
byMumbai: For over a century and quarter, the tiny Geckoella Jeyporensis, a small lizard measuring up to 10 cm, was given up as extinct. Now…