WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers at Nasa have successfully tested an umbrella-like heat shield made of carbon fabric that could protect future Mars exploration vehicles from extreme heat when entering the red planet’s atmosphere. As Nasa missions […]
Twitter Inc rolled out its much-anticipated “Project Lightning” on Tuesday, a feature that shows users the site’s best tweets and content as curated by a Twitter team. The feature, introduced a day after Twitter announced interim […]
Scientists are to send two spacecraft to knock an asteroid off course, as part of a test to block such rocks in future, which may threaten humanity. The joint US-European Aida (Asteroid Deflection & Assessment) mission will […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers have designed a specialised catheter for fixing holes in the heart using a biodegradable adhesive and patch, eliminating the need for open heart surgery. Pedro delNido, contributing author on the study, said, […]
Nava-ratri literally means “nine nights.” This festival is observed twice a year, once in the beginning of summer and again at the onset of winter. Significance During Navaratri, we invoke the energy aspect of God […]
Celebrated during the time of Durga Navaratri is the famous and a significant Hindu festival called Durga Ashtami. This festival is celebrated as a memory of the day where Durga came out victorious over the demon […]
Kareena Kapoor Khan has been one of the most popular actors in Bollywood for over a decade now. She says that, even today, she is as passionate about her work as she was when she was […]
Deepika Padukone has now taken a step further to help people battle depression and has raised the importance of spreading awareness about mental health at the launch of her NGO here. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on […]
Biopics are definitely ruling Bollywood trends these days. After releasing his biopic on painter Raja Ravi Varma (Rang Rasiya), Ketan Mehta has now announced a film on renowned ghazal and thumri singer Begum Akhtar, Ae Mohabbat. […]
STORY: While the Ares 3 crew led by Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain) is out collecting samples from the Martian surface, a sudden windstorm wreaks havoc, sweeping astronaut/ botanist Mark Watney (Matt Damon) away. This […]
Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon will be be honoured by The American Cinematheque with its annual award, on October 30 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. Witherspoon, 39, was most recently Oscar-nominated for lead actress in 201’s […]
Jennifer Aniston has starred in a fun newly-released commercial of international carrier Emirates Airline that shows her wearing only a white bathrobe. While Aniston, 46, knows all about the jet-set lifestyle in real life, the “Friends” alum […]
STORY: Teenager Shruti Tandon and domestic help Khempal are murdered – but who did it? And while the truth unravels, what else gets slashed? MOVIE REVIEW: Straight away, Talvar is super-sharp, a sword swipe at […]
MUNICH (TIP): German automaker Audi AG sold 170,900 cars in September, a year-on-year increase of 6.8 percent, marking the company’s best September sales figures ever, the firm said. A total of around 1,347,950 Audi cars […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Axis Bank has become the first lender to offer corporates a mobile-based solution that fully integrates with the company’s own back-end computer networks. This offering, aimed at beefing up the bank’s transaction banking […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Volkswagen’s US chief revealed he knew more than a year ago that the group’s cars possibly breached pollution rules, as he prepared to apologize Thursday before Congress over the massive scandal. In testimony […]
Breast cancer can be avoided if you follow a healthy lifestyle, which includes exercising regularly, proper diet, avoiding junk food and other unhealthy vices. We chalk out nine everyday habits that will help you avoid breast […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In exactly a month’s time it will become clear who will rule Bihar for the next five years. The five-phase voting in the state starts from October 12 and ends on November […]
Every year, the prestigious Nobel Prize is given to honour those who have made outstanding contribution in the fields of science, literature and social service. Between 1901 and 2014, the Nobel Prizes and the Prize […]
Indian-American yoga guru Bikram Choudhury is not entitled to copyright protection over yoga poses and breathing exercises he uses in hot rooms developed by him, a US appeals court has ruled. In an order by […]
Two Indian-American teenagers — Rajan Vivek from Arizona and Prasanna Krishnamoorthy from Delaware featured in the prestigious 3-D Space Container Challenge held by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). The challenge asked young minds to make an innovative container that will make life […]
A Dubai-based Indian student will represent the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the World Education Games (WEG) – a contest in literacy, math and science, a media report said. Maathangi Anirudh, 11, from the Millennium School, […]
HOUSTON (TIP): One person was dead and another wounded after a shooting at a student housing complex at a Texas university Friday, October 9, police said. University spokesman Kendrick Callis said the shooting was reported […]
BEIJING (TIP): China will recruit more civilian personnel for jobs in the PLA, the world’s largest standing army, and the Chinese People’s Armed Police. The spouses and offspring of military personnel who have fallen in […]
TOKYO (TIP): Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, will supply full contracted volumes of crude oil to at least two Asian term buyers in November, unchanged from October, industry sources familiar with the matter […]
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