New Delhi: The Supreme Court said that no person should be arrested for posting objectionable comments on social networking sites without taking prior permission from senior police officials. The apex court, which refused to pass an order for a blanket ban... (Continue reading)
New Delhi:Indian Naval Aviation received a major fillip with the arrival of the first of eight Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance and Anti Submarine Warfare aircraft at Naval Air Station Rajali, Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu today, 15 may 13. Vice Admiral... (Continue reading)
London: Finnish firm Nokia has launched its latest smartphone Lumia 925 with a new metal design and upgraded camera. The company chose London for the mystery unveiling and announced last evening their sleek new smartphone will go on sale in... (Continue reading)
Washington: Water on Earth and the Moon may have originated from the same source – primitive meteorites, scientists say. Researchers used a multi-collector ion micro-probe to study hydrogen-deuterium ratios in lunar rock and on Earth. Their conclusion: The Moon’s water... (Continue reading)
Washington: Want to be a part of space exploration history? NASA is inviting public to submit their names, short poems and personal messages on-line for a DVD to be carried aboard a spacecraft that will study the Martian atmosphere. The DVD... (Continue reading)
New York:Who needs laundry? A US company claims to have developed an incredible shirt that can be worn for 100 days straight without needing a wash or ironing. Manufacturers claim the wool-blended shirt remains wrinkle-free and resists odour so effectively that... (Continue reading)
London: Low on battery? Give your cellphone some water! Swedish researchers have developed the world’s first water-activated charger that can power your cellphone using just a puddle of ordinary water. Based on micro fuel cell technology developed at KTH Royal Institute... (Continue reading)
Washington: A NASA-funded sounding rocket mission will help better understand and predict the electrical storms in Earth’s upper atmosphere, which can interfere with satellite communication and global positioning signals. The mission, called Equatorial Vortex Experiment (EVEX) will launch two rockets for... (Continue reading)
Washington: NASA is developing a Moon rover to find how water can be produced on the lunar surface by analysing liquid droplets trapped in deep freezes at its poles. Scheduled to fly in November 2017 the mission, called Regolith and Environment... (Continue reading)
London:British scientist Robert Edwards, known as “father” of world`s first test-tube baby breathed his last Wednesday, The Cambridge University announced. The 87-year-old died following prolonged illness. Edwards, who was awarded Nobel prize for his pioneering work in developing in vitro fertilisation... (Continue reading)