WASHINGTON — The Renwick Gallery, housed in an ornate, 156-year-old confection here that was the first American building constructed as a public art museum, begins a new chapter in its history on Friday. After being shuttered for two years, the Renwick, the part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum that is dedicated to craft and…
A four-legged robot with serious athletic endurance recently walked its way right into the history books. The sure-footed robot hiked 83.28 miles (134.03 km) to break the world record for the farthest distance traveled by a quadruped robot, Guinness World Records reported Monday (Nov. 2). Researchers from Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications in China…
A leading Swiss watchmaker and two technology titans have combined forces to produce a computerized wristwatch billed as the “world’s smartest luxury watch.” Tag Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver said his company has been building mechanical watches for 155 years but knew little about building an Internet-connected device that younger buyers would want. So it partnered…
The Mumbai traffic police, on Tuesday, launched a helpline number for dissemination of information and registering traffic-related complaints, at its headquarters in Worli. The helpline was launched by the hands of Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan and commissioner of Mumbai police Ahmed Javed. “I now declare the Mumbai traffic police (MTP) helpline 8454 999 999 to…
Sydney: Sydney-based umpire Karl Wentzel has said the pink ball and super bats designed to hit the ball hard should force the International Cricket Council (ICC) to address the need for umpires to wear protective gear in order to prevent a fatality. Wentzel is known as the “umpire who wears helmet” in Australia’s domestic circuit….
China: Indian shuttlers had a mixed day in the opening round of the China Open with Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu easing into Round 2, while Kidambi Srikanth and Ajay Jayaram making early exits here. Having not enjoyed the best of results in Korea, Japan and Denmar, top-seeded Saina came up with a decent first…
India tasted victory after five straight losses in their 2018 Fifa football World Cup qualifying campaign as they beat Guam by a solitary goal in Bangalore on Thursday. The victory came despite India playing the whole of the second half with 10 men after Sehnaj Singh was sent off for a dangerous tackle in the…
Gautam Hari Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director, Raymond Limited made the country proud as he won Race 1 of the Ferrari Championship Series 2015. Singhania became the first Indian driver to win a Ferrari backed championship as he took chequered flag at Mugello. It was a dominating performance by him as he qualified on pole…
BENGALURU: In 2008, during the middle of the great recession, things were getting difficult for UK residents Dilshad and Barinder Hothi. Barinder had been laid off from Microsoft, their three-year-old daughter fell ill with pneumonia, and the couple was forced to make a decision to either continue working in uncertain corporate environments or start working…
With less than a month to go for CAT 2015, the question on most student’s minds is “What should I do between now and the exam to be able to crack it?” Right up there on the to-do list is checking your familiarity with the online test format. If you have not given enough mock…
