New Delhi: A powerful earthquake of 7.5 magnitude centred in Afghanistan, has killed nearly 280 people, including 12 Afghan schoolgirls who were crushed in a stampede as they tried to flee their collapsing school. At least 214 people, including eight children, have died in Pakistan and over thousand are reported injured. The earthquake shook north…
Days after the Indian Air Force announced that it will induct women as fighter pilots, the Navy has decided to allow women pilots in various streams. However, for now they will be shore-based till necessary infrastructural needs are addressed. The Army and Navy are also looking into the issue of appointing women in combat roles….
Antarctica is one of the coldest, snowiest parts of the globe, but there may actually be less snow across the surface of the planet’s southernmost continent than scientists originally thought. Researchers studying areas of eastern Antarctica where snow is often stripped off the surface by wind, recently found that the powerful gusts are actually vaporizing…
Close your eyes and imagine it’s five years from now. Now, check your pockets and your desk. Which devices are you using? It’s very likely you have a smartphone. But is your second device an iPad-like tablet or a more traditional PC? Or perhaps you have a laptop-tablet hybrid, like Microsoft’s Surface? Or maybe you…
Fast food is an affordable and convenient way to fill yourself up when on the run. Although you shouldn’t feel guilty for an occasional indulgence, regularly eating fast food can seriously damage your health. Coupled with low nutritional value, the high fat, calorie and sodium content of these foods can lead to a variety of…
New Delhi: A galaxy of world’s top paragliders will descend in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh next month for the AAI Paragliding World Cup, the first-ever event of the World Cup Tour to be held in India. The week-long event, which will see a veritable feast of Aero Sports at one of the most natural…
Yuki Bhambri took the first big step towards fulfilling his early promise as a prodigy as he broke into the ATP top-100 on Monday by being ranked No. 99 in the world. He is the third Indian in the last 20 years to break into the ATP top-100, after Leander Paes and Somdev Devvarman. The…
Johannesburg: World number one Novak Djokovic has referred 2015 as the best season of his career so far following another title win at Shanghai Masters on Sunday. Djokovic continued his rich vein of form as he brushed Jo-Wilfried Tsongain aside 6-2, 6-4 to clinch his ninth title of the season. Reacting on his performance, the 10-time Grand Slam champion said that…
New Delhi, October 20 Virender Sehwag, one of the world’s most destructive batsmen to have played the game, today announced his retirement from international cricket and the Indian Premier League, bringing an end to an illustrious career spanning 14 years. Sehwag had already hinted about his imminent retirement at a function in Dubai yesterday and…
Washington: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have used genetically engineered viruses to achieve a significant efficiency boost in a light-harvesting system used in solar cells. Nature has had billions of years to perfect photosynthesis, which directly or indirectly supports virtually all life on Earth. In that time, the process has achieved almost 100% efficiency…
