Washington, March 7 (IANS) Astronomers said Thursday they have witnessed for the first time the break-up of an asteroid, disintegrating into as many as 10 smaller pieces at a “leisurely” speed. The crumbling asteroid, designated P/2013 R3, was first noticed as an unusual, fuzzy-looking object by ground-based telescopes in Arizona September 15, 2013, the researchers […]
Washington, March 5 (IANS) A single injection of an experimental drug may someday protect people from infection with the AIDS virus for up to three months, a US study said Tuesday. The study, published in the US journal Science, showed that the drug called GSK 744LA can protect macaque monkeys from repeated intrarectal infections with the […]
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a potentially clean and inexpensive way to convert carbon dioxide to methanol, a key ingredient to produce plastics, adhesives and solvents – and a promising fuel for transportation. Scientists from the Stanford University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Technical University of Denmark combined theory and experimentation to identify a […]
Tokyo, March 3 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted a part of Japan Sunday evening, the US Geological Survey said. No tsunami, however, was predicted. The temblor struck 110km NNW of Nago, a city located in the northern part of Okinawa Island, at 8.11 GMT Sunday, Xinhua reported. The quake’s epicentre, having […]
India and Russia are close to resolving their differences over the nuclear liability law that has held up agreement on construction of units 3 and 4 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), Rosatom, the plant’s Russian bulder, said Friday. “Russia and India are nearing resolution of disagreements on the issue of application of the […]
The Indian space agency will take its first step towards a manned space mission by testing its third generation Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and also the crew module this year, said a top official. K. Radhakrishnan, chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said end of May or beginning of June would see the experimental flight […]
Mobile handset company Karbonn Friday announced the launch of a “Kochadaiiyaan” Signature Phone Series to bring Rajinikanth’s magic closer to his fans. The series, based on the forthcoming Tamil period drama, includes the Android-based Karbonn A36, the Karbonn A6+ and the flagship Titanium S5i along with two feature phones – the Legend 2.4 and the […]
World’s biggest mobile messaging service WhatsApp intends to add voice calling feature to its free messaging service in the second quarter of 2014, it was announced Monday. The move is aimed at enabling WhatsApp users to be able to make calls, just as they can now text messages. The latest announcement answers some of the […]
West Bengal Friday observed ‘Language Martyrs Day’ and paid homage to those who had laid down their lives for the cause of Bengali language in Dhaka in 1952. The day is now celebrated as International Mother Language Day the world over. The day began with ‘prabhat pheri’ (morning choir) as employees of the Bangladesh Deputy […]
Enthusiasts can now explore 360 degree online imagery of 30 Indian heritage sites, including the Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar and Red Fort, which were released by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and Google. The launch was the result of Google and ASI’s joint initiative to make 100 of India’s most important heritage sites more […]