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Space diplomacy of India reached a different level with a unique gift in the sky to South Asian neighbours, barrring the arch-rival Pakistan, which has opted out on suspicions of espionage or space watching. The gift of a communications satellite for use by neighbours at no cost has perhaps no precedent worldwide and each country can get one transponder to ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old funerary garden, first of its kind, on the Dra Abu el-Naga hill in Luxor, Egypt. The original discovery made in the 16th year of archaeological excavations was sponsored this year by Técnicas Reunidas and Indra to shed light on a key epoch. It gives credence for the first time that Thebes (now Luxor) became the ...

Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) ship MV V. V. Giri heralded a landmark pilot movement on April 23rd 2017 from Kolaghat in East Midnapore district of West Bengal to Bhagalpur in Bihar with a cement consignment of 240 tonnes on saturday. The vessel’s journey commenced from Kolaghat on Rupnarayan river (National Waterway- 86) to reach Bhagalpur via river Ganga ...

As the world remembers the massive failure of German airship Hindenburg on May 6, 2037, the upcoming Galactic Ship by billionnaire Branson in December 2017 stokes fears though technology has far outstripped occurrence of such tragedy again. The passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed while landing at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township, New Jersey, ...

World renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, in a BBC program, has warned Earthlings to leave the mother planet in 100 years or face extinction, a doomsday prophecy that the mankind is destined to face repeatedly. His warning in a forthcoming BBC documentary – Expedition New Earth – to be aired this summer on BBC Two channel, comes when the humanity ...

Despite pressure from the Committee of Administrators (CoA) directive, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) remained adaant saying it would send a legal notice to the International Cricket Council (ICC), keeping silent on picking up the team of 15 players to play for India as all other participants have already done. “I would like to bring to ...

The much-awaited Singapore-made Rotimatic has remained elusive in India but not its counterpart Dosamatic, made by Mukunda foods in Bangalore. The world’s first commercial fully automatic table top dosa making machine, that can make any type of dosa like masala dosa, onion dosas, rava dosas, butter dosa, pav bhajji dosas etc just at the touch of a button is here ...

  It was an arduous journey for Bahubali hero Prabhas, 37, who had to postpone everything from personal life to professional life for over five years at a stretch for SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus “Bahubali: The Beginning” and its sequel “Bahubali: The Conclusion”. The Telugu actor has reportedly received 6,000 proposals during the period, especially after the huge success of ...

An emergency meeting of royal staff called at the Buckingham Palace on Thursday triggered concerns about the health of Queen Elizabeth, 91 and her consort, Prince Philip, 95. Though the Buckingham Palace official denied any cause for concern, the meeting’s urgency has remained the most-talked about issue in London today. After the meeting at 10 am, Buckingham Palace said in ...

Erstwhile Ranbaxy brothers who had sold it for a whopping amount to a Japanese firm, are now planning to sell off majority of their stake in corporate hospitals chain Fortis Healthcare, including its diagnostic arm SRL, and PE firms TPG and General Atlantic (GA) are reportedly holding talks on price. ET reported in December 2016 that the Private Equity firm ...