Toronto, Sep 27 (IANS) Using virtual reality (VR) technology, Researchers may now predict who are more likely to feel motion sickness by observing how the individuals sway in response to a moving visual field. The researchers, from the University of Waterloo, believe that this knowledge will help them to develop[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea for referring the Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute to a larger Constitutional Bench and decided that a newly set up three-judge bench will hear the case from October 29. “No case has been made out to refer the case[Read More…]
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has reiterated India’s support to the Palestinian cause while asserting New Delhi’s backing for a two-state solution to the conflict in West Asia. Speaking at a meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Palestine here[Read More…]
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Researchers have identified a new mechanism that may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury, hoping that the discovery may lead to effective treatment. According to researchers from Rutgers University, the causes of Alzheimer’s is unknown. But a popular theory suggests a protein known[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Private airline SpiceJet on Thursday announced a daily non-stop flight between Delhi and Hong Kong starting from November 22. The airline would deploy Boeing 737 MAX on the route, SpiceJet said in a statement. The SpiceJet flight will depart from Delhi at 10.45 p.m. and[Read More…]
Srinagar, Sep 27 (IANS) Three militants, a soldier and a civilian were killed on Thursday in three separate incidents in the Kashmir Valley, officials said. A local commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit, Asif Malik alias Abu Ukasha, and a soldier were killed in a gunfight in Gasigund village in[Read More…]
Mumbai: Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday dodged a question about actress Tanushree Dutta’s sexual harassment allegations against veteran actor Nana Patekar — which is likely to kickstart Bollywood’s own #MeToo movement. At a film’s trailer launch, a mediaperson asked Amitabh and superstar Aamir Khan to share their views on[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Global Internet of Things (IoT) cellular connections will cross five billion mark by 2025 and China will continue to lead by contributing almost two-thirds of such connections, a new report said on Friday. According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s IoT (Internet of Things) service,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday alleged that the Narendra Modi government has shunted a senior official, who indicated the loss in the Rafale jet deal, and rewarded his boss who overruled him, saying there were “perks of pleasing” that covered “corruption tracks.” Party spokesperson Randeep Singh[Read More…]
Dublin, Sep 27 (IANS) A passenger was arrested for trying to flag down an aircraft after reaching late at the Dublin Airport on Thursday. According to an airport spokesperson, the man and another woman arrived after the departure gate for a Ryanair flight for Amsterdam had been closed. The spokesperson[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Singer-composer Kailash Kher and lyricist Prasoon Joshi have joined hands for a song on India’s cross-border surgical strikes of 2016. “I have composed and sung the song ‘Mera desh meri jaan hai’. It is a surgical strikes anthem written by Prasoon Joshi. This is the[Read More…]
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Facebook posts from your friends can make you feel left out in the virtual world and that feeling, as innocuous as it might seem, is not easily dismissed. The interesting part is that your friends never mean to harm you with their messages but users[Read More…]
La Laguna (Spain), Sep 27 (IANS) The Spanish women’s basketball team defeated Senegal 63-48 and moved to the quarterfinals of the 2018 Women’s Basketball World Cup. Spain was struggling with Senegal’s three-point shots in the first 20 minutes of the match (34-34) on Wednesday night. Then, thanks to its defensive[Read More…]
Rome, Sep 27 (IANS) Leaders Juventus remain unstoppable, beating Bologna 2-0 to continue with full points from six Serie A First Division rounds, while Naples beat Parma 3-0 and Roma broke their losing streak with a win against Frosinone 4-0. Italy’s Serie A weekday matches recorded great goals by Argentine[Read More…]
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices traded on a negative note during the afternoon session on Thursday, reversing all the initial gains, with the NSE Nifty50 falling below the psychological level of 11,000 points. Investors turned cautious ahead of the September futures and options (F&O) contracts expiry.[Read More…]
Seville (Spain), Sep 27 (IANS) Sevilla thrashed Real Madrid 3-0 as the Blancos suffered their first defeat of the 2018-19 La Liga season and lost a change to climb over archrival Barcelona into the top spot. Some 41,000 people packed into Seville’s Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium for the mid-week contest[Read More…]
San Francisco, Sep 27 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has introduced a new virtual reality (VR) headset “Oculus Quest” that will be available from 2019, starting at $399 for a 64GB variant. “The company’s first all-in-one VR system with six degrees of freedom lets you look around in any direction[Read More…]
Chitrakoot, Sep 27 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday visited the Kamtanath Temple in Chitrakoot district ahead of his roadshows and rallies for two days in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. He was accompanied by Congress state chief Kamal Nath and party’s state Election Campaign Committee chief Jyotiraditya Scindia, among others.[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Sep 27 (IANS) Twenty-First Century Fox has agreed to sell its 39 per cent stake in Sky Television to Comcast, which won a bidding auction for the European pay-TV giant. According to CNBC News, the decision was approved by Disney, which will soon acquire most of Fox and[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Sep 27 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to lash Bengaluru and surrounding districts in Karnataka, inundating several localities and disrupting normal life, authorities said on Thursday. Over the last 24 hours, the city received rainfall of up to 6.6 cm, which flooded several arterial roads in the city disrupting vehicular[Read More…]
Kochi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Kerala High Court will deliver on October 3 its order on the bail plea of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, arrested on charges of raping a nun. Justice V. Raja Vijayaraghavan heard on Thursday the arguments in the case against Mulakkal for allegedly raping the senior nun[Read More…]
Washington, Sep 27 (IANS) Revealing its human explorations plans, NASA has told the US Congress that the agency is currently focusing on developing technologies and systems that enable a series of human and robotic lunar missions that are extensible to Mars. The “National Space Exploration Campaign” that NASA submitted to[Read More…]
By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, Sep 27 (IANS) It’s going to be a big and crucial match on Thursday for the fifth-seeded Indian open chess team, led by former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand, as it crosses swords top seed and defending champions US at the 43rd World Chess Olympiad at Batumi in[Read More…]
By Bappaditya ChatterjeeKolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) Questioning the composition and structure of the Cauvery Water Management Authority, experts say the recently-constituted river basin organisation, dominated by engineers, could fall short in properly governing the basin. Without inter-disciplinary professional strength, the authority wouldn’t be able to address the multi-dimensional challenges of[Read More…]
Srinagar, Sep 27 (IANS) Security forces were engaged in two encounters with militants on Thursday in Badgam and Anantnag districts of Jammu and Kashmir. In the gun battle in Anantnag, one LeT commander and a soldier were killed, while the encounter in Badgam was still on, police said. Two militants[Read More…]
