Russia patents space technology, uses robots for maintenance of orbital stations (Representative image: PTI) Russia has developed and patented a new technology that allows spacecraft to be launched automatically from an orbital station, Russian news agency TASS reported. This system also includes robotic maintenance features, making it the first of its kind in the world.The…
NEW DELHI: Data from a black box of the Air India Dreamliner that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12 has been downloaded at Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau lab, govt said Thursday. Intitial information about causes leading to the accident is likely to be known in the next seven to 10 days.With the black boxes being…
NEW DELHI: How well-equipped are India’s sub-centres (SCs) – the state’s support system that people facing health issues first reach out to – especially those in rural India, to manage basic medical conditions such as hypertension, or high blood pressure, and diabetes?A survey carried out for the purpose in 19 districts of seven states by…
Two Indian nationals studying in the US have been sentenced to federal prison in separate fraud cases that targeted elderly Americans, leading to multimillion-dollar losses.Kishan Rajeshkumar Patel, 20, who came to the US on a student visa, was sentenced this week to over 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan army chief Asim Munir and other senior officers on Saturday paid “heartfelt tribute” to Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed on the occasion of his 26th “martyrdom” anniversary for what Islamabad describes as his unwavering courage and patriotism during the 1999 Kargil war. However, it’s learnt that Pakistan had refused to accept his…
Elon Musk has once again emphasised his concern over declining birth rates, asserting that parents in Europe need to have large families or the region will “keep dying”. This is the second such warning in a matter of a month with Musk previously recommending people to have at least three children in order to prevent…
Strait of Hormuz (Pic credit: AP) At least two supertankers abruptly turned back near the Strait of Hormuz following US military strikes on Iran, according to ship-tracking data, the clearest sign yet that escalating Middle East tensions are beginning to rattle the arteries of global energy supply.The moves come as the US joins Israel in…
C.J. Mosley (via Getty Images) Baltimore Ravens franchise player and New York Jets defensive captain C.J. Mosley has retired from professional football after a dominant decade-long career. A native of the Alabama Crimson Tide, C.J. Mosley was always thought to be the successor to Ray Lewis’ throne in Baltimore—one that he took with steely resolve….
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Friday acquitted former coal ministry officials H C Gupta (secretary), K S Kropha (joint secretary), and K C Samaria (coal allocation director) in a case related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of Jharkhand’s Mahuagarhi coal block to JAS Infrastructure Capital Pvt Ltd, a private company.The court of special judge…
A wave of austerity is crashing down on American universities, and even the most prestigious ones aren’t being spared. From Harvard and Columbia to Princeton and Michigan State, campuses are slashing budgets, laying off staff, and eliminating even modest comforts like coffee and desk phones, all in response to sweeping federal funding cuts orchestrated by…
