New York:  In a bid to use drones to beam free internet to the nearly four billion people (60 percent of the global population) from the sky, social media giant Facebook has announced the first full-scale test flight of its Aquila solar-powered high-altitude unmanned aircraft. “After two years of engineering, I’m proud to announce the […]

Hyderabad:  It was an emotional reunion after 28 years as two daughters from Dubai finally traced their Indian Mother thanks to the help from the Hyderabad police. Tears rolled down the eyes of Ayesha Rasheed Eid Obaid alias Kanoo Rasheed and Fatima Rasheed Eid Obaid as they embraced their mother Nazia Begum in the office […]

London: Women indulging in smoking are more at risk of developing bleeding inside the lining of the Brain Bleed, also known as subarachnoid hemorrhage, a study has warned. Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a condition of bleeding in the lining between the brain’s surface and underlying brain tissues. The findings showed that although cigarette smoking was linked to an […]

Chennai/New Delhi:  An AN-32 Aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) with 29 people on board went missing over the Bay of Bengal on Friday, Defence Ministry sources said. The aircraft was flying from Chennai to Port Blair. Those on board included six crew members. “The aircraft departed at 8.30 a.m. and was due at […]

New York:  Feeding babies’ Avocados, which has a neutral flavour, soft consistency, and nutrient density, can help in boosting their growth and development, says a study, suggesting that the fruit can be used as a First Food for infants.Babies’ ideal first foods should have a low to moderate sweet and salty flavour profile to avoid […]

New York: Researchers, including one of the Indian-origin, have identified a new way that (tuberculosis bacteria) TB get into the body, revealing a novel potential therapeutic angle to explore. The bacterium that causes tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, or Mtb, previously was thought to infect the body only through inhalation and subsequent infection of cells in the […]

Kolkata:  Efforts are on by Indian seismologists and geologists to jointly carry out studies with Bangladesh and Myanmar and form a common geodetic network to verify fresh data and sort out discrepancies over Earthquake related research in the region. In a recent paper in Nature Geoscience, a group of scientists published new evidence of the […]

New Delhi: The government here on Friday said it has introduced new application processes to fast-track allotment of (Permanent Account Number) PAN and TAN (Tax deduction Account Number)  for individual and company applicants. “For fast tracking the allotment of PAN and TAN to company applicants, Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) based application procedure has been introduced on […]

Gorakhpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stones of an All India Medical Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and a fertiliser plant in Gorakhpur and said this would spur development in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Addressing a large gathering after the foundation laying ceremony, Modi initially addressed the crowd in Bhojpuri amid loud […]

Mumbai: Attractive deals for consumers in India’s 4G data telecom space are expected to continue, ahead of the commercial launch of Reliance Jio, ranging from better handsets at lower prices and more data limits at existing tariff, according to analysts and top brokerages. But companies will prefer to incentivise their customers not by lowering tariff, […]