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 […]

New York:  While the HIV epidemic continues to threaten health and well-being of a large section of the world’s population, scientists have warned that new forms of the virus jumping from animals to humans cannot be ruled out. The suggestion stems from a study in which the scientists discovered the first in vivo evidence that […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Patna: A Bihar court on Friday ordered the filing of a FIR against BJP president Amit Shah and suspended party leader Daya Shankar Singh, who had made derogatory remarks against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati. The Chief Judicial Magistrate in Hajipur, the district headquarters of Vaishali, has ordered the police to lodge a case […]

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 […]

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 […]

Superstar Mahesh Babu who got Blockbuster success with Srimanthudu under Koratala Siva direction wants to tie up again. Mahesh Babu is currently struggling hard and is slowly coming out of the debacle of his latest movie Brahmotsavam. He will soon join the shoot of his next movie in the direction of AR Murugadoss which is […]