Samsung India conducted the 9th edition of the Samsung Innovation Award at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore to recognize and reward innovations of students that have the potential to revolutionize everyday life under this year’s theme ‘Systems that learn’ for practical ideas around multi-modal sensing, applications of learning systems, VR, XR, 3D imaging, and distributed AI. The awards ...
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Kamala Harris fires her campaign team amid fund crunch, Tulsi emerges stronger
Kamala Harris the Democratic nominee for president has fired many of her campaign staff amid reports of ranking lower than two other contestants, indicating a desperate bid to cut down cost and still remain in the fray for the US Presidential elections. However, she is not the only candidate facing a cash crunch with more staffers but but these layoffs ...
Read More »Mahesh Babu shares Diwali poster ahead of his next film ‘Sarileru Neekevvaru’
On the occasion of Diwali, Telugu superhero Mahesh Babu shared a new poster from his upcoming movie Sarileru Neekevvaru and informed his fans that the film will be released on January 12, 2020, just in time for the Sankranti Festival. Mahesh Babu shared the poster with the caption, “Happy Diwali 🙂 🙂 #SarileruNeekevvaru”. One of the biggest highlights is that Mahesh ...
Read More »Chiranjeevi opens up about his periodic film ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’
Telugu actor Chiranjeevi’s upcoming periodic film, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy has created a huge buzz since its trailer launch was launched recently, and received huge praise for its brilliant visuals, breathtaking performances and an iconic cast. The official trailer released on August 20 has already received 9.9 million views on Youtube, to touch more than 1 crore view in just ...
Read More »‘World Of Saaho’ welcomes you at multiplexes across India
The makers of Saaho are creating a huge buzz once again by having a beautifully crafted ‘World Of Saaho’ at multiplexes across 30 states of India, after treating us with the trailer which was premium with its rich content quality and breathtaking visual depictions. Talking about ‘World Of Saaho’, the multiplexes are decorated with the posters as well as the ...
Read More »After Saaho, Shraddha Kapoor gears up for back-to-back releases
Actress Shraddha Kapoor has been busy juggling between the sets of three films — Saaho, Chhichhore and Street Dancer 3D, this year. This year is not only a busy year for Shraddha but the actress has taken it a notch higher with good projects. Currently, Shraddha will have two projects releasing within a span of one week- Saaho and Chhichhore. ...
Read More »Locations where Radhika Apte shot for her Hollywood project ‘Liberte: A Call to Spy’
Bollywood star Radhika Apte has been making it to headlines ahead of the release of her Hollywood film, ‘Liberte: A Call to Spy’ based on the life of a spy from Britain to France during the war period. The film has Radhika playing the role of Noor Inayat Khan, a historian who is essentially a spy. The film is shot ...
Read More »Indian-origin NASA scientist finds baby Sun’s tantrums buried in moon’s crust
When the Sun was just a baby four billion years ago, it went through violent outbursts of intense radiation, spewing particles across the solar system but these growing pains helped seed life on early Earth by igniting chemical reactions that kept Earth warm and wet. Ironic butthe same solar tantrums may have prevented life from forming on other planets such ...
Read More »Goodbye China? Minami Tori island off Japan finds huge treasure of rare earth materials
A rare form of mud found in a Japanese island may turn out to be a treasure for the future scientists and it consists of huge quantity of rare earth materials, scientists say. With an estimated 16 million tonnes of mud, the massive, “semi-infinite” stores of valuable rare earth minerals in the island off Japan shores in the Pacific Ocean ...
Read More »These natives experimented flats, city lifestyle 9000 years ago
The ancient ruins of Çatalhöyük, in modern Turkey, revealed that its inhabitants – 3,500 to 8,000 people at its peak – experienced overcrowding, infectious diseases, violence and environmental problems almost 9,000 years ago, said an international team of bioarchaeologists after 25 years of study. The results paint a picture of what it was like for humans to move from a ...
Read More »This student-made robot dog jumps, flips and trots, will you buy?
Putting their own twist on robots that amble through complicated landscapes, the Stanford Student Robotics club’s Extreme Mobility team at Stanford University has developed a four-legged robot that is capable of performing acrobatic tricks and traversing challenging terrain. Anyone who wants their own version of the robot, dubbed Stanford Doggo, can consult comprehensive plans, code and a supply list that ...
Read More »With Khanduri on its side, Congress eyes more LS seats in Uttarakhand
Lok Sabha elections remained entirely aloof from state elections in Uttarakhand since its formation in 2000 and going by the past trends, the hilly state has seen major ups and downs for the ruling party, with anti-incumbency playing a vital role each time. Uttarakhand will go for poll on April 11 in its five Lok Sabha constituencies — Haridwar, Tehri ...
Read More »Uttarakhand wakes up from inertia, Khanduri’s son joins Congress
Uttarakhand has just five Lok Sabha seats which no national party could count on and the hills remained mute spectators to decades of negligence. Ever since it was formed into a full State, Uttarakhand in 2000, the state often referred as the Devabhumi (Land of the Gods) due to a large number of Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres such as ...
Read More »Japan, Germany join hands for Mars Moon Exploration (MMX)
When it comes to expansion or exploration, Japan and Germany stand together as history has repeatedly shown us. Soon after launching a rover on asteroid Ryugu last month, Japan has announced its future vision to explore Mars moons in collaboration with the German space agency. JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Germany’s Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), and the German ...
Read More »HAL parody website takes on defence minister’s remarks
India’s state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bangalore was caught in between its own minister and its proxy defender, a fake website, amidst the ongoing brouhaha over the capabilities of the Bangalore-HQ defence establishment. When Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman publicly humiliated the defence organisation HAL for not having capabilities to manufacture 126 Rafale combat aircraft, all the defence establishments run ...
Read More »Diplomatic Dinner? Israeli dinner Dessert in a Shoe Shocks Japan PM Abe
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have made a faux paux of sort when his renowned and creative chef served visiting Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with desert dishes in a shoe on last week May 2. Shocked Japanese revealed it a week later. Japanese, like any Asian culture, do not bring shoes inside the home, ...
Read More »Sauna bath daily reduces risk of heart disease by 61%, says study
Frequent sauna bathing is good as it reduces the risk of stroke, said a new international study. The study followed people taking a sauna for 15 years and found the frequent goers benefit more from it. Those taking saunda 4-7 times a week were 61% less likely to suffer a stroke than those taking a sauna once a week, said ...
Read More »Adnan Sami not alone, many Indians do face humiliation abroad
When Bollywood singer Adnan Sami landed in Kuwaiti airport on Sunday, he was in for a shock to see how the officials of Kuwaiti immigration treat Indians. Enraged, Adnan Sami tweeted about the episode:"Kuwaiti airport immigration mistreated my staff for no reason and called them ‘Indian Dogs’! When you were contacted you did nothing!! How dare d Kuwaitis behave like ...
Read More »National Film Award 2018: Winners say ‘No’ to Smriti Irani, insist on receiving from President
The annual national film awards have met with boycott call and aversion among the film fraternity when the function itinerari revealed that about 60 winners out of all, will be honoured by the ministers, instead of the President of India Ram Nath Kovind. The new rule does not allow the President to spare more than one hour for any awards ...
Read More »Mallya Dose? India approves MoU with UK on return of Illegal Migrants
Indian Cabinet has approved an MoU last month with the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on the return of illegal migrants, in view of businessman and former MP Vijay Mallya’s escape from the tax dragon in the country. The MoU will facilitate that the Visa Free Agreement for holders of Diplomatic passports as well as liberalization of UK Visa Regime ...
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