Visakhapatnam-Kirandul passenger train derailed in Odisha, no casualties

Visakhapatnam-Kirandul passenger train derailed in Odisha, no casualties

Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 (IANS) The Visakhapatnam-Kirandul passenger special train (No. 08551) has been derailed mid-way between Jeypore and Chatriput stations in Odisha, a railway official said. “After passing Jeypore station, one sleeper class and three general coaches got derailed on Monday afternoon. There were no casualties or injuries as the trollies of the train just […]

Obesity drug may decrease type 2 diabetes risk: Study reveals

Obesity drug may decrease type 2 diabetes risk: Study reveals

New York, Sep 12 (IANS) The risk of type 2 diabetes is more than halved by weekly injections of the new obesity drug semaglutide, which was recently approved in the US and has been provisionally approved in England, says a new study. The researchers of the study, to be presented at the annual meeting of the […]

Scientists fix GPS device to pelican’s wings in Karnataka’s Mandya district

Scientists fix GPS device to pelican’s wings in Karnataka’s Mandya district

Mandya (Karnataka), Sep 12 (IANS) Scientists on Monday successfully fitted a GPS device to a pelican bird in Kokkare Bellur in Karnataka’s Mandya district. A team of scientists attached to the Dehradun Wildlife Institute carried out the experiment for the first time in the country, according to the local officials. The experiment was carried out to […]

Kaun Banega Crorepati 14: Visually impaired contestant is a fan of Big B’s ‘Black’ movie

Kaun Banega Crorepati 14: Visually impaired contestant is a fan of Big B’s ‘Black’ movie

Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) A visually impaired contestant Aneri Arya shared with megastar Amitabh Bachchan that she is a big fan of his 2005 movie ‘Black’ starring Rani Mukerji on ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 14’. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali ‘Black’ released in 2005. It also stars Shernaz Patel and Dhritiman Chatterjee in supporting roles. The film narrates […]

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court gives verdict in favour of Hindu petitioners

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court gives verdict in favour of Hindu petitioners

Varanasi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Varanasi court on Monday said that the Hindu petition for worship in Shringar Gauri was maintainable and the five Hindu women’s plea seeking right to worship in the Gyanvapi complex will be heard. District judge A.K. Vishvesha dismissed the petition filed by the Muslim side citing the Places of Worship […]

GPS fitted to pelican in first such experiment in India

GPS fitted to pelican in first such experiment in India

Indian scientists from the Dehradun Wildlife Institute on Monday successfully fitted a GPS device to a pelican bird in Kokkare Bellur in Karnataka’s Mandya district, first of its kind in the country. The experiment was carried out to study the abodes of pelicans, food habits and international routes that these migratory birds traverse. Sources said […]

NASA Remembers 9/11 World Trade Center Attacks

NASA Remembers 9/11 World Trade Center Attacks

The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 were a national tragedy that resulted in a staggering loss of life and a significant change in American culture. Each year, we pause and remember. Beyond honoring the Americans who died that day, NASA also assisted FEMA in New York in the days afterward, and remembered the victims by providing flags […]

Norway Indian Film Festival 2022: Rahul Mittra, Saurabh Shukla honoured

Norway Indian Film Festival 2022: Rahul Mittra, Saurabh Shukla honoured

Oslo: Bollywood filmmaker-actor Rahul Mittra, veteran action director Sham Kaushal and writer-actor-director Saurabh Shukla were among those honoured at the 20th edition of Bollywood Festival Norway in a glittering ceremony at a packed Lorenskog kulturhus centre, few miles away from the capital city of Oslo. Mayor of Lorenskog Ragnhild Bergheim presented the Lifetime Achievement Award […]

New ecology tools predict disease transmission among wildlife, humans

New ecology tools predict disease transmission among wildlife, humans

The rate that emerging wildlife diseases infect humans has steadily increased over the last three decades. Viruses, such as the global coronavirus pandemic and recent monkeypox outbreak, have heightened the urgent need for disease ecology tools to forecast when and where disease outbreaks are likely. A University of South Florida assistant professor helped develop a […]

Ministry of Corporate Affairs cracks down on Chinese shell companies

Ministry of Corporate Affairs cracks down on Chinese shell companies

After the simultaneous search and seizure operations conducted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 8th Sept. 2022, on the offices of Jillian Consultants India Private Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jilian Hong Kong Ltd., at Gurgaon, Fininty Pvt Ltd at Bangalore and Husys Consulting Ltd, an erstwhile listed company at Hyderabad, the Serious Fraud […]

PM Narendra Modi condoles demise of Veteran telugu actor, Krishnam Raju

PM Narendra Modi condoles demise of Veteran telugu actor, Krishnam Raju

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of Veteran telugu cinematic personality, Krishnam Raju Garu. The Prime Minister tweeted; “Saddened by the passing away of Shri UV Krishnam Raju Garu. The coming generations will remember his cinematic brilliance and creativity. He was also at the forefront of community service and […]

Artemis I Launch Update: Teams Replace Seals on Artemis I Moon Rocket, Prepare for Tanking Test

Artemis I Launch Update: Teams Replace Seals on Artemis I Moon Rocket, Prepare for Tanking Test

After disconnecting the ground and rocket-side plates on the interface, called a quick disconnect, for the liquid hydrogen fuel feed line, teams have replaced the seals on the Space Launch System rocket’s core stage associated with the liquid hydrogen leak detected during the Artemis I launch attempt Sept. 3.  Both the 8-inch line used to fill and drain liquid hydrogen from […]

 Artemis I Launch Update: Repair Work Underway, Preparations Continue for Next Launch

 Artemis I Launch Update: Repair Work Underway, Preparations Continue for Next Launch

Engineers are making progress repairing the area where a liquid hydrogen leak was detected during the Artemis I launch attempt Sept. 3, and NASA is preserving options for the next launch opportunity as early as Friday, Sept. 23.  Technicians constructed a tent-like enclosure around the work area to protect the hardware and teams from weather and other environmental conditions […]

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