With an image showing the motorcycle display, similar to the ones performed at the Republic Day Parade, Google doodle Sunday celebrates India’s 65th Republic Day. On Jan 26, 1950, the Indian Constitution came into force and the country celebrated its first Republic Day then. The Google doodle, in the colours of the Indian flag – […]
In a first, national broadcaster Doordarshan Sunday broadcast on internet High Definition live streaming of the Republic Day Parade in the capital, fetching over 13,000 views. The crystal clear picture quality of the parade arrived on computers, laptops and mobile phones, barely a few seconds behind the actual proceedings. It was a welcome development for […]
With social networking sites catering to people of all age groups, youngsters and students need a space of their own in the cyber world. Now thanks to ‘Campus Plugin’, young adults can connect with people of their own age group across the country. Pegged as the “first site that is focussed just on the youth […]
Scientists have discovered the use of a simple single-celled amoeba to understand the function of human proteins in causing Alzheimer’s disease. A single-cell amoeba can equip scientists with a much better understanding of how human proteins cause Alzheimer’s disease, that too without the need for animal testing. Researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London and […]
How did cells make the transition from life as a solo cell to associating with other cells to become a single, cohesive unit? The answer lies in plants which have changed in size, shape, structure and reproduction over the past few million years, says a new study. Karl Niklas, a plant evolutionary biologist at Cornell […]
India once again slipped to number two position in the latest ICC rankings and now need to win the final two one-dayers against New Zealand to reclaim the top spot from the current table-toppers Australia, who acquired the position on Sunday after beating England 4-1 in five-game series. India, initially, lost the number one ranking […]
Indian atomic energy regulator has allowed the Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL) to increase the power generation of the first unit at Kudankulam up to 75 percent, said a top official. According to an industry source, the unit is expected to generate around 720 MW early next week. “We have given permission for […]
Pomp, pageantry and patriotic fervour were in the air Sunday as the 65th Republic Day was celebrated across the country with flag hoisting ceremonies, military parades, cultural extravaganzas and pledges to work for a better India. The celebrations were peaceful barring a minor bomb blast triggered by militants near the residence of Manipur Chief Minister […]
On the occasion of its 65th Republic Day, India Sunday gifted 20 ambulances and four buses to hospitals and charitable institutions in Nepal. At a public function held at the Indian embassy here, India’s Ambassdor Ranjit Rae hoisted the Tricolour and read out the message of President Pranab Mukherjee that stressed India’s support to peace, […]
With the Lok Sabha elections around the corner, Kerala has begun witnessing the phenomenon of shifting of loyalties from one political party to another in the past few days. The Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi (JSS) party, founded by veteran communist leader K.R. Gowri in 1994 after she was ousted from the CPI-M, saw a split in […]