Cutting across political lines, chief ministers of eight northeastern states, ruled by Congress, Left and regional parties, have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to retain the ‘special category status’ for the mountainous states. “Chief ministers of all the eight northeastern states recently adopted a resolution urging the central government on special status,” Tripura Chief Minister […]
Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott today urged householders to ‘keep looking when cooking’ after it was revealed almost 50 per cent of house fires start in the kitchen. Mr Elliott joined Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Brown, NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Assistant Commissioner Jason Heffernan and FRNSW’s […]
The world’s best badminton players have arrived in Sydney ahead of the Australian Badminton Open 2015. Beginning tomorrow at Sydney Olympic Park, the Australian Badminton Open is one of 12 events on the prestigious Badminton World Federation Superseries tour, offering US$750,000 in prize money as well as the chance for competitors to earn qualifying […]
The Andrews Labor Government today launched a major inbound wine trade mission that will see more than 150 international buyers from Asia, Europe and the Middle East come to Victoria’s cellar doors. Minister for Agriculture, Jaala Pulford, launched Meet the Winemaker – the first ever large-scale trade event tailored to Victoria’s wine industry – at […]
Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a significant link between the presence of persistent nightmares in childhood and psychotic experiences in adolescence. For the study, the team used a sample of 4,060 individuals from a British birth cohort. They used parental reports on their child’s experience of regular nightmares between the ages of […]
A new hyperlens can help us see tiny objects that elude even the most powerful optical systems. Called a metamaterial hyperlens, the lens may someday help detect some of the most lethal forms of cancer. “Today’s high-resolution endoscopes can resolve objects to about 10,000 nanometers. The hyperlens could improve that to at least 250 nanometers […]
Heard of a robot that can learn things on its own, through trial and error? Well, here is one. Researchers at the University of California-Berkeley have developed algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks through trial and error — much like humans learn things. They demonstrated their technique, a type of reinforcement learning, by […]
It is not appropriate for the Indian armed forces forever to fly their fleet to the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) for repairs, a top scientist said here on Friday. “The equipment repair overall, they give to the OEM, they go back to Israel or anywhere the equipment is bought from. That is not the appropriate […]
British actor Terry Sue-Patt has died at the age of 50. The actor was found dead at his home in Walthamstow by police on Friday, reports mirror.co.uk. He found fame as Benny Green in BBC’s “Grange Hill” alongside the likes of Todd Carty. Erkan Mustafa, who played Roland on the show, and other co-stars have […]
As the Irish government has approved the same-sex marriage with 1.2 million people of Ireland voting in its favour, B-Town celebrities including Hrithik Roshan have also supported the decision. On Friday, Ireland voted in a referendum — whether the Constitution should be changed so as to extend civil marriage rights to same-sex couples. From early […]