A Japanese high-speed train broke its own world speed record on Tuesday, clocking 603 kilometres per hour (374.69 miles per hour), after having set the previous record less than a week ago. The maglev — magnetically levitated — train broke the record during a 42-km test run in Yamanashi, a district about 35 km west […]
A 22-year-old South African woman was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) here while carrying a 19.30 kg consignment of narcotic drugs, valued at Rs.1.18 crore in the international market, the CISF said on Monday. Lynnette Nosipho was held by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at Terminal-3 of the IGI airport on […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is in Islamabad on a two-day state visit, will unveil a $45 billion investment plan that can help Pakistan end its chronic energy crisis and help transform it into a regional economic hub. The investments offer a real opportunity to change the scope Sino-Pakistan relationship “from geo-politics to geo-economics,” said […]
As Afghanistan rebuilds its institutions, including in the fields of governance and education, after decades of war, Afghan officials say they have a lot to thank India for. Completing a workshop in capacity building and training here, a batch of senior Afghan civil servants says they have learnt a lot which they can implement back […]
Washington, April 19 (IANS) Drawing the curtains for family members of cardiac arrest victims as doctors and nurses perform an emergency procedure hardly yields any benefit, says new research. When a hospital patient’s heart stops, very few hospitals allow family members to stay and watch the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and other attempts to save the […]
Washington, April 19 (IANS) A team from Disney Research and Carnegie Mellon University has devised a 3D printer that layers together laser-cut sheets of fabric to form soft, squeezable objects such as bunnies, doll clothing and phone cases. These objects can have complex geometries and incorporate circuitry that makes them interactive. The new fabric printer […]
Sixteen more ministerial candidates were endorsed by the Wolesi Jirga, or lower house, of the Afghan parliament on Saturday. The Afghan government has 25 ministries and Saturday’s voting brought to 24 the number of ministers approved by the lower house while the post for the country’s defence ministry remained unfilled, Xinhua reported. “All 16 minister-candidates […]
The 803rd Urs (annual feast) celebrations of the revered saint Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Hasan Chisty of Ajmer, starting Monday, will be momentous affair this year – thanks to US President Barack Obama. A red coloured, richly embroidered ‘chadar’ (holy cloth) will be offered on Obama’s behalf at the mausoleum of the Garib Nawaz on the […]
A Ukrainian journalist was shot dead on Thursday by unidentified gunmen near his house in central Kiev, the country’s interior ministry said. Oles Buzina was killed at 1.20 p.m. by two masked gunmen, who fired several shots from a car and fled, Xinhua news agency reported citing ministry spokesperson Julia Mustash. Buzina, 45, worked as […]
New York, April 16 (IANS) Next time when your kid asks you to “pull his finger,” also tell him the secret behind the distinctive popping sounds that are heard while cracking knuckles. Settling a a decades-long debate about what happens when you crack your knuckles, an international team of researchers led by the University of […]