NASA`s `superhero` `genderless` robot Valkyrie may explore Mars in future
Washington – NASA has unveiled their new “superhero” robot Valkyrie that could one day be used to explore Mars. The NASA-designed robot is 1.9-metres tall and weighs 125 kilograms. According to IEEE, though the robot is genderless, it has been designed to have female... read more »
Anna Hazare’s indefinite fast for Jan Lokpal Bill enters third day
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra) – Veteran social activist Anna Hazare’s indefinite fast for Jan Lokpal Bill entered third today. The anti-corruption crusader, who started his fast-unto-death on Tuesday to press for immediate passage of Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament, said that he won’t... read more »
Mandela memorial translator branded `fake`
Johannesburg – South African Translators’ Institute (Sati) has claimed that the African National Congress (ANC) was aware about the “dodgy” behavior of the sign language interpreter, who embarrassed the country at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service with his blunders. The man... read more »
Facebook to join Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index
Washington – Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) will join its S&P 500 stock index after the close of trading on December 20. The move is the social media network’s rise into one of the biggest, most powerful U.S. companies. According to Fox News, the decision follows Facebook reporting its... read more »
Obama pushes for extension of unemployment benefits
Washington – President Barack Obama Saturday urged lawmakers to extend unemployment benefits for millions of unemployed Americans before Christmas to help low-income families and... read more »
My husband best in world: Jessica Alba
Los Angeles – Actress Jessica Alba, who is married to ! businessman Cash Warren, says she has the best husband in the world. The 32-year-old actress says she would not be able to... read more »
BJP celebrates in Rajasthan
Jaipur – Wild celebrations broke out outside BJP offices across Rajasthan Sunday as the party appeared to be heading to a victory in assembly elections ending five years of Congress... read more »
Delhi election results: BJP ahead in 21 seats , AAP inches to second
New Delhi – Early trends in Delhi show that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ahead in 21 seats while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is ahead in 17 seats. The Congress is leading in 8 seats,... read more »
Exit polls show Kejriwal’s AAP making extraordinary politic...
New Delhi – “Exit polls” conducted by different agencies indicate that the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is expected to make an extraordinary political debut in the... read more »
