Google is building a car without a steering wheel
Sergey Brin, co-founder of the technology titan, told a Southern California technology conference on Tuesday evening that Google will make 100 prototype cars that drive themselves and therefore do not need a wheel. Or brake and gas pedals. Instead, there are buttons for go and stop. A combination... read more »
Shiv Sena Sulk On Portfolios Over, Anant Geete To Take Charge Today
New Delhi – Anant Geete, the Shiv Sena’s lone minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet, will take charge of his office in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises today, his office has confirmed. He had yesterday demanded a change of portfolio given to his... read more »
Education Minister Smriti Irani ‘Not Even Graduate!’
New Delhi – Congress leader Ajay Maken has touched off a political storm with a series of tweets deriding the new Narendra Modi cabinet. In one of them, he questioned the educational qualifications of Smriti Irani, who has taken over as Human Resource Development Minister. “What a... read more »
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants more devolution in Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa hard, asking for him to deliver on his promises to devolve wide powers to the country’s Tamil-majority regions – a formula called ‘Thirteen-Plus’ that was promised during diplomatic negotiations with former Prime... read more »
Sushma Swaraj likely to become the next foreign minister of India
NEW DELHI: Sushma Swaraj is likely to become the next foreign minister of India, sources here said ahead of PM-designate Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony. As expected, senior... read more »
Grab these fruits before they’re gone!
We have a reason to be happy! The city will see Monsoon, most likely, by mid June. But, with rains knocking on our door, there are few seasonal fruits that would become a rare sight. So,... read more »
NASA develops high-tech cages to carry rats to ISS
NASA has developed high-tech cages to carry rodents from Earth to the International Space Station (ISS) to allow researchers to study the long-term effects of microgravity on mammalian... read more »
Use of mobile phones risk of brain tumours: Study
The study is done by researchers from France. The authors of the study, however, said that they will have to conduct more study to confirm if there’s added risk and the devices people... read more »
Junk food before falling pregnant raises premature birth risk: st...
A junk food diet high in fat, sugar and takeaway foods before conceiving a child is linked to a 50 increased risk of giving birth prematurely, a study has found for the first time. Women were warned... read more »
