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London, September 19 (ANI): The U.S. army’s fleet of robots will soon be enhanced with the addition of forthcoming reconnaissance craft called the ‘hopping rotochute’, which will be capable of travelling deep into obstacle-ridden spaces like caves and rubble-laden buildings to video what it finds.

The self-righting probe is being developed for the Army Research Lab [...]

New Delhi, Sep 17 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal of the Ministry of Railways for payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 75 days’ wages for all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees.

The move will benefit 13.05 lakh employees and it will cost the xchequer Rs [...]

Washington, September 13 (ANI): European researchers have created a legal analysis query engine that combines artificial intelligence, game theory and semantics to offer advice, conflict prevention and dispute settlement for European law.

European law is complex, many layered and expanding. There are thousands of regulations, so many that compliance is difficult, time-consuming and expensive.

While harmonization is [...]

Bangalore, Sep 5 (ANI): Cricketer Rahul Dravid graced a weeklong fund raising campaign called ‘Joy of Giving Week’ for the poor and downtrodden in Bangalore.

The scheme has been conceptualised by ‘Give India’ an organization, which works with voluntary groups all over the country.

The stars and celebrities from all walks of life including Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, [...]

New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI/Business Wire India): BMW India announced the opening of the new showroom and workshop facility by Deutsche Motoren in West Delhi.

Located at Shivaji Marg, Moti Nagar, West Delhi, this is the second facility in New Delhi from Deutsche Motoren. The showroom and workshop [...]

New Delhi, Sep. 1 (ANI): Air Marshal KJ Mathews on Tuesday took over as the new Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel (AOP), the Head of Human Resources of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Air Headquarters.

Commissioned in the year 1973, [...]

New Delhi, Sep 1 (ANI): Dr Vijay Kumar Saraswat, who is in charge of the development of missile and strategic systems in the country, today took charge as scientific adviser to Defence Minister AK Antony and will also serve as Director General of [...]

Washington, September 1 (ANI): People are turning to a new way of untangling those worked up nerves – cuddle parties.

The concept, that came into being five years ago, lets partakers to experience clean, safe and welcomed affection.

Masterminds Reid Mihalko and Marcia Baczynski’s cuddle party events boasts of bringing people together where all physical contact is [...]

New Delhi, Aug.28 (ANI): A concept note circulated during the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Chintan Baithak held in Simla last week has called on members of the party to work unitedly to set their house in order within three months.

Here is what the note says, according [...]

New Delhi, Aug.28 (ANI): UNICEF recently celebrated the telecast of the 200th episode of its entertainment education serial Kyunki… Jeena Issi Ka Naam Hai on Doordarshan National.

A serial with all the emotional and dramatic twists and turns that make soaps [...]

New Delhi, Aug 27 (ANI): Dr Vijay Kumar Saraswat has been appointed as scientific adviser to Defence Minister AK Antony and will also serve as Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

Dr. Saraswat, who will replace the present incumbent M Natarajan on [...]

Lahore, Aug 24 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the ‘minus-one’ formula was just a ploy to weaken and dislodge the PPP government at the centre.

During an informal meeting with his close associates here on Sunday, a source quoted Gilani as saying: ‘I am well aware of the designs of the [...]

Washington, August 20 (ANI): Scientists in America have developed a way to target brain cancer cells using inorganic titanium dioxide nanoparticles bonded to soft biological material.

This achievement is a result of the joint efforts of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) and the University of Chicago’s Brain Tumor Center.

Thousands of people die [...]

Washington, August 20 (ANI): A computer similar to the Hal 9000 system in the movie ‘2010′, which claims enjoying working with human beings and having stimulating relationships with them, may soon be created, thanks to a new research project.

Oregon State University researchers are pioneering the concept of “rich interaction” that can pave the way [...]

Karachi, Aug.18 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the Sindh government to identify a million acres of barren land near the sea coast in Thatta district where a city named Zulfikarabad would be established.

State Minister for Information, Samsam Ali Bukhari said Zardari [...]

London, August 18 (ANI): A new research by scientists has claimed that dark energy – the mysterious substance thought to make up three-quarters of the universe – may not actually exist.

The concept of dark energy was created by cosmologists to fit Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity into reality after modern space telescopes discovered that [...]

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The all-new crossover Honda Accord Crosstour vehicle will start production in September of this year at the East Liberty factory in Ohio.The Accord CUV will slot [...]

Kabul (Afghanistan), July 9 (ANI): A new United Nations report has called for an end to the prevailing abuse against women in Afghanistan, and warned that ignoring this culture of impunity will create an environment of political and social insecurity.

The report, titled “Silence is Violence,” documents the increasingly insecure environment for women in public spaces [...]

Washington, July 8 (ANI): A new study has shown that patients with uncontrolled hypertension respond well to treatment intensification, regardless of their degree of adherence to anti-hypertensive medications.

“Despite a lack of evidence, many clinicians assume that ‘nonadherent’ patients cannot benefit from treatment intensification,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Adam Rose, an assistant professor [...]

New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): Hours before his departure for the G8-G5 summit in Italy, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said he would project India’s views on major global issues relating to the world economic and financial crisis.

“During my visit, I will discuss several issues relating to the world economic and financial crisis and [...]