India

Robots To Soon Feel Like Humans

Robots could very soon start feeling physically when touched by any other object. It could very well happen in the future that a hard pinch on a robots arm could make it feel the hurt physically, replicating chemical reactions in human brains.

Apr 1, 2012

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Energy Efficient Coating For Windows Being Developed

Molecular Foundry at Berkeley Lab in California is developing a thick coating for windows that could help absorb heat but let the light inside to keep our rooms bright and cool.

Mar 31, 2012

Not A Fool's Day Hoax: Pay Revised Railway Fares From April 1

The revised passenger fares in AC-First Class, AC-2 tier, Executive Class and First Class will come to effect from April 1. The fares for other classes of travel will remain unchanged.

Mar 31, 2012

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Black Holes Hitting Earth's Surface Could Help Explain Big Bang And Evolution

Primordial Black Holes are small pieces of mass weighing tons that are suspected to have come into existence at the time of Big Bang and as a result of collision were left floating in the Universe.

Mar 31, 2012

Jaya Seeks Entire Power From Kudankulam Nuclear Plant

The controversial Indo-Russian nuclear project is likely to get into a fresh row as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking the entire power generated from Kudankulam nuclear power plant.

Mar 31, 2012

CBI Files Chargesheet against Jagan Mohan

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a chargesheet against YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in connection to the illegal assets case on Saturday.

Mar 31, 2012

'Jism 2': Sunny Leone To Start Shooting From Sunday

The shooting for actor-producer turned director Pooja Bhatt's upcoming film "Jism 2" will start from Sunday.

Mar 31, 2012

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Is Sachin Tendulkar Preparing For An Innings In Bollywood?

If the wisecracks around the web are to be believed, Indian Cricket ace, Sachin Tendulkar will make his Bollywood debut in filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra's forthcoming "Ferrari Ki Sawaria" soon.

Mar 31, 2012

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'What's #OperationGlobalBlackout Nonsense,' Fumes Hacker Group Anonymous

It all started after an Interpol report said that a hacker group that had been reportedly organizing a number of protests in cyber space had planned to crash the web world preventing access to the internet for a one whole day on Saturday.

Mar 31, 2012

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World Backup Day Being Observed On March 31

A day before April Fool's day, the world comes together to observe the World Backup Day on March 31. Started last year by online user Ismail Judin, this day is observed to raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding data in the interest of consumers and companies.

Mar 31, 2012

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Nokia Introduces Real Time Traffic Tracking In Delhi, Mumbai

A real time traffic solution developed by Nokia is bringing traffic updates to Windows and Symbian-enabled phones used by drivers in Delhi and Mumbai.

Mar 31, 2012

Police Seize Aishwarya Rai's Fake Passport

In a raid by carried out by the Special Operation Group (SOG) in Vadodara, Gujarat, among the seized fake copies of driving licenses, passports, marks sheets, a bogus passport and a photo of Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was also seized on Thursday.

Mar 31, 2012

Karnataka DGP Shankar Bidari 'Worse Than Hussain or Gaddafi,' Says HC

The Karnataka High Court dismissed the petition challenging the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) conclusion against the senior police officer Shankar Mahadev Bidari. The state high court annulled Bidari's appointment as the Director-General and Inspector General of Police and termed him "worse than Saddam Hussein or Muammar Gaddafi."

Mar 31, 2012

Model From UP Drugged, Robbed By Four Women In Mumbai

A small time model was allegedly drugged, held hostage and robbed of his valuables by four women in Goregaon in north Mumbai.

Mar 30, 2012

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Were PM, Sonia, Antony Aware of Tatra-BEML Deal?

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Pratibha Patil, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Defence Minister A K Antony knew about the Tatra-Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) deal that was allegedly tainted with kickbacks, said a leader from Karnataka.

Mar 30, 2012