2016

Berlin: Researchers at Disney have developed a light-weight remote-controlled robot with 3D printed parts that can climb up walls quickly and with agility. VertiGo, a robot created in collaboration between Disney Research and ETH Zurich,…
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Pathankot: A powerful explosion today shook a double storeyed building at the Air Base where two terrorists are still holed up as the operations intensified to flush them out. As the operation against the terrorists entered the third day,…
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today presided over a high-level meeting to discuss the ongoing operation at Pathankot air base to flush out holed up terrorists and the attack on Indian consulate in Afghanistan. Top security…
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Srinagar: Authorities today imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar to thwart protests by the members of Shia community against the execution of prominent cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia. Restrictions have been imposed in the…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee on Monday recommended sweeping reforms for the controversy-ridden BCCI, suggesting a bar on ministers from occupying positions, putting a cap on the age and tenure of the office-bearers…
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Bikaner: Eight Kashmiri men were today detained in the district while they were on their way to Bajju area, which is close to the Indo-Pak border. "They were detained on the basis of suspicion. They were travelling to Bajju area in a bus,"…
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Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today gave a 'thumbs up' to the odd-even scheme for movement of vehicles in Delhi saying it seems to be working "quite well". "Saw a few violators of the #OddEvenScheme this…
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Washington: The role of the stethoscope, the ubiquitous tool of the medical profession for over 200 years, is at the center of debate in the US with a leading Indian-origin cardiologist declaring "the stethoscope is dead". In recent years,…
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New Delhi: The apex court-appointed Justice R M Lodha panel, which had suggested suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for two years from participating in IPL, today submitted its report to the Supreme Court registry. The…
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Tehran: Saudi Arabia has severed diplomatic ties with regional rival Iran following attacks on the kingdom's embassy and consulate in the Islamic Republic over the execution of a prominent Shiite cleric. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel…
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