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New York: Scientists have discovered a new mechanism in the mouse-brain that can help regulate obesity triggered by consuming a high-fat diet and can also be used as a potential treatment. Consuming a high-fat diet results in changes in the brain that increases Rap1 gene, which is expressed in a variety of tissues, including the […]

Bengaluru: Indian-born researcher Dinesh Bharadia at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has won the prestigious Young Scholar award of the US-based Marconi Society for his contribution to radio waves. “Bharadia has been chosen for the 2016 Paul Baran Young Scholar Award for his contribution to send and receive radio (wireless) signals, including mobile telephony […]

New Delhi: Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt has denied that his forthcoming film “Raaz Reboot” has leaked online, but he says a bogus file in its name was made available online to warn miscreants. It was reported that the fourth instalment of the popular “Raaz” franchise, helmed by Bhatt, has been leaked. The news of its leak […]

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has collaborated with Culture Machine’s digital channel Blush along with Vivel to create a video titled “Ab Samjhauta Nahin”, which inspires women to say no to a life full of compromise. In a narrative by Amitabh, the UnBlushed (a series on digital channel Blush) video, “Ab Samjhauta Nahin” shouts out to […]

New Delhi: Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday formally resigned from the BJP and said it was a “painful decision” for him. “I hereby resign from the party membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party,” Sidhu said in a tweet, in which he posted his hand-written letter to BJP national president Amit Shah. “Long association, painful […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Afghan President Ashraf Ghani here on Wednesday after the latter’s arrival here earlier in the day on his second official visit to India. “Deepening dosti with Afghanistan. PM receives President @ashrafghani on his 2nd visit to India,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted along with pictures of […]

Rio de Janeiro: India’s Devendra Jhajharia bettered his own world record to win gold in the men’s javelin throw F46 event at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Devendra won gold in the javelin event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics with a record throw of 62.15 metres, becoming only the second gold medallist at the Paralympics for […]

Bhubaneswar: As communal tension prevailed in three towns of Odisha during immersion processions of Lord Ganesha and another deity, the administration imposed section 144 of the CrPC in these areas. Section 144 has been clamped in Rourkela in Sundargarh district, Soro in Balasore district and Patamundai in Kendrapada district following communal tension between two groups, […]

Mumbai: Actor Mayank Gandhi was injured while shooting for a sequence of TV show “Kaala Teeka”, but he refused to take a break and completed the scene. The actor portrays the role of a mentally challenged character in the Zee TV show. He broke his finger while shooting an action sequence for the show. After […]

New York: Researchers have developed a new design for harvesting body heat and effectively converting it into electricity for use in wearable electronics. The experimental prototypes are lightweight, conform to the shape of the body, and can generate far more electricity than previous lightweight heat harvesting technologies, the researchers said. “Wearable thermoelectric generators (TEGs) generate […]

New York: NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has sent back spectacular colour images of layered rock formations on the Red Planet. Curiosity, which is currently exploring the “Murray Buttes” region of lower Mount Sharp, took the images with its Mast Camera (Mastcam). The new images represent Curiosity’s last stop in the Murray Buttes, where the rover […]

Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Tuesday said it will launch media advertisements to apologise for the “discomfort and concern” caused due to the ongoing global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, Yonhap news agency reported. The world’s largest smartphone maker said it will soon run an advertisement in major media outlets to offer an apology […]

New Delhi: Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are better placed in the telecom space than many other players given their lead in spectrum, cell sites as well as fibre on network, an analysis by brokerage firm CLSA said here on Tuesday. “We maintain that Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are better placed given their lead […]

Mumbai: The shooting for the upcoming sequel of the 2015 film “Baby” titled “Naam Shabana” has begun, shared actor Akshay Kumar. Akshay, who will reportedly make a special appearance in the film, took to Twitter to share a photograph of the film’s clapboard. It is being helmed by filmmaker Shivam Nair and will be produced […]

Mumbai: Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore and her daughter Soha Ali Khan are set to walk the ramp for Indian runway week Autum/Winter 2016. The latest season of the fashion week will have the mother and daughter walk for designer Rohini Gugnani and Shweta Sharda respectively, showcasing the Avadh era in her designs, read a statement. […]