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Chennai: Robots of the future would no longer be metallic objects, but made of ‘soft materials’ which are muscle mimicking, self-healing and with hydraulically amplified actuators, a senior DRDO official said here Wednesday. Tessy Thomas, DRDO’s Aeronautical Systems (Aero) Director General said these robots would also be able to perform a wide range of motions, […]

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) — the maker of the most used COVID-19 vaccine in the country — on Wednesday announced a cut in price of the jab…

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the promotional proposal for grant of organised group ‘A’ service (OGAS) to Group ‘A’ executive cadre officers of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) or paramilitary forces. The Cabinet also gave the nod for the extension of benefit of Non-Functional Financial Upgradation (NFFU) and Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) […]

Chennai: You do not actually need a tattoo on your left hand to match with a missing family member who was lost in Kumbh Mela years ago. In the digital era, even Chinese short video-messaging app TikTok can help you reunite with your lost hubby. In an interesting chain of events, a mother of two […]

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced the domestic schedule for India’s cricket season 2019-20. The season starts with the Duleep Trophy in August. It is then followed by a month-long Vijay Hazare Trophy starting from September 24. The Deodhar Trophy will be played from October 31 to November 4. […]

New York: An Indian-origin man has been charged with killing his wife, her parents and her aunt in a shooting rampage that had created fears of anti-Sikh violence in the US state of Ohio. West Chester police Chief Joel Herzog announced on Tuesday the arrest of Gurpreet Singh on four charges of murder, according to […]

Mumbai: Reliance Jio on Wednesday announced a digital literacy initiative for the first-time Internet users in the country. As part of the “Digital Udaan” initiative in collaboration with Facebook, Jio will engage with its users every Saturday to help them learn about JioPhone features, use of various apps and Internet safety including use of Facebook. […]

Islamabad: At least three people were killed and 50 others missing after a boat capsized in a river in northern Pakistan on Wednesday. The vessel was heading for the city of Haripur when it capsized at around midday in a reservoir along the Indo River. Seven people were rescued and three bodies were recovered by […]

New Delhi: Millions of users worldwide, including in India, were left clueless on Wednesday evening when Facebook and its family of apps including WhatsApp and photo-sharing platform Instagram entered a global outage. People took to Twitter to share their experiences. “Everyone moves to twitter when instagram, facebook, and whatsapp get down, including me!” tweeted one […]

IBPS RRB Recruitment Notification 2019: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS, RRB) had invited applications from interested and eligible candidates for the positions of Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Office Assistant (Multipurpose). Bank job aspirants must apply for the positions today as it is the last date to apply for the positions- July […]

Leeds: Former India batsman-turned-pundit Sanjay Manjrekar’s opinion that he prefers full-time batsmen and bowlers as compared to ‘bits and pieces’ cricketers hasn’t gone down well with India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Speaking to IANS, Manjrekar has said on the eve of the Bangladesh game that he still wanted to back Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav despite […]

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has released a recruitment notification for the positions of ‘Experienced Non-Executive Personnel’. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions before the deadline. The last date to submit application for the same is July 23, 2019. IOCL Jobs 2019 Vacancy Detail Post and Vacancies Experienced Non-Executive Personnel – 129 […]

New Delhi: India’s ambitious plan of building a space station is at a nascent stage, and foreign collaborations for it have not yet been finalised, the government said on Wednesday. The space station, which is planned after India’s first manned mission to space – Gaganyaan in 2022, will be of modular design, with the initial […]

Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Wednesday booked Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed and three other members of the banned outfit for terror financing and facilitation, according to Pakistani media. Similar cases were also filed by the Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (PCTD) against people associated with other banned trusts operating as […]

New Delhi: Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) based applications will create over 28 lakh jobs in rural India over a period of 8 to 10 years with an annual value of Rs 60,000 crore, a study by Broadband India Forum (BIF) has shown. Out of the 28 lakh jobs, at least 21 […]