On Monday, DMK—the main opposition party of Tamilnadu—moved the Madras High Court and requested the court to consider nullifying the trust vote that took place in Tamil Nadu Assembly on Saturday. The newly elected CM of the state E Palaniswami had won the trust vote in the Assembly on Saturday. On Sunday, former Chief Minister […]
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LG G6 to Feature New UX 6.0 Mobile User Interface and Square Camera Mode
The forthcoming flagship LG G6 smartphone that is expected to be unveiled later this month at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain will feature a new UX 6.0 mobile user interface, according to its maker. The new user interface, based on Google’s Android OS, will offer a new Square Camera mode that splits the screen […]
ISRO Creates History by Launching Record 104 Satellites in a Single Mission Using PSLV-C37
India’s space agency ISRO has created history by launching record 104 satellites in a single mission through its workhorse launcher Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C37) rocket. PSLV-C37 lifted off at 9.28 hours IST from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. PSLV carried with it 104 satellites, […]
China to Launch Its First Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-1 in April This Year
China is planning to launch its first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 in April this year, according to some reports that claimed that Tianzhou-1 will be able to transport six tonnes of supplies to China’s future space station. The current Chinese spacecraft can carry a maximum of three astronauts and 300 kg of material. The China Manned […]
Conservation Workers in New Zealand Puncture Carcasses of Dead Whales Using Tools to Prevent Them from Exploding
Conservation officials in New Zealand have started puncturing the carcasses of the dead whales that had stranded at Farewell Spit in Golden Bay. The workers pierced the carcasses to release gas built up during decomposition. According to officials, these carcasses may explode on volunteers, and therefore it was essential to puncture them to avoid threat. […]
Frank-Walter Steinmeier is the New President of Germany
Germany now has a new president: the 61-year-old Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the former foreign minister of the country and one of the most popular politicians of the country. Mr. Steinmeier was elected by the Assembly with the 630 members of Parliament’s Lower House and an equal number of representatives from Germany’s 16 states. He received 931 […]
Thousands of Northern Californians near California’s Oroville Dam Asked to Leave Homes
Authorities in California have asked thousands of people living near Oroville Dam—the tallest dam in USA—to leave their homes as an emergency spillway in the dam is danger of failing and unleashing flood waters on nearby towns. People who are living in the downstream areas are being requested to leave the area immediately. The California […]
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Helps Scientists Discover a White Dwarf Star with Basic Building Blocks of Life
Scientists have discovered a white dwarf star about 170 light years from the Earth using NASA’s Hubble space telescope, and the best part of this discovery is that the atmosphere of the white dwarf star is rich in basic building blocks for life – such as nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. According to scientists, the […]
Museum of the Future in Dubai Inaugurated by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
On Friday, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai and the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE the inaugurated the Museum of the Future, and opened it for the public. The Museum of Future has been inaugurated just ahead of the fifth annual World Government Summit that is scheduled […]
Twitch Launches Communities to Allow Gamers Discover Great Broadcasts Faster Than Ever
Twitch has launched a new “Communities” section on its site to broaden the scope of its video game streaming site and cater to users’ unique interests. Initially, Communities section will contain several categories and dedicated sections devoted to topics like drawing, cosplay, painting, music, food, comedy and more. Users will also be able to set […]
Microsoft Says It is Releasing Visual Studio 2017 Next Month
Microsoft has announced that it is going to release Visual Studio 2017 next month during a two-day launch event. “Today, I’m proud and humbled that Visual Studio is turning twenty – we’re celebrating two decades of Visual Studio! As we hit this great milestone, I’m also excited to announce that Visual Studio 2017 will be […]
Twitter Reports Larger-than-expected Fourth-quarter Net Loss
Twitter has reported loss in the fourth quarter of the financial year, making it the 10th consecutive quarter of lower revenue. On Thursday, Dorsey told analysts during a conference call that the Twitter’s year-over-year revenue growth slowed to less than 1%. The company’s revenue grew to $717.2 million in the fourth quarter, marking the slowest […]
An Intermediate Mass Black Hole Found Hiding in Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae
Astronomers have found a black hole at the center of a globular cluster, and the most striking feature of this black hole is that it of intermediate-mass. With this discovery, the number of known “intermediate-mass” black holes has increased to about a dozen. In the past, most of the black holes discovered by astronomers have […]
Three-Fourths of the 416 Whales Stranded at a New Zealand Beach have Died
More than 400 pilot whales were stranded in the sand at Farewell Spit at the northern tip of the South Island in New Zealand on Friday, and according to eyewitnesses, many of these stranded whales have now died. Many conservation workers and volunteers have been trying to keep the creatures alive by sloshing water over […]
Scientists Discovered a New Species of Amoeba that Resembles Hat of Gandalf the Wizard from The Lord of the Rings
Scientists have discovered a new amoeba species, and have named it Arcella gandalfi after a character that appeared in The Lord of the Rings. According to scientists, the most notable feature of the new species is that its funnel-shaped shell resembles the hat of Gandalf the Wizard, a character that appeared in The Lord of […]
Radioactive Trinitite Glass at World’s First Nuclear Test Site Helps Scientists Test Moon-formation Theories
The world’s first nuclear bomb was detonated in 1945 at a test site in the New Mexico desert, which is far away from San Diego. However, a scientist from San Diego is now collecting samples of radioactive glass trinitite from that site to test the validity of a popular moon-formation theory. Trinitite or atomsite is […]
Israeli Archaeologists Discover 12th Cave near Qumran that Once Held Dead Sea Scrolls
Israeli archaeologists have discovered the 12th cave in the Israel that once held Dead Sea Scrolls. The cave was found near Qumran. The latest excavation in the cliffs west of Qumran, situated over the Green Line in the West Bank, was carried out by researchers from Hebrew University and the Israel Antiquities Authority with support […]
This Gecko from Northern Madagascar Escapes from Predators by Shedding Its Large Scales and the Skin Underneath
Scientists have discovered a new gecko species, Geckolepis megalepis or G. megalepis, that can amazingly escape the grip of a predator by shedding scales on its skin and dropping its tail. Scientists who discovered this new type of gecko have described it in a study published in journal PeerJ. G. megalepis lives around the limestone […]
ISRO All Set to Create a New World Record by Launching 104 Satellites Using Single PSLV Rocket
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is all set to create a new world record next week by launching 104 satellites through its workhorse PSLV-C37 rocket. The lift-off is expected to take place on 15th, and now ISRO says it is expecting to recover half the cost of the mission by launching foreign satellites. Out of […]
NASA Scientists Develop a Model to Estimate Oxygen Escape on Planets around Red Dwarfs
NASA scientists have developed a model to estimate oxygen escape on planets around red dwarfs. Scientists usually focus on habitable zones around stars to search for life beyond Earth. Habitable zones are those regions around stars which are believed to have suitable conditions to allow liquid water to get pooled on the surface of a […]
Huge Ancient Underwater Landslide that Occurred 300,000 Years Back Discovered on Great Barrier Reef
Queensland scientists have discovered a massive underwater landslide (Gloria Knolls Slide) on Great Barrier Reef. Scientists claim that this landslide occurred about 300,000 years ago and could have triggered a 27-meter-high tsunami wave in the ocean. The discovery was made unexpectedly when researchers from Marine National Facility were carrying out a three-dimensional mapping of the […]
Japanese High-Tech Space Junk Collector Fails in Its First Test
Japan’s experimental ‘space junk’ collector designed to drag space junk out of orbit has failed to accomplish its objective, according to Japanese scientists. The space junk collector was built and launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Scientists believe over 100 million garbage pieces, including pieces of rockets and cast-off equipment from old satellites, […]
Juno Sends New Images of Cyclone Swirls and White Oval storms on Jupiter
Last week, NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully completed its fourth flyby of Jupiter and later sent some new stunning pictures of white oval storms and cyclone swirls on the planet. The new image clearly shows the cyclone swirls around the south polar region of Jupiter, and white oval storms near the edge of the planet. Juno’s […]
Earthquake Hits Uttarakhand; Tremors felt across Northern India
An earthquake of the magnitude 5.8 on the Richter was felt across northern India at 10:35 PM on Monday. According to initial reports, the epicentre of the earthquake was located close to Pipalkoti in Uttarakhand, and at a depth of about 20 km. Tremors were felt across northern India, including Delhi and NCR, and Dehradun […]
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