Ford Figo Sports Edition's bigger alloy wheels and retuned suspension elevate the pleasure of driving, says P Tharyan.
In the first-of-its-kind case, the Army on Friday decided to initiate court martial proceedings against a retired lieutenant general on corruption charges, for allegedly procuring poor quality food items for troops fighting insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir four years ago.Lieutenant General (retired) S K Sahni will be seniormost army officer, serving or retired, to face such disciplinary proceedings under the Army Act.
Will only a Kargil-like bombshell goad the languid government into reforming the defence set-up?
The first priority for the new Tibetan administration in Dharamsala should be to look at Tibetan recruitment in the PLA, suggests Claude Arpi.
Nanotechnology can bring down farm production costs through precise and more efficient use of inputs.
A treat for bird lovers! The National Audubon Society announced the winners of the 2020 Audubon Photography Awards. Known the for highlighting some of the most spectacular bird photography in the world, this year's contest winners did not disappoint. This year's winners were selected from over 6,000 submissions that came in from photographers across all 50 United States, Washington DC, and seven Canadian Provinces. The goal of the awards is to highlight images that "evoke the ingenuity, resilience, and beauty of birds small and large, terrestrial and aquatic." We'll let you decide if they succeeded.
India-born Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been confirmed as president elect of Britain's prestigious Royal Society.
A study has shown that closely related cousins who marry tend to have more children and grandchildren than others.
Michael Chang, the youngest man to claim a Grand Slam singles title when he won the 1989 French Open, has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Will it be the sexy Cruzs or the curvacious Kardashians?
TCYonline.com analyses the last five CAT papers to present a section-wise strategy for the CAT.
The launch of a genomics project will improve productivity of this multi-purpose domestic animal.
Researchers have identified hundreds of genes that are switched on and off differently in the male and female brains, a finding which suggests that many behaviour patterns regarded as typical of each sex could be founded on nature and nurture.
Scientists have paved way for helping humans live longer and healthier by creating baker's yeast capable of living up to 800 yeast years without apparent side-effects.
Would you support a homosexual priest in your own community?
The Canada-based International Development Research Centre in collaboration with the Gene Campaign has launched a unique research study on the attitudes and perceptions towards crops and foods in India. IDRC has undertaken a similar study in China.
The best dressed men from the GQ Best Dressed red carpet.
The actress had undergone a preventive double mastectomy in 2013.
Power Grid is supposed to set up two (2) high power transmission towers costing over Rs 16,500 crore (Rs 165 billion) for evacuating a bulk of the 16,000 Mws of electricity generated within the state by 2011-12 to western and northern India.
The beverage, which is best known for keeping people alert and sobering up drunks, has caused a stir by suggesting women who drink more than three cups a day could see their bra size drop.
India may be suffering from acute power problems. But it has addressed the power shortage in neighbouring Bhutan with the Tala hydroelectric project exceeding the power generation forecast.
If we are to realise the full potential of biologics' ability to improve people's health, it is essential to encourage public policy and support R&D.
Moody's said the government will face challenges in achieving its deficit target for the fiscal year ending March 2021, amid persistent structural and cyclical headwinds to growth.
Nanotechnology researcher Dr Anita Goel feels that India can benefit from the gene Radar sensing technology which can detect the presence or absence of a disease's pathogen with the same accuracy available only in a diagnostic lab, reports Suman Guha Mozumder.
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Scientists have identified a gene that allows rice plants to survive floods; a development that could help poor farmers especially in India who are having a tough time braving floods.
Almost two-thirds of the world's billionaires made their fortunes from scratch, relying on grit and determination, not good genes
Nilesh is all set to star in Deepak Shivdasani's new film.
Nuclear power is seeing a renaissance. Power-starved India, which has the largest number of reactors under construction, is at the forefront of this revival of interest in nuclear power.
Anindya Dutta relies on facts and figures rather than back stories to trace the history of Indian spin bowling, says Partha Basu.
Scientists in the United States have uncovered a genetic reason why lonely people have poorer health and are likely to die young -- solitude affects their immune systems.
If a research is to be believed, all people with blue eyes can trace their ancestry back to one person, who probably lived about 10,000 years ago in the Black Sea region. Scientists studying the genetics of eye colour at the University of Copenhagen found that more than 99.5 per cent of blue-eyed people, who volunteered to have their DNA analysed, have the same tiny mutation in the gene that determines the colour of the iris.
Hereditary genes you know... Bengalis have good hair, says model Somana Chakraborty who left Kolkata in 2005 and has ever since become a Mumbai girl.
Not just in the fight against COVID-19, but also in politics, economics and society, observes Ajit Balakrishnan.
Folate is one of the most vital nutrients for the human body's growth and development, which is why folate-rich diets are typically suggested for women planning a pregnancy or who are pregnant.
An Indian-American entrepreneur was among a select group of business leaders invited by US President Barack Obama for consultations on the ongoing government shutdown and its impact on them.
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