Miscellaneous

London, Sep 28: Researchers have successfully carried out the process of giving birth to a baby using a controversial "three-parent baby" technique, and the boy has shown no signs of disease by far, the New Scientist, a Britain-based science magazine, reported on Tuesday. The five-month-old boy is the world's first baby to be born using the technique, which is aimed at assisting parents with rare

Beijing, Sep 26: As China's telecom firm Huawei starts manufacturing in India, official media here has raised the red flag, warning that Beijing needs to worry about job cuts due to shifting of production bases as economic rivalry increases between India and the world's second largest economy. "China needs to worry about effect of industrial transfer to India on production chain," an article in

Beijing, Sep 25: China today commissioned the world's largest radio telescope which can search for "more strange objects", help in better understanding the origin of the universe and boost global hunt for extraterrestrial life. Hundreds of astronomers and astronomy enthusiasts witnessed the official launch of the Five-Hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope's (FAST) mission in a karst valley in

Sep 25: Indian space agency Isro will shoot off the "Pratham" satellite designed and built by students of the IIT-Bombay among the eight satellites including its weather satellite on Monday, an official said in Mumbai. Conceptualised in 2008 with the aim of making IIT-B a centre for space science and technology research, the satellite weighs just 10kg, is designed to fit within a cube of 30cm, and

New Delhi, Sep 25: About 7.2 lakh trees and a huge 90 square kilometres area of Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) may be submerged in water due to the Ken-Betwa river linking project, according to an official report. There will be also be an "irreversible" loss of breeding sites for wild animals after submergence of critical and specialised habitats under the proposed project which is likely to cost over

New Delhi, Sep 24: WhatsApp, the instant messaging software, was today directed by the Delhi High Court to delete the information and data of those users who would stop using the app before September 25, when its new privacy policy comes into effect. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal also asked WhatsApp not to share with Facebook or other group companies the

San Francisco, Sep 23: Yahoo said today a massive attack on its network in 2014 accessed data from at least 500 million users and may have been "state sponsored." "Based on the ongoing investigation, Yahoo believes that information associated with at least 500 million user accounts was stolen," a statement from the US Internet giant. "Yahoo is working closely with law enforcement on this matter."

London, Sep 14: A 33-year-old man in the UK has put his wife up for sale on eBay after he claimed she was "unsympathetic" when he was unwell following which the bids hit a whopping 65,880 pounds. Simon O'Kane from Wakefield, Yorkshire posted a picture of his wife Leandra, 27, on the auction site eBay last week alongside an advertisement entitled "used wife" detailing his reasons for selling her

London, Sep 14: Indian-origin engineer Naveen Rabelli drove for 10,000-km on a solar-powered auto-rickshaw from India to London to create awareness of alternative mobility solutions for passenger vehicles in Asian and European countries using renewable energy. The auto, also known as 'tuk-tuk' in some parts of the world, had set off from Bengaluru in February. Rabelli, 35, arrived at Dover ferry

New Delhi, Sep 9: Akbar Padamsee's 'Greek Landscape' fetched a record Rs 19.19 crores at Saffronart's evening sale here, making it the most expensive painting by the artist ever to sell at an auction. "Padamsee's 'Greek Landscape' trumped all expectations. The 4.3 x 12 foot canvas, estimated at Rs 7–9 crores, doubled its upper estimate. The winning bid surpassed the previous world record of Rs 9.3