Miscellaneous

London, Feb 14: A heroic Indian-origin Scotland Yard officer has been honoured with a top bravery award in the UK for risking his own life to save a family trapped in a burning house, winning the vote of thousands of Londoners. Shand Panesar, along with colleague Craig Nicholson, won the Total Excellence in Policing Awards at the annual ceremony last week for rescuing a couple from a burning

Chennai, Feb 14: The 28-hour countdown for the launch of a record 104 satellites by India on board a single rocket from the spaceport of Sriharikota, about 125 km from here, commenced today. India will become the first country to script history if it succeeds in launching the 104 satellites in a single rocket. The countdown for the launch of PSLV-C37/Cartosat2 Series satellite mission began at 5

Mumbai, Feb 13: Led by growth in business process outsourcing, the Indian government is set to spend $7.8 billion on IT in 2017 - an increase of 9.5 per cent over 2016, market research firm Gartner said on Monday. This forecast includes spending on internal services, software, IT services, data centre systems, devices and telecom services. "Government spending on IT services will total $2,093

New Delhi, Feb 11: A Delhi resident has approached the National Green Tribunal to be allowed to drive his 20-year-old Rolls Royce car. Cars older than 15 years are banned on the city's streets, among the world's most polluted, in efforts to improve air quality. The owner, who claimed to have been driving the vehicle on the roads only on exceptional occasions, has submitted that his classic model

New Delhi, Feb 10: Stage has been set for single NEET-like examination for entrance to engineering colleges from the academic year 2018-19, with the HRD ministry asking the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to spell out suitable norms for holding such an exercise. The AICTE, which oversees aspects related to technical education in the country, had discussed at a recent meeting a

Feb 11: The iconic brand Ambassador, which used to be a symbol of the high and mighty in power corridors, has changed hands, with Hindustan Motors selling it to European auto major Peugeot for Rs 80 crore. The C K Birla group firm has inked an agreement with Peugeot SA to this effect. As things stand, the manufacturing of Ambassador car has been discontinued. "Hindustan Motors has executed an

Shirdi (Maha), Feb 10: A 72-year-old Italian woman, who claims to be a staunch devotee of Saibaba, has donated a gold crown worth about Rs 28 lakh to the famous temple here. Selini Doloras alias Sai Durga yesterday donated the gold crown, weighing around 855 gms and studded with gems, to the temple, Shri Saibaba Sansthan trustee Sachin Tambe said. The woman is a staunch follower of Saibaba for

Detroit/San Francisco, Feb 9: Tesla Inc said on Wednesday it will shut down production at its California assembly plant for a week this month to prepare for production of its high-volume Model 3 sedan, moving the company closer to meeting its target to start production in July. Tesla said the "brief, planned" pause would allow the company to add capacity to the existing paint shop to prepare it

Feb 8: A group of Facebook shareholders are seeking to remove company"s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg from the board of directors, claiming that an independent chairperson would be able to “oversee the executives of the company, improve corporate governance and set a more accountable, pro-shareholder agenda” better, according to a report by VentureBeat. Members of consumer watchdog SumOfUs put

Washington, Feb 7: Anyone can become an Internet troll under the right circumstances, suggests a new study which discards the common assumption that people who troll are different from the rest of us. Internet trolls, by definition, are disruptive, combative and often unpleasant with their offensive or provocative online posts designed to disturb and upset. Researchers from Stanford University and