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London, Aug 25: The world's largest aircraft suffered cockpit damage on Wednesday after nosediving while landing on its second test flight, but there were no injuries, according to the craft's manufacturer. The 92-metre-long Airlander 10, part helicopter and part airship, came down at Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire, south east England. “Airlander sustained damage on landing during today's...

New Delhi, Aug 24: This giant pearl could be the world's largest natural pearl weighing over 34 kg. The treasure's worth is pegged at around USD 100 million. The identity of the man who found the pearl has not yet been disclosed, but according to the Daily Mail, the man discovered the priceless gem around a decade back in the sea off the coast of Palawan Island in Philippines. He decided to keep...

Udupi, Aug 23: Sources in the Police Department said here on Monday that Sonia Narang, DIG, CID, had arrived here in connection with the investigation in the Bhaskar Shetty murder case. Bhaskar Shetty, a businessman, went missing from his house here on July 28 and his mother Gulabi Shetty lodged a missing complaint at the Manipal police station on July 29. The police arrested his wife Rajeshwari...

Bengaluru, Aug 22: An engineering student was killed while another sustained injuries when the motorcycle they were on rammed into the median of the expressway on Ballari Road and the two were hit by a cab on Sunday. The police identified the deceased as Dharmesh Patel (21), a resident of J.P. Nagar. The pillion rider has been identified as Abhishek (21). They were returning from Nandi Hills when...

Jaipur, Aug 19: India's most famous tiger, photographed by thousands of tourists over the years at a popular northern wildlife park, died on Thursday, days after the ageing animal stopped eating. Machli had been the star attraction of Ranthambore National Park for years because of her seemingly calm nature and penchant for posing for cameras, and she even had her own Facebook page. She had amazed...

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16: China's ace woman diver He Zi had just collected her silver medal at the Rio Olympics but her boyfriend and teammate Qin Kai, in front of a global TV audience, sprang a surprise by going down on one knee and proposing with a diamond ring, marking the second marriage proposal at the ongoing Games. Just moments after receiving her silver medal in Sunday's 3-meter springboard...

Prabhatsakhi' is a milk oriented initiative by Prabhat Dairy that runs operations through entire Ahmednagar. Through this programme Prabhat Dairy wants to give an aim to the life of women at grass root level, change their pace of lives by providing employment support and boost their economic development. Under this Program women Self Help Group will be formed at the village level and they will be...

Beijing, Aug 8: China's "straddling bus", trumpeted as an innovative idea to deal with traffic jams, is facing increasing scrutiny with many questioning the vehicle's safety features and whether it would ever come into service, a media report said today. The Transit Elevated Bus (TEB), grabbed worldwide attention last week after China's official published pictures of the vehicle during a test run...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7: With the onset of the outbound tourism season in the Middle East, Kerala Tourism has rolled out a promotional campaign in Dubai targeting Arab travellers and showcasing the state's backwaters and waterfalls on taxis plying in the bustling metropolis. As many as 200 Kerala-branded taxis will ferry the message of 'A Faraway Land Four Hours Away'– with eye-catching visuals...

Bucket Design, is an industrial design studio from Pune has designed and installed India's biggest 3D metal sign at Almatti dam for Karnataka Government. Almatti dam is a biggest dam under Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigham Limited (KBJNL) and was named after Lal Bahadur Shastri as he laid the foundation stone of this irrigation project for the benefit of farmers in north Karnataka region. The sign reads...