Pune, Jan 25: Witn an aim to push green technology in mass public transportation vehicles in India, Tata Motors today launched a fully electric bus and a hybrid one, with indicative prices ranging between Rs 1.6 crore and Rs 2 crore. The company, which is leader in the commercial vehicles space in the country with a market share of around 45 per cent, also showcased its LNG powered bus. Besides...
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Ballari, Jan 23: A woman delivered a baby with four legs and two male sex organs at the Dhadeasugure Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Raichur in the early hours of Saturday. Born to Lalitamma, 23, and Chennabasava, 26, residents of Puladinni village in Dadeasugure Hobali of Sindhanoore taluk in Raichur, the infant was taken to Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), Ballari ,on Saturday...
Seoul, Jan 23: The world's biggest smartphone maker Samsung blamed faulty batteries today for the fires that led to last year's humiliating recall of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 device. Internal and independent investigations "concluded that batteries were found to be the cause of the Note 7 incidents", the South Korean company said in a statement. The giant conglomerate was forced to discontinue...
New Delhi, Jan 22: India and the US should collaborate more on space research programmes, a prominent scientist from the US space agency NASA stressed here as he felicitated two young Indian astronomers who created history by discovering asteroids in 2010 that are now recognised by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in the US. Amanjot Singh and Sahil Wadhwa, former students of Ryan...
San Francisco, Jan 21: Apple is suing mobile chip maker Qualcomm for $1 billion in a patent fight pitting the iPhone maker against one of its major suppliers. The 100-page complaint filed Friday in a San Diego federal court depicts Qualcomm as a greedy monopolist abusing its power in a key segment of the mobile chip market to extort royalties for iPhone innovations that have nothing to do with...
Washington, Jan 19: Majority of the non-human primates in the world - the apes, monkeys and lemurs - inhabiting the ever-shrinking forests of our planet face a grim future, with about 60 per cent of them at the brink extinction, according to a new study. "This truly is the eleventh hour for many of these creatures," said Paul Garber, professor at University of Illinois in the US. "Several species...
Mangaluru, Jan 19: Akil K Atresh (Marine Engineering) and Devika K (MBA), students of Srinivas Institute of Technology Valachil, Mangaluru, have secured II Rank & VII Rank respectively in the Examinations conducted by Visvesvaraya Technological University, in the Academic Year 2015-16. President of A. Shama Rao Foundation, C. A Raghavendra Rao, Vice Precedent Dr. Shrinivasa Rao, Principal Dr...
New Delhi, Jan 18: The telecom sector is expected to create two million jobs this year, thanks to increased data penetration and entry of new service providers, says a report. The entry of new service providers, the government's initiatives like 'Make in India' and thrust on mobile economy will also add to the buoyancy in the sector, it said. "While the overall hiring will see a boost, the...
Dharwad, Jan 17: Mallamma, wife of slain BJP leader Yogeeshgouda Goudar, filed a petition with the district superintendent of police on Monday, stating that she has been receiving anonymous threat letters. Mallamma urged police to provide security to her family as the letters warned her of dire consequences if she entered politics. She has submitted the copies of the letter to police. DySP...
Melbourne, Jan 17: Bee and wasp stings may be more lethal and pose the biggest public health threat, rather than snakes, spiders or jellyfish, according to an analysis of all Australia's venomous creatures. The analysis of 13 years' data on bites and stings from venomous creatures shows that Australia's towns and cities are a hot-spot for encounters. Including fatalities, venomous stings and bites...