IITians urged to develop passenger drones to help decongest cities
The passenger drones can help decongest the choked city roads and students from the premier IITs could do a lot in developing such tools, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha has said. Addressing the Techfest organised by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay over the weekend, Sinha said the...
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Four CRPF troopers, two militants killed in Kashmir
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Mewar royal flays CBFC over 'Padmavati'
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Padmavati loses title, factual tag
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Palestine recalls Pak envoy for Hafiz rally
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Held hostage for sexual assault, 51 madrasa girls rescued in UP
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Delhi per capita income crosses Rs 3 lakh a year
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Police hunt for Mumbai pub owners, BMC razes rooftops
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New techniques behind India's badminton success: Tian Houwei
Indian badminton is experiencing a golden period and the reason behind the spiralling success is the zeal of young players to experiment with new techniques, feels World Number 22 Tian Houwei. "Indian players earlier had no technique. But now things have changed. The young players are coming up with different techniques,...
I need more time to get to full fitness: Saina
Recovering from an ankle injury, star India shuttler Saina Nehwal said she will look to get back to her full fitness during the three weeks break after the India Open next month. "I had this ankle injury before this tournament, so I am playing a match after three weeks, there was...
Kohli holds on to 2nd spot in ICC rankings
Indian captain Virat Kohli held onto the second spot in the year-end rankings for Test batsmen just behind Australian Steve Smith, while Cheteshwar Pujara remained at the third spot. According to the last rankings of 2017 released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) here on Sunday, Kohli has amassed a total...
Gucci Mane announces new album
American rapper Gucci Mane has already released two albums in the span of two months, and has now announced a new one. Taking to Twitter, the Atlanta-based rapper announced that he has a new project titled "The Evil Genius" in hands, reports aceshowbiz.com. The announcement was accompanied by an image of him...
Amitabh, Anupam wish Rajinikanth success
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth was on Sunday wished by actors Amitabh Bachchan and Anupam Kher a successful journey as he announced plans to float a political party that would practice "spiritual politics". Amitabh, a close friend of Rajinkanth, tweeted: "My dear friend, my colleague and a humble considerate human Rajinkanth announces his...
Manjot Singh wants to romance on-screen
Actor Manjot Singh, known for movies like "Oye lucky! lucky Oye!" and "Fukrey", is keen to play romantic roles in films. Manjot started his career at the age of 17 with "Oye lucky! lucky Oye!" in 2008. Since then, he has acted in movies like "Udaan", "Student of the Year", "Azhar"...
Nutritious food should be promoted in PPP mode: Assocham
With India and its agriculture and food processing sectors facing grave nutritional challenges, industry chamber Assocham on Sunday suggested the government should adopt a two-pronged strategy based on the public-private partnership (PPP) mode to promote nutritious and diversified food production. In a report, "Bridging the gap: Tapping agriculture potential for optimum...
