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China train sets third record in six months
The 1,110-kg test vehicle, developed at Donghu Laboratory, achieved the milestone in its latest trial China has pushed maglev technology into a speed range far beyond conventional high-speed rail, with an experimental train car reaching 800 kmph in only 5.3 seconds on a 1-km test track in Hubei.The 1,110-kg test vehicle, developed at Donghu Laboratory,…
Mob attacks arrested ex-TMC MLA with footwear, eggs, muck; video
Former TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh was attacked outside a West Bengal police station. He was arrested in RG Kar victim’s ‘hurried’ cremation case. NEW DELHI: Former TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh, arrested in connection with the alleged “hurried cremation” of the RG Kar rape-murder victim, was attacked by a mob outside Khardah Police Station in West…
In 2001, scientists tested 4 beluga whales at a New York aquarium; 98 sessions later, it was found the Arctic whales may recognise themselves
In the quiet pools of the New York Aquarium, a groundbreaking experiment was unfolding. It was 2001, and a team of scientists was about to test a question that had long fascinated researchers: could beluga whales, the white Arctic cetaceans known for their expressive faces and complex social lives, recognise themselves in a mirror?Over the…
Over 100 Jaipur residents stage unique protest against potholes
A man dressed as astronauts stands in a waterlogged road crater to highlight civic issues and protest against waterlogging in the Jhotwara area, in Jaipur (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: What if you could experience the Moon without leaving Jaipur? More than 100 residents of Gokulpura in the Jhotwara assembly area attempted to answer that question…
Indian-origin man rejected for H-1B visa three times compiled 700 pages of evidence and spent $13,000 to secure another way to stay in US
Since the onset of the second Trump administration, the H-1B visa has transformed from a government document into a coveted goal. From applying to the lottery numerous times to hoping for other visas and even planning to switch countries, people have done all things imaginable to be able to extend their stay in the United…
SC quashes all FIRs against Samay Raina, Ranveer Allahabadia in ‘India’s Got Latent’ case
SC quashes all FIRs against Samay Raina, Ranveer Allahbadia NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday quashed all FIRs against Samay Raina, Ranveer Allahbadia and others in connection with insensitive remarks made against persons with disabilities on the show India’s Got Latent, according to Bar and Bench.The controversy began after Allahbadia appeared on Raina’s India’s…
Sukhbir Singh Badal after discharge from hospital day after attack in Nanded
Sukhbir Badal speaking to media after discharge from hospital NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal was discharged from hospital on Friday, a day after he was attacked by an assailant armed with a “kirpan” at a gurdwara in Nanded, Maharashtra.The former Punjab deputy chief minister emerged from the hospital with his…
Delhi High Court receives bomb threat ahead of Independence Day
Delhi high court receives bomb threat via email NEW DELHI: A bomb threat was received by the Delhi high court through email, prompting a security response on the premises.The registrar general of the Delhi High Court is in touch with the Delhi Police, officials said as cited by news agency ANI.Joint secretary of the Delhi…
Supreme Court quashes Lucknow Court order summoning Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi gets relief as SC quashes summons NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday set aside a Lucknow trial court’s order summoning leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case over his remarks about VD Savarkar.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu held that the required sanction had not been…
Jaguar Land Rover told to replace Rs 1.57 crore luxury SUV
AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: A consumer commission in Delhi has held Jaguar Land Rover India and its authorised dealer guilty of deficiency in service after finding that a brand-new luxury vehicle developed multiple defects within weeks of purchase and was repeatedly taken to the workshop. The commission said the vehicle…
