India Wednesday successfully conducted two tests of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II from a military base in Orissa, defence officials said.The surface-to-surface missile, which has been inducted into the Indian armed forces, was blasted off from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur,…

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will Wednesday take a decision on the delayed rocket launch, meant to put an advanced communications satellite into orbit, after getting results of tests on a leaking engine valve.“The tests are not over. They are continuing and a…

It could be the perfect tool for bewildered tourists lost in a foreign city.A remarkable new iPhone application has been developed that instantly translates words viewed through the phone’s camera from Spanish into English, and back again.WordLens uses the iPhone’s inbuilt camera to…

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has postponed Monday’s rocket launch, meant to put an advanced communications satellite into orbit, following the detection of a leak in its Russian-made cryogenic engine.The rocket, called a geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV), was to carry GSAT-5P, an…

It was the breathtaking solar event that sparked spectacular displays of Northern Lights across much of the northern hemisphere.In August, the sun’s surface suddenly erupted and blasted tons of plasma – ionised atoms – into interplanetary space. It took two days for the atoms…

Pills to bust the blues carry fatal heart attack risks too, says a new research.The latest study by Mark Hamer of the University College, London shows that people on older drugs, tricyclic antidepressants, are at far higher risk of cardiovascular disease than those taking…

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has spotted what could be an ice volcano on Saturn’s moon Titan, scientists said Tuesday.The images were analysed by the US Geological Society, which noted the similarity of an area of the moon known as Sotra Facula to volcanoes on Earth.…

Dark chocolate may ease the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, says a new research.It is characterised by extreme, persistent fatigue for six months or more with other problems as muscle pain, headaches and poor memory.Dark chocolate is rich in chemicals known to increase…

Quitting smoking can reduce the risk of lung cancer by nearly 90 percent, an expert said Wednesday.“Smoking causes about 90 percent of lung cancer deaths among tobacco consumers,” said Arun Goel, senior consultant of surgical oncology at Galaxy Cancer Institute in the capital.Tobacco,…

Researchers have converted discarded plastic bottles in combination with soil to form a porous cement like substance that could be the construction material of the future.It could also considerably ease ecological hazard caused by billions of plastic bottles discarded every year.Naji Khoury, assistant…