Indian astronomers have discovered a planet that is bigger than Jupiter and is orbiting too close to a star in its system. The exoplanet is dubbed TOI 1789b, orbiting an ageing star that is 1.5 times that of our Sun and located 725 light-years away. The discovery was done by the exoplanet search and study group at the…
In major cooperation between China and Russia, the two countries inaugurated a joint space weather centre in Beijing “to enhance meteorological services for international civil aviation,” China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said. Built and operated by CMA, the Civil Aviation Administration of China…
Russia’s test on Monday to blow up one of its own satellites in space has drawn criticism for endangering the crew of the International Space Station and, experts say, created a debris field that has increased risks to space activities for years. WHAT IS SPACE DEBRIS AND WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? Space debris,…
Ascreening test using tiny worms to detect early signs of pancreatic cancer in urine has been developed by a Japanese biotech firm, which hopes it could help boost routine screening. Scientists have long known that the bodily fluids of cancer patients smell different to those of healthy people, with dogs trained to…
Adoctor and a manager have been arrested in Tamil Nadu’s Karur for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in a hospital. Dr Rajinikant, a popular orthopaedic doctor working at GC Hospital in Karur, allegedly sexually harassed the girl, who is the daughter of a woman employee of the hospital. The 37-year-old…
Acomplaint has been filed against actor Kangana Ranaut over a comment she made recently on India’s Independence and the matter is being investigated by police. A Congress leader from Jaipur filed a complaint against Kangana Ranaut at Vaishali Nagar police station for her comment, where she described India’s…
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that his country is seeking to establish a new Consulate General in Bengaluru. He announced Australia’s new mission during the Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS)-2021 on Wednesday. “I’m pleased to let you know that Australia is also seeking to establish a new…
ASupreme Court bench, while hearing the matter of Delhi air pollution on Wednesday, November 17, said that people in Delhi sit in 5- and 7-star hotels and blame farmers for pollution. The Supreme Court said what it is seeing is the plight of farmers. “People sitting in 5, 7-star hotels in Delhi criticise how they…
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) bust an international racket in which people from over 100 countries were allegedly involved in online child sexual abuse, an official said. The CBI also found that over 50 groups with 5,000 offenders from over 100 countries, including Pakistan, Canada, Bangladesh, Nigeria,…
The Maharashtra government is planning to seek Bollywood star Salman Khan’s help to encourage the Muslim community to take Covid-19 vaccine shots. Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope hinted at the move while mentioning that many people in the Muslim-dominated areas are hesitant towards taking Covid-19 vaccine…