Cyclone Freddy looks dangerous and angry from space | Watch Video

The International Space Station has captured the eye of the tropical cyclone Freddy from above and it looks dangerous and angry as it barrels towards Madagascar. The cyclone, packing gusts of up to 120 km per hour posed a “direct threat” to Mauritius as the country has grounded flights and shut its stock…

Sensex, Nifty see muted opening amid volatility; banking stocks drag

Benchmark stock market indices opened flat on Tuesday as higher volatility keeps the bulls in check on Dalal Street. The S&P BSE Sensex opened 136.83 points higher at 60,829.37 at 9:30 am, while the NSE Nifty 50 went up marginally by 38.70 points to 17,883.30. Broader markets were also trading mixed as sentiment…

IMD says lack of strong western disturbances behind early heat in north India, predicts rains in northeast

The Met Office has attributed the unusual increase in temperatures in most parts of north and northwest India to weak western disturbances. It said an anti-cyclone over south Gujarat led to subsidence of air and warming over the region. While the maximum temperatures in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi have…

Security upped outside UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s Lucknow residence after bomb scare

Authorities received information about a bomb being found outside Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s official residence on Friday. Officials who rushed to the site said the information they received about the bomb was fake. However, security was beefed up outside his residence following the bomb scare…

Astronomers observe ‘perfect explosion’ as two neutron stars merge to form black hole

What happens when two very dense stellar remnants collide? A perfect explosion. Astronomers have now observed one of these perfect explosions that was colossal and the blast was utterly spherical in nature, which happened as two neutron stars merged together. The two neutron stars collapsed to form a black hole as…

US Polls: Trump slams rival Nikki Haley for past support of cutting medicare, social security

The race for the US Presidential elections scheduled to be held in 2024 has heaten up with the Indian-origin Republic Nikki Haley launching her presidential bid. Former US President Donald Trump slammed his former United Nations ambassador for her previous support of cutting Medicare and social security, reported The…

29 minutes to travel 10 km! Bengaluru world’s second slowest city to drive in: Report

Bengaluru is the second slowest city in the world to drive in as one can cover 10 km in 29 minutes and 10 seconds in the city, stated a report by TomTom, a Dutch multinational developer of location technology. It took 29 minutes and 9 seconds to travel 10 km in Bengaluru city centre last year, it stated. Tom Tom, a…

Call of the wild? Hungarian research explores why your dog is prone to howling

When Hungarian animal behaviourist Fanni Lehoczki noticed the frequent howls of her Siberian husky “Bizsu” didn’t always provoke other dogs into a wolf-like response, it prompted the question – why are certain dogs more prone to howling? Researchers at Budapest’s Eotvos Lorand University…

Newlywed couple dies after motorcycle rams into tractor in Odisha’s Ganjam

A newly married husband-wife duo died after their two-wheeler rammed into a tractor in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Monday. The incident took place near Golanthara on National Highway 16. The couple got married on February 11 and was on their way to Berhampur when the accident took place. The deceased were identified…

One killed, several injured in shooting on Michigan State University campus

 On Tuesday in  Michigan State University (MSU) campus many were wounded and even a person was killed.  As per the Detroit news one fatality was confirmed in the campus.  Police officers rushed to the spot where the firing was opened up.  Videos of them at the Berkey hall and at the athletic…