A strong earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck northeastern Japanon Friday.A 1 metre high tsunami hit Miyagi prefecture soon after. The earthquake occurred at 5:18 pm Japan time......
Adding to Japan's misery, the strongest aftershock since the devastating March 11 quake and tsunami killed at least four people, knocked out power to millions of houses and sparked fresh concerns......
Researchers have developed a device based on the videogame -- "Whack-A-Mole" -- that they believe will help senior citizens who have lost their physical coordination. The new gadget, invented by......
Image: A high speed bullet train. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Wikimedia Commons The railways ministry is considering implementing a high-speed bullet train service between Delhi-Chennai. Union......
Globally, there is no single standard definition of High- Speed Rail (HSR) but systems with speeds exceeding 250 kmph are considered high speed (International Union of Railways' definition).......
Nowhere in the world do bullet trains make money, though a lot of them make operational profits, much like the metros, which helps them run their service in an uninterrupted way, notes Bhupesh......
Saudi Arabia has demanded an urgent meeting of oil producing and consuming countries to discuss the 'unjustifiable rise' in fuel prices that has led to discontent across the world, especially in......
Proof that we just can't have enough of this iconic sex symbol from 1960s Hollywood.In the relentlessly fickle world of films, sustaining a long career is no mean feat. Then there are some like......
In a major thrust to their objection to a proposed independent Sports Regulatory Authority, the Indian Olympic Association on Sunday obtained support from the Olympic Council of Asia "against the......