Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black woman judge of US SC

In a momentous occasion in American history, the United States Senate on Thursday confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to sit in the country's highest court. IMAGE: President......

Why humans can recognise faces and read

A team led by Kolkata-born scientists has discovered a special sweet spot in the eye plays a crucial role in humans being able to to focus on computer screens and also read, an ability which is......

Azad suspension: Swamy asks if cricket within party discipline

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday questioned the party's decision to suspend Kirti Azad over the DDCA row, asking if "cricket affair was within the purview of party......

Samtel cockpit displays for Sukhoi-30MKI

The Indian Air Force's Sukhoi-30MKI fighter is a beast that is tamed only by technology. The aircraft's giant AL-31FP turbofan engines, which allow manoeuvres that no other fighter can dream of,......

India IT firms may raise fees to counter dearer US visas

India's roughly $150 billion outsourcing sector generates about three quarters of its revenue from the United States. India's export-driven IT outsourcing firms are likely to raise client fees and......

The young scions who are set to transform Videocon

As group technology head, Akshay Dhoot also works closely with his cousins Anirudh and Saurabh, who manage other parts of the Videocon enterprise.  Image: Sanjeev Bakshi, COO, AC Division,......

World's amazing monorail systems

Monorail is an advanced transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its support and guide way. Monorail systems have been built in many countries around the world, many of them on......

Fake consumer durables a real worry for companies

In June 2011, a consignment of about 4,000 AKAI television sets was confiscated at a Chinese port. The problem with the cathode ray tube (CRT) television sets scheduled to be shipped to India was......