New Delhi: Atmospheric scientists have developed a new way of measuring wind by creating an algorithm that uses water vapour movement data, that could help predict extreme events such as hurricanes and storms. The researchers from University of Arizona, US, got the water vapour data from the two operational satellites of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Kathmandu: Nepali Congress leader Narayan Prasad Saud was on Sunday sworn in as Nepal’s new foreign minister. President Ram Chandra Poudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed foreign minister at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Foreign Minister Saud’s appointment comes ahead of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s proposed visit to India…
Dubai: Four Indians, including a couple from Kerala, were among 16 people killed after a massive fire broke out in a residential building in Dubai that also injured nine others, officials said on Sunday. The fire broke out on the fourth floor of the five-storey apartment building in the Al-Ras area, one of the oldest…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was questioned by the CBI on Sunday in the excise policy case, amid protests by his party as the AAP chief accused the agency of acting at the behest of the BJP. In a five-minute video message on Twitter before arriving at the heavily fortified headquarters of the…
New Delhi: The Central Association of Private Security Industry on Sunday announced plans to set up eight centres of excellence to train youth in the northeast. The main objective of this initiative is to make the northeast a hub of the private security industry, a statement said. These centres will be set up in the capital…
Chennai: The first edition of Automation ExpoSouth, an event on automation and digitisation in the industry would be held in the city later this month, looking to tap the strong industrial base in Tamil Nadu. The Automation ExpoSouth has been conducted in Mumbai over the last few years. The maiden edition of Automation ExpoSouth would be…
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday said the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in police custody in Prayagraj raises serious questions over the style of functioning of the Uttar Pradesh government. It would be better if the Supreme Court takes cognisance of this “extremely serious and worrisome” incident, which is being…
Prayagraj (UP): Police patrolling was intensified on Sunday in Prayagraj’s Chakiya area where gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad’s house is located even as the Uttar Pradesh police tightened security across the state, a day after Atiq and his brother Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range. Prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure…
