Japan has given initial approval to restart two reactors at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, which was shut down post the 2011 magnitude-9 earthquake. The reactors would be operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which also operates tsunami-hit and now-defunct Fukushima plant. The move would mark TEPCO’s return into nuclear power generation … Read more
Two 9-year-old boy were killed and twelve villagers were injured on Monday in firing and shelling by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. Indian troops also retaliated to the ceasefire violation that started around 7 in the morning. Army officials said the Pakistani troops have targeted several villages and posts in Shahpur, Kerni, and Qasba sectors in the … Read more
A US-based study has claimed the 2011 tsunami that struck Japan caused approximately one million sea creatures attached to debris to float 7,725 kilometres across the Pacific Ocean to US’ west coast. The debris including buoys and boats, carried 289 species of sea life between 2012 and 2017. Researchers have termed the finding as the … Read more
In few states we have problem of Bad rain due to which people are suffering, Heavy rainfall in Karnataka on Tuesday claimed seven lives and flooded several residential complexes leaving numerous areas waterlogged, reports said. A resident of Bengaluru’s KR Puram was electrocuted to death after her house was flooded, while a 50-year-old resident of … Read more
Another sing of life on earth found by Japan-based researchers have found carbon fragments in 3.95-billion-year-old rocks in Canada, claiming it to be the oldest-known life evidence on Earth. The team said it found same carbon isotope ratios seen in living organisms. The find is being scrutinized as some scientists believe, until 3.8 billion years … Read more
It will really a proud moment for Indians if we get membership in UNSC, Two US Congressmen have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives for the second year in a row to support India’s permanent membership to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Adding that permanent membership for India on the UNSC would strengthen … Read more
It’s good when two developed country work together for any space program Russian and US space agencies, Roscosmos and NASA, have agreed to jointly build a “deep space gateway”, the first-ever astronaut-tended space station around the Moon. The gateway would help prepare for manned missions to deep space destinations including Mars. Notably, NASA and Roscosmos … Read more
Windies batsman Evin Lewis on Wednesday broke international cricket’s oldest standing record across formats, set in the first-ever Test in 1877, registering the highest score by a batsman retired hurt. The 25-year-old smashed his own foot after scoring 176* against England in the fourth ODI, surpassing Englishman Charles Bannerman’s record of 165 runs from the … Read more
Very good news for the user frequently using Twitter for promotion of the websites and their businesses, Twitter today announced that it has started testing a bigger 280-character limit for tweets for some of its users, instead of 140. This is the first time Twitter has changed its character limit since it launched 11 years … Read more
Proud moments again for Bollywood Priyanka Chopra, with earnings of ₹65 crore ($10 million), has ranked eighth on the list of the ‘World’s Highest-Paid TV Actresses 2017’ by Forbes. Priyanka, who starred in the American series ‘Quantico’, featured on the list for the first time in 2016. Meanwhile, ‘Modern Family’ actress Sofia Vergara has topped the … Read more
