Flying Scotsman, the world’s most famous iconic locomotives, the first to reach 100 mph on 30th November 1934, and also set the longest non-stop run by a steam locomotive when it ran 422 miles (679km) on 8th August 1989 while in Australia, has come out of retirement in 1963 after covering 2, 076, 000 miles…
Bharat Biotech an Indian biotech company has come up with full-fledged vaccine for Zika virus, and filed for global patents for its two Zika Vaccines. India’s globally significant ‘Zika biotech moment for India’ as the country is celebrating the 30th anniversary of setting up of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) began in 1986 under then…
RBS Six Nations at Murrayfield England (7) 15 Scotland (6) 9 Pens: Laidlaw 3 Tries: Kruis, Nowell Con: Farrell Pen: Farrell England established an early lead through George Kruis’ converted try, but Scotland scored by the boot of Greig Laidlaw to make it 7-6 at half-time. England dominated and had their first try of…
According to The Guardian, Denmark has a new law to strip refugees of cash and valuables. This leaves them worried that they have to rob or beg just to stay alive. The Danish law has enabled police to take cash and valuables above 10,000 kroner from immigrants looking for help and world famous Chinese artist…
England tour of South Africa, 2nd ODI: South Africa v England at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth, Feb 6, 2016 South Africa 262/7 (50 ov) 218mins AB de Villiers 73 off 91 balls, 4 fours and 1 six, JP Duminy 47 off 66, 2 fours, RJW Topley 50-4, BA Stokes 54-2, AU Rashid 43-1. England…
Apple’s new software upgrade and lethal to iPhone6 handsets as they are reportedly stopped working when people install new software upgrades, showing ‘Error 53’ after the download finishes. Apple is allegedly rendering iPhones useless if it detects they have been repaired by a third party. Are these measures to enhance their revenues in the next…
Despite challenging obstacles schemes to bring technology to the forefront are bearing fruit in India. Nandan Nilekani’s legacy to India, World’s largest Democracy, was not only as a c0-founder of Infosys – the Indian Information Technology group, but also gave every 1.3 billion Indian a biometrically verified digital identity, but when he stood for the…
Sir Kenneth Corfield, the man behind successful British cameras dies aged 91 on 11th January 2016. For many of us his legacy will be the Periflex camera. Kenneth Corfield, an engineer with an agile eye for technology and his company KG Corfield Ltd which debuted in 1953, an innovative interchangeable-lens 35mm camera with an unusual…
1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider which set both a lap record at the Le Mans 24-hours race before dropping down to fifth with mechanical troubles, has set another record for the highest price to be paid for an automobile in the Artcurial auction where two bidders battled for more than 10 minutes for £24.64m €32m.…
An earthquake with 6.4 magnitude struck before 4:00pm (20:00 GMT Friday 5th February 2016) and toppled several high-rise buildings in the south Taiwanese city of Tainan killing at least 15 people including a baby when over 100 homes collapsed. At least 40 people remain missing and hundreds and admitted to local hospitals. According to…