WASHINGTON: US president Joe Biden has honoured two Indian-American scientists - Ashok Gadgil and Subra Suresh - with the country's highest scientific awards for their contribution to the field of science and technology. Biden presented the prestigious White House national medal for technology and innovation to Gadgil, a distinguished professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at UC...
NEW DELHI: More than 3,000 cases of dengue and one death due to the vector-borne disease have been recorded in the national capital Delhi in the past six months, according to official data shared by the MCD in the House on Tuesday. In the data shared in a written response, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) also said the number of cases recorded in September was the "highest" in the last four...
KOLKATA: Arijit Dey, a Kolkata based civil engineer, has achieved a rare feat after he made it to the summit of Mount Manaslu (8,163 meter) -- the eighth highest mountain in the world without a Sherpa on Sunday evening. On Tuesday, Dey claimed that he made it to the summit without supplemental oxygen. Dey is also the first climber from Bengal to have made it to the “true summit” of Mount Manaslu...
Young Indian cricketer Shreyanka Patil might not be a household name just yet, but at the age of 21, she is already making waves. Over the last 12 months or so her stature has grown such that she has emerged as an inspiration to a plethora of emerging cricketers across the nation. The right-arm off-spinner became the first player to represent India in the Women's Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) when she...
Isro has achieved another milestone as live-streaming of Chandrayaan-3 soft-landing on the Moon, which took place on August 23, garnered over eight million viewers, the highest in YouTube history.YouTube chief Neal Mohan has extended his wishes to Isro for achieving the streaming milestone with India’s historic launch on the Moon. Posted on his X’s timeline, Neal Mohan said, “This was so exciting...
DHARAMSALA: Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has named an eight-year-old US-born Mongolian boy as the reincarnation of a spiritual leader. He has been named as the 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche, the third most important leader in Tibetan Buddhism.The move is likely to anger China, which only recognises Buddhist leaders chosen by it. The Dalai Lama (87) was pictured with the boy during a...
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