Taj Mahal gardens align with Sun solstices: Study
London: Gardens of the famed Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, align perfectly with the rising and setting Sun during the summer and winter solstices, according to new research. Amelia Carolina Sparavigna, a physics professor at the Polytechnic University of Turin in Italy discovered several alignments between the solstice Sun and the waterways, pathways and pavilions of the Taj Mahal gardens. Sparavigna used high resolution Googl
Human Rights Watch asks Narendra Modi govt to fulfil campaign promises
New York: A global human rights body has voiced concern that vaguely worded laws in India that criminalise free speech continue to be misused as it asked the new government to fulfil its campaign promises of introducing laws to promote women's rights
Obamas India visit a big development: Pak daily
Islamabad: US President Barack Obama's visit to India for the country's Republic Day celebrations is a "big development" and Islamabad must "ensure it does not suffer as a new era of US-India relations gets underway", even though
US, UK ask Pakistan to hand over Lakhvi to India
Islamabad: The US and the UK have asked Pakistan to hand over Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, to India to improve bilateral ties or to them for his "independent trial". During 54-year-old Lakhvi's bail c
Indian-Americans documentary wins award
Washington: The CNN documentary, "WEED: Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports", presented by its chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta has received the duPont-Columbia University Award for 2015, according to a university release. The documentar
Pak judge hearing Mumbai terror trial changed for 8th time
Islamabad: For the eighth time, the judge of the anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of seven Pakistani suspects charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was changed today as the case was transferred to another court. Judge Kausar Ab
Japan testing new water purification tech in India
Tokyo: A new Japanese technology that uses sunlight and photocatalysts to turn polluted water into safe drinking water is being tested in India. The new system called 'Photocatalytic Water Purification Technology' has the ability to bind titani
Indian American tourist found dead in Mexico
Mexico City: An Indian American man reported missing earlier this week in the central Mexican state of Morelos has been found dead, an official in the town of Tepoztlan told Efe news agency. The body of 25-year-old Hari Simran Singh Khalsa was discov
Creative writing required in S African Hindi: Indologist
Johannesburg: A locally-developed dialect of Hindi has been gaining popularity in South Africa among the Indian-origin population with its use being encouraged by linguists. 'Naitali' Hindi- the dialect developed and nurtured since Indians first arri
