THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As part of the 60th year of India-Japan diplomatic relations, Discover Japan Festival-2012, a three-day cultural festival and industrial expo, will begin in the city on Friday. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the festival, jointly organised by Japanese Cultural and Information Centre, Alumni Society of AOTS and Terumo Penpol, at 5 pm on Friday at VJT Hall. Chief Secretary K Jayakumar will preside over the function. Masanori Nakano,...
11:37 AM, May 08, 2012
Chantilly: Space shuttle Discovery soared around the Washington Monument and the White House in a salute to the nation's capital on Tuesday before landing for the last time near its new museum home. The world's most travelled spaceship took off at daybreak from Cape Canaveral, Florida, bolted to the top of a modified jumbo jet for the trip. Three hours later, the pair took a few spins around Washington at...
11:06 PM, Apr 17, 2012
We celebrate our 200th episode of Overdrive by taking 4 luxury SUV's into snow. The new Land Rover Discovery 4 is joined by the Toyota Landcruiser, Mercedes GL and Mitsubishi Montero. ...
07:52 PM, Mar 25, 2012
I wasn't the science teacher's pet in school. And I can't confess I know too many scientists either. Yet, over time, I've come to appreciate the role of science in our society. And I have often wondered why India produces so many brilliant minds in the world of science"each of whom leave their impact on our world, but choose to work out of laboratories many thousands of miles away. I...
11:00 AM, Feb 18, 2012
Washington: If alien life really exists, they would have found humans by now, but consciously avoiding us for unknown reasons, a new study has suggested. Researchers, who calculated the time a society would take to muster up the resources and know-how to travel to another world, found that alien civilisations starting from the oldest stars in the galaxy would have had more than enough time to reach Earth. "We are...
04:44 PM, Feb 01, 2012
Washington: Scientists have discovered a gene which they claim is responsible for causing epileptic seizures in some babies. Benign familial infantile epilepsy (BFIE) is known as infantile seizures that run in families. Seizures commence when a baby is about six months old and stop by the age of two years. But what causes the rare form of epilepsy in previously healthy infants has so far eluded researchers. Now, an international...
12:19 PM, Jan 16, 2012
Hong Kong: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd HWT.UL, the world's No.2 network equipment maker, and Discovery Communications Inc (DISCA.O), whose cable networks include Discovery Channel, TLC, and Animal Planet, have inked an agreement to develop a co-branded mobile phone targeted at outdoor enthusiasts. Described as being water-resistant, dustproof and anti-shock, the mobile phone is due to be commercially available in the fourth quarter of 2011. It will retail through operators and...
08:42 AM, Sep 28, 2011
This week on 'Overdrive' we bring you an exclusive drive of all new Hyundai Verna. ...
04:13 PM, Apr 24, 2011
Cape Canaveral: The space shuttle Discovery capped a successful 13-day spaceflight with a smooth landing in Florida on Wednesday, ending a 27-year flying career for NASA's most-traveled spaceship as the agency prepares for an uncertain future. With commander Steven Lindsey at the controls, Discovery touched down at 11:57 am EST (1657 GMT) to wrap a cargo run and construction mission at the International Space Station. Discovery accumulated 365 days in...
11:28 PM, Mar 09, 2011
Washington: US space shuttle Discovery has lifted off on its own final scheduled flight from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to deliver a storage room to the International Space Station (ISS). According to NASA TV, the shuttle blasted off at 4:53 pm. (2153 GMT) on Thursday. "Good to be here", Discovery Commander Steve Lindsey radioed soon after the three main engines shut off and the external fuel tank was...
07:03 AM, Feb 25, 2011
London: Scientists say they have found evidence that our universe was 'jostled' by other parallel universes in the distant past. The incredible claim emerged after they studied patterns in the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) - the after-effects of the Big Bang. They say they may have found evidence that four circular patterns found in the CMB are 'cosmic bruises' where our universe has crashed into other universes at least...
04:21 PM, Dec 16, 2010
Philadelphia: After chewing up television with its wildly popular Shark Week, Discovery Communications aims to snatch an even bigger bite for its popular franchise: comic books. The parent company of Discovery Channel and Animal Planet hopes to make a big splash when it releases its first comic book, "Top 10 Deadliest Sharks." The book — dubbed a nonfiction graphic novel — comes out Dec. 1 and is being published by...
01:32 PM, Dec 02, 2010
New Delhi: Astronomers have discovered an earth-like planet that could support the crucial conditions needed for life. The new planet sits directly in the middle of what is referred to as the habitable or Goldilocks zone, unlike any of the nearly 500 other planets astronomers have found outside Earth's solar system. This new planet is three times the mass of the earth and slightly larger in width. Reportedly this planet...
11:25 AM, Sep 30, 2010
Washington: Police shot dead a gunman to safely free three persons ending hours of standoff after he had taken them as hostages at the
Discovery Channel headquarters in the suburb of Silver Spring. The gunman has been identified as James Lee who was against the programmes shown by the channel, police said, adding he had explosive devices in his backpack. The hostages were rescued unhurt during the standoff. It all...
07:46 AM, Sep 02, 2010
Discovery Communications accused Amazon of infringing patents covering electronic book delivery and security. ...
11:08 AM, Jul 16, 2010
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