San Francisco: Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Soon it will take only the click of a mouse or finger swipe on a tablet to explore some of the Galapagos Islands' most remote areas, surrounding waters and unique creatures.
Mountain View, California-based Google sent hikers to the Galapagos with Street View gear called "trekkers," 42-pound computer backpacks with large, soccer ball-like cameras mounted on a tower.
Each orb has 15 cameras inside it that have captured panoramic views of some of the most inaccessible places on the Galapagos. Crews from The Catlin Seaview Survey worked with Google to capture 360-degree views of selected underwater areas too....
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12:48 PM, May 24, 2013
New York: Lawyers for former Goldman Sachs Group Inc board member Rajat Gupta sought to reverse his insider-trading conviction on Tuesday, arguing that wiretap evidence used by the prosecution should not have been introduced at trial. Defense lawyer Seth Waxman told the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York that wiretaps played for the jury were inadmissible because they amounted to hearsay evidence. Gupta himself was not heard...
07:04 AM, May 22, 2013
At CJ we asked our viewers if they face any street harassment. Here are some of the comments from viewers about harassment they face on the roads. ...
05:55 PM, May 20, 2013
CJs spread across the country sent us pictures and videos about the condition of their streets. ...
12:06 PM, May 20, 2013
New Orleans: Residents of one of America's most violent cities cheered six arrests in a Mother's Day parade shooting that left 19 people wounded and three in critical condition. Two New Orleans brothers were booked with 20 counts each of attempted second-degree murder in Sunday's shooting spree. Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who strongly promotes the city's tourism industry, including the annual Mardi Gras celebration, said the arrests are the latest evidence...
08:00 AM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi BJP on Friday took to streets to protest against scarcity of water in various parts of the city during summer and blamed poor water management by Congress government for the situation. BJP activists led by Delhi unit chief Vijay Goel held a demonstration near ITO with police using water cannons and lathicharge to disperse them. "The crisis is so acute and the common people are in such...
01:33 AM, May 18, 2013
On May 14 and 15, we sent the following tweet: What hassles do you face during your commute? Bad roads, overcharging autos, lewd remarks? Tell us here and let us be your voice. Here are few responses that we received: ...
06:48 PM, May 15, 2013
Washington: Gunmen fired shots during an informal Mother's Day afternoon parade in New Orleans in Louisiana state injuring 19 people, two of them children, according to police. The wounded in Sunday afternoon's shooting in the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana, governed by Indian-American Bobby Jindal, included 10 men and seven women as well as a boy and a girl, both 10. Local Nola.com cited police...
06:25 PM, May 13, 2013
New York: US stocks added to gains on Friday, with the Dow industrials at a record high above 15,000 after a strong payrolls report for April and large upward revisions showed the jobs market is healing despite the sluggish recovery in the overall economy. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 176.4 points or 1.19 per cent, to 15,007.98, the S&P 500 gained 20.7 points or 1.3 per cent, to 1,618.29...
10:37 AM, May 04, 2013
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday renamed seventeen streets in the metropolis after legendary personalities from the world of industry, arts, music and others. The streets were given new names after RP Goenka, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ram Manohar Lohia, Uttam Kumar, Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Saheb, Debabrata Biswas as also Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Ramkrishna Paramahansa and others. "It is a great honour for all of us to rename...
09:59 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Pyongyang: The heart of this city, once famous for its Dickensian darkness, now pulsates with neon. Glossy construction downtown has altered the Pyongyang skyline. Inside supermarkets where shopgirls wear French designer labels, people with money can buy Italian wine, Swiss chocolates, kiwifruit imported from New Zealand and fresh-baked croissants. They can get facials, lie in tanning booths, play a round of mini golf or sip cappuccinos and cocktails while listening...
09:03 AM, Apr 29, 2013
In this photo from 1997, Beverly Hills, 'The Backstreet Boys' donate an outfit from their world tour to Planet Hollywood's world renown collection of memorabilia. In this Los Angeles, California April 22, 2013 image the Backstreet Boys (from L-R) Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean, Nick Carter and Brian Littrell touch their star after it was unveiled on the Walk of Fame. ...
11:16 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Frankfurt: A German privacy regulator has fined Google for illegally recording signals from Wifi networks while it was taking photographs for its Street View service. Google's roving Street View vans picked up large amounts of personal data such as e-mails, passwords, photos and online chat protocols, said the commissioner for data protection and freedom of information in Hamburg city state, Johannes Caspar. Caspar fined Google 145,000 euros ($189,700), close to...
11:07 AM, Apr 23, 2013
Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Tuesday ended flat with a small rise of 10 points as cautious investors indulged in profit-booking ahead of the monthly settlement in derivatives segment and the RBI monetary policy meet on May 3. Trading sentiment further influenced on a weakening Asian trend but better opening in Europe supported the market to end in a positive zone for the third straight day. The Sensex rose...
09:44 AM, Apr 23, 2013
New York: US stocks fell in a broad market selloff on Wednesday, led by a sharp drop in Apple shares on worries about slowing demand for its products and weaker-than-expected results from Bank of America that battered the financial sector. Apple Inc slid 5.5 per cent to $402.80 after falling below $400 for the first time since December 2011. A key supplier, chipmaker Cirrus Logic , gave a disappointing revenue...
04:23 AM, Apr 18, 2013
New York: The S&P 500 posted its worst day in more than four months on Monday, as big drops in the price of gold and other commodities triggered a broad selloff in equities. The three major US stock indexes extended declines in afternoon trading after reports of explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 265.86 points or 1.79 per cent, to end...
04:27 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Mumbai: The BSE Sensex fell to its lowest close in seven months on Friday after Infosys' lower-than-expected revenue guidance raised concerns about the outlook for the software services exporting sector. The Sensex provisionally fell 1.7 per cent to its lowest close since September 13, 2012. The Nifty fell 1.2 per cent. Infosys Ltd provisionally fell 22.1 per cent, marking its biggest single-day fall since April 4, 2003. ...
09:47 AM, Apr 12, 2013
Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday rose 128 points to close at nearly one-week high of 18,542 level led by buying in realty, IT and banking stocks ahead of the earning season beginning tomorrow with Infosys. Rising for the second day in row, the Sensex closed 127.75 points, or 0.69 per cent, up to 18,542.20, a level last seen on April 4. The index had gained 188 points in...
09:44 AM, Apr 11, 2013
New York: US stocks fell on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 index posting its biggest daily decline in more than a month, after a weaker-than-expected survey of private employers raised concerns about the strength of the economy. News the Pentagon was sending a missile defense system to Guam in the coming weeks and remarks by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel that North Korea posed a "real and clear" danger added to...
05:48 AM, Apr 04, 2013
Two sub-inspectors were killed in an accident in Park Street in Kolkata. Four others are critically injured. ...
09:45 AM, Apr 01, 2013
