India successfully puts spacecraft in Mars’ orbit

September 24, 2014 0
FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2013, file photo, Indian engineers work on the Mars orbiter spacecraft at the satellite center of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Bangalore, India. The Indian spacecraft is due to slip into Martian orbit Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 (Wednesday morning in India). It's India's first interplanetary mission, and no nation has been fully successful getting to the red planet on its first try. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)

NEW DELHI (AP) — India triumphed in its first interplanetary mission, placing a satellite into orbit around Mars on Wednesday morning and catapulting the country into an elite club of deep-space explorers.

Would US have right of hot pursuit in Syria?

September 23, 2014 0
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at a NYC Climate Week opening event, at the Morgan Library in New York, Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama administration officials returned Tuesday to citing Congress’ 2001 authorization to wage war on the terrorists responsible for the 9/11 attacks as legal grounding for its overnight airstrikes against Islamic State militants and an al-Qaida affiliate inside Syria.

Breaking with tradition, Philips splits off lighting

September 23, 2014 0
A Philips logo is seen at Philips headquarters in Amsterdam

By Anthony Deutsch and Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Philips, the Dutch conglomerate that started life making light bulbs 123 years ago, is splitting off its lighting business in a bold step to expand its higher-margin healthcare and consumer divisions. Putting the lighting business in a separate company is part of a wider strategy that began with Philips’ move out of less profitable consumer electronics and into fast-growing healthcare markets, largely in emerging Asian markets. …

Movies bust out of screen with panoramic, virtual technology

September 23, 2014 0
People try out Oculus VR's headset Oculus rift development kit 2 at its booth in Tokyo Game Show 2014 in Makuhari

By Piya Sinha-Roy and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Tyrannosaurus rex lumbers forward, belts out a deafening roar, then stomps overhead, and a viewer watching inside a virtual reality headset turns around to see the beast walking away. The lifelike run-in with a prehistoric monster comes courtesy of prototype Oculus Rift goggles, giving a glimpse of a future that breaks movies out of the flat screen. …

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Rare Warhol paintings headed to NYC auction

September 23, 2014 0

Elvis Presley. Marlon Brando. Andy Warhol. The A-list trifecta of music, film and art is going on the auction block at Christie’s in November. “Triple Elvis (Ferus Type)” and “Four Marlons” …

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Sohail Khan to participate in Raid de Himalaya

September 23, 2014 0

Actor-producer Sohail Khan, brother of Salman Khan, will this year compete in the 16th Raid de Himalaya, one of the world’s toughest off-road motor rallies, event organisers said here Tuesday.

Sohail will compete in the Adventure class, an all-out speed category, Shimla-based Himalayan Motorsport Association (HMA) president Vijay Parmar said.

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Not knowing what is happening around the world is frustrating for me: Mr Gay India Sushant Divgikar

September 23, 2014 0

Sushant Divgikar, the winner of Mr Gay India 2014, hopes that his presence on the reality show Bigg Boss 8 can change perceptions of people about the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community.

“I think I can sensitise the people about my community by being the face of LGBT community in Bigg Boss,” Sushant told from Mumbai before entering the show, which began Sunday night.