China is the most active builder of nuclear power plants. BEIJING: China’s ambitions to become a pioneer in nuclear energy are sailing into troubled waters. Two state-owned companies plan to develop floating nuclear reactors, a technology engineers have been considering since the 1970s for use by oil rigs or island communities. Beijing is racing Russia, which started developing its own in 2007, to get a unit into commercial operation. In China’s... 

That life is full of irony, is an amazing fact. Even so, the KL Rahul narrative has a twist that would probably do a movie script writer proud. KL Rahul celebrates his century. KN Lokesh, Rahul’s father, was a college-level cricketer in Bangalore. His idol was Sunil Gavaskar, India’s legendary, record-breaking opening batsman. Lokesh hero-worshipped Gavaskar to the extent that when Rahul was born, he decided to name him after Gavaskar’s son.... 

A total of 118 MPs on Saturday, voted to unseat Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid, three voted for him to stay at the helm and 27 abstained. Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid lost the confidence vote in the Parliament. Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid has lost a confidence vote in parliament, after just a year and a half in office. A total of 118 MPs on Saturday, voted to unseat Essid, three voted for him to stay at the helm and 27 abstained. Essid’s... 

File image of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. After numerous protests and fears in a post-Fukushima world, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) attained criticality last month. And now, reports are emerging that the plant is ‘the safest in the world’. Vladimir Angelov, a Russian nuclear industry official claimed that the Kudankulam plant is the first in the world to have implemented all the requisite post-Fukushima safety measures... 

Lenovo is all set to launch the Vibe K5 Note in India on Monday. The Chinese company has already confirmed that the Lenovo Vibe K5 Note will be exclusive to its e-commerce retail partner Flipkart, and is expected to go on sale (or registrations) starting Monday itself. Lenovo Vibe K5 Note. The company has been teasing several features of the new Vibe K5 Note, such as 4GB of RAM. Now, Lenovo India in its series of social posts has also confirmed that... 

Students of University of Idaho can earn credit points for playing Pokemon Go. WASHINGTON: Playing Pokemon Go can now help students earn course credits, thanks to a university in the US that has introduced a new class which will incorporate the widely popular augmented reality game. This fall, students at the University of Idaho (UI) in the US who opt for the “Pop Culture Games” class will wander around the campus gathering Pokeballs and... 

New Delhi: Confident about the trio of Shiva Thapa, Vikas Krishan and Manoj Kumar, stalwarts of Indian boxing feel the three are capable of producing a historic Olympic performance in Rio despite the pressure they are facing. File picture of Shiva Thapa. Beijing 2008 bronze-medalist Vijender Singh, London 2012 bronze winner M C Mary Kom and Beijing quarter finalist Akhil Kumar — the three names which took Indian boxing to unprecedented heights... 

Beijing: Beijing has confirmed it is investigating a Japanese suspected of “endangering China’s national security”, following Japanese reports that he had been detained, the latest irritant in relations between the two nations. The foreign ministry gave the confirmation in a statement quoted by China’s Global Times newspaper late on Saturday, but did not specifically state that he had been detained. The claim of endangering... 

Tesla Motors Inc told U.S. Senate Commerce Committee staff it is considering two theories that may help explain what led to the 7 May fatal crash that killed a Florida man who was using the car’s “Autopilot” system, a person familiar with the meeting told Reuters on Friday. Tesla staff members told congressional aides at an hour-long briefing on Thursday that they were still trying to understand the “system failure” that led to the crash,... 

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016). Flipkart is holding a ‘Samsung Days’ sale where select Samsung smartphones are available at a discount. First up is the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016), which is available at Rs. 12,490, a discount of Rs. 1,500 compared to its MRP, and Rs. 5,00 compared to the best buy price. The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016), which was launched in India in May comes with a 5.2-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) Super Amoled display and is powered...