Spuyten Duyvil derailment – kills 4, injures 63
On December 1, 2013, a Metro-North Railroad passenger train derailed near Spuyten Duyvil station in New York City, killing 4 people and injuring 63 others. At 07:22 Eastern Standard Time
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Conservation Work of Shri Kedarnath Temple
After the flashfloods of 16 – 17 June, 2013, that destroyed much of Sri Kedarnath Dham, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was requested to undertake the restoration of Sri Kedarnath
Air Chief Visits Ambala Airbase as it Completes 75 Glorious Years
The Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne visited Ambala, the oldest airbase of the IAF as it completed 75 glorious
Self-healing Battery – Next-Generation Battery For Future Devices
A team of Stanford and SLAC scientists has made the first battery electrode that heals itself, opening a potentially commercially viable path for making the next generation of lithium ion
ASI stops Kedarnath temple restoration due to winter
The Archaeological Survey of India ASI has stopped restoration work of Kedarnath Temple, which was ravaged by the flash floods in June, after the doors of the sanctum sanctorum was
India retains first position in ICC ODI ranking
India has retained the world number one position in the ICC ODI ranking table. Despite trailing Australia 1-2 in the ongoing home series, the Men in Blue have been able
Cyclonic storm Phailin to hit coastal Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Cyclonic storm Phailin which hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands yesterday, has intensified and is expected to hit coastal Odisha and Andhra Pradesh by Saturday evening. Director General of MeT
Voyager 1 spacecraft ventured into interstellar space
US space agency NASA said on Thursday that its Voyager 1 spacecraft has become the first man-made object to venture into interstellar space. New and “unexpected” data indicated 36 years
Kedarnath Temple prayer resumed after 86 days
Prayers at the calamity-hit Kedarnath shrine of Uttarakhand resumed this morning, almost three months after flash floods left hundreds of people dead in the state. The prayers started in the
Greenland’s Grand Canyon found under the Greenland ice sheet
Greenland’s Grand Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of Greenland and dubbed the Mega Canyon by some media outlets, is a canyon of record length that was discovered underneath