New tech lets paralyzed people control robot with thoughts

Washington DC, Jun 24 : Researchers have created a breakthrough that will allow disabled individuals to live more independently by employing mind-controlled telepresence robots to help with daily chores and needs.Researchers at the Defitech Foundation Chair in Brain-Machine Interface (CNBI), headed by Jose del R. Millan, has however been working on a revolutionary brain-machine approach […]

Sino-Indian relations today: Some basic issues

New Delhi, June 24 : It is by now generally acknowledged that Prime Minister Modi’s successes during the first year of his rule have been mostly in the area of foreign affairs. Modi’s outreach to neighbours – be it Bhutan which was the first country he visited, Nepal, which he visited twice during the year, […]

BJP MLAs marshalled out of Delhi Assembly again

New Delhi, June 24 : The Delhi Assembly on Wednesday witnessed uproar once again after the BJP MLAs entered the well of the house demanding the 4th Finance Commission report be made public. The protesting BJP MLAs Vijender Gupta, OP Sharma and Jagdish Pradhan were later marshalled out of the Assembly by the security personnel […]

Degree row: Plea against Smriti Irani maintainable, says court

New Delhi, June 24 : In a setback for Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani, a Delhi Court today took cognizance of a complaint filed against her for allegedly misrepresenting facts about educational qualifications in her election affidavits.The court has set August 28 as the next date of hearing.”Yes, the court has found the plea maintainable, […]