Claude Shannon’s 100th anniversary, Google celebrates with doodle
Claude Shannon-'Father of the Information Age' who coined the term 'bit' (fundamental unit of digital information) would have turned 100 had he been alive.
BJP up in arms against Bobby Hakim's 'mini-Pakistan' comment
The BJP strongly condemned Trinamool Congress MLA and West Bengal cabinet minister Firhad Hakim's 'mini-Pakistan' comments and filed a complaint with the Election Commission.
US Military disciplines 16 for error during Kunduz-airstrike
The US Military disciplined 16 US military personnel, including a two-star general, for an error that led to the attack on a hospital in October'15, which killed 42 people in Kunduz, Afghanistan.
US Vice President's surprise visit to Iraq
Joe Biden, US Vice-President, made an unannounced visit to Iraq to urge the leaders to resolve the political-crisis that is hindering the war against Islamic State.
Japan abandons multi-million dollar black hole satellite
Japan's space agency abandoned its efforts to restore the operations of ASTRO-H, a multimillion-dollar satellite sent to probe the mysteries of black holes using X-ray telescopes.
7 magnitude earthquake hits Vanuatu
A strong 7 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Friday 29th of April.
Unique IDs for companies soon
The Union government is planning a single unique identification for the companies to enable them to carry out all the transactions using that ID.
2 Turkish journalists jailed for publishing Charlie Hebdo cartoon
An Istanbul court handed 2 Turkish journalists a 2-year imprisonment for their illustration of Prophet Mohammed from the Charlie Hebdo magazine.
'Laser wall' activated along Indo-Pak border
India has activated the "laser wall" along the Indo-Pak border to prevent cross-border infiltration from Pakistan into Indian territory.
