Everything you need to know about Electric Veng: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Electric Veng: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) has shown promise in improving mental states in people suffering from chronic pain.
Washington, May 16 (ANI): The man behind the American television soap opera 'The Bold and the Beautiful', Ron Weaver, died on Thursday. He was 75.
London, May 15 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Rita Ora reportedly enjoyed a date with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris.
New York, May 8 (ANI): The dream of owning a flying car has moved a step closer to reality - thanks to an ambitious engineering company based in Woburn, Massachusetts.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Designer Anupama Dayal is set to open her second flagship store at the plush DLF Promenade mall in South Delhi. This will be her second flagship store.
Tokyo, May 1 (IANS/EFE) Furukawa Electric plans to break ground next month on a new auto parts plant in Mexico to supply Japanese automakers operating in that country, the Japanese media reported.
New Delhi, Apr. 29 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) has cleared several projects in oil, gas block, power, iron ore and coal sectors.
Tokyo, Apr. 24 (ANI): A United Nations nuclear watchdog team has said that Japan may need longer than the projected 40 years to decommission the Fukushima power plant, and urged Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) to improve stability at the facility.
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has brought light into the lives of over a thousand residents of Velunje village, in Nashik.
Sydney, Apr 23 (ANI): Come August, and the new poster car for the electric vehicle Venturi VBB-3 will take to the famous Bonneville salt flats, with the aim of shattering its own record.
Sydney, Apr 22 (ANI): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has asked operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to improve 'essential systems'.
Sydney, Apr. 21 (ANI): India's independence hero Mahatma Gandhi is the third most admired leader by CEOs around the world.
Washington, Apr. 13 (ANI): Students from a joint research programme between Technische Universitat Muenchen and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University have unveiled an all-new multipurpose scooter at the 3rd Taiwan International Electric Vehicle Show.
Shillong, April 10 (IANS) Amid fresh concerns in Bangladesh over the construction of two proposed dams in Meghalaya, State Power Minister Clement Marak said Wednesday construction of the hydropower projects would not have any impact in Bangladesh.
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Talking loudly on mobile phones and blaring music has been banned on all BEST service buses here and commuters flouting the norms will be warned and then forced to deboard, an official said here Tuesday.
New York, April 9 (IANS/EFE) General Electric Co. announced Monday that it is spending $3.3 billion to buy Lufkin Industries Inc., a manufacturer of equipment used in oil drilling.
Tokyo, Apr. 8 (Xinhua-ANI): Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) on Sunday said that about three liters of radioactive water has leaked from a second underground storage tank at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.
Tokyo, April 7 (Xinhua-ANI): The Tokyo Electric Power Company ( TEPCO) said Sunday that water contained radioactive materials probably leaked from a tank under the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, following the previous such incident reported Friday, according to local media.
Tokyo, Apr. 7 (ANI): Around 120 tons of contaminated water has leaked to the ground around the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has revealed.
One kilogram. That's what it weighed, the bulky prototype used for a wireless phone call by a Motorola engineer in 1973. For the real milestone 10 years later, a 790-gram Motorola DynaTAC made the first call from a commercial mobile phone, in a Mercedes in 1983. That makes the mobile 30 years old, and not the 40 that's being reported.
Tokyo, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) About 120 tonnes of radioactive water has leaked from the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, the plant's operator said.
Tokyo/ New Delhi, Apr.2 (ANI): Cities across India, like other Asian cities, are facing traffic congestion, especially during peak hours.
Tokyo/ New Delhi, Apr.2 (ANI): Cities across India, like other Asian cities, are facing traffic congestion, especially during peak hours.
Tokyo/New Delhi, Apr.2 (ANI): Cities across India, like other Asian cities, are facing traffic congestion, especially during peak hours.
New York, April 1 (IANS) Model Cara Delevingne has reportedly fallen head over heels for artist Harif Guzman after seeing his work and meeting him.
New Delhi, Mar.26 (ANI): Kyosan Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd, a Japan-based company that is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of signal systems and electrical equipments forayed into Indian market with a New Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Kyosan India Private Limited.
Chennai, March 22 (IANS) Not to be left behind in the growing Indian elevator and escalator market, Japan's Mitsubishi Electric is exploring options to set up a production base in India through its joint venture Mitsubishi Elevator ETA India Pvt. Ltd., a top company official said.
Rio de Janeiro, March 21 (IANS/EFE) The impending arrival of multinationals Siemens and Halliburton marks the emergence of Latin America's largest technological hub here in Brazil's second city, the head of the project said.
Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): Scientists have developed ultrafast supercomputers that can operate 100 times faster than current systems.
Washington, Mar. 11 (ANI): U.S. Navy veterans are blaming the Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown for making them sick.
Islamabad, Mar. 5 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, has been found to be one of the biggest defaulters who has not paid his electricity bills over the past 56 months
London, Mar 3 (ANI): More than 40 years after Jimi Hendrix's death, a new album of previously-unreleased material from the guitar virtuoso will be released on Tuesday.
London, Mar 2 (ANI): Atsufumi Yoshizawa, who showed exemplary courage along with few other brave men during the horrendous Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, has revealed while they entered the nuclear plant to resurrect it there were fears they won't ever return back.
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): General Electric expects that revenues from the company's Indian business to grow between 15 and 20 percent despite the current economic slowdown.
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) US conglomerate General Electric (GE) Friday said it is expecting 15-20 percent growth in its India business despite the economic slowdown.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Planning Commission wants power distribution companies (discoms) to expand electricity metering in rural areas of India as a key measure for cutting losses in the system.
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Victoria and David Beckham celebrated their son, Cruz's eighth birthday in a grand way.
London, Feb 17 (ANI): A Taiwan-based tech firm has promised to launch a transparent mobile by the end of 2013.
New York, Feb 14 (IANS/EFE) Cable and media giant Comcast said it was buying General Electric Co.'s remaining 49 percent stake in media company NBC Universal for $16.7 billion.
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) Leading battery-maker Exide Industries Tuesday said it has entered into an additional agreement with Japan's Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Company Ltd. for implementing new manufacturing process for automotive batteries.
London, Feb 4 (ANI): The former head of Japan's nuclear safety body is facing possible criminal charges in relation to alleged negligence of the Fukushima crisis in 2011.
Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) A large industry delegation from the US will participate at Aero India 2013 in Bangalore showcasing advanced capabilities geared towards India's air, land, naval, and internal security systems needs.
Beijing, Feb 4 (IANS/EFE) A nuclear reactor being developed by China - the CAP1400 - will be ready for export this year, an executive of the SNPTC state nuclear corporation, Gu Jun, said at a conference in the Chinese capital.
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 4 (IANS/EFE) South Korean rapper Psy, whose hit single "Gangnam Style" holds the record for the most-watched video on YouTube, will be one of the attractions at this year's carnival in the northeastern Brazilian city of Salvador.
Leader of the House in South Delhi Municipal Corporation, Subhsh Arya presented the budget estimates for the financial year 2013-14 Among the other announcements in the budget proposal,
Bangalore, Feb 1 (IANS) Electric and electronics goods major V-Guard Industries Ltd reported net profit of Rs.15.4 crore for the third quarter (October-December) of fiscal 2012-13, registering 23 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase from Rs.12.5 crore in the like quarter a year ago.
New York, Jan 23 (ANI): Hundreds of Chinese factory workers angry about the strictly timed bathroom breaks and fines for starting work late, held their Japanese and Chinese managers hostage for a day and a half before police broke up the strike.
London, Jan 22 (IANS) A fish caught near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan had 2,500 times the legal limit of radioactivity for human consumption.
London, Jan 16 (IANS) A century-old rusty electric car, abandoned after the invention of the petrol automobile, seems to be far ahead of its time, says an expert.
Tokyo, Jan. 15 (ANI): Contractors employed by the Japan government to decontaminate the Fukushima nuclear disaster-tainted sites, lack the proper knowledge and manpower required for the critical procedure, according to a worker at the site.
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Rising oil import bills due to the high prices in international markets are putting a "big strain" on the Indian economy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Jan. 9 (ANI): Stating that high international prices of oil contribute significantly to India's import bills, trade deficit and inflation, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said it is very important that we make all possible efforts to reduce the transport sector's dependence on oil.
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) A fire broke out in a nuclear power plant in
New York, Jan 6(ANI): A battery- powered toothbrush has been held responsible for sparking the bomb scare at Atlanta airport yesterday.
Washington, January 3 (ANI): In a new study, researchers used electricity on certain regions in the brain of a patient with chronic and severe facial pain to release an opiate-like substance that's considered one of the body's most powerful painkillers.
Tokyo, Dec. 28 (ANI): Eight US Navy sailors have sued Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) for tens of millions of dollars.
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) With growing trade and business ties, an industry lobby has been set up to help Chinese firms understand the corporate culture in India and promote their interests by helping address issues such as delays in visas and project approvals.
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The biggest challenge facing Chinese companies in India is to negotiate the existing stake-holders' interest chain in various industries, the head of a newly-formed trade panel said Thursday.
Beijing, Dec 23 (IANS) Only three CEOs from China made the list of the world's top 100 corporate leaders rated according to their long-term performance in a global study.
Washington, Dec. 14 (ANI): The Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan said a thorough review of its mistake-plagued projections for the spread of radiation, in a case of possible meltdown like the Fukushima crisis, turned up errors in the data for every atomic power plant in the country.
Tel Aviv, Dec 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israel is halting tax payments it collects for the Palestinians in response to their successful bid to raise their UN status, local media reported Sunday, citing Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz.
Tokyo, Dec. 2 (ANI): Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has disclosed additional video footage of its in-house teleconferences during the early stage of the nuclear disaster at its Fukushima No. 1 complex, showing tense exchanges between the utility's employees prior to the controversial discharge of radioactive water into the Pacific.
London, Nov 26 (ANI): An alleged Chinese spy at the centre of an industrial espionage scandal at Dyson, the UK-based vacuum cleaner manufacturer, has been named.
London, Nov. 23 (ANI): Twelve previously unreleased tracks by legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix are to be released on a new album next year.
Bangalore, Nov 21 (IANS) Wipro Ltd has joined the US?based Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) to develop smartphone?based industry standard solutions for passenger cars, the Indian IT bellwether said Wednesday.
Chicago, Nov 15 (IANS) General Motors Co. plans to build 500,000 electric vehicles a year by 2017, a company official said.
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) As part of his wider consultations on the economic crisis, President Barack Obama has invited three Indian-Americans, including PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi along with other business, labour, civic community and Congressional leaders.
New York, Nov. 11 (ANI): Robert Pattinson could not manage to keep his hands off Kristen Stewart during a dinner party in New York, according to sources.
New York, Nov. 11 (ANI): Robert Pattinson could not manage to keep his hands off Kristen Stewart during a dinner party in New York, according to sources.
Washington, Nov 10 (IANS) The Pentagon announced a proposed deal Friday to sell to Saudi Arabia 20 cargo aircraft and five refuelling planes, which is worth $6.7 billion.
Sydney, Nov 9 (ANI): Checking your emails at the work place daily in the morning is the worst way to start your day, an expert has said.
Kyodo, Nov. 7 (ANI): More errors have been found in the earlier announced projections by Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), over the spread of radiation from reactors in the event of a severe accident.
Tokyo, Nov. 4 (ANI): Four out of the six members on Japanese government panel drafting new nuclear safety regulations each received between three million and 27 million yen in payments, donations and grants from entities in the atomic energy industry in the last three to four years, the Nuclear Regulation Authority said.
Bangalore, Nov 1 (IANS) Momentive, the US-based world leader in specialty chemicals and materials, has opened its global research and development (R&D) centre here to create platforms and develop products for diverse applications across industry verticals.
Bangalore, Oct 31 (IANS) GE Capital of the American conglomerate General Electric (GE) will invest Rs.125 crore ($24 million) for a minority stake in the research arm of the country's biotech major Biocon Ltd., according to an official announcement.
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 27 (IANS/EFE) Electric equipment that caught fire between two substations caused a blackout in nine states of northeastern Brazil as well as in the capital city of Brasilia and numerous municipalities of two northern states, officials said Friday.
New Delhi, Oct.22 (ANI): India Against Corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal sat on a protest outside the office of the Bombay Suburban Electric Supply(BSES) here, supporting its employees in their agitation against the management on Monday.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A futuristic-looking fleet of all-electric cabs may soon be plugged in and driving on the streets of Arlington, Virginia, near the nation's capital, a sign the environmentally-friendly vehicles are slowly catching on as a viable means of transportation in the US.
London, Oct 16 (IANS) A special underwear has been designed to jolt the buttocks with electricity so it can help prevent bedsores, the BBC reported Monday.
Washington, October 13 (ANI): In a new study, researchers including one of Indian origin have revealed the interaction between the region of the brain that processes sound, the auditory cortex, and the amygdala, which is active in the processing of negative emotions when we hear unpleasant sounds.
Los Angeles, Oct 11 (IANS) Actor Robert Pattinson has reportedly been seen flirting with an unkown woman.
Washington, October 7 (ANI): It would take around six to eight months to get to one of our nearest neighbours, Mars using conventional spaceship engines.
Melbourne, Oct 3 (ANI): A new concept car has been developed by a Japanese automobile company that monitors your face to help predict what you'll want to do next.
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Innovation, without which no business or enterprise can ever succeed, comes out of taking the customers' feedback and suggestions in the right spirit, observed John Flannery, president of General Electric, India.
Washington, September 21 (ANI): The surveillance video of Lindsay Lohan's hit-and-run incident supports her alleged victim's claim, but it also suggests that he might have exaggerated his account of injuries.
London, September 20 (ANI): NASA's twin Radiation Belt Storm Probe (RBSP) satellite, which launched on August 30 this year, has captured chirping and whistling radio waves emitted by Earth's magnetosphere on September 5.
Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) A Pakistani electricity supply company has billed its customers for power that was neither supplied nor used, prompting a daily to note that "bill-paying customers were effectively being defrauded by their electricity supplier in an effort to cover its own negligence and deficiency".
London, Sep 14 (ANI): The head of a major investigation into Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster has defended his report against criticism that his panel avoided blaming individuals and instead attacked elements of the nation's culture.
Islamabad, Sep 11 (IANS) Public and private sector consumers owe Rs.232 billion to companies supplying electricity across Pakistan, authorities said.
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Electronics major Philips is bullish on its decorative lighting segment and calls it a critical segment which is emerging fast in India with rise in disposable income of urban consumers and their increasing interest in decorative housing.
Tokyo, Sep 7 (IANS/EFE) Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said it has reached an agreement with Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission, or CFE, to build a 50 MW geothermal power plant in the western Mexican state of Michoacan.
New Delhi, Sep 6 (ANI): Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Thursday launched 'Ummeed ki Electric Rickshaw', a unique initiative to empower economically backward women in India.
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Days after the government announced a Rs.23,000 crore plan for promotion of electric and hybrid vehicles automobile majors Thursday unveiled their plans in the segment.
Beijing, Sep 4 (IANS) Bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab plans to roll out new electric cars in 18 months, its buyer National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) said.
Washington, August 30 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have focussed on how the human clock struggles to stay in tune with the irregular meal, sleep and work schedules of the developed world, and how this might influence health and even cause obesity.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The government Wednesday approved a project for the promotion of environmentally-friendly electric and hybrid vehicles, at a total cost of Rs.23,000 crore ($4 billion) which will be invested over a period of eight years.
Melbourne, August 28 (ANI): Just weeks after chopping off her lovely blonde hair, Miley Cyrus has been caught kissing a girl at a club in New York.
Tokyo, Aug 23 (ANI): A record-high 25,800 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive Cesium has been detected in fishes caught within a 20 km radius of the Fukushima's No. 1 nuclear plant, indicating that there may be hot spots under the sea that need further investigation.
Tokyo, Aug. 16 (ANI): Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) was ordered by the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) in March 2011 to delay announcing that the pressure level in one of the Fukushima No. 1 plant's broken reactors was spiking to critical levels, teleconference footage released by the utility has revealed.
