WASHINGTON, April 4 — U.S. Army testers successfully fired two new missiles from a prototype version of the service’s newest mobile launcher, expanding the slate of viable munitions for the weapon. An AIM-9X Sidewinder and Longbow Hellfire were both fired from the Multi-Mission Launcher during a round of weapons testing ... Read More »
Scientists in Japan have successfully transplanted mice with lab-grown skin that has more of the organ’s working parts in place than ever before. Starting with stem cells made from a mouse’s gums, they managed to craft skin with multiple layers – as well as hair follicles and sweat glands. When ... Read More »
India on Monday objected to US President Barack Obama clubbing the country with Pakistan as a challenge for global nuclear security, saying his remarks stemmed from a lack of understanding of New Delhi’s defence posture. “Yes, we have seen those remarks. There seems to be a lack of understanding of ... Read More »
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 4 —Swedish defense procurement agency FMV has selected Germany’s Krauss-Maffei Wegmann for the renovation of 88 Leopard 2 battle tanks and eight tank recovery vehicles. The renovation will take place over an eight-year period and include replacing legacy tactical command and control systems with new battle management ... Read More »
We’d all like to see how the 1% lives — but now you can gawk for a good cause. The Residences at W New York — Downtown is hosting tours of its 55th- and 56th-floor penthouses starting Friday. All proceeds from the Designer Showhouse of New York support the Lenox ... Read More »
Singer Mariah Carey has revealed that her fiance James Packer recently filmed footage for her upcoming docuseries, “Mariah’s World”. Although it was previously claimed that the billionaire businessman did not want to take part in the upcoming show, Carey, 46, has insisted that he is happy to be filmed for ... Read More »
India and Pakistan need to make progress in reducing their nuclear arsenal and ensure they do not “continually move in the wrong direction” while developing military doctrines, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday. “One of the challenges that we are going to have here is that it is very ... Read More »
Is this a laundry room or a trendy restaurant in the Meatpacking District? In a move to lure young, hip buyers to his latest Upper East Side condo project, Paramount Hotel owner Aby Rosen tapped Meg Sharpe, the chic designer known for revamping the basement supper club at his Midtown ... Read More »
Two hours north of Sydney, the kids of 3-6 Rainbow, a class in Aspect Hunter school combining grades 3-6, are playing Minecraft. The students are bright, bubbly and talkative — pretty much what you’d expect from any group of kids ages 8 to 11. But this class is a little ... Read More »
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, just days ahead of ex-husband Chris Martin’s Coldplay concert. Paltrow, 43, was seen arriving in Buenos Aires on Tuesday reportedly with her two children, Apple, 11, and Moses, 9, in tow, reported People magazine. While Paltrow and Martin flew into the ... Read More »
With the new Income Tax Return (ITR) forms notified recently for assessment year 2016-17, filers can do an easy check and obtain their annual tax liability on a computer-based calculator hosted by the IT department. The ‘tax calculator’ is an online computer-based programme hosted on the official website of the ... Read More »
One wealthy Manahattanite is so rich — and has a penthouse so spacious — that he can even devote a bedroom-sized section to display a pile of dirt. And the mound — actually an artwork by China’s living legend Ai WeiWei — isn’t even the most conspicuous of the consumption ... Read More »
