A jittery Department of Pre-University Education, which is under tremendous pressure, is doing everything it can to conduct the re-examination of chemistry paper smoothly on April 12. In an unprecedented move, paper-setters, who completed setting the fresh set of chemistry paper on Tuesday, are being held at an undisclosed location, ... Read More »

CORNELL, N.Y.– Marketing is making people eat when they’re not hungry, and that’s making people less healthy, according to a new study. Researchers at Cornell University found when people eat when they’re not hungry, blood glucose levels rise more than if they wait until they are hungry to eat. But ... Read More »

WASHINGTON, March 30  — Boeing will cut some 4,000 jobs — about 2 percent of its global staff — by June to reduce costs, and could cut an additional 4,000 jobs by the end of the year. The aircraft maker said it would cut jobs through retirement, resignation, voluntary buyouts ... Read More »

Despite dire predictions from the Federal Aviation Administration that the nation’s air traffic is at peril from unmanned aerial vehicles, a new study claims that the chances of a drone damaging a passenger plane are fairly slim. “Contrary to sensational media headlines, the skies are crowded not by drones, but ... Read More »

WASHINGTON: Self-driving cars are “absolutely not” ready for widespread deployment despite a rush to put them on the road, a US robotics expert warned on Tuesday. The cars aren’t yet able to handle bad weather, including standing water, drizzling rain, sudden downpours and snow, Missy Cummings, director of Duke University’s ... Read More »