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Umbrella that gives you rain data via smart phone!

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Though rains are still some days away, buying this umbrella that can collect rain data won’t be a bad idea.

A Danish researcher has built a prototype umbrella that has a sensor.

It detects raindrops falling on its canvas and uses bluetooth to send this information via a phone to a computer, a BBC report said.

“We have radar and satellites, but we are not measuring rain on the ground as we used to; it’s expensive to maintain the gauges,” Rolf Hut from Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands was quoted as saying.

How does this ‘smart’ umbrella work?

Distant tiny spinning star discovered

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Using the ‘empty’ space between stars and galaxies that is made up of sparsely spread charged particles as a giant lens, researchers have made a measurement of a distant rotating neutron star that is believed to be the most precise till now.

The new measurement is one million times more precise than the previous world’s best.

Neutron stars were particularly interesting objects to study, as some of them – called pulsars – gave off pulsed radio waves whose beams swept across telescopes at regular intervals.

‘Bigfoot’ spotted wandering in Canadian mountains

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The legendary ‘ Bigfoot’ was sighted in the wilderness of 7,000ft up, Tantalus mountain range in Canada.

The large two-legged hairy figure was caught on camera by a hiker named Myles Lamont, walking around the snow covered mountain top in British Columbia, Canada, Metro.co.uk reported.

The video, which was taken three years ago but recently uploaded, received nearly 500,000 hits on YouTube.

Meet man who didn’t shower for one whole year

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A US man did not take shower for an entire year and dipped into rivers, lakes and even waited for rain s to clean himself up.

The 27-year-old adventurer and big environmentalist, Rob Greenfield, had earlier planned to go 100 days without using ‘manmade sources of bathing’ during a lengthy bike ride, but he later decided to go further with the idea as he enjoyed it completely, the Daily Star reported.

The California-based man used just two gallons of water a day for the year compared to 100 gallons a day that an average American uses.

Oil India buys 50% stake in Russian oil block for $85 m

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Oil India Ltd, the nation’s second biggest state-run explorer, has bought a 50 per cent stake in an oil block in Russia for $85 million.

OIL last month signed an agreement with Ireland- registered but Russia-focused firm PetroNeft Resources Plc to take a 50 per cent non-operating interest in License 61 in Tomsk Oblast in Russia, official sources said. The deal includes a three-stage payout including $35 million in cash up-front, $45 million in exploration and development spending and a performance bonus of up to $5 million.

Angelina Jolie never thought she’d find love or have kids

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Angelina Jolie has revealed that she never thought that she’d find love or have children.

The Academy Award winner while posing for Elle cover asserted that she never thought she did meet the right person because when one comes from a broken home they kind of accept that certain things feel like a fairy tale, and one just did not look for them, the Mirror reported.

Tata Motors, channel partners to hire 3,000 sales staff

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Tata Motors and its channel partners plan to hire over 3,000 sales staff across its 200 dealerships in the country to cater to the upcoming launch of its compact sedan Zest and hatchback Bolt.

Tata Motors had unveiled the Zest and the Bolt in February and had said it would start selling the cars in the second half of the year.

Getting hitched? Go for partner who shares household chores

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If marriage is on the cards and you want to remain happy ever after, choose a partner who genuinely believes in dividing up the household chores and is likely to follow through, a study suggested.

Dividing household tasks affects the marital satisfaction of wives but not of husbands, the study noted.

“The important thing is to enter a marriage with a clear understanding of where your partner stands on these issues,” said Brian Ogolsky, a professor of human development and family studies at University of Illinois in the US.

Sensex up 89 points in early trade on global cues

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The benchmark BSE Sensex recovered nearly 89 points in early trade today on emergence of buying by funds and retail investors amidst a firming trend in global markets after Federal Reserve Chief Janet Yellen’s upbeat outlook on the US economy.

The 30-share index rose by 88.71 points, or 0.40 per cent, to 22,412.61 points with metal, healthcare, realty and power sector stocks leading the recovery. The index had lost 184.52 points in yesterday’s trade.

The National Stock Exchange index Nifty moved up by 25.10 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 6,677.65.

Rupee up 12 paise against dollar in early trade

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The rupee recovered by 12 paise to 60.01 against the dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market today on fresh selling of the US currency by exporters.

Forex dealers said a higher opening in the domestic equity market and strengthening of the euro against the US currency overseas also supported the rupee.

The rupee closed 2 paise lower at 60.13 yesterday as a sudden demand for the US currency emerged at fag-end of trade.

Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose by 88.71 points, or 0.40 per cent, to 22,412.61 in early trade today.PTI

Awareness of thalassemia can bring down deaths (May 8 is World Thalassemia Day)

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For four-year-old Zoya, life is an ongoing battle. A patient of thalassemia major, Zoya fights death every single day. Her parents, despite being advised to undergo medical tests to diagnose her condition when she was in her mother’s womb, chose to ignore this.

Now, this ignorance can cost them their only daughter’s life, after they lost their four-year-old son two years ago due to the same blood disorder.

Shailene Woodley eats clay to stay healthy

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The Descendants` star Shailene Woodley has revealed that she eats clay as it helps her body to excrete unnecessary materials.

The 22-year-old actress talked about her clay-eating habit during her appearance on a chat show earlier this week, reportedly.

“I do eat clay. Clay is one of my favourites because if you look at indigenous cultures around the world, they eat clay almost daily,” she said.

Woodley also explained that she ordered the edible clay from a company which obtains the material from Colorado. She eats a teaspoon of clay a day in addition to using it as toothpaste.

Now, online TV channel devoted only to cats

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There is good news for cat lovers, as there’s now an online TV channel devoted entirely to cats.

Cats 24/7, which comes to us courtesy of web service Pluto.tv – which offers almost 100 channels worth of entertainment – pretty much does what it says on the tin, offering a range of round-the-clock programming for those of us who just can’t get enough of feline internet action, Metro.co.uk reported.

Special offers by Singapore Airlines on its A380 services

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In a bid to attract more flyers to its maiden service of Airbus A380 aircraft in India, Singapore Airlines Wednesday announced introductory offers including special fares and bonus frequent flier miles.

“The introduction of A380 services from Mumbai and New Delhi allows us to offer the world’s finest air travel experience to Indian travellers,” David Lau, general manager-India, Singapore Airlines was quoted in a statement.

The new offers include additional discounts for existing and new fliers on the airline’s A380 flight.

Sensex closes 184 points lower; IT stocks decline

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A benchmark index of Indian equities markets closed Wednesday’s trade 184.52 points or 0.82 percent down as IT, automobile and technology, media and entertainment stocks tanked.

However, healthy buying was observed in consumer durables and power stocks.

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 22,488.96 points, closed the trade at 22,323.90 points (provisional), down 184.52 points or 0.82 percent from the previous day’s close at 22,508.42 points.

Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez dance together at Met Gala

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Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez were spotted dancing around at the glamorous Met Gala in New York, proving the rumours about their ‘feud’ to be wrong.

According to the Mirror, Gomez, 21, posted a video of the pair saying that she wants be with someone who knows all her secrets, showing that they’re still the best of friends.

Meanwhile, Swift told Look magazine that she loves being surrounded by friends who are brutally honest, and she talks about all sorts of things like relationships, love and guys with Gomez except work.

Concussions: Men recover later than women

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Men may take longer to recover and show more brain damage than women do in concussions, according to a study.

Concussions are the result of mild trauma to the brain, often caused by the blows to the head.

In the study, researchers examined brain scans and medical records of 47 men and 22 women with concussions, and a group of 21 men and women without any brain injury.

The results showed that it took men with concussions an average of 67 days to recover, compared with an average of 26 days for women.

Spears sued for breaking back-up dancer’s nose?

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A back-up dancer has sued singer Britney Spears for allegedly breaking her nasal bone during rehearsals for the “Work Bitch” music video. She has said that the “Oops…I did it again” crooner didn’t pay for any medical bills either.

The injury took place during the filming of Spears’ music video Aug 19, 2013 in Woodland Hills, California.

The dancer, Dawn Noel, filed the lawsuit Monday, in which she claims her injury required surgery for a nasal bone fracture and that she had to pay the medical bill even though Spears’ team promised to cover all expenses, reports tmz.com.

CBI gives Amit Shah clean chit in Ishrat Jahan encounter case

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday gave a clean chit to former Gujarat home minister and key Narendra Modi aide Amit Shah in connection with the Ishrat Jahan encounter case.

Submitting its report to a Special CBI court here, the investigating agency said that there was clinching or conclusive evidence to accuse Shah of being involved or even ordering the encounter shooting of Ishrat Jahan in 2004, which eventually turned out to be a fake one.

B-Town adds glamour to fashion store launch

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Bollywood celebrities like Jaya Bachchan, Kunal Kapoor and Payal Rohatgi gave a touch of extra glamour to the launch of DVAR, a luxury multi-designer house of fashion here.

DVAR, which signifies the gateway to happiness, is presented by Vijayta V. Gandhi and Parth M. Sanghavi. The store, which infuses the design sensibilities of 24 celebrated names in the fashion industry, features haute couture, luxe, bridal, ethnic and contemporary wear for women of all ages.

The launch event, hosted at the store Tuesday, was also attended by TV actress Ragini Khanna.

Women’s love with make-up item a long affair: Study

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A woman’s love affair with make-up has its highs and lows like any relationship, but it can never be a reason to get rid of cosmetic products. A staggering quarter of of those polled admitted to keeping some make-up items for up to 10 years, says a research.

Also a glossy 40 percent have admitted of not cleaning out their-make-up bags for over a year, with an additional one in 10 women being unable to recall the last time they ever gave their make-up bag a makeover, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

The survey was conducted by online grocery store Asda.

Homage to Osama bin Laden from Islamabad mosque

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The Red Mosque, situated in the heart of Islamabad, is once again in the news.

The New York Times reported that the Red Mosque pays homage to the world’s once most wanted terrorist and inaugurating a library after his name ‘Martyr Osama bin Laden Library’.

The mosque has always been in the midst of controversy for various reasons, and also when its leaders made a pilgrimage to meet its hero and slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden or the bloody battle between security forces and militants seven years ago that claimed over 100 lives.

National Highways comprises of Bangalore-Mysore in State to be upgraded

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According to Public Works Department Minister H C Mahadevappa, the Union Ministry of Surface Transport has accorded in principle approval for upgrading seven different stretches of National Highways (NHs) comprises of Bangalore-Mysore in the State.

On Tuesday while speaking to media-persons here, he said close to 2,108 km of NHs would be upgraded to ensure smooth traffic flow on those routes. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will improve the roads under public private partnership.

Railway attendant died accidently

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A 26-year-old railway attendant died of injuries he had suffered in a train accident under City Railway police limits on Monday night.

The deceased has been identified as Anil Kumar, a resident of Magadi Road and a native of Chikmagalur.

According to police, Kumar was hit by a bogie of Rajdhani Express while he was crossing the railway track.
He suffered severe injuries and was taken to the nearby Railway Hospital and was admitted to a private hospital for further treatment where he died on Monday night, police said.