PM Modi Announces New Visa Rules For Thai Tourists

​​In a bid to attract more tourists from Thailand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that India will facilitate double entry e-tourist visas for Thai citizens. This was announced during the joint statement by Modi and visiting Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha here. “I am happy to announce that to welcome more tourists from Thailand to India, and to help them enjoy their visits to Buddhist sites in India, we will soon facilitate double entry e-tourist visas for citizens of Thailand,” said Modi during his speech. “Next year, to commemorate 70 years of establishment of our diplomatic relations, we will celebrate Festival of India in Thailand, and Festival of Thailand in India,” the prime minister said. Speaking about stronger connectivity between two countries, Modi said: “Stronger connectivity is essential not just for expanding bilateral trade ties. It also brings our people closer and facilitates enhanced science, education, culture and tourism cooperation.”

Olli, a 3D printed, self-driving minibus, to hit the road in US

The vehicle-a 3D-printed minibus called "Olli" capable of carrying 12 people-was unveiled by Arizona-based startup Local Motors outside the US capital city Washington.

Astronomers Observe Supermassive Black Hole Feeding on Cold Gas

This illustration depicts the view from outside of a rapidly-accreting black hole. The bright light toward the center represents the super-heating of gas as it falls onto the black hole. Emanating from the center is a jet of accelerated particles moving near the speed of light. Surrounding the black hold is cool, clumpy gas and dust, which are falling inwards and will eventually join the material accreting onto the black hole.

Southwest monsoon to hit Kerala on June 9: IMD

The South West monsoon is “very likely” to hit Kerala on June 9 following favourable conditions, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday “In view of the strengthening of cross equatorial flow and deepening of westerlies over South Arabian sea and development of feeble off-shore trough along Karnataka-Kerala coast, onset of (southwest) monsoon over Kerala is very likely by June 9,” IMD said in its mid-day bulletin.

The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Google on a class-action lawsuit brought against it by advertisers.

The court's decision Monday will leave in place a ruling from last year in a San Francisco federal court. That means the lawsuit can move forward as a class action representing thousands of advertisers who previously used Google's AdWords program from 2004 to 2008.

ABOUT WORLD HEALTH DAY

World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948

England's one day skipper Eoin Morgan has hailed the exploits of his old Test team-mates, but still won't add them to his white- ball revolution.

James Anderson and Stuart Broad have swapped places as the No.1 bowler in the world, while Alastair Cook has now gone smoothly past 10,000 Test runs in the series win over Sri Lanka, but Morgan wants to take the young guns under him into Champions Trophy battle next year and the World Cup beyond.