Have you sent your name to Mars?

New York : Would you like to imprint your name on the surface of the Red Planet? NASA is giving you a chance to...

‘India’s space success underscores technological capability’

Chennai : The success of the Mars mission "underscores the country's technological capability in the space sector", said a senior nuclear scientist Wednesday. India Wednesday...

Mars mission a shining symbol of what we are capable: Modi

Bangalore: The success of Indcia's Mars mission is "a shining symbol of what we are capable of as a nation" and we have gone...

India makes history, enter Mars orbit in maiden attempt

Bangalore: India Wednesday created space history by becoming the first country in the world to enter Mars orbit in its maiden attempt, an event...

Martian orbit on Indian spacecraft’s radar Wednesday

Bangalore : India's tryst with Mars begins early Wednesday when its inter-planetary spacecraft readies to enter the Martian orbit in a maiden attempt to...

5,000 pounds of scientific cargo on way to ISS

Washington : NASA late Sunday sent a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft skyward laden with 5,000 pounds of scientific equipment and supplies destined for use by...

India successfully test fires Mars Orbiter engine

Bangalore : India Monday successfully test fired the liquid fuel engine of its Mars spacecraft (Orbiter) after it entered the sphere of Mars influence...

‘Northeast space centre not getting data from central agencies’

Shillong : The North East Space Application Centre (NE-SAC), set up by the Centre to develop high-tech infrastructure support for the northeastern states, is...

70 scientists focussing on Bigfoot research

San Francisco : Seventy scientists from around the world, defying widespread scepticism, have been involved for the past four decades in the search for...

Himachal student makes bullet train model

Shimla : A Himachal Pradesh student has created a bullet train model that has been selected for a national-level exhibition, a school official said...

Facebook users dial 911 over outage, cops frown

New York : Will you call 911 if Facebook goes off the radar? This is exactly some users in Los Angeles did when the...

Facebook favoured for background check on prospective partner: Survey

New Delhi : Almost fifty percent unmarried people in India use social networking site Facebook to conduct a background check on their prospective partner,...

The perils of social networking

By Mohammed Abdul Jawad, O, what a blessed month is this! Yea, of course, I mean ‘Ramadan’—the month of sublime patience, repentance, forgiveness and generous spending. It carries its unique beauty, virtues and rewards. We ought to know the reality of fasting, the acts of worship, the manners of supplications, the essence of piety, the ways to achieve steadfastness and protection from deviations, the etiquettes of night prayer, the virtues of Laylatul Qadr (Night of Revelation) and the significance of charity.

Brazilian earth station to get data from Indian satellites

New Delhi : India and Brazil Wednesday signed an agreement in Brasilia on cooperation in augmentation of a Brazilian earth station for receiving and...

UAE to send first Arab spaceship to Mars

Abu Dhabi : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has entered the space race with a project to send an unmanned probe to Mars by...

Cocoons to green energy: Indian scientists find the way

By Sahana Ghosh, Kolkata : Centuries ago trade in Chinese silk spawned the mighty transcontinental network of passages dubbed the Silk Route. Now, Indian scientists...

Facebook faces action over ’emotion contagion’ study

Washington: US privacy group Electronic Privacy Information Centre (EPIC) has filed a formal complaint with the Federate Trade Commission (FTC) over Facebook's use of...

Murthy bids adieu to Infosys, once again

Bangalore: For the second time in three years, Infosys chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy will Saturday bid adieu to the iconic company he co-founded with...

1,000-feet wide ‘beast’ near earth Sunday

California : It is time to thank your stars. A 1,000-feet wide "beast" at a speed of 50,400 km per hour - that could...

180 Google satellites to bring entire planet online

California : When you are busy chatting or surfing the internet, do you know that nearly 4.8 billion people - or two-third of the...

Google offers to 3D map Goa

Panaji : Goa may soon be one of the first states in India to have a 3D digitized mapped presence online if the state...

TiEcon 2014 in Santa Clara ends with Shahid Khan keynote

By Ras H. Siddiqui, TwoCircles.net, San Francisco: The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) held its annual conference known as TiEcon in Silicon Valley, the technology world way beyond just the South-Asian Diaspora noticed. Over 4000 people attended TiEcon 2014 at the Santa Clara Convention Center with many of the heavyweights in the technology arena present. Those who presented Grand Keynotes included Steve Mollenkopf (CEO Qualcomm), Michael Rhodin and Manoj Saxena (IBM), Steve Lucas (President SAP), Romesh Wadhawani (Chairman & CEO Symphony Technology Group), Sanjay Poonen (EVP and GM of VMware) and Shahid KhanPresident of Flex-N-Gate and owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL football team.

Google to introduce new features for “live” election results

New Delhi : Google said Wednesday it will introduce new features to help provide comprehensive latest news and live update of election results scheduled...

Murthy kicks off Indo-US hackathon at Google

Bangalore: India's IT guru N.R. Narayanan Murthy Friday launched the first Indo-US hackathon, being held simultaneously at the campuses of global search engine Google...

Stuart Parkin gets 2014 Millennium Technology Prize

Helsinki: Stuart Parkin, a physicist who has enabled vast increase in digital storage, received the 2014 Millennium Technology Prize in Helsinki Wednesday. Finnish President Sauli...

Indian scientists devise new technique to hasten rescue of air-crash victims

By K.S.Jayaraman, Gandhinagar: In a technique that could be of immense global interest, Indian scientists have devised a method to not only predict the...

HCL to run Norwegian bank’s IT operations

Bangalore: India's fourth largest IT bellwether HCL Technologies bagged a $400-million (Rs.2,400 crore) deal to run the IT operations of DNB Bank ASA, Norway's...

SC bans Tamil Nadu bull fights

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday banned Tamil Nadu's centuries-old Jallikattu bull fights. A bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose also...

A computer mouse that can also scan

Thiruvananthapuram : It's a computer mouse that can also do the job of a scanner. MobScan has built-in technologies that helps to scan as well...

India successfully test fires exo-atmospheric missile interceptor

Bhubaneswar: India successfully test-fired for the first time an exo-atmospheric missile interceptor at a defence base in Odisha Sunday. The missile operates outside the atmosphere...

India test-fires Akash missile twice

Bhubaneswar: India Saturday successfully test-fired its Akash surface-to-air missile twice from a defence base in Odisha, an official said. The indigenously-developed missile, with a 27-km...

India test fires Akash missile

Bhubaneswar: India Wednesday test fired its Akash surface-to-air missile from a defence base in Odisha, an official said. The indigenously developed missile, with a 27-km...

Six Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan blast

Kabul: Six Taliban fighters were killed Saturday in a blast in Afghanistan's eastern province of Ghazni, police said. "A local Taliban leader named Mullah Saddiq,...

‘ISRO examining business model for industries in satellite, rocket production’

By Venkatachari Jagannathan, Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) : The Indian space agency is working at preparing a business model to partner with industries - public and...

India to launch Astrosat in 2015

By Venkatachari Jagannathan, Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) : The Indian space agency is developing Astrosat - an astronomical satellite to study stars and other celestial bodies...

Two more satellite launches this year: ISRO chief

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) : Two more navigational satellites will be launched this year, said ISRO chairman K.Radhakrishnan Friday after an Indian rocket successfully placed...

India puts second navigation satellite into orbit

By Venkatachari Jagannathan, Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) : India Friday moved a step closer to setting up its own satellite navigation system when in a copy-book...

‘India to have own satellite navigation system by 2015’

Chennai : India is expected to have its own satellite navigation system by the first quarter of 2015 with four of its satellites in...

When WhatsApp, BBM foxed poll officials

By Mohit Dubey Lucknow: How does one prevent hate speeches and inflammatory videos from being shared through applications like WhatsApp and on BlackBerry Messenger (BBM)?...

Kerala students to compete in designing a Mars rover

Kochi: Students of an engineering college in Kerala have been selected to compete in a challenge to design a rover for the US Mars...

New infra-red device can remotely detect bombs

Washington: Scientists have developed a new infra-red model that can detect potentially dangerous materials from a distance. "The idea for this infra-red technology is to...

China launches new search engine

Beijing: A new Chinese-language online search engine --Chinaso.com -- was launched Friday, marking China's first search service set up by the country's major news...

Google encrypts all emails for a spy-free Gmail

Washington: In a bid to stop snooping on its users, Google has overhauled its Gmail service in a big way - encrypting every single...

Google India unveils new desktop maps

Bangalore : Google, the world's largest search engine provider, Thursday unveiled a new tool to search, navigate and explore Indian cities, streets, landmarks, restaurants...

Indian-origin engineers create device for faster wireless technology

Washington: Using an inexpensive Rs.3,600 inkjet printer, two Indian-origin electrical engineers at the University of Utah have for the first time produced microscopic structures...

Infosys bags Australian CSR award

Bangalore: Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd won the 2013 Ian Kiernan award for enhancing its corporate social responsibility (CSR), becoming inclusive and meaningful to...

Microsoft to give upgraded Windows for free?

California: As Microsoft plans to wind up Windows 8.1 operating system next month, the firm plans to announce a free version of Windows in...

WhatsApp to introduce voice calls in second quarter

By IANS, Madrid: World's biggest mobile messaging service WhatsApp intends to add voice calling feature to its free messaging service in the second quarter of...

China’s IT giants to hedge against Windows XP shutdown

By IANS, Beijing: Tencent will join hands with other IT giants to "build a hedge" for Chinese users against potential internet attacks on them after...

Vibration energy to charge your smart phone!

By IANS, New York: Vibration energy from a surface like the passenger seat of a moving vehicle to power your smart phone? Yes. It's possible as...

GSM rural subscribers up 4.14 mn

By IANS, New Delhi: All India rural GSM subscribers increased 4.14 million in January 2014, which was 1.5 percent up from previous month, according to...

NASA suspends recovery testing of next generation spacecraft

By IANS, Washington: The US space agency -- NASA -- said Friday it has suspended the recovery testing of a test version of its next...

IBM to set system to monitor Bangalore water supply

By IANS, Bangalore: Global IT major IBM's big data and predictive analytics will create systems to monitor and manage water supply in Bangalore by the...

ABB wins orders for power transformers

By IANS, Bangalore: Leading power and automation technology major ABB Ltd bagged orders valued at Rs.310 crore from the state-run Power Grid Corporation of India...

India-born scientist identifies 400-mn-year-old fossils in US

By Jatindra Dash, IANS, Bhubaneswar : The pre-historic legacy of what is now the United States could be redefined thanks to an Indian-born scientist in...

Why WhatsApp is so big in India

By Prasanto K. Roy, IANS, While much of India slept Thursday morning, one news of a big-time sale spread in minutes through the country, on...

N-bombs to destroy earth-bound asteroids in space!

By IANS, Washington : Nuclear bombs - itself a threat to the humanity - to save the earth from dangerous space rocks? Sounds like a new...

Soon, Internet speed 1,000 times faster than yours!

By IANS, New York: The next dawn of Internet technology is fast coming - at a speed you can't even imagine! Google is exploring the next...

Indian Mars Orbiter completes 100 days in space

By IANS, Bangalore : India's maiden Mars Orbiter spacecraft completes 100 days Wednesday cruising through interplanetary space in its voyage towards the red planet. "Health of...

Scientists engineer potent weapon against cancer

By IANS, London: Scientists have synthesised a molecule that targets and destroys a key protein responsible for development of cervical and other cancers, says a study.

Online petitions website launched in Russia

By IANS/RIA Novosti, Moscow: An online portal to promote public petitions has been launched by the Foundation for Information Democracy in Russia.

US-based Indian designs garbage disposal system for India

By IANS, Kolkata: A US-based Indian engineer has designed and patented three waste disposal units that "match architecture and road systems" of India.

Telescope captures first light of universe

By IANS/EFE, Paris : The Planck space telescope has captured an image of the residual glow from the Big Bang, the European Space Agency reported Thursday.

Cuba overhauls communications, IT sectors

By IASN/EFE, Havana: The government has launched an overhaul of Cuba's communications and information technology sectors, the Communist Party daily Granma said.

Cyber space needs rules: China

By IANS, Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Saturday said that "cyber space needs rules and cooperation, not war" and stressed that China is vulnerable to cyber attacks.

Jupiter moon lander project to get first funding in 2014

By IANS/RIA Novosti, Moscow : Russia's Jupiter research project, which includes a lander mission to its moon Ganymede, will receive its first funding next year, a space agency official said.

90 percent digitisation achieved in Kolkata: Siticable

By IANS, Kolkata: The percentage of digitisation of cable televisions in Kolkata has currently reached 90 percent, leading multi-service operator (MSO) Siticable said Tuesday.

Over 80 arrested for cyber crimes in Delhi in 2009-11

By IANS, New Delhi: Over 80 people were arrested in Delhi in cyber crime related cases during 2009-11, the Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday.

Website with 900,000 pictures launched

By IANS, Mumbai: A website with a bank of over 900,000 news images has been launched to tap the estimated Rs.300 crore image market in India.

US commercial cargo capsule launched to space station

By IANS, Washington : An unmanned rocket carrying the Dragon cargo capsule blasted off Friday to deliver the second commercial shipment to the International Space Station.

India, Russia in talks on moon exploration

By IANS, New Delhi : India and Russia are cooperating vis-a-vis the Chandrayaan-2 satellite for joint moon cooperation.

Technology will help improve tax compliance: Chidambaram

By IANS, Ghaziabad: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said the government has introduced "world-class" technology that improved tax compliance, resulting in a boost to the exchequer.

Indian rocket to carry 7 satellites in Feb 25 launch

By IANS, Chennai: Indian space agency officials are gearing up to make the rocket that would carry seven satellites launch-ready for Feb 25 with a full system check, an official said.

Asteroid 2012 DA14 passes by Earth

By IANS/RIA Novosti, Moscow : The massive 2012 DA14 asteroid came closest to the Earth late Friday and is now heading away from the planet, Russian astronomers said.

High capacity lithium-ion battery developed

By IANS, Washington : Researchers have developed a new lithium-ion battery that can recharge within 10 minutes and hold thrice as much energy as its existing counterparts.

New brick-laying machine makes building roads easier

By IANS, London: A Dutchman has designed a machine that takes the sweat out of bricklaying and also does it in a jiffy, especially in road building.

Mobile retailer Svyaznoy to open Apple stores in Russia

By IANS/RIA Novosti, Moscow: Mobile retailer Svyaznoy plans to launch Apple Premium Reseller mono-brand stores in 10 Russian cities.

Google prevails in legal battle in Australia

By IANS/EFE, Sydney: Australia's High Court ruled in favour of Google Inc Wednesday in a case over the search-engine giant's responsibility for deceptive advertising in sponsored links.

Apple becomes largest mobile phone vendor in US: Report

By IANS, San Francisco: Apple overtook Samsung to become the largest mobile phone vendor in the US in the fourth quarter of 2012, a report said Friday.

Computer virus accuses victims of viewing child porn

By IANS, London: Police in Germany are warning people about a computer virus that accuses victims of viewing "juvenile pornography", BBC reported.

Kerala must go for modern farm technology: Chandy

By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala should embrace modern technology in agriculture, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Saturday.

US firm announces plan to mine near-Earth asteroids

By IANS, Los Angeles : A newly established US company, Deep Space Industries, Tuesday announced a plan to harvest near-earth asteroids.

In Shanghai, call taxis through phone app

By IANS, Shanghai: Taxis can now be called in China's business capital by just uploading the passenger's location on a smartphone app.

Abu Dhabi to host international IT conference

By IANS/WAM, Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi will host an international conference on information technology supported by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Graphene device detects narcotics in a jiffy

By IANS, London: A new graphene-based device can pinpoint the presence of the tiniest amounts of performance enhancing drugs and steroids, rapidly and accurately, in athletes' blood samples.

New headphones for deep, refreshing sleep

By IANS, London: A headband with built-in earphones could lull you to deep sleep, without even waking a partner sleeping by your side.

Rogue nation could engineer disaster, warn experts

By IANS, London: The chilling possibility of a rogue nation using climate change to carry out disastrous geoengineering to modify or minimise its impact could not be ruled out, warn experts.

Steve Jobs memorial unveiled in Russia

By IANS/RIA Novosti, Moscow: A memorial to renowned tech innovator and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was unveiled in Russian city of St. Petersburg Wednesday.

China makes world’s biggest, most powerful smartphones

By IANS, Washington: Chinese phone-maker Huawei Technologies havs unveiled two phones, terming them the world's "biggest" and the "most powerful" smartphones.

Paper thin tablet!

By IANS, London: A revolutionary tablet as thin and flexible as paper that can be twisted or dropped without suffering damage is set to be showcased soon in American city of Las Vegas.

Galaxy may host 17 bn Earth-size planets

By IANS, Washington : At least 17 billion Earth-size planets may inhabit the Milky Way galaxy, RIA Novosti reported citing a new study by US astronomers.

EVMs cannot be manipulated, says chief election commissioner

By IANS, Agartala: The electronic voting machines (EVM) are secure for the purpose they serve as they cannot be manipulated, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) V.S. Sampath said here Saturday.

Now, mobile application to minimise accidents

By IANS, Tel Aviv: A GPS traffic application like Waze can help minimise road accidents with better deployment of police at the most accident prone sites, shows a study.

2013 will be challenging, uncertain for Indian IT industry

By IANS, Hyderabad: The information technology industry in India has a challenging and an uncertain year ahead, feel the business leaders in the sector in this technology hub.

AK-47’s inventor Kalashnikov hospitalised

By IANS/RIA Novosti, Moscow: Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of AK-47 assault rifle, has been hospitalised, his assistant Nikolai Shklyaev said Tuesday.

Cuban scientists seek cancer cure from scorpion venom

By IANS, Havana : Cuban scientists are trying to cure cancer with a homeopathic drug manufactured from the venom of scorpion, according to participants at an annual symposium held in the country.

130 websites blocked in Tajikistan

By IANS/RIA Novosti, Dushanbe: Over 130 websites have been blocked in Tajikistan in connection with "technical repair work", the country's telecom agency said.

Site for Agra international airport to be finalized by March

By IANS, Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday announced that a suitable site for the proposed international airport at Agra would be finalized by March next year.

ISS orbit adjusted

By IANS, Moscow : The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) has been elevated for the upcoming docking of a Russian manned spaceship.

No plans to put Indian on moon

By IANS, New Delhi : India has no plans to put an astronaut on the moon -- as of now. So said Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy in the Rajya Sabha Thursday.

ISRO planning 10 space missions in 2013

By IANS, New Delhi : The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to accomplish 10 space missions in the next one year, parliament was informed Wednesday.

Astrology channel launched on YouTube on 12.12.12

By IANS, Agra : AstroSageIndia, said to be the country's first multi-language astrological YouTube channel was launched Wednesday, on the special date of the century - 12.12.12 at 12:12 p.m.

EU urges Tajikistan to free up internet

By IANS/RIA Novosti, Dushanbe: The European Union has called on Tajikistan to respect the independence of the internet amid concerns of a crackdown against freedom of expression.

Watch that big, bright Jupiter tonight

By IANS, New Delhi : As the sun goes down Monday, Jupiter, the largest celestial body after the Sun in the solar system, can be seen in the sky with naked eye.

Dell buys software firm Gale Technologies

By IANS, San Francisco: Computer maker Dell has announced that it has acquired Gale Technologies, a provider of infrastructure automation software.

Now enjoy uploading videos on Wikipedia

By IANS/RIA Novosti, Moscow: Wikipedia, the world's largest online encyclopedia, has launched a new project enabling registered users to post videos, according to the portal's press service.
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