New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Construction of the first lot of six VH 92 Super Hawk helicopters that transport the US president has begun in India. The new generation helicopter is based on the Sikorsky…
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) It seems that the more we see of Pluto, the more fascinating it gets. A new image taken by New Horizons spacecraft shortly before closest approach to Pluto on July 14…
Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IANS) T-Hub, the country’s biggest start-up incubator, will be inaugurated by Tata Sons chairman emiritus Ratan Tata on November 5. Telangana Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will also…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be in India on October 28 to hold his next Townhall Q&A session in the Indian Institute of Technology here. “I’m heading to India and…
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) Tech giant Apple has been told to pay $234 million to the intellectual property arm of Wisconsin University, Madison, for using without permission patented technology developed by its team, including two…
Bengaluru, Oct 16 (IANS) Late former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was instrumental in making India touch the lunar surface on its maiden mission to the moon in November 2008, a senior space scientist said on…
Bengaluru, Oct 16 (IANS) India would launch six satellites from Singapore, including a dedicated 500 kg earth observation spacecraft, in mid-December, a top space official said on Friday. “The 500 kg dedicated satellite (TeLOS-1)will be…
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Apple faces the prospect of paying out damages to the tune $862.4 million for using without permission patented technology developed by a Wisconsin university team including two Indian-Americans. Gurindar Sohi and…
New York, Oct 14 (IANS) In a move to take on video sharing site YouTube, Facebook is testing a new feature that will allow people to go and exclusively discover, watch and share videos that…
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) While the world celebrates the signs of flowing water on Mars, researchers estimate that the Martian pebbles travelled roughly 50 km from their source, supporting the idea that Mars once had…
New York, Oct 14 (IANS) Twitter has finally announced to cut eight percent of its global workforce – nearly 330 jobs – to strengthen the micro-blogging site that is facing slow user growth amid tough…
Hyderabad, Oct 13 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will rename the country’s key missile complex here after noted scientist and former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary on October 15, an official statement…
New York, Oct 13 (IANS) The Facebook social networking site has launched a new app that will help you take or upload photos and videos or update your status in a jiffy. Called “3D Touch”,…
Bengaluru, Oct 12 (IANS) Software major Infosys will soon implement the central government’s ambitious project to network the country for its Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection, a senior official said on Monday. “As the…
Tokyo, Oct 12 (IANS) Japanese multinational corporation Sharp has announced the world’s first “robot phone” that fits in your pocket. Called “RoboHon”, it can take calls, dance, project photos, display maps and much more. The…
Bengaluru, Oct 12 (IANS) Software major Infosys would hire about 20,000 graduates from university and college campuses across the country in 2015-16 as freshers, a senior company official said on Monday. “We will recruit about…
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) In what is considered the largest technology acquisition in history, computer maker Dell announced Monday that it is buying cloud computing and storage giant EMC for roughly $67 billion in cash…
Toronto, Oct 12 (IANS) An Indian-origin neurosurgeon is training for a scientist-astronaut project that may give her a chance to travel in space, a media report said. Shawna Pandya and her colleague Michael Gallagher, practicing…
Bengaluru, Oct 12 (IANS) Infosys chief financial officer (CFO) Rajiv Bansal has resigned, the global software major said on Monday. “Bansal has informed the company of his intention to resign. He will be replaced by…
London, Oct 11 (IANS) Web design and the information shown on the screen largely influences how much a user discloses personal data, says a study by Joint Research Centre (JRC). The study used behavioural sciences…