24/09/2011 19:59
New Delhi: Mobile handsets manufacturer HTC Corp Thursday launched its smartphone HTC Sensation in the Indian market and said it will launch its HTC Flyer tablets in a couple of weeks.
"HTC Sensation is an exceptional smartphone that will win customers with its unique blend of functionality,...
24/09/2011 19:58
Toronto: Our brain continues to grow well into our 20s -- not just stopping at adolescence as once thought in medical science.
New evidence to this effect has been unearthed by biomedical engineering researchers Christian Beaulieu and his doctoral student Catherine Lebel, from University of...
24/09/2011 19:53
United Nations: Calling upon the UN to once again embrace the principles of internationalism to meet global challenges from economic downturn to terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Saturday said India stands ready to play its part.
"We have no choice but to meet these challenges," he...
24/09/2011 11:58
Chetan Dube, a former associate professor of mathematics at New York University, thinks he can teach IT services providers a lesson. Using artificial intelligence and humanoids, he is revolutionising the way computer networks are managed and making the low-cost business model...
24/09/2011 11:55
After a month of unprecedented volatility that has rattled some investors' confidence in gold's decade-long winning streak, the question is obvious: Is this what the popping of a gold bubble looks like?
The answer, of course, isn't obvious. The bursting of asset bubbles is best...
24/09/2011 11:50
NEW DELHI: Financial transactions using debit cardsovertook those using credit cards for the first time in July this year, data released by the Reserve Bank of India has shown, signalling a crucial...
23/09/2011 14:23
According to the UNICEF standards, matrimony of one or both male and female below the age of 18 is considered child marriage. However, in the Indian context (where the practice of child marriage is deeply rooted), the term child marriage has a different connotation. In most of the cases there is...
23/09/2011 14:16
The Indian novelist, activist and a world citizen, Arundhati Roy is known worldwide for her contribution to many issues from environment to women's rights to other social issues. She is renowned for her novel "The God of Small Things" which also won her the Booker Prize.
Born to a...
23/09/2011 14:14
Brides all over the world take their husband’s name after marriage. It has been a custom for ages and even till date many don’t question it. Although post the feminist explosion of the 1970s many women decided to add their husband’s surname to their name instead of removing their maiden surname,...
23/09/2011 14:09
Is poor sleep the bane of your existence? Does it lead to goof ups at home and in the workplace? If you have answered yes to both these questions, it may help you to know that you are part of a growing group of insomniacs. Obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome and sleep...
