Music streaming service eyes Latin America
bySeville (Spain), April 11 (IANS/EFE) Sweden’s Spotify, a music streaming service that gives users access to millions of songs, is looking at expanding across…
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IIT Delhi gets Australian support in managing water
byNew Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has entered into an agreement with the Australian agency “eWater” to share a…
2,000-year-old ritual bath found in Jerusalem
byJerusalem, April 11 (IANS/EFE) Archaeologists discovered here a 2,000-year-old ritual bath that used a highly sophisticated system of water collection to comport with Jewish…
Test-tube baby pioneer dies aged 87
byLondon, April 11 (IANS) British scientist Robert Edwards, known as “father” of world’s first test-tube baby breathed his last Wednesday, the Cambridge University announced….
Indo-German sci-tech cooperation gets boost with roadshow
byNew Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Giving a fillip to Indo-German cooperation in science and technology, a unique platform set up by the German government…
Traditional Indian systems of medicine to be promoted abroad
byNew Delhi: As part of an initiative to promote traditional Indian systems of medicine abroad, the health ministry has signed agreements and set up…
5,300-year-old iceman never cleaned his teeth, had bad breath
byLondon, April 10 (IANS) A 5,300-year-old iceman — dubbed Otzi — whose remains were found frozen in the Italian Alps, probably never cleaned his…
Nasscom invites applications for 10,000 start-up programme
byHyderabad, April 10 (IANS) Nasscom, which recently launched its ‘10,000 start-ups’ programme, Wednesday announced inviting applications from innovative technology start-ups across the country. The…
Brazil cuts taxes on smartphones
byRio de Janeiro, April 10 (IANS) In the latest of a series of tax cuts aimed at revving up the economy by boosting consumption…
North Korea behind cyber attack: South Korea
bySeoul, April 10 (IANS) The South Korean government Wednesday confirmed that North Korea was behind the March 20 cyber attack that paralyzed computer networks…