India, US must build educational partnerships: Indian envoy
byWashington: Indian and American educational systems must develop “strategic linkages” to develop trained and skilled human resources to meet the emerging needs of the coming…
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Fourth of US docs use social media: Survey
byWashington: About one in four physicians in the US uses social media once or multiple times daily to explore medical information, and 14 percent do…
NASA project set to spot huge galaxy clusters
byWashington: Hundreds of billions of solar systems like ours — comprising planets, asteroids and comets — may be residing in our Milky Way galaxy, which…
Computer Mughals mull newer models for transport, health, education, e-governance
byWaknaghat (Himachal Pradesh): Fast paced developments unfolding in the computing world that have wide applications for human health, mass transport systems, education, data collection,…
US tycoon McAfee applies for asylum in Guatemala
byGuatemala City: US software tycoon John McAfee Wednesday, via his attorney, presented a formal asylum request to Guatemala arguing that he is being “politically persecuted”…
Four Indian Americans named 2013 Marshall Scholars
byWashington: Four Indian Americans are among the recipients of the prestigious Marshall Scholarships, giving them the opportunity to study at a university of their choice…
European bank accounts lose $47 mn in cyberattack
byMadrid: More than 36 million euros ($47 million) were stolen earlier this year from some 30,000 bank accounts in Europe in a cyberattack dubbed “Eurograbber”,…
Indian scientists develop technique to detect genetic variations
byKolkata: In what could help predict one’s susceptibility to various ailments, a new technique to detect genetic variations associated with diseases, including cancer, has been…
Eating tomatoes wards off depression?
byLondon: If you have been feeling downcast and gloomy, then the best thing to do overcome this state of mind is to eat tomatoes a…
Notice to government, Google on anti-Islam film
byNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court today issued notices to the central government and Google India on a plea that videos of the controversial anti-Islam…