Over 250 websites blocked for triggering northeast panic
byNew Delhi: In the wake of morphed images triggering an unprecedented exodus of northeastern people from major cities in other states, the government today blocked…
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Hi-tech joint replacement surgeries to become more affordable – Dr Manuj Wadhwa
byShimla: Joint problems counted among the top ailments inflicting the Indian populace is expected to undergo a sea change as new materials and hi-tech…
Hacker claims security flaw with Apple’s iPhone
bySan Francisco: A hacker yesterday revealed a security flaw that he claimed could make Apple’s iPhone particularly vulnerable to text message cheating. The flaw has…
‘India heading for Mars, doesn’t need British aid money’
byLondon: India, which has announced it will send a space probe to Mars, is now a country with more technological prowess than Britain and the…
Web enabled Govt 2 Citizen Services Show Results in Himachal
byShimla: Slow roll out of information technology (IT) enabled services in a state with about 90 percent population living in rural areas, mainly in…
NASA completes `brain transplant’ on Curiosity rover
byLos Angeles: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, has announced that it has completed “brain transplant” on Mars rover Curiosity. As its main…
CPI-M activist donated body for medical research
byShimla: “Why burn a body when you can donate it for a cause”, was the reasoning, 21 year Anjana, a medical student in Tanda…
Watch Out for Perseids Meteor Showers on Sunday
byNew Delhi: Sky gazers can look forward to an exhibition of celestial fireworks as the night sky will be lit up by Perseids meteor showers…
Scientists Design Earthworm-Like Robot
byWashington: Researchers have engineered a soft robot that inches ahead with earthworm-like peristalsis, crawling across surfaces by contracting segments of its body. The robot, made…
Himachal CM launches school computer education program
byShimla: Aiming to equip school children with elementary knowledge about information technology and computer systems, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal today ‘E-HOPE for Computer…