Indian think tanks need more institutional support
byStrong policy research is the cornerstone of policy formulation and a necessary condition for sustained good governance. However, it is widely acknowledged that the…
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Facebook booked over group exhorting cow slaughter
byLucknow, May 20 (IANS) An FIR was Monday registered here against social networking site Facebook on a complaint that claimed a group on the…
Indian girl invents device that can charge phone in 20 seconds
byWashington: An 18-year-old Indian-origin girl in the US has developed a potentially revolutionary device that can charge a mobile phone in just 20 seconds, a…
China’s ‘state-sponsored’ hackers attack US again
byWashington, May 20 (IANS) Chinese “state-sponsored” hackers have renewed attacks on the US, after a unit of the Chinese army was named in February…
Vitamin D from sun may treat asthma, says study
byLondon, May 20 (IANS) Time spent by asthma patients soaking up the sun may help in the treatment of the illness, a research has…
US team visiting India to boost women’s numbers in ICT
byWashington, May 20 (IANS) A tech delegation of top women executives in the information and communication technology sector is visiting India this week to…
Mount Everest ice cores to help study climate change
byBeijing, May 20 (IANS) Scientists from China have obtained three ice cores from Mount Everest with the aim to understand more about climate change,…
Yahoo to buy Tumblr in $1.1 bn deal?
byWashington, May 20 (IANS) The board of web pioneer Yahoo has reportedly approved a deal to buy popular blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion…
‘Call box’ business is booming in Cameroon
byYaounde (Cameroon), May 20 (IANS) There’s no official figure to determine its role in the Cameroonian economy but there is evidence that the “call…
Advanced breast cancer detecting machine comes to India
byNew Delhi, May 19 (IANS) An advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more…