A city-based start up, Freshdesk, has roped in LinkedIn India’s Managing Director Nishant Rao, as its Chief Operating Officer. He will be responsible for all non research and development aspects of Freshdesk’s activities across each of its offices worldwide. Freshdesk, in a statement, said Mr. Rao will begin his duties in November 2015. “I am…
The 3,000 Rice Genomes Project (3K RGP) is a collaborative, international research program that has sequenced 3,024 rice varieties from 89 countries. This massive dataset is a powerful resource for understanding natural genetic variation in rice as well as for large-scale discovery of new genes associated with economically important traits. It will help accelerate the…
For years you’ve been telling your friends, family, co-workers and anyone who will listen that you’re addicted to cheese. It’s a part of every meal or snack, and you think about it constantly. A new study suggests food addiction is a real thing. The study, published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine, examines why…
IBM hopes it has a new use for Watson, its artificial intelligence business. The company announced on Wednesday that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire most of the assets of the Weather Company, including its Weather.com website, a large number of weather data collection points, consumer and business applications and a staff…
Out-of-favour Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan, who picked up 311 wickets in 92 Tests and 282 wickets in 200 ODIs, announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday. In the last decade, he has been an inspiration for many cricketers round the globe. Zaheer played a key role in helping India lift the 2011 World…
Gurgaon: Rookie Emily Kristine Pedersen’s first trip to India turned out be a memorable one as she fended off a strong challenge from Cheyenne Woods, Becky Morgan and Malene Jorgensen, carding one over 73 to win her maiden European title after the final round of the Hero Women’s Indian Open 2015 here on Sunday. The…
Mumbai: Sunil Chhetri put on a stellar show in front of the home crowd at DY Patil stadium as Mumbai City thrashed NorthEast United FC 5-1 to climb to second in the Indian Super League table. Chhetri also became the first Indian player to score a hat-trick in the ISL as Mumbai City recorded a…
CHENNAI: Istanbul 2011, Tokyo 2012, Paris 2013 and now Mexico City 2015 – Deepika Kumari can’t seem to catch a break! Despite much promise, the recurve archer’s dreams of winning her maiden World Cup Final gold medal were dashed yet again on Sunday. The Ranchi lass collected the fourth such silver of her career in…
New Delhi: Young Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar made history on Sunday becoming the first ever Indian to qualify for the finals of World Gymnastics Championships.. The 22-year-old from Agartala scored a total of 14.900 points in the women’s Vault qualification at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow. American Simone Biles scored 15.633 to…
In a South Asian environment, every parent hopes that their child becomes an engineer, a doctor or a lawyer. If they do become an engineer, it’s typically followed up by an MBA. Yet, there are institutions in India such as St. Stephen’s in New Delhi and St. Xavier’s in Mumbai that have higher cut-offs for…
