NEW DELHI: BSNL mobile subscribers will soon be able to avail free calling benefits offered on their landline phone as the state-run firm is going to roll out a convergence platform that will sync subscribers’ mobile and fixed line connections. “We are in the process of rolling out fix mobile convergence platform by Diwali. This…
Xiaomi on Monday launched its first two-wheeled, self-balancing, and battery-powered electric vehicle, named Ninebot mini. The Chinese company also announced a brand new Mi TV 3 alongside other products. The all new Ninebot mini scooter marks Xiaomi’s entry into the two-wheeled segment and has been developed in collaboration with Chinese transportation robotics firm Ninebot, which…
Washington: Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old Texas boy who became a cause celebre after he was detained and handcuffed for taking a homemade clock to school, visited the White House on Monday for its second astronomy night. After Ahmed’s detention on Sept. 14, President Barack Obama invited him to bring his clock to the White House….
Amazon is suing more than 1,000 users who are misleading customers by providing fake reviews of products on its online retail platform. The e-commerce giant filed a complaint in Seattle court on Friday. The latest lawsuit comes months after the company sued several websites that peddled reviews to sellers. The lawsuit is targeting 1,114 users…
An international team of scientists has identified potential ‘tipping points’ where abrupt regional climate shifts due to global warming could trigger a natural disaster. The scientists analysed the climate model simulations on which the recent 5th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports are based. They found evidence of 41 cases of regional abrupt changes…
Beijing:The number of organ donations and transplants in China hit a record-high after it banned the use of executed prisoners’ organs early this year, making voluntary donation from citizens the only legitimate channel. “More than 6,000 organs had been donated by over 2,000 donors as of early October, marking a record-high after January’s ban prompted…
YouTube may soon charge you for premium video content. The company reportedly plans to offer a subscription service that will give users access to exclusive programming. The Google-owned video site plans to announce some of the content that will be made available to subscribers at an event on October 21. The price of the subscription service is currently…
Washington, Oct 19: A US government investigation is said to have found evidence of Wal-Mart Stores Inc allegedly paying thousands of small bribes to Indian officials to get customs clearances and obtain real-estate permits, the Wall Street Journal has reported. Vast majority of payments were below USD 200 (about Rs. 13,000 at current exchange rate)…
KOLKATA: A senior Indian scientist has claimed that the malaria cure artemisinin, the discovery of which fetched a Chinese scientist the Nobel prize in medicine this year, has roots in India. Hyderabad-based Sunil Kumar Verma has fuelled a debate on the basis of this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to scientist Youyou Tu for…
The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched a pilot project of a ‘station-based e-catering’ service allowing passengers to order meals as per their choice, which will be delivered at stations from popular private caterers. In the first phase of the project, all trains passing through 45 specified railway stations, including nine in…
