15 IIT-Kharagpur students selected for GOOGLE coding programme
Kolkata: As many as 15 students from the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur have been selected for the Google Summer of Code open-source coding programme, the institute said. The Google Summer…
First Sri Lankan origin Muslim woman appointed to Victorian Magistrates’ Court
Melbourne, April 26: Attorney-General Martin Pakula today announced the appointment of Ms Urfa Masood to the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria. On the appointment note, Mr Pakula said that “Ms Masood…
I identify myself as a POTATO – a funny bone
By Nury Vittachi It’s 2055. Phones are painted ono our palms. Being transgender is compulsory, except for Popes, who have to be female. All countries have combined into one big…
Now Yogurt without added sugar but Naturally Sweet
The presence of added sugar in dairy products has always led the health conscious consumers to avoid them. But a team of Danish researchers has made it possible to manipulate…
Spanish priest, 90, gets Indian citizenship after 38 years of struggle
Mumbai, April 23: After a long struggle of 38 years, a 90-year-old Spanish Jesuit priest — who has lived and worked in the country for 67 years — was finally…
Sunny Leone now aspires to be Author
My stories will have intimacy, but not vulgarity Actress Sunny Leone, who has turned writer with her first book titled “Sweet Dreams”, says she took writing as a challenge and…
First Indian Woman Gymnast seal Olympic berth
April 22: Dipa Karmakar entered into history books as she became India’s first woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics after putting up a strong show at the final qualifying and…
Low Fat diet can cut Breast Cancer Risk
A diet containing low-fat food items is likely to aid women in their postmenopausal phase to keep away from breast cancer as well as lower the mortality risk rates associated…
The MAN who knew INFINITY
It is a romantic story – well romantic story in the history of MATHEMATICS! It goes back to 1913 when an Iyengar man, Srinivasa Ramanujan and English mathematician and Cambridge…
Heavy smartphone use can make your kid cross-eyed
London, April 22: A team of South Korean doctors has found a link between excessive smartphone use and an eye condition in children before the age of five. According to…