New York, June 21 (IANS) In a significant announcement, micro-blogging website Twitter has acquired 18-month-old London-based startup Magic Pony Technology to expand its capabilities in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). The announcement comes a…
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) “Nine Lives”, a film starring Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey as a man stuck inside a cat, will be making its way into Indian theatres on August 5. The live action comedy…
Sriharikota: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s PSLV-C31 carrying IRNSS-1E , lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast located in Andhra Pradesh on Jan 20,…
Toulouse (France) June 21 (IANS) Gareth Bale, Real Madrid’s star and the talisman of Wales, scored three goals in the ongoing Euro football championship group stage, one for each game, to top the scorer’s list…
The space environment around a planet plays a key role in determining what molecules exist in the atmosphere — and whether the planet is habitable for life. New NASA research shows that the electric fields…
Rio de Janeiro, June 21 (IANS) Brazil’s newly appointed national football team coach Tite said he will seek to bring back “joy” after having fulfilled a “lifelong dream”. The 57-year-old former Corinthians boss, whose full…
Seoul, June 21 (IANS) North Korea has deployed the intermediate-range Musudan ballistic missile on its east coast, the media reported on Tuesday. A government source said no immediate sign of firing was yet detected, Xinhua…
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) Bodies of a couple and their four-year-old son — brutally tortured before being murdered — have been found in Pakistan’s Punjab province in suspected “honour killings”. At least three bullets were…
Shimla, June 21 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh on Tuesday said the world was celebrating International Yoga Day by rising above religion. Taking part in yoga exercises here, he said…
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) An American travelling without a valid Pakistani visa was deported on her arrival at Rawalpindi’s Benazir Bhutto International Airport. An official of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) told Dawn that during…
Bhopal, June 21 (IANS) Yoga events were organised on Tuesday across Madhya Pradesh at the district, block, panchayat and municipality levels on the occasion of International Yoga Day. A state-level event was organised here at…
Ho Chi Minh City, June 21 (IANS) Vietnam will face strong rivals at the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Under-16 championship slated for July 10 to 23 in Cambodia, a sports official said on Tuesday. Vietnam…
Rio de Janeiro, June 21 (IANS) The tickets for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, slated from August 5 to 21, have gone on sale at local shops for the first time, the organisers said. Tickets,…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 21 (IANS) Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja was irked when Sanskrit kirtans were rendered during the International Yoga Day celebrations here on Tuesday. She expressed her displeasure to the officials who had organised…
New York, June 21 (IANS) A US-based video game peripherals company has designed a kit that can turn your Android smartphone into hand-held consoles that can play “Game Boy” and “Game Boy Color” games, a…
Washington, June 21 (IANS) Amid China’s reluctance to back India’s NSG bid, the US said it will continue to urge countries in the 48-member bloc to support India’s membership application at the plenary session in…
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Lakhs of school and college students, senior citizens and common citizens did yoga exercises to mark the second International Day of Yoga here on Tuesday, unmindful of the morning rains. In…
Bengaluru, June 21 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has covered entire Karnataka, the Meteorological Centre here said on Tuesday, as it predicted more rains across the state. It said there would be a generally cloudy sky…
Bengaluru, June 21 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has covered entire Karnataka, the Meteorological Centre here said on Tuesday, as it predicted more rains across the state. It said there would be a generally cloudy sky…
New York, June 21 (IANS) The incidence of different types of Parkinsonism, including the most common type, Parkinson’s disease, has increased significantly in the US in 30 years from 1976 to 2005, a new study…