London, June 24 (IANS) Starting school young may affect the well-being of some children, especially those with learning difficulties or who were born prematurely, suggests new research. Children who are younger than their peers when…
Seoul, June 24 (IANS) In a bid to boost its virtual reality (VR) business in the US, Samsung Electronics Co has recruited experts and joined up with new partners, a media report has said. Citing…
San Francisco, June 24 (IANS) At a time when the quest is for smaller and faster units with infinite battery life, researchers from the University of California-Riverside have built topological insulators (TI) for quicker and…
New York, June 24 (IANS) To make smartphones more slimmer, a group of engineers has developed a new camera design that replaces the lenses with an ultra-thin optical phased array (OPA). According to a paper…
Damascus, June 24 (IANS) At least eight civilians were killed in bombing by US-led international coalition forces against the Islamic State terror group in Syria’s al-Raqqa province, a UK-based war monitor reported on Saturday. According…
London, June 24 (IANS) Residential areas in north London witnessed chaos and confusion on Saturday as hundreds of residents from four apartment blocks were forced to evacuate amid fears over the buildings’ high fire risk….
By Arun Kumar Washington, June 24 (IANS) When Narendra Modi comes calling on Donald Trump Monday, one can say “with a high degree of confidence” in spook lingo that the POTUS would face at least…
Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) The death toll in Friday’s blasts targeting civilians and security personnel in Quetta and Parachinar areas of Pakistan has risen to 63, with nine people injured in the twin Parachinar blasts…
London, June 24 (IANS) An Indian-origin doctor has been arrested by the police in East Midlands region of England for the circumcision of a three-month-old baby boy without his mother’s approval. Dr Balvinder Mehat, 61,…
New York, June 24 (IANS) Running to the shade to look at your phone and read a message may soon become a thing of the past as researchers have developed a new anti-reflection film that…
Colombo, June 24 (IANS) Sri Lankan doctors on Saturday called off an island-wide strike following three days of successful talks with President Maithripala Sirisena. The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) said the doctors decided to…
Riyadh, June 24 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has planned to shell out millions of dollars to stem a serious outbreak of cholera in Yemen, the media reported. On Friday, Riyadh announced a donation of $66 million…
Canberra, June 24 (IANS) Indian-origin Sikh human rights advocate Palbinder Kaur Shergill has been appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in New Westminster. Shergill is the first turbaned Sikh to be…
Bogota, June 24 (IANS) Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels handed over two Dutch journalists, kidnapped a week ago in the Catatumbo forest region, to a humanitarian commission, an official statement said on Saturday. “In…
New York, June 24 (IANS) To help people with autism, who often have difficulty interpreting sarcasm, irony and humour, researchers have developed a system for interpreting sarcastic statements posted on social media. “There are a…
Riyadh, June 24 (IANS) Saudi security forces thwarted a plot to attack the Grand Mosque in Makkah, home to the holiest site in Islam, exchanging gunfire with one of the suspects who blew himself up…
New York, June 24 (IANS) Having a smartphone within sight or within easy reach – even if it is switched off – can reduce your ability to focus and perform tasks because part of the…
Washington, June 24 (IANS) Ten US Air Force planes, including two E-4B “doomsday” aircraft, were damaged when a tornado hit the Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, the media reported. Nicknamed the Air Force’s “doomsday”…
Washington, June 24 (IANS) US military chiefs are asking for more time to implement a policy that will allow transgenders to enlist in the service branches, the Pentagon announced. Military leaders from the Army, Navy,…
New York, June 24 (IANS) With an aim to empower its creator community, Facebook has announced that it is planning to launch a new app just for them later this year. The essentially a video…