Smartphone addiction may up obesity risk in adolescents
New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Is your child spending more than five hours on digital devices such as tablets and smartphones? A new study warns that he or she may be 43 per cent more…
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Social media data can help build marketing personae
New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Just by observing how users respond to online videos and other social media content, computers may be able to group them into marketing segments in real time, a new research…
Indian film celebs pray for ‘peace, humanity’ in Aleppo
Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities including Priyanka Chopra, Varun Dhawan and Esha Gupta have prayed for peace and humanity to be restored in Allepo, Syria, where renewed fighting has put at risk a truce…
Pakistan loses its famous Nishat Cinema
Lahore, Dec 15 (IANS) Pakistan’s third-most-populous city, Faisalabad, known for its love for cinema has lost yet another place of entertainment – Nishat Cinema – now a theatre, as it has been sold and the…
Indian jailed for molesting British woman in Dubai
Dubai, Dec 15 (IANS) A 23-year-old Indian accused of sexually assaulting a British woman in Dubai was sentenced to three months in jail, the media reported on Thursday. According to the public prosecution records, the…
Cattle vaccination can increase family wealth, girls’ education
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Families that vaccinate their cattle against East Coast fever are likely to report higher incomes and spend the additional money on food and education, says a study of households in rural…
Baloch leader urges Bangladesh to support Balochistan
Dhaka, Dec 15 (IANS) A self-exiled Baloch leader has sought the Bangladesh government’s support in the effort to liberate Balochistan from what he termed “Pakistan’s occupation”, a media report said on Thursday. “They (Pakistan) are…
Synaptics announces optical-based fingerprint sensors for smartphones
San Francisco, Dec 15 (IANS) Synaptics, a human interface solution developer has unveiled “Natural ID FS9100” optical fingerprint sensor family for smartphone and tablets, which is capable of high-resolution scanning through 1mm of full cover…
Pain killers may cause hearing loss in women: Study
New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Are you in the habit of popping up pain killers even for a headache? Beware, a study has found that women who use pain killers for six years or more…
You can now bookmark posts on Instagram
New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Photo-sharing app Instagram has rolled out a new feature that lets users save posts they might like to revisit. “Now you will see a new bookmark icon underneath posts in…
Risk avoidance in elderly linked to brain structure, not age
Sydney, Dec 15 (IANS) Older adults are less inclined to take risks, like participating in a lottery, but this may be linked to changes in brain anatomy rather than age, a study has found. It…
Twitter ‘bounced’ from tech meet over failed emoji deal
New York, Dec 15 (IANS) The reason behind Twitter’s exclusion from a meeting between tech executives and US President-elect Donald Trump stems from its CEO Jack Dorsey’s role in rejecting the anti-Clinton emoji during election…
Bangladesh dolphins found to be genetically distinct
London, Dec 15 (IANS) Marine scientists have discovered that two species of dolphin in the waters off Bangladesh are genetically distinct from those in other regions of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. The finding…
Rehabilitators of Bangladesh war criminals will now be tried: Hasina
Dhaka, Dec 15 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it is time to try those who had sided with and rehabilitated the war criminals of the 1971 liberation struggle, a media reported on…
Facebook won’t help build Muslim registry
New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Breaking its silence, Facebook on Thursday said that it would not help US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to create a list of Muslims present in the US. In a statement…
Trump taps Ronna Romney McDaniel for RNC chair
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has backed Ronna Romney McDaniel – the head of the Michigan GOP and Mitt Romneys niece – to lead the Republican National Committee in 2017. The RNC…
Trump meets Nadella, other tech titans
By Arul Louis New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Pushing his America First agenda, President-elect Donald Trump met with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and 12 other technology titans on Wednesday in a bid to heal rifts…
Of loot, massacres and exploitation: The legacy of the Raj
By Saket Suman Title: An Era of Darkness; Author: Shashi Tharoor; Publisher: Aleph; Pages: 333; Price: Rs 699 For those of us in India and elsewhere, whose perspectives of the Raj have been shaped by…
An African love story in which India played cupid
By Francis Kokutse Accra, Dec 15 (IANS) When the Indian government awarded scholarships to two African mediapersons, one from Ghana and the other from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to study developmental journalism at…
Ecuador allows Canadian firm to mine gold in Amazon
Quito, Dec 15 (IANS) The Ecuadorian government has signed a contract with a Canadian firm to exploit a gold and silver deposit in its southeastern Amazon province, reports said. Canada’s Lundin Gold company would invest…