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Moonshot 2: India’s ‘Bahubali’ rocket lifts off with Chandrayaan-2
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), July 22 (IANS) India moved towards its second tryst with the moon with ISRO’s heavy lift rocket – the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) – carrying the…
BREAKING NEWS: India’s ‘Bahubali’ rocket carrying Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft lifts off
India’s ‘Bahubali’ rocket lifts off with Chandrayaan-2
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), July 22 (IANS) Setting in place India’s bid to return to the moon, the Indian space agency’s heavy lift rocket, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III), carrying the 3,850 kg…
Xiaomi becomes youngest company on Fortune Global 500 list
Beijing, July 22 (IANS) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has become the youngest company on the Fortune Global 500 list for 2019, ranking 468, with a revenue of $26,443.50 million and a net profit of $2,049.10…
Veeam appoints new VP of field marketing for APJ
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Cloud data management vendor Veeam on Monday appointed Alistair MacIntyre-Currie as Vice President of Field Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). MacIntyre-Currie who earlier worked at Nokia, HP Inc…
Redmi teases first 64MP smartphone with camera sample
Beijing, July 22 (IANS) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomis subsidiary Redmi on Monday shared an image taken from its first handset featuring a 64MP camera sensor, on its official Weibo account. The teaser shows an image…
2020 iPhones may get gaming-centric displays: Report
San Francisco, July 22 (IANS) To make its devices more gaming-centric, Apple may add quick and ultra-smooth displays to its 2020 line-up of iPhones, for which the company is currently in discussion with Samsung and…
Musk’s ‘alcoholic’ tweet puzzles followers
San Francisco, July 22 (IANS) Known for his quirky Twitter habits, multi-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has once again caused quite a stir as he called alcohol a solution, technically. Just as Musk’s tweet appeared…
Samsung Galaxy Fold passes all tests, may launch soon
Seoul, July 22 (IANS) Now that South Korean tech giant Samsung’s much-awaited foldable smartphone — the ‘Galaxy Fold’ — has passed the final round of tests with “flying colours”, the company may soon announce its…
Global Convenience Retail Technology Leader PDI Opens Regional Center of Excellence in Bangkok
Business Wire IndiaPDI (www.pdisoftware.com), a global company with leading enterprise software solutions serving the convenience retail, petroleum wholesale and logistics industries, opens a regional Center of Excellence in Bangkok. PDI is expanding its capabilities and…
This one hacked personal data of entire Bulgarian population
London, July 22 (IANS) Call it mother of cybercrimes but a hacker has more or less broken into the entire population of Bulgaria — hacking personal data of more than five million of the total…
US cop threatens non-white Congresswoman in Facebook post
New York, July 22 (IANS) A Louisiana police officer has threatened to shoot Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New Yorker with Puerto Rican roots who is among four non-white Congresswomen US President Donald Trump wants to…
Chandrayaan-2: Countdown for ‘Bahubali’ rocket take-off going smoothly
Chennai, July 21 (IANS) The countdown for Monday’s Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 mission launch that started at 6.43 p.m. is progressing smoothly, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Sunday. The rocket and spacecraft’s…
AI predicts long-term mortality from chest X-ray data
New York, July 21 (IANS) Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered tool that can harvest information in chest X-rays to predict long-term mortality. The findings of this study, published in the journal JAMA Network…
TikTok parent ByteDance to set up India data centre
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Facing pressure from the Indian government to store data within the country borders, Beijing-based ByteDance that owns the popular short video-sharing app TikTok on Sunday said it was planning to…
Equifax set to pay around $700 mn for 2017 data breach: Report
San Francisco, July 21 (IANS) US-based credit-reporting firm Equifax Inc is reportedly close to reaching an agreement with authorities for a $700 million fine over a 2017 data breach. Equifax is about to reach an…
Hyundai Mobis builds camera system to replace vehicle side mirrors
Seoul, July 21 (IANS) South Korea’s largest auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis on Sunday said it has developed a camera monitoring system that will replace side-view mirrors in next-generation vehicles. With the advanced sensor technology,…
60.14% military, police personnel voted electronically
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) A record 60.14 per cent military and paramilitary personnel and those deployed in Indian missions abroad used the Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) to vote in the Lok Sabha…
‘Space scientists superstitious, believe in Rahu Kaalam, unlucky 13’
Chennai, July 21 (IANS) The Indian space agency may be sending rockets and satellites to various planets but are also guided by their own superstitions and beliefs, said a retired official of the Indian Space…