India's first gene-edited sheep just turned one. How's it doing?
India's first gene-edited sheep just turned one. How's it doing? **Gene-Edited Sheep, Tarmeem, Celebrates First Year, Marking Milestone in Indian Biotechnology** Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Tarmeem, India’s pioneering gene-edited sheep, has reached its first birthday,... read more »
Yahoo acquires ‘intelligent homescreen’ startup Aviate
Washington – Yahoo has acquired Aviate, a startup whose technology brings information to mobile home screens from a user’s Android apps. CEO Marissa Mayer made the announcement during her Consumer Electronics Show keynote. According to TechCrunch, Mayer suggested that Yahoo could use... read more »
Yahoo announces News Digest, digital magazines at CES 2014
Washington – Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced new services at the ongoing CES 2014 in Las Vegas, including a twice-daily news summary called Yahoo News Digest and other digital news magazines. The company’s new plans announced for this year also include a tech-news property led by... read more »
New phone alerts for extreme weather could help prevent casualties in India
Washington, Jan. 8 (ANI): Computer science undergraduates have developed image based mobile phone alerts, connected to the Weather Research and Forecasting system, which could help prevent casualties in India. India has a mobile phone subscriber base exceeding 929 million people and this is... read more »
Explosives found outside Musharraf’s house
Islamabad – Explosives were recovered from the vicinity of former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf’s farmhouse Monday, a media report said. According to police, five packets... read more »
Kerala assembly no longer model for the country: Antony
Thiruvananthapuram – The Kerala assembly is no longer a model for the country, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Monday, addressing the valedictory function of the 125 years’... read more »
Shifted to CCU, Suchitra Sen’s condition now stable
Kolkata – The condition of iconic Bengali actress Suchitra Sen, who was shifted to the critical care unit (CCU) of a nursing home, has stabilised, a medical bulletin said... read more »
Telecom department defers spectrum auction to Feb 3
New Delhi – The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended the dates of auction of spectrum in 1,800 megahertz (MHz) and 900 MHz bands. The auction will now start on Feb 3,... read more »
NCP backs Rahul’s stand on reconsideration of Adarsh report
NCP on Monday backed Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s pitch for reconsideration of Maharashtra government’s decision rejecting a judicial panel’s report on Adarsh scam which had indicted... read more »
