Women must ask for their rightful spot: Twitter executive

New Delhi (IANS) Dream big and do not hesitate to ask for your rightful place in the society or workplace. That is the advice Twitter's Vice President for Asia Pacific Maya Hari has to offer ahead of International Women's Day on Sunday.

35 drugs in the race to treat new coronavirus

New Delhi (IANS) The world is scrambling to find a vaccine to treat the new coronavirus (COVID-19) as new cases keep emerging, a survey by Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) has revealed that 35 active drug development programmes are currently…

Sony unveils new compact 4K handycam in India

New Delhi (IANS) Sony India on Friday announced a new 4K handycam 'FDR-AX43' featuring a universally acclaimed in-built gimbal mechanism, Balanced Optical SteadyShot technology for capturing smooth video footage.

The handycam will be…

Intel joins CBSE to empower 1 lakh Indian students in AI

New Delhi (IANS) Tech giant Intel and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to digitally empower nealry one lakh students with Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration in India's education…

Realme 6 series with 90Hz display, smart band launched in India

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker Realme on Thursday launched its Realme 6 series smartphones powered by 90Hz "ultra smooth display" at a starting price of Rs 12,999 -- in an empty Indira Gandhi Stadium here as the company took extra…

Google to open its 2nd India Cloud region in 2021

New Delhi (IANS) Google on Thursday announced plans to open its second Cloud region in India -- in Delhi next year -- and help regulated industries such as healthcare and financial services, as well as public sector organisations across the country…

China using decade-old arthritis drug to treat COVID-19

Beijing (IANS) The Chinese health authorities now recommend the use of Roche's drug for rheumatoid arthritis, Actemra, in the treatment of serious novel coronavirus patients, the media reported.

China's National Health Commission…

CIA accused of 11-year-long cyber espionage against China

Beijing (IANS) A leading Chinese antivirus firm Qihoo 360 has claimed that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) hackers were involved in a decade-long cyber espionage operation against China, targeting several industries, including aviation, scientific…

Why India badly needs a 'desi' Facebook or WhatsApp

New Delhi (IANS) Last year 'WhatsApp killer" yoga guru Ramdev's dream 'swadeshi' messaging app 'Kimbho' was taken down from app stores owing to privacy concerns as it also failed to create any buzz.

Though launched with…

Govt notifies rules for in-flight Wi-Fi services by airlines

New Delhi (IANS) Indian airlines have now been given a go-ahead to provide in-flight WiFi service to passengers after the government issued an official notification, bringing them at par with their global airlines peers.

The Department of Telecommunications…