Facebook set to restrict livestreaming post NZ attack

San Francisco (IANS) Facing flak after the New Zealand terror attack that was live-streamed on its platform, the social media giant is now exploring restrictions on who can use its "Facebook Live" feature.

Facebook…

ixigo 6th most downloaded travel app globally

New Delhi (IANS) India's leading travel platform ixigo is the second most downloaded travel app in India and the sixth most downloaded travel app in the world on Google Play Store, the company said on Thursday.

As per Sensor Tower's…

India acquires anti-satellite capability: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) India has attained anti-satellite capability, becoming the fourth such country after the US, China and Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday.

The mission was completed within 3 minutes when a pre-determined…

Viral prank getting Twitter users kicked out of app

San Francisco (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming April Fool's Day, a prank going viral on the micro-blogging site Twitter is getting users kicked out of the platform for being "underage" to be on the platform.

The prank…

US to return astronauts to Moon by 2024: Mike Pence

Washington (IANS) Vice President Mike Pence announced that the US plans to land astronauts on the Moon within the next five years, the media reported.

The nation had been shooting for a 2028 lunar touchdown, but "that's just not good…

Chandrayaan 2 to carry NASA science instrument

Washington (IANS) India's second moon mission Chandrayaan 2, scheduled for launch in April, would be carrying a NASA science probe, the media reported.

Chandrayaan 2 will carry NASA-owned laser retroreflector arrays that allow scientists…

Boeing testing software changes to 737 MAX planes

Washington (IANS) Pilots from the three American carriers that fly the Boeing 737 MAX planes tested software changes developed by the company to a key stabilisation system, a media report said on Monday.

The changes are intended to decrease…

Andhra start-up accuses BJP of stealing web template

New Delhi (IANS) An Andhra Pradesh-based technology start-up has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using its web template to get its own hacked website up without giving them credit.

More than two weeks after being hacked,…

518 million years old soft tissues found in China

Beijing (IANS) Scientists have discovered a "stunning" trove of thousands of fossils on a river bank in China.

The fossils, estimated to be about 518 million years old, are particularly unusual because the soft body tissue of many…

NASA astronauts spacewalk to change ISS batteries

Washington (IANS) Two NASA astronauts - Nick Hague and Anne McClain - have successfully completed an over six-hour spacewalk and replaced the ageing batteries on the International Space Station (ISS).

During the six hour, 39…