Yahoo Groups to shut down from December 15

New Delhi (IANS) Facing a steady decline in usage over the last several years, Yahoo has made the decision to shut down Yahoo Groups from on December 15.

Verizon, which bought Yahoo in 2017, announced the decision on Tuesday which marks the…

ISRO's human space flight rocket to have multiple backups for crucial systems

Chennai (IANS) India's human space flight rocket will have multiple redundancies/backup systems as a matter of safety and the necessary hardware for building the rocket are coming in, said a senior official.

"The GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite…

IIT-M develops sustainable anti-bacterial food wrapper

Chennai (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Monday said its researchers have developed a sustainable antimicrobial wrapping material that can prevent packaged food contamination by bacteria as well as reduce the plastic waste…

American economists share 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics

Stockholm (IANS) The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics was on Monday awarded to American economists, Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson "for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats".

According to the Royal Swedish…

TECNO CAMON 16 with 64MP quad-cam, Eye AF tech launched in India at just Rs 10,999

New Delhi (IANS) Global premium smartphone brand TECNO on Saturday launched the TECNO CAMON 16 with a 64MP quad-camera set-up and the game-changing Eye Auto Focus feature to provide a stellar photography experience to category consumers for Rs 10,999.

Elon Musk's Tesla and its 'Starman' driver flew past Mars

San Francisco (IANS) An electric car that SpaceX founder Elon Musk rocketed into space more than two years ago just flew past Mars for the first time.

In February 2018, SpaceX launched its reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle -- Falcon Heavy…

Google to now alert users about critical issues within apps

New Delhi (IANS) Google is set to roll out a new safety feature that will automatically issue an alert within the Google app people are using and help them address it, and the users no need to check email or phones alerts for a suspected hack or a…

Get free Galaxy phones with Samsung refrigerators this festive season

New Delhi (IANS) Samsung India will roll out exciting offers on its popular IoT-enabled Spacemax Family Hub and Curd Maestro refrigerators this festive season during the Flipkart Big Billion Days and Amazon Great India Festival sales.

With…

Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram to protect endangered Clouded Leopard

Agartala/Shillong/Guwahati (IANS) Three northeastern states -- Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram -- are taking steps to protect the endangered clouded leopard, which was listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

India 2nd most targeted country for ransomware: Check Point

New Delhi (IANS) With an over 39 per cent rise in ransomware attacks in the past three months, India ranked second only to the US among the countries most impacted by the threats, said a study by cybersecurity firm Check Point on Tuesday.

The…