NITI Aayog, Oracle join hands against counterfeit drugs in India

New Delhi (IANS): In a bid to battle the issue of counterfeit drugs in India, NITI Aayog on Friday joined hands with Cloud major Oracle, Apollo Hospitals and global pharmaceutical manufacturer Strides Pharma Sciences to pilot a real drug supply chain,…

Mammoth task to audit, dismantle Aadhaar data lying with private firms: Experts

New Delhi (IANS): Terming the Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar a breath of fresh air for Indian citizens, cyber law experts on Wednesday said a completely new regime has to be put in place to protect the Aadhaar data that is lying with private companies.

Facebook launches programme to boost coding skills of students

San Francisco (IANS) Facebook has launched in the US free online education programme CodeFWDTo to increase the numbers of underrepresented and female students interested in pursuing computer programming.

"We're working on…

IAF successfully test fires air-to-air Astra missile

New Delhi (IANS): The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday successfully test fired the indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) Astra from a Su-30 aircraft, the Defence Ministry said.

The missile, tested at Kalaikunda…

Section of Australian beach collapses into sea

Canberra (IANS): A large section of an Australian beach suddenly collapsed into the sea due to erosion, authorities said on Monday.

The landslip, up to 300 metres wide, took place at Inskip Point in Queensland, reports the BBC.

The authorities…

Samsung India launches 2 smartphones in Galaxy J series

Gurugram (IANS): Refreshing its budget J series, Samsung India on Saturday launched Galaxy J4+ and J6+ for Rs 10,990 and Rs 15,990, respectively.

Galaxy J6+ and Galaxy J4+ with glass-finish design and Dolby Atmos will be available from September…

Infosys to offer cloud solutions on Google platform

Bengaluru (IANS) Software major Infosys would offer scalable services and solutions on demand to global enterprises on search engine's Google cloud platform, the IT major said on Saturday.

"We are partnering with Google…

Google still allowing third-party apps read your Gmail: Report

Washington (IANS): After facing a backlash over reports in July that third-party app developers can read your Gmail, Google has once again defended its policy to allow third-party apps to access and share data from Gmail accounts.

According…

Human brains are naturally attracted to laziness: Study

Toronto (IANS): Some people are often called lazy, because of their brains, say researchers who found that our brain is innately attracted to sedentary behaviours.

The findings, led by researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC)…

Walking just 35 minutes daily can reduce stroke risk in elderly

New York (IANS) Older adults can prevent their risk of strokes by taking a daily stroll for just 35 minutes a day or four hours a week, say researchers.

Indulging in moderate physical activity, such as swimming, brisk walking,…