Google shows Pakistan flag when searched for 'toilet paper'

New Delhi (IANS) Google has been showing Pakistani flag when searched for the "best toilet paper in the world", the "best China-made toilet paper" or just "toilet paper".

The glitch on Google Search results was…

Immersive VR therapy may help kids overcome autism phobias

London (IANS) Exposing children and adults with autism to immersive virtual reality (VR) can help alleviate their fears and phobias, say researchers.

A team from the UK's Newcastle University developed 'Blue Room', a virtual…

Visiting Mars next frontier in space: Ex-astronaut Duke

Jaipur (IANS) The next big step in space will be the landing of human beings on Mars, and any Indian can do this, said Charles Duke, the youngest spaceologist to walk on the moon at the age of 36.

Duke, now 83, was in Jaipur on Tuesday…

Faridabad-based student team wins Microsoft's Asia talent hunt contest

Sydney (IANS) It was the moment for the Indian Tricolour to fly high as the student team from Faridabad-based Manav Rachna Institute of Research and Studies won the Microsoft Imagine Cup Asia Regional Semifinals here on Tuesday and moved one step…

India signs contract for purchasing 72,400 new assault rifles

New Delhi (IANS) India on Tuesday signed the much-awaited contract for the purchase of 72,400 new assualt rifles for the armed forces, government sources said.

US firm Sig Sauer will supply these 7.62x51 mm guns which are urgently required…

Facebook adds 5 new partners to fact-checking network in India

New Delhi (IANS) With the general elections just months away in India, Facebook on Monday added five new partners including the India Today Group to its third-party fact-checking programme aimed at reducing the spread of false news on its platform.

Google slammed for risking Android with infected PNG images

San Francisco (IANS) Google is reportedly being slammed by security experts following the disclosure of a vulnerability that has exposed Android to the risk of being compromised by infected images.

Revealed in Google's February security…

Eradicating TB by 2025 in India a tough task: The Global Fund

New Delhi (IANS) While the government's goal of ending tuberculosis (TB) by 2025 in India is worthy of applause, it is "tough" and "very stretching", given where the country stands currently, says a top executive at the Switzerland-based…

2018 fourth hottest year on record: NASA

Washington (IANS) Earth's global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880 and the planet will warm further, especially since greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to rise, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

We may cease to exist in India if new regulations kick in: WhatsApp

New Delhi (IANS) Some of the proposed government regulations for social media companies operating in India are threatening the very existence of WhatsApp in its current form, a top company executive said here on Wednesday.

With…