NEW DELHI: Flash storage solutions company SanDisk has launched a new wireless mobile flash drive, SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick in India. As per the company, the new drive enables easy sharing, transferring and accessing of photos and videos between mobile devices and computers. The SanDisk

The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, bagged the 147th position while the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, ranked 179th this year from its 235th position last year. The 12th edition of the QS World University Rankings 2015/16 confirmed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as

Facebook is to add a "dislike" button to its social network, founder Mark Zuckerberg has said. In a Q+A session held at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, the 31-year-old said the button would be a way for people to express empathy. He said Facebook was "very close" to having i

Dutch scientists have created the world's biggest man-made wave as part of a multi-million pound project aimed at helping to save the low-lying country from devastating floods. The highest artificial wave generated so far is just over 5 metres but engineers are hoping to produce even larger ones

Applications are invited for KAUST Fellowship for enrolling in PhD and MS/PhD program for spring 2016. ll admitted students receive the benefits of the KAUST Fellowship. The fellowship supports students for the duration of their graduate studies. KAUST Fellowship includes full tuition support and mo

The moment you think of chatting, WhatsApp is the first thing that comes to your mind! This social media-messaging app has released a new version, which supports Urdu and is also expected to allow you to chat in Bengali. A report by ProPakistani stated that WhatsApp will be available in Urdu for

MUMBAI: Last Monday, Vice President Hamid Ansari referred to the appalling state of Muslims and goaded the state and other societal actors towards affirmative action. But how does India Inc fare on this count? An ET Intelligence Group analysis indicate Muslims constitute a mere 2.67% of directors an

Eight hundred children’s stories in 24 languages, all free to download, print, circulate and made accessible to thousands of young ones. Leveraging the power of the Internet and its own open source digital platform, Pratham Books has launched the StoryWeaver (www.storyweaver.org.in) featuring the

Cancer cells have been programmed back to normal by scientists in a breakthrough which could lead to new treatments and even reverse tumour growth. For the first time aggressive breast, lung and bladder cancer cells have been turned back into harmless benign cells by restoring the funct

Apple on Wednesday unveiled two updated iPhones, aiming to build on the success of its large-screen handsets introduced late last year. It also unveiled a larger iPad tablet and a TV box with its own app store. The new smartphones are the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, keeping the same overall dimensions

[CAIRO] Researchers at Alexandria University in Egypt have unveiled a cost-effective desalination technology which can filter highly salty water in minutes. The technology is based on membranes containing cellulose acetate powder, produced in Egypt. The powder, in combination with other component

Right to education is one of the important mandates for the Narendra Modi-led government. Under the Right to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, all Indian private unaided primary schools have been mandated to reserve 25% free seats for children belonging to weaker sections and disadva

NEW DELHI: Samsung has launched its Galaxy Note5 flagship phablet in India at Rs 53,900 for 32GB and Rs 59,900 for 64GB variant. The phone will be available in India starting Spetember 20 in black sapphire, gold platinum and silver titanium colours. Samsung took the covers off its latest top-end

A 12-year-old Indian-origin girl in the UK has achieved the highest possible score of 162 on a Mensa IQ test, outwitting physicists Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Lydia Sebastian from Essex has joined the one per cent of all entrants to attain the highest mark in the Cattell III B paper sup

RIYADH: Two new Haj and Umrah applications in English, Urdu and Hindi were launched in Riyadh recently. The application named “Haj-e-Mabroor” contains three books on Haj and Umrah, nine speeches, one Haj and Umrah presentation and 21 articles. The second app has been named “Deen-e-Islam” and cons

More and more students are joining science courses at the undergraduate level in government colleges across Karnataka and the number has almost doubled over the last five years. The number of students who enrol in science courses, however, is still lower than that for arts and commerce programmes

Ah, the world of tech myths! Despite countless efforts to kill them, a host of myths continue to persist. While many of them are result of plain ignorance, a few have genuine lineage. However, as the technology moves forward most do not hold true anymore. Here's debunking 8 of such fallacies.

Asus has announced the launch of yet another variant of the ZenFone 2 Deluxe. Called Asus ZenFone 2 Deluxe Special Edition, the smartphone was reportedly launch at an event in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Friday. First reported by Asus Fanaticos (via Fonearena), the new variant comes with massive 256GB i