Bangalore: State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Friday unveiled a low-cost version of its smart phone, with e-governance applications for common man. Branded as "Bharat phone", the mobile device has a three-inch large screen display with provision for dual SIM card and has been priced at Rs.

NEW DELHI: Teacher's Day was never so big, ever since it was designated as such, back in 1962. That's because of the planned address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to thousands of school children. But, what about the teachers who will gather their flock for the big day? Nearly 43% of school teac

Government Scholarships for Minority Boys & Girls - Muslims, Christians, Buddhist, Sikh, Parsis & Jains across India. Post Matric Scholarship 2014-15 - FRESH & RENEWAL Offered by : Ministry of Minority Affairs, GOI Who can apply ? Students of 11th, 12th, 1PUC, 2PUC, Diploma, ITI,

Facebook it seems is upping the ante as voice messaging services Skype and Viber will soon have to grapple with some stiff competition from the company-owned WhatsApp. How you ask? The mobile messaging app is gearing up to introduce voice calling service for its users - possibly for free! Reports

We don't think it is too far-fetched to say that Xiaomi is the most talked-about new brand on the Indian tech scene today. The Chinese company has not spent any money on advertising and in fact seems pretty laid back about all the fuss it has caused by selling good phones at shockingly low prices.

College teachers will now be able to avail only two study leaves in their entire careers, the University Grants Commission (UGC) noted in its guidelines issued to all varsities recently. Also, study leaves will not be granted to college teachers, who are due to retire within five years of the dat

NEW DELHI: As expected, Apple has sent out invitations for an event scheduled on September 9 at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, California. The invite does not reveal much except for a message that reads, "Wish we could say more." Apple is expected to announce the two new i

India is home to more than 3400 engineering colleges. Several studies by NASSCOM have shown that only 25 percent of these students are employable in the IT industry. This is mostly due to constraints such as accessibility, exposure, communication skills, and orientation to the IT industry. Spark-

The USB 3.0 Promoter Group has announced that it has completed work on designing the much-anticipated USB Type-C connector. USB Type-C will replace the existing Type-A and Type-B used across millions of computers, peripherals and portable devices today. The single connector type will be reversible,

Intex on Monday has launched the first Firefox OS smartphone in India, the Cloud FX, priced at Rs. 1,999. The company had in June announced it would launch the smartphone in August under Rs. 2,000. The smartphone is now available via exclusive retail partner Snapdeal. The cheapest Android smartph

London:  An Indian-origin student, who scored a perfect five in his main subjects with 100 per cent marks across the board, is being hailed as the brightest student in Britain. Asanish Kalyanasundaram achieved the highest possible grades in maths, physics, chemistry, biology and critical thinking

Xiaomi has sent invitations for an event on Tuesday, August 26, where the company will officially launch the Redmi 1S smartphone in India. The dual-SIM (Micro-SIM) Xiaomi Redmi 1S with dual standby was first announced for China in May, and features a 4.7-inch 720x1280 pixel IPS-LCD display with C

JAIPUR: Technology and e-commerce players have taken the lead over companies in core industries during the campus placements at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)-Pilani. And Google has offered an annual package of Rs 1.40 crore to students selected this year, sources said. The ins

Micromax seems all set to launch the octa-core Canvas Knight Cameo A290 smartphone in India soon, if claims by an established retailer from Mumbai, and a listing by an online retailer, are any indication. Claiming current availability along with a price of Rs. 12,499, mobile retailer Mahesh Telec

Dubai: Smartphone users in the UAE and the rest of the Middle East and Africa region are in danger of having their bank, email and social media accounts hacked, amid reports that some 178 million mobile devices are now potentially vulnerable. Network security company Palo Alto Networks announce

WASHINGTON: International Business Machines (IBM) has unveiled a "brain-like" computer chip that is the size of a postage stamp and capable of processing massive amounts of data while handling inputs from many different sources, the company said. The announcement comes one month after IBM unveile

Dubai: Parents say they prefer word of mouth over school inspection results when choosing a good school for their children. In several wide-ranging interviews with Gulf News on Tuesday, parents overwhelmingly said they rely on positive experiences by friends and family as the most important fac