My column from last week on the "reverse brain drain" phenomenon, highlighting the recent trend of NRI's returning to India, seemed to hit a particular nerve among Indians and NRI's alike. The article produced strong opinions from all angles. On one end, NRI's that have not returned to India

After being leaked in full via images, prices and specifications, Samsung's latest smartphone the Galaxy S Duos 2 is now official. The smartphone is now listed on the Samsung's India online store for Rs. 10,999. However, there is no word on the availability of the device, with the page providing

NEW DELHI: Mobile towers and mobile phone radiations have no health risks and do not cause cancer, a World Health Organisation (WHO) expert said. "WHO studies have already proven that mobile phones do not affect human health. Cancer or brain tumour apart, it doesn't cause even headaches or slee

Ecommerce major Flipkart has stormed the IITs emerging as the largest recruiter in the first three-and-half days of this placement season. Dozens of other, lesser-known startups including Unbxd, Wooqer, Edudigm, ZeMoSo Labs are also making a significant number of hires, getting the better of

Security experts say passwords for more than 2 million Facebook, Google and other accounts have been compromised and circulated online, just the latest example of breaches involving leading Internet companies. Some services including Twitter have responded by disabling the affected passwords. But t

NEW DELHI: Online recruitment portals are developing innovative tools to help technology companies spot the right talent in a market where there is a shortage of skilled professionals. These ventures help their clients filter candidates, administer specialised tests and make the right choice in

MUMBAI: Post-midnight developments at the premier IIT-Bombay campus, early on Monday, left several students thrilled. High-profile companies not just offered seriously high pay packets, they also went in for bulk hires on campus. A similar situation played out at other IITs in the country as wel

SAN FRANCISCO (Rueters): Able-bodied seamen, decorative sails meant to evoke fish fins and dozens of security cameras will eventually make up the on-board complement of a mysterious four-story barge being built by internet company Google.The barge is actually a "technology exhibition space," tha

MUMBAI/KOLKATA: Two 21-year-old, soon-to-graduate IIT Kanpur engineers stunned tech major Oracle by turning down offers of Rs 1.31 crore ($210,000) each, a top person involved in the process told ET. Both have opted for other companies that offered lesser pay, but gave roles the students liked bette

In what would surely come as intriguing information for policy-makers, a Labour Ministry survey has found that with an increase in education levels in the country, the unemployment rate was also increasing across age groups. One out of every three persons in the age group 15 to 29 years who h

A patent filing shows Samsung Electronics Co is working on a device it calls sports glasses in a possible response to rival Google's Internet-connected eyewear named Google Glass. A design patent filing at the Korean Intellectual Property Office shows a Samsung Electronics design for smartpho

LUCKNOW (TOI): In clear signs of the Indian government increasing its online surveillance, not all of it necessarily tenable, Apple's first transparency report, released globally on November 5, suggests India made 27 "law enforcement device requests" regarding 65 Apple devices between January 1 and

SIO Kerala hosts Kerala Education Congress at Thiruvananthapuram Kerala chapter of the Students’ Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) hosted the first-of-its kind ‘Kerala Education Congress’ (KEC) on 16th & 17th November 2013 at Thiruvananthapuram city. The event witnessed a huge participati

Nexus phones used to serve a different purpose. They were supposed to be the phones for app developers. But slowly Nexus phones evolved. We saw how the design became mainstream with Nexus S. Then Android itself changed with Ice Cream Sandwich. The result of this evolution is the new Nexus 5.

The British Council has announced its largest-ever 370 scholarships programme valued at nearly Rs.100 million (one million pounds), an official said here Monday. The scholarships shall be given for 260 undergraduate and postgraduate courses in 36 participating universities in England, Scotlan

Scientists are using smartphones to explore how environment influences a person's sense of happiness. In a study involving volunteers who agreed to provide information about their feelings and locations, researchers at Princeton University found that cell phones can efficiently capture inform

New Delhi: Indian workers are among the most satisfied with their jobs globally, and nearly one in five Indians like their jobs so much that they would even work for free, says a survey. According to a survey by online career and recruitment solutions provider Monster Worldwide and Gfk, an in

Mathematics often elicits a shudder from people who found it difficult in school. Offering a fresh perspective, 'Mathematics of Planet Earth,’ is giving visitors a peek into the marvels of the subject. The exhibition which commenced at Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum here on