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Scientists have devised a new mathematical formula that can reduce the annual electricity consumption of a building by up to 50 per cent.  The formula detects unreliable systems and faulty equipment that affects energy consumption, researchers said. Li Song, from the University of Oklahoma, an

CHENNAI: None of India's 700 universities and 35,539 colleges has made it to the top 100 list of the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings released on Thursday. This means that academics don't think too highly of the capabilities and work of our higher educational institutions. The

NEW DELHI: Ushering in one of the most radical exam reforms, the Central Board of Secondary Education will allow Class XII students currently appearing for the board exams to not only get a copy of their evaluated answersheets, but also seek re-evaluation instead of just a recount of the marks, sour

The Congress high command, which held a meeting on the selection of candidates for the coming Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka on Friday, is likely to announce the list in a day or two.  The meeting of the Central Election Committee headed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi took the opinions of the S

NEW DELHI: The much-touted Third Front has disintegrated faster than it came together. The photo-op that the group presented barely two weeks ago now looks from a different era. After Jayalalithaa's AIADMK, Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and even JD(S) look set to break ranks. Asom Gana P

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the revised dates for the Class XII board examinations, postponing those which were clashing with the polls in April. The examination for various subjects scheduled for April 9, 10, 12 and 17 will now take place on April 25, 21, 19 and

DUBAI: An Indian student in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) committed suicide after performing poorly in the CBSE examination, a media report said. The boy, identified only as AS, was a talented grade 11 student of an Indian school in Dubai and lived in Sharjah. He was reportedly upset over his

Moscow:  Leaders of both houses of Russia's parliament said on Friday they would support a vote by Crimea to break away from Ukraine and become a new region of the Russian Federation, the first public signal that the Kremlin was backing the secessionist move that Ukraine, the United States and other

WASHINGTON: Frequent Facebook usersmight be sharing more than just party pictures, vacation videos and selfies — they also share a greater risk of eating disorders, according to a new study. Researchers led by Florida State University Psychology professor Pamela K Keel studied 960 college women and

Mar 06, 2014 | Mohammed Aeraf | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Wipro Technologies, Bangalore organized a "Parents Meet" here at Shree Guru Sudhindra BCA & BBA College Bhatkal for the Wipro campus recruitment candidates. Mr. Rajeev Kumar, Global Head – Campus Hiring inaugurated the program along wit

Like it did for the last Assembly elections, the Election Commission (EC) has opted for single phase voting in Karnataka for the Lok Sabha polls. All 28 constituencies will face the elections on April 17. Sources in the EC said the single phase polling would help curb the use of black money, liqu

Houston:  A 21-year-old Indian-origin student has mysteriously disappeared while vacationing with friends in the US state of Florida, even as the search was on for an Indian-American who went missing in New York. Reny Jose, a mechanical engineering major and a member of Martel College at Rice Uni

Mid- to high-end models of Volkswagen to hit the roads in 2014 will have dashboard screens that display contents of your smartphone. Smartphone apps will appear on vehicle-mounted controls , making them easier to use while driving. This integration, which uses Bluetooth to help the smartphone int

There is a framed photo on my desk of a runner out for a run in a beautiful field with mountainous views. The photo says, “Persistence – The race goes not only to the swift but to those who keep running.” I love this photo because it reminds me to be persistent in the pursuit of my goals and drea

Dubai: Major diversions on Shaikh Zayed Road will begin by year end as part of phase one of the Dubai Canal project, Gulf News can reveal. Work on the proposed three-kilometre long Dubai Canal project has been under way since September 2013 and will be carried out in three phases. Phas

Mar 6, 2014 | Bhatkallys News Chief Election Officer Anil Kumar Jha on Wednesday set March 16 as the deadline for voters in Karnataka to register their names for exercising their franchise in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. "With the elections scheduled for April 17 in the State, we require

Abu Dhabi: A new standard contract to regulate relations between domestic workers and their employers will be introduced shortly, a senior official told Gulf News on Sunday. “The new unified contract will be made by a joint committee made up of representatives from the ministries of Interior, L