Miscellaneous

New York, Jun 6: A 31-year-old man has died after his tattoo became infected with flesh-eating bacteria that live in ocean water, according to a new report. Despite the common advice to avoid swimming for a few weeks after getting a new tattoo, the man went for a swim in the Gulf of Mexico just five days after he received the tattoo in his leg. According to the report published in the journal BMJ

London, Jun 6: Starting your university life? Playing video games may help you develop 'graduate attributes' - skills required for higher education, a new study suggests. Researchers found that gaming improved student communication skills, resourcefulness and adaptability and may have a role to play in higher education. Over an eight-week period, undergraduate students were assigned to either an

Chennai, Jun 5: Taking a big leap forward in the space technology, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its heaviest rocket GSLV-Mk-III carrying communication satellite at country's spaceport in Sriharikota near here. GSLV-Mk-III, the first of its kind mission, is capable launching four ton class of satellites to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The GSLV rocket

London, Jun 4: Trying to get a date with a woman? Using metaphors when you compliment her could do the trick, say scientists who suggest that poetic language may make a man seem more attractive. "We found that the use of metaphorical as opposed to prosaic language by men in compliments is perceived by women as indicative of creativity and intelligence," said researchers from University of

Agra, Jun 2: In what doctors are calling a medical miracle of sorts, a 38-year-old woman has given birth to a child after 18 miscarriages in 20 years. Both mother and child are doing well, said the doctor couple who conducted a laparoscopic surgery on her to hold the fetus in the uterus. They plan to apply and get the case registered in the Guinness Book of World Records. A resident of Hathigarhi

New Delhi, Jun 1: The Income Tax Department on Wednesday urged taxpayers to link their Aadhaar with their PAN, using an SMS-based facility. The department issued advertisements in leading national dailies and described how both the unique identity numbers of an individual can be linked by sending an SMS to either 567678 or 56161. It said people can also visit the official efiling website of the

New York, May 29: It"s tough to escape social media. There is the urge to check what other people are up to, and check those cute cat photos. However, a new study has revealed that people who check their Facebook profile all the time are likely to be more sad and unhealthy than those who use it sporadically. Researchers from Yale University and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

May 29: A new malware named "Judy" has found in over 41 apps on the Google Play Store, and it has infected between 8.5 million to 36.5 million users. This is according to a report from security research firm Check Point, which discovered the malware and alerted Google. The search giant has started removing these infected apps from the Play Store. However, "Judy Malware" infected apps have managed

San Francisco, May 26: Facebook Inc. chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg told Harvard graduates that they need to help others find purpose in a world where machines are taking away some of the steady jobs and communities aren"t as stable, leading to isolation and nationalism instead of people coming together globally to solve problems. “When our parents graduated, purpose reliably came from

Washington, May 26: A man attempted suicide by firing a bullet to his head but it went through him and fatally struck his girlfriend while leaving him severely wounded, according to US prosecutors. Victor Sibson, 21, from Anchorage, Alaska, has been accused of killing his girlfriend while attempting to kill himself. He appeared in court on Sunday and a grand jury indicted him on a charge of second