Washington, Jan 11: Former US president Barack Obama had received gifts worth about USD 3,000 during his visit to India in 2015 as Chief Guest at the Republic Day Parade, according to the State Department. Obama was the first US head of state who attended the parade in 2015. According to the Department of State's Protocol Office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Obama telegram facsimile from...
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Mumbai, Dec 31: Sophia, a humanoid to be granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia, on Saturday appealed to humans to not be fearful of machines and pitched for a "collaborative co-existence" in the future. In a 20-minute appearance marred by technical hiccups, Sophia said she was quite worried about the growing intolerance in the world and advised the human race to be "kind" to fellow creatures. This...
New Delhi, Dec 30: If 2017 was about dual cameras and longer battery life, the year 2018 is expected to churn out smartphones with larger screens packed with features like facial recognition and augmented/virtual reality. Put simply, the phones are slated to become grander, lighter and smarter in 2018 with features so advanced that they would seem straight out of a sci-fi flick. And 2017 has...
Kasaragod, Dec 28: A four-and-a-half-year-old girl lost her life after drowning Chalakkara, near Paadi, under the Vidyanagar police station in Kasaragod. The deceased has been identified as Swathika, daughter of Kamalakshan and Sandhya of Edambooradi, near Munnad. She went missing while playing with the children of her aunt. Her mother had dropped her at her aunt’s house due to Christmas vacation...
New Delhi, Dec 26: It is not only investors who have caught the Bitcoin bug lured by a crazy surge in prices, but also many Indians who are seeing a business potential in cryptocurrencies and rushing to set up companies to cash in on this craze. At least a dozen companies, including some in past few weeks, have been registered in various parts of the country with 'Bitcoin' as part of their names...
Udupi, Dec 26: Halady Taranath Shetty, a zilla panchayat member and BJP leader, passed away at Halady village in the district on Sunday night after a brief illness. He was 55. He won as a BJP candidate from Siddapura Zilla Panchayat constituency in 2016. He also served as convener of Halady Yakshagana Mela and was the trustee of Halady Marluchikku Temple. He was a bachelor. The district unit of...
Florida, Dec 25: Doctors in Florida are planning to remove a 10-pound tumour from a Cuban teen's face. The Miami Herald reports that 14-year-old Emanuel Zayas and his parents recently traveled to Miami on a medical visa. Dr. Robert Marx, chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery for the University of Miami Health System, and a team of surgeons will operate on Jan. 12 at Jackson's Holtz Children's...
New York, Dec 24: Why did you splurge on that new pair of shoes? Or that pricey smartphone? More and more advertisers are trying to tap into the unconscious to divine the invisible forces that drive those spending decisions. Using gadgets to track eye movements, computer maps of faces to capture a momentary grin (approval) or squinting (anger), and sensors to measure perspiration or monitor brain...
Mangaluru: “Compared to other Indian languages modern Konkani poetry is rich in its form, style and theme. Modern Konkani poets responding well to the contemporary social issues. 2005 tsunami, female feticide, social inequality, environment are the issues seriously addressed by poets of modern times in konkani ” opined Sri Gokuldas Prabhu, Member, General Council, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi and...
New Delhi, Dec 18: Scientists at IIT Kharagpur have used waste onion skins to develop an inexpensive device that can generate 'green' electricity from body movements and may power pacemakers, smart pills and wearable electronics. The non-toxic, biodegradable and biocompatible device takes advantage of the suitable piezoelectric properties of the onion skin, researchers said. Piezoelectric...