Now, exchange words via sms in Facebook messenger
This new feature is available only on Android, however the message can be received on any platform.
Jun 17, 2016, 14:11 PM IST
Your smartphone may lose half of its value in a month: Study
While cars typically lost 20 per cent of their value a year after being driven off, money-draining smartphones went down up to 65 per cent of their value in just a month of being released, musicMagpie.co.uk reported on Thursday.
Jun 17, 2016, 09:18 AM IST
Smart light that tracks human behaviour
The new StarLight system has a wide range of practical applications, including virtual reality without on-body controllers and non-invasive real-time health monitoring.
Free online streaming websites can put you at security risk
This study has revealed that the use of free live streaming websites can put viewers at security risk as these websites make you vulnerable to malware infections, personal data theft and scams.
Jun 16, 2016, 14:30 PM IST
Scientists detect gravitational waves, pair of colliding black holes for 2nd time in history
Using the twin, US-based Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors, the second detection occurred on December 26 last year and is named as the "Boxing Day event" (after the holiday celebrated in Britain).
Jun 16, 2016, 12:40 PM IST
SpaceX launches two satellites into orbit; fails to recover rocket
Apparently, the rocket malfunctioned some 330 feet (70 meters) off the ground and was in flames when it reached the platform on the powered barge known as a drone ship live images via a SpaceX webcast showed.
Jun 16, 2016, 12:31 PM IST
Migraine can make women more prone to heart diseases
The findings showed that women with migraine have a higher risk of stroke or heart attacks than those without the condition.
Jun 15, 2016, 12:11 PM IST
IVF technique that reduces genetic disease is safe, claim researchers
Researchers have said that IVF-based technique that reduces the risk of debilitating genetic disorders from being passed from mother to children is safe.
Jun 12, 2016, 07:26 AM IST
Government troops launch operations in Afghanistan
To eliminate militants, the government troops launched major operations against Taliban in Sarkh Kotal, Dand-e-Shahabudin and Dand-e-Ghori districts of the northern Baghlan province on Friday, Xinhua quoted army spokesman Ahmad Jawed Salim as saying
Jun 12, 2016, 06:45 AM IST
Iraqi forces tighten grip on IS stronghold in Fallujah
The troops, backed by US-led coalition aircraft, carried out an operation in the early morning to recapture areas on the western side of Euphrates River, which flows on the edge of the western part of Fallujah, some 50 km west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the source told Xinhua.
Jun 12, 2016, 06:41 AM IST
England fan critical after mass Euro 2016 violence
An England football supporter was fighting for his life today after pitched street battles in the French city of Marseille, bringing new shame on football.
Jun 12, 2016, 02:57 AM IST
Muslim Brotherhood's political arm to compete in Jordan vote
The political arm of Jordan's original Muslim Brotherhood has announced it is taking part in parliament elections September 20, after boycotting the two previous ballots in 2010 and 2013.
Jun 12, 2016, 02:52 AM IST
Facebook, Google, YouTube served with tax notices in Pakistan
Social networking sites Facebook and Google as well as video-sharing platform YouTube have received tax notices served by Pakistan's Punjab government.
Jun 11, 2016, 07:46 AM IST
Karnataka police website 'hacked' by Pakistani hackers
The official website of the Karnataka police department (www.ksp.gov.in) was hacked on Friday, allegedly by Pakistani hackers, who pasted a Pakistani flag on the home page, causing embarrassment to the state government.
Jun 11, 2016, 07:20 AM IST
More than 72,000 cases of cleft lip, palate exist in India
Infants in low and middle-income countries face significant barriers to treatment, leading to prolonged disfigurement, social stigma, speech impairment as well as trouble of feeding food that can result in malnutrition and death.
Jun 11, 2016, 06:28 AM IST
New suspect arrested in Brussels bombings case
A search, as part of the investigation into Brussels attacks, was launched on Thursday in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels. A suspect was arrested following the search, Xinhua reported.
Jun 11, 2016, 03:30 AM IST
Kenya launches programme to curb rising cancer cases
Principal Secretary in the Health Ministry, Nicholas Muraguri, told a forum on cervical cancer screening in the capital Nairobi that the agency will be operational from July.
Jun 11, 2016, 03:28 AM IST
900 detained in Bangladeshi anti-militant drive
Bangladeshi police reportedly detained nearly 900 people on Friday during the first day of an anti-militant drive across the country.
Jun 11, 2016, 03:23 AM IST
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski wins Peru's presidential election
After a long four-day count, Kuczynski from the Peruvians for Change (PPK) on Thursday, edged out his rival Keiko Fujimori, from Popular Force, with a wafer-thin margin, winning by 50.117 per cent to 49. 883 per cent, Xinhua news agency reported.
Jun 10, 2016, 06:35 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Mexico
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here from the US on the fifth and final leg of his five-nation tour.
Jun 09, 2016, 06:39 AM IST
