‘What may be cute at age two or age five may be acutely embarrassing at age 13’ Bhargavi Varma is doing her part to help her son define his digital footprint by establishing a Twitter account in his name — even if he isn’t old enough to type the posts. The Toronto mom is an avid social media user, with her own Twitter and Instagram accounts and a Tumblr blog […]
If you want to start out as an Intelligence Bureau officer, then be prepared to earn Rs 5500 a month (basic) and expect an annual increment of Rs 175 until your salary touches Rs 9000. No wonder there is such a massive vacancy in the Intelligence Bureau which very often our politicians have accused of not providing the required alerts ahead of a terror strike. While the salary aspect to […]
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New York artist Adam Harvey is working with surveillance, fashion and privacy, with a view to keeping our lives more private. He tells BBC’s Click why he invented an anti-paparazzi device, which over-exposes the photographer’s images by firing a bright light back at them when they take a picture. Please follow and like us:
Cancer is one of mankind’s biggest killers, but one author believes we are using the wrong strategies to try and beat it. Cancer is one of the biggest killers in the modern world. It was the cause of nearly one-in-seven deaths in the world in 2010, and is expected to become an even bigger issue in decades to come, as human life expectancy increases and factors such as sedentary lifestyles […]
Vatican officials were questioned in December over why the Holy See would not open its files on priests known to be child abusers The UN has said that the Vatican should “immediately remove” all clergy who are known or suspected child abusers. The UN watchdog for children’s rights denounced the Holy See for adopting policies which allowed priests to sexually abuse thousands of children. In a report, it also criticised […]
As doctors continue their efforts to bring Michael Schumacher out of his coma, it will be a stressful and frightening period for close relatives watching his recovery. Michael Schumacher’s wife Corinna has spent the past five weeks by the seven-time Formula 1 champion’s bedside. Initially staying at a hotel close to Grenoble hospital, she is now understood to be making daily 100-mile (175km) journeys from the family’s home near Gland […]
A pig that weighed in at nearly one ton was publicly slaughtered today after its owner won first prize on a competition held by a Taoist temple in Taiwan. Ten Holy Pigs were force fed to make them grow ten times larger than normal for the contest held by the Sanhsia Tzushih Temple in Yingko, New Taipei City, northern Taiwan. The tradition is generations old, but in recent years it […]
Microsoft announced this morning that Satya Nadella will serve as its third chief executive. Various reports over the past week pegged Nadella, Microsoft’s former cloud and enterprise head, as the leading candidate to replace Steve Ballmer when he retires later this year. A 22-year veteran of the company, Nadella’s appointment makes it clear that cloud services will play a big role in Microsoft’s future. In addition, Microsoft also announced that […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS New cases of cancer are tipped to rise 57% worldwide in 20 years, says the WHO World Cancer Report says developing countries will be disproportionately hit Even rich countries will struggle to deal with the spiraling costs of treatment WHO: With many cancers preventable, a renewed focus on prevention is essential Cancer cases are expected to surge 57% worldwide in the next 20 years, an imminent “human […]
