Los Angeles: It’s not every day that a new search engine takes its place on the Internet, much less one specialising in ranked pornstars as is the case with Boodigo, a tool developed by former Google employees who plan to make it the portal for the adult entertainment industry on the Web. Boodigo made its official debut Sep 15 and “has taken off like a rocket”, Colin Rowntree, one of […]
Yahoo working on its own online document creation and collaboration software? That’s the question which immediately comes to mind upon hearing news that the company has now picked up a Bangalore-based startup called Bookpad, makers of Docspad, a service aimed at developers looking to add document viewing, annotations and editing features within their own applications. What differentiates Docspad from rivals like Google Docs, however, is that instead of being aimed […]
MELBOURNE: Three Indian-origin politicians, including a woman, have been elected to New Zealand’s parliament in the just-concluded general elections. Kanwaljeet Singh Bakshi, Dr Parmjeet Parmar and Mahesh Bindra have successfully made it to the 121-member parliament, the New Zealand Herald reported on Monday. Delhi-born Bakshi and Pune graduated Parmar fought the elections as the candidates of the ruling National party while Mumbai-born Bindra was elected as the New Zealand First […]
In Isaac Newton’s time, the terms “acceleration” and “second derivative” did not exist, so he could not have deduced F=ma, the second law of motion. This has been unscientifically credited to Newton, says a research paper. The paper “Isaac Newton, Leonhard Euler and F=ma” was written by Ajay Sharma, assistant director for education with the Himachal Pradesh government. “Newton gave a velocity dependent force and Euler an acceleration dependent force. […]
Washington: A new study has claimed that there are certain fats which could prove beneficial to one’s health if made part of their diet. According to Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), though fats maybe considered the enemy of good nutrition most of the times, when included in a healthy diet they could boast several potential health benefits. Contributing Editor Linda Milo Ohr wrote about how fatty acids and nutritional oils […]
In an act of honesty, three students in Hyderabad alerted the police about currency notes found spilled at an ATM and averted a possible theft of amount over Rs. 24 lakh from a kiosk, police said today. The trio, Shiak Latheef Vali, S R Shiva Durga Prasad and J Hariprasad, pursuing degrees and final year of CA course had gone to the SBH ATM at S R Nagar on night […]
Moscow: Tens of thousands of people demonstrated Sunday in downtown Moscow against the war in neighbouring Ukraine and, in particular, against the Kremlin’s support for the pro-Russian rebels there. “The March for Peace”, a demonstration organised by the extraparliamentary opposition most critical of the Kremlin, kicked off in Pushkin Square, where protesters gathered carrying Ukrainian flags, although Russian flags were also in evidence. “Putin, enough lying and war-making” was one […]
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. The cause and progress of the disease have not been understood well yet. There is no available cure for the disease and it worsens over time. But certain treatments can help in slowing down the progression of the disease. It is a terminal illness where a person may eventually suffer with permanent memory loss, language problems, poor cognitive functions and other […]
You may have seen a picture of snakes scattered in a tax department office in Lucknow on your Facebook timeline today. The caption says, “A man uses a tablecloth to fend off snakes scattered in a tax department office in Basti, Lucknow. Two farmers fed up with alleged bribery demands emptied three bags filled with 40 slithering snakes.” And, you’re like, “Wow! That’s the way to tackle corruption.” So, it’s […]
We all have a dream that ignites a fire within us. For some, it comes naturally, and for others we learn to find that passion. To achieve our dreams, we need to remind ourselves sometimes even the basics in life. Here are my 8 simple reminders. 1. Move On.There’s no need to dwell on problems; in fact, you shouldn’t have time to. Whether it’s messing up on a speech, an […]
