Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal presenting a bouquet to Union Minister of State for Power Mr. Piyush Goyal on latter’s visit to Chandigarh at Punjab Bhawan on August 19.

Indian telecom companies have been quite vocal about their dislike for over-the-top (OTT) services such as WhatsApp, Viber and the likes. Last month there was a buzz around TRAI implementing fees on such apps, and a new report suggests otherwise. A report by The Economic Times states that TRAI hasRead More

The messaging app Snapchat has left Twitter behind to become the third most used social media app among the millennial group – 18 to 34 year olds. Almost a third of the 18 to 24-year-olds now use Snapchat, compared to 23.8 percent of Twitter app users, said the latest Mobile Metrix report by US internetRead More

Have you tried to change the color scheme of your Facebook profile lately? Beware of virus attack as a “color change” malware is back and has already affected over 10,000 people around the world. The malware has been fixed by Facebook repeatedly but it has resurfaced again, reports added. It begins by advertising an app that tellsRead More

A new research report by research firm IDC suggests that Samsung is still the leader in India but is closely followed byMicromax. An earlier report by Counterpoint Research had suggested that Samsung has slipped to number two spot in the overall mobile MARKET in India and that Micromax had taken the lead.Read More

British researchers found that with non-smoking mothers, if a paternal grandmother smoked during pregnancy, her granddaughters tended to be taller and both her granddaughters and grandsons tended to have greater bone mass and lean (muscle) mass. If a maternal grandmother smoked during pregnancy, her grandsons became heavier than expected during adolescence, withRead More

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the government and all the States on a public interest litigation (PIL) for a complete ban on cigarettes and beedis and stringent punishment for smokers. A Bench of Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha, Justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Nariman directed the government toRead More

The younger a woman is when she goes on her first diet, the more likely she is to experience several negative health outcomes later in life, a new study has warned. A team led by Dr Pamela Keel from Florida State University asked college women in 1982, 1992, 2002 and 2012 to reportRead More

Mumbai, Former Indian cricketer and commentator Ravi Shastri has been appointed as the director of the Indian cricket team in the upcoming five-match-ODI series against England, scheduled to begin on August 25. The first ODI will be played in Bristol. Sanjay Bangar and former India fast bowler B Arun have been appointed assistantRead More

New Delhi,  The controversial recommendation of boxer Jai Bhagwan and squash player Anaka Alankamony for the prestigious Arjuna Awards stands after the Kapil Dev-led selection committee met again today and decided not to make any changes in the original 15-athlete list.