Ukraine sentences two diplomats for spying
July 18th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, July 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two diplomats, identified only as coming from Asia, have been sentenced to eight years in prison for an attempt to steal secret rocket technology from ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Explore stars in the US from India using internet telescope
April 9th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Students from nearly 80 Delhi schools will soon get an opportunity to explore the night skies in the US while sitting in India using internet ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Using internet most risky for middle-class kids
March 24th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 24 (IANS) Children belonging to middle-class families are more likely to be harmed by using internet in comparison to those living in poorer households, a British study has ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Nokia to focus on sub-Rs.6,000 category
October 31st, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) The mobile handset market below the price point of Rs.6,000 is expected to grow at five to six percent annually in India, mobile handset giant ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
No solution for web-generated pesky SMSes: Sibal
October 20th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The government currently has no mechanism to control unwanted commercial calls and messages generated through the internet, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday."People are very smart ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Arterton avoids using internet
September 12th, 2011 - 4:34 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 12 (IANS) British actress Gemma Arterton avoids using the internet because she doesn't want to read her criticism."I'm really rubbish with the internet, I try to stay ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Digital age theatre: US, India cast rehearse via Skype
August 8th, 2011 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Call it a cross-cultural play of the digital world. A US-based theatre group is using internet telephony software Skype to rehearse and communicate with its ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Puerto Rican charged with pimping teen girls
July 15th, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
San Juan, July 15 (IANS/EFE) A Puerto Rican man has been arrested on charges of acting as a pimp for teenage girls, authorities said.Rommel Cintron Pons, alias "Peluquin", was arrested ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
China says US using Internet freedom pitch as pretext for interfering in others’ internal affairs
February 18th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb 18 (ANI): China has warned the United States not to intrude into other countries' affairs after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had urged the world community to allow online freedom, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Misuse of Internet by jurors could kill jury system, warns UK’s most senior judge
November 20th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): The jury system might "not survive" if tweeting and the misuse of the Internet by jurors is not stopped, according to the most senior judge in England ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Kiwi man jailed for posting nude pic of ex-girlfriend on Facebook
November 13th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Nov 13 (ANI): A man in New Zealand has been jailed after he posted a photograph of his naked ex-girlfriend on social networking site Facebook.Joshua Simon Ashby, 20, a painter, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Man jailed for posting ex-lover’s nude photo on Facebook
November 13th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Nov 13 (IANS) A New Zealand man has been jailed for posting a nude photo of his ex-girlfriend on Facebook, a media report said Saturday.Joshua Simon Ashby, a 20-year-old painter ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Beaver Island: Where Technology Has Made Small Inroads
November 9th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It is quite hard to imagine a province of the united states where residents are living happily without technology that has otherwise become a part and ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Game-a-holic Mother Ignores Kids And Pets For Her Tech Obsession
September 14th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Sep 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bizarre as it may sound, a mother left her kids alone and also neglected her dog since she was engrossed with playing computer games for hours. ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Lack of sleep linked to mental illness: Oz study
September 1st, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sept 1 (ANI): An Australian research has suggested that youngsters who get very little sleep are more prone to mental illness.Nicholas Glozier of the University of Sydney said that lack ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Tweens find Internet ‘a source of happiness’
August 29th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Aug 29 (ANI): Tweens are a lot more adept at using Internet and find it a source of happiness, new research has shown.The Tween Tracker survey showed that almost half ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Hansika gets musical
April 8th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 8, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Hansika has started taking guitar lessons as she has always wanted to play the guitar. She recently gifted herself a fender guitar and is taking lessons from ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
How the net became an integral part of our lives
March 28th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, March 28 (ANI): Web is no longer just a source of information; it is also an extension of people themselves, thanks to social networking sites.According to an international survey, the ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
MJ’s kids ‘banned’ from using Internet
August 7th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 7 (ANI): Michael Jackson's mum Katherine has reportedly banned his kids from using the Internet to protect them from shocking details about their dad's death.Katherine introduced the strict rule ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Indian Internet predator behind bars
July 23rd, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by IBNS
Jul 23 (IBNS) The US police in Pennsylvania have held an Indian engineer for using Internet for soliciting young girls for sex, billed as the first such case involving an Indian.
The Pennsylvania ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Brown faces prospect of being first e-mail dumped Brit PM
June 4th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 4 (ANI): Gordon Brown last night faced the prospect of becoming the first Prime Minister in British history to be dumped by e-mail.Labour plotters are using Internet messages to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
UTStarcom to support BSNL’s IPTV roll-out
May 26th, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) UTStarcom, a US-based network solutions provider, Tuesday said it will support state-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to roll out IPTV (Internet protocol television) services. ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Facebook tops 10 most popular online brands poll in the UK
May 13th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 13 (ANI): A survey on the most popular online brands in the UK has revealed that Facebook tops that chart, accounting for 13 per cent of all UK internet ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
YSR Reddy turns blogger to woo voters
March 22nd, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 22 (IANS) Politicians in Andhra Pradesh are adopting hi-tech methods to woo voters, and leading them is Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy who turned a blogger Sunday.
After sending SMS to ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
BJP website to have a new look
March 13th, 2009 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), using IT tools aggressively in its election campaigns to woo young voters, plans to give a new look to its website, making ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Have Ajmal Kasabs associates been arrested in Karachi?
February 9th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb. 9 (ANI): Pakistani Intelligence agencies have claimed that they have arrested three men for their alleged links to Ajmal Kasab, the surviving terrorists involved in the November 26 to ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pak to file cases against Kasab, others for planning Mumbai attacks
February 9th, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 9 (ANI): The Pakistani dossier on the Mumbai terror attacks is ready and the PPP-led Government will file cases against five Pakistanis, including the lone captured militant Ajmal Kasab, ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Singing the Hokey Cokey during football match may land you in jail!
December 22nd, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 22 (ANI): Singing the Hokey Cokeyan old novelty song that has been part at children''s parties and at sherry-fuelled family gatherings for many yearsduring a football match may land ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Microsoft says Internet Explorer users at risk of hacking
December 17th, 2008 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI
London, December 17 (ANI): World''s most popular web browser Internet Explorer has some security flaw due to which people using it may have their computers hijacked, says its developer Microsoft Corporation. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Girls deprived of quality net cafes in Pakistan
December 15th, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 15 (ANI): Girls in Pakistan have said that they are being deprived of using computer and internet facilities owing to the non-conducive environment prevalent in the country''s internet cafes.
Although ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Chelsea star Essien is a serial love cheat, says girlfriend
June 23rd, 2008 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 23 (ANI): Chelsea soccer ace Michael Essien has been described as a shameless serial love cheat by his long-term girlfriend Veralie Dela Ackumey.
According to 25-year-old Auckmey, a law student, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
BlackBerry India service under scanner in India
March 12th, 2008 - 10:24 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) BlackBerry services in India have come under the scanner with its licensor Research in Motion (RIM) being called for a meeting with two key ministers to address ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Strongest predictors for Oscar nominations enlisted
January 21st, 2008 - 6:00 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 21 (ANI): After analysing nearly 20,000 films, researchers at the UCLA's California Centre for Population Research have listed several strongest predictors for Oscar nominations.Using Internet Movie Database (IMDb) the team ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Junk food firms use Internet and mobile phones to attract kids
January 2nd, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 2 (ANI): Campaigners have warned that junk food firms will target kids over the Internet and mobile phones, because of the introduction of new rules on television advertisements.The warning has ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Taliban shuts down Internet cafes in NWFP
January 1st, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Jan 1 (ANI): The NWFP province in Pakistan is witnessing the growing influence of Taliban with cyber cafe owners receiving threatening letters from anonymous persons asking them to close their shops.
Recent ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |