Bangalore, Oct 2 Former McKinsey partner and strategic consultant on emerging markets Ireena Vittal has joined the board of Wipro Ltd as a director, it was announced Wednesday. “Vittal, who has two decades of experience as a thought leader, will serve as an independent member on our board,” the company said in a statement. As a […]
Bangalore, Oct 2 Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is partnering with semiconductor firm Analog Devices to spur innovation in research and development (R&D) of micro-electro-mechanical systems (Mems) and nano science. As Indian subsidiary of the US-based major in signal-processing, Analog will be one of the premier scince institute’s industry affiliate programme at the centre for […]
London, Oct 3 Scientists analysing images of Mars have discovered a network of supervolcanoes that could have buried the red plant in ash when they were active billions of years ago, Sky News reported Wednesday. The discovery by researchers at London’s Natural History Museum and NASA suggests that early Mars was more active than previously thought […]
Sydney, Oct 3 In a pathbreaking effort, Australian and Chinese researchers have successfully isolated a molecule in centipede venom that reportedly has the potential and potency to be developed into a painkiller as powerful as morphine. The findings were published this week in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Xinhua reported. Researchers […]
Mumbai, Oct 3 Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan Thursday confirmed that his much-awaited movie “Krrish 3” will now release Nov 1 instead of Nov 4. “It was a decision taken by the distributors and exhibitors that the film should come on Nov 1. I agreed with them, so now the movie will release on Nov 1,” Rakesh Roshan […]
Auckland, Oct 3 Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is ready to take Bollywood to the world again with his musical show Temptation Reloaded. It will kick off Friday in Auckland, New Zealand. The annual Bollywood extravaganza, which started in 2004, has a huge line up of stars who will join King Khan on the stage. From Madhuri […]
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, recovering from dengue, will be discharged from hospital Thursday night but will have to rest for a fortnight, his spokesperson said. “Ranveer Singh is on the road to recovery. However, doctors have advised complete rest for the next 15 days,” the spokesperson said in a statement. The 28-year-old […]
New York, Oct 3 Actor George Clooney has known actress Sandra Bullock for more than 20 years but he never thought about dating her. “She was dating one of my best friends,” eonline.com quoted Clooney, who has been friends with Bullock for about 20 years, as saying. “There’s a certain bro-code, you know what I […]
Los Angeles, Oct 3 Actress Scarlett Johansson doesn’t Google her name any more because the results do not bring anything good. “I’ve stopped Googling myself – nothing good ever comes of it. It gives you an inflated sense of yourself, too. It makes you feel like everyone is paying attention to you and they’re not,” she […]
New Delhi, Oct 2 Trinidad and Tobago eased into the Champions League Twenty20 semifinals beating Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets to top Group B at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Wednesday. Trinidad and Tobago achieved their first objective as they bowled out Chennai Super Kings for 118 in 19.4 overs after putting them in to […]