New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The health ministry plans to set up 24 new thermal scanner equipment at international airports in the country to check the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), a official said here Thursday. “Presently, there are 18 scanners at the international airports. We propose adding 24 new thermal scanner equipment to cover […]
Bengaluru, Nov 19 (IANS) Indian industry comprising public and private sectors will be allowed to make communication satellites and build rockets over the next five years, a top space agency official said Wednesday. “We want the private sector and the public sector (state-run enterprises) to bring out launch vehicles (rockets) and operational communication satellites along […]
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Wednesday issued a consultation paper to initiate the review process of interconnect charges. Interconnect charge is one which a telecom service provider pays to other service providers for using their network to complete calls. The sector regulator had specified the ‘Interconnect Usage Charges’ […]
Helsinki, Nov 18 (IANS) Finnish mobile communications company Nokia announced its first Nokia-branded Android tablet Tuesday. The company made the announcement, which means its re-entry into the consumer electronics market, at the Slush 2014, a technology and start-ups event held in the Finnish capital city. The tablet, running on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), using Nokia’s own […]
Berlin, Nov 14 (IANS) European Space Agency’s comet lander Philae might run out of power soon as it rested in a cliff shadow and could not enjoy enough sunlight, scientists in Darmstadt Germany said Friday. Philae Lander Manger, Stephan Ulamec confirmed that the probe had activated a drill instrument on board to take samples from […]
Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Travel Mart 2015, the biggest outreach by the state government to tap the possibilities to enhance its tourism potential, would be inaugurated in New Delhi Saturday, officials said Friday. The travel mart will be launched by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. The objective of the travel mart is to ensure […]
Bhubaneswar, Nov 9 (IANS) India Sunday test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said. The test was conducted from Wheeler’s Island in Bhadrak district, around 200 km from here, by army personnel as part of routine user-trials, M.V.K.V. Prasad, director of the Integrated Test Range, told IANS. […]
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The much-awaited iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are here in India for sale from Friday. The phones were unveiled at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, US on Sep 9. The 4.7-inch Apple iPhone 6 16GB is priced Rs.53,500, the 64GB at Rs.62,500 and 128GB at Rs.71,500. The 5.5-inch Apple iPhone 6 […]
Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS) The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia will keep tabs on social media users under a new law that allows the secret service agency to access users’ personal information, media reports said Saturday. The new law came into effect Aug 1 and requires all social network platforms in Russia to install hardware […]
Cairo, July 4 (IANS) At least 17 suspected militants were killed Thursday in security raids in Rafah city of Egypt’s North Sinai province, a security source said. Egyptian troops killed 12 militants, who are believed members of Al Qaeda-inspired Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis group, destroying their vehicles which were used in attacks against Egyptian soldiers in southern […]