As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appeared set to retain power, the party emerged as a clear winner on social networks and traditional media platforms — reaching out to its target audience in a much mor organised and methodological manner than its rivals. The BJP’s well-oiled social […]
Reliance Retail’s upcoming entry into the online retail sector is the biggest challenge for Amazon and Walmart-Flipkart as the Mukesh Ambani-led behemoth is well positioned to create massive disruption in the market, a new report has stressed. According to the global market research firm Forrester, the online retail sales in India will grow at a […]
A team of Google researchers has used a deep-learning algorithm to detect lung cancer accurately from computed scans. The work demonstrates the potential for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase both accuracy and consistency, which could help accelerate adoption of lung cancer screening worldwide. Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers worldwide — more than […]
Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has enthralled her fans with her golden mermaid look at the red carpet of the 72nd edition of Cannes Film Festival. Dressed up in metallic gold gown with a long trail, Aishwarya looked no less than a mermaid at the gala. She was accompanied by her daughter Aaradhya, who wore a […]
Liberal MP Dave Sharma has won Malcolm Turnbull’s former seat of Wentworth. He ran as the Liberal candidate after the former prime minister quit parliament in 2018, but lost to Independent Kerryn Phelps. He took her on again in the federal election, with the result too close to call on Saturday night. Ms Phelps has […]
Sky gazers may be in for a treat this week, with increased solar activity bringing the potential for dramatic light displays to occur in skies over southern parts of the country. The heightened chance of aurora activity is expected to occur from Wednesday and into Thursday this week and will be best viewed from parts […]
Google on Friday honoured English haematologist Lucy Wills whose research on anaemia in pregnant women in Mumbai in 1928 led to the discovery of folic acid that helps prevent birth defects in babies. She conducted seminal work in India in the late 1920s and early 1930s on macrocytic anaemia during pregnancy. Her observations during the […]
Television actor and singer Karan Oberoi, arrested on charges of raping and blackmailing a woman, has been sent to 14 days judicial custody by a Magistrate Court here. He was nabbed on May 6 after the victim, an astrologer, registered a complaint with the police on Sunday accusing him of rape and blackmail on the […]
Actor Aamir Khan took to social media to wish his daughter Ira on her 21st birthday and shared a heart-warming message for her. The superstar said for him she will always remain a six-year-old. Aamir took to Twitter on Thursday night and shared a throwback image with Ira. In the image, Aamir is seen in […]
Jagjit Pavadia has been re-elected with the highest number of votes by the UN Economic and Social Council to a five-year term on International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), while China’s candidate lost. Pavadia polled 44 votes on Tuesday in the first round of voting in the 54-member Council facing a field of 15 candidates for […]