Google reveals 68% rise in content removal requests in first half of 2013
Islamabad – In its Transparency Report for first half of 2013, Google has revealed that requests for content removal by governments have increased by 68 percent over the second half of 2012. The search giant has disclosed that from January to June 2013, it received 3,846 government requests... read more »
Diet affects metabolism by disrupting body’s circadian rhythms
Washington – Researchers have found that a high-fat diet affects the molecular mechanism controlling the internal body clock that regulates metabolic functions in the liver. According to UC Irvine scientists, disruption of these circadian rhythms may contribute to metabolic distress... read more »
Inventor of hardcore porn` AL Goldstein dies at 77
Melbourne – Publisher of Screw magazine AL Goldstein, who smashed down US’ legal barriers against pornography, died on Thursday at a Brooklyn hospital after a long illness. He was 77. The publisher of Screw magazine did it all, from publishing nude photographs of former first Lady... read more »
Scientists create artificial muscle thousand times stronger than normal one...
Washington – Researchers have developed a micro-sized robotic torsional muscle/motor made from vanadium dioxide that for its size is a thousand times more powerful than a human muscle, able to catapult objects 50 times heavier than itself over a distance five times its length within 60... read more »
Nokia launches Lumia 1520, to focus more on ‘experiences’
New Delhi – Finnish mobile phone handset-maker Nokia here Monday launched its Lumia 1520 model and Vipul Mehrotra, director and head of smart devices at Nokia India, Middle East and... read more »
‘Pyar kiya to darna kya’: Karzai on ties with India!
Pune – Afghan President Hamid Karzai, acknowledging the “love affair” between India and Afghanistan, has said if India continues with its current levels of support to his... read more »
Telangana bill tabled, lawmakers clash
Hyderabad – The bill for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh was Monday tabled in the assembly amid unprecedented acrimony, as legislators of Seemandhra and Telangana regions nearly came to... read more »
Passing Lokpal bill top priority for us: Kamal Nath
New Delhi – The anti-corruption Lokpal bill is top pr! iority for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and, if needed, the government will extend parliament’s winter session to... read more »
Pakistan, Sri Lanka discuss naval cooperation
Colombo – Visiting Pakistani Naval Chief Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila discussed ways to boost military cooperation with Sri Lanka, the government here said Monday. Admiral Sandila visited the... read more »
