Kochi, Oct 31 ( IANS) Kerala entrepreneur K. Kalidasan's mobile application - Sentinel - for the security of women was declared the runner up in the World Summit Youth Award in Power2Women category, it was announced in Colombo Thursday.


Recognition for Kerala entrepreneur's device for women's safety


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The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the centre to issue a notification on the electronic signature required by an individual to send a complaint through e-mail to Facebook.


HC seeks notification on electronic signature


Moscow, Oct 30 (IANS/ITAR -TASS) Russian scientists have developed a vaccine for the treatment of cancer that can increase the patient's lifespan more than two-fold, ITAR-TASS reported Wednesday.


Cancer vaccine developed to boost lifespan of patients


The final countdown for India's ambitious Rs.430-crore Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) will begin Nov 3 morning, while the full launch rehearsal will be Thursday, a top official of the Indian space agency said Wednesday.


Countdown for Mars Orbiter Mission begins Nov 3


Indian IT bellwether Infosys Wednesday agreed to pay $34 million (Rs.208 crore) to resolve charges of misusing B-1 visas levelled against it by the US State Justice Department.


Infosys to pay $34 million in US visa fraud case


The first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) Tuesday night stopped operations due to feed water problem, a report stated Wednesday.


Kudankulam n-plant stops power generation


Satellite-based advanced technology called Geographic Information System (GIS) will be used to monitor mustard crop in various parts of India, an industry body said Wednesday.


India to use GIS technology to monitor mustard crop


The commissioning process at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu may take up to one year or more as the main accent is on testing safety with gradual increase in capacity levels, a Russian energy expert says.


Kudankulam plant commissioning process tests safety: Russian expert


Telecommunications service provider Bharti Airtel Wednesday said Mahindra Comviva would manage its value added services (VAS) solutions under a strategic partnership model for its Bangladesh operations.


Mahindra Comviva to manage VAS solutions for Airtel Bangladesh


Chandigarh-born software engineer Gurdeep Singh Pall has been named as the corporate vice president of Skype, a popular and free international voiceover and messaging service, by Microsoft Corporation, its developer.


Chandigarh-born named as Skype vice president


Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel's consolidated net profit for the second quarter (June-September) declined by 29 percent to Rs.512 crore compared to Rs.721 crore it logged during the corresponding period last quarter.


Bharti Airtel net profit dips 29 percent in Q2


Excessive media use can be linked to obesity, lack of sleep, school problems, aggression and other behaviour issues among children, new research in the US says.


Children should not spend more than two hours online: Study


Railways Minister Mallikarjun Kharge Tuesday launched the High Speed Rail Corporation of India Ltd (HSRC), a subsidiary of Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) and tasked to develop High Speed Rail (HSR) Corridors in India to run passenger trains at speeds up to 350 km per hour.


High Speed Rail Corporation of India launched


This was stated to IANS by Abhishek Arun Gupta, joint chairman of the IT cell of the National Chamber of Industries and Commerce in Agra.


Work on Agra's IT Park to begin Nov 25


Over 25 million rail passengers can now find useful information regarding their train routes and stations at the click of a button on their smart phones.


Railway information on smart phones now


Astronomers, including an Indian-American, have discovered the most distant spectroscopically confirmed galaxy ever found - one created within 700 million years after the Big Bang.


Indian-American, team discover most distant galaxy


Korean mobile phone handset manufacturer Samsung Electronics Monday launched Galaxy Golden, a dual screen flip phone with a golden coloured accent. This new entrant in the Galaxy family is priced at Rs.51,900.


Samsung launches Galaxy Golden with dual screen


Telecommunication tower operator Bharti Infratel Monday posted net profit of 12 percent for the July-September quarter of the current fiscal (2013-14).


Bharti Infratel posts 12 percent net profit in Q2


The bacteria in the human mouth - particularly those nestled under the gums - are as powerful as a fingerprint at identifying a person's ethnicity, a research has found.


Germs in gums can reveal ethnicity: Study


Iran will not shut down the underground bunker of the Fordow uranium enrichment facility, as its closure is one of the country's redlines at the nuclear talks with the major world powers, a senior official said Sunday.


Iran won't shut Fordow uranium enrichment facility


Chinese researchers announced Saturday to have developed a vaccine for H7N9 bird flu virus, after the flu strain left over 130 people infected, of which 45 died.

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