Twin Grammy and Academy Awards winner A.R. Rahman is a firm believer in the amalgamation of technology and talent. The maestro asserts that the Indian music industry is reaping the benefits of digitisation, contrary to the notion that technology has negative effects.


Indian music industry reaping benefits of digitisation: A R Rahman (Interview)


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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Saturday suspended two of its engineers and initiated action against contractors responsible for the crack in one of the pillars of the Noida City Centre Metro station, an official statement said.


Two engineers suspended for Noida Metro pillar crack


Congress president Sonia Gandhi will Monday lay the foundation stone of the new Bio-Innovation Centre (BIC) at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) here.


Sonia to launch Kerala bio-centre's expansion programme


With fine-tuning of systems still on, power generation at the first 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is expected to happen October-end or November, a senior official said Saturday.


Kundankulam likely to generate power in a month


Copenhagen, Sep 28 (IANS/EFE) Climate scientists believe it is "extremely likely" that human activity is to blame for the bulk of global warming since the 1950s, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)has said.


Scientists 95 percent sure global warming caused by humans


India and US have reached agreement on the first commercial deal under their landmark civil nuclear accord amidst a controversy over India's 2010 nuclear liability law that had stalled it.


India US reach agreement on nuclear deal


India's premier biotech event "Bangalore Bio" in February 2014 will focus on the role of bioscience and biotechnology for a "better tomorrow", Karnataka's IT, BT and Science & Technology Minister S.R. Patil said Friday.


Bangalore Bio to focus on 'better tomorrow'


The Delhi High Court Thursday was  told  by the government that it is on the verge of finalising the e-mail policy for official communication by government officers in order to bar transfer of data to a server outside the country.


Policy on e-mail use by officials soon, court told


India needs to innovate to excel and must develop technologies for people at the base of the economic pyramid, Science and Technology Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said Thursday.


India needs to innovate to excel: Jaipal Reddy


Seven years after India's leading global IT systems integration provider Tech Mahindra entered Botswana, the company has expanded its footprint across nine African countries to share in the continent's growth story and also create jobs.


India's Tech Mahindra expands African footprint


The central government is to set up a National Mission on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that will link all the schools in the country through an IT-enabled platform, an official said Wednesday.


Soon, an ICT  mission


US multinational aerospace and defence corporation Boeing said it has converted ageing F-16 fighter jets into drones.


Boeing turns F-16s into drones


Seoul, Sep 26 (IANS/EFE) North Korea may need only one more nuclear test before developing a nuclear warhead small enough to mount on a long-range ballistic missile, a Chinese expert said Wednesday.


North Korea close to developing nuclear warhead: Expert


At a time when we all are seeking safety, products like pee safe and pepper sprays should be on our must-have list. Shop them online to keep your family and house safe.


Safety products just a click away


The defence ministry's Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is constructing a shore-based test facility, using technology and specialised equipment from Russia, for the Bangalore-based Aeronautical Development Agency.


Goa Shipyard building Russia-backed test facility


US space agency NASA and the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that they have teamed up to develop a device to detect disaster victims trapped in large piles of rubble.


US develops device to detect buried survivors


Concreting work for turbine building for the seventh unit at Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) belonging to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL), India's atomic power plant operator, started Wednesday.


Rajasthan n-plant 7th unit construction begins


Bollywood has been harnessing the power of social networking platforms. Now special emoticons inspired by Hrithik Roshan-starrer sci-fi movie "Krrish 3" have been launched on Facebook.


'Krrish 3' emoticons launched on Facebook


Actress Priyanka Chopra has been named as most dangerous celebrity online in a survey conducted by a cyber security system.


Priyanka most dangerous celebrity online: Survey


Authorities in China have lifted the ban on Facebook, Twitter, and the New York Times sites in the Shanghai Free-trade Zone so that foreign companies feel more at home, The Independent reported.


China lifts ban on Facebook, Twitter


Construction work at the Rs.11,000 crore double-unit 700 MW atomic power plant in Gujarat is progressing at a quick pace and setting up of major equipment will begin soon, a senior official of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) said.

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