The central government has accepted an  Assam government proposal for a Metro rail project in Guwahati, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said Thursday while interacting with the media.


Centre has accepted Assam proposal for Metro rail: Gogoi


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New York, July 11 (IANS/EFE) A New York federal judge ruled Wednesday that Apple Inc. conspired with several publishing companies to raise the prices of e-books, but the technology giant announced it would appeal the decision.


Judge rules Apple conspired to raise e-book prices


Nepal's plan to purchase Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) from India for the Constituent Assembly polls in November has hit a road block after the Indian side made it clear that the EVMs were not equipped to cater to such a large number of contesting parties.


With too many Nepal parties, India cannot supply EVMs there


The medicinal power of the humble neem,  widely used in India as an insecticide and germicide,  is now being channelised by a group of Kolkata scientists to wage a war against cancer.


Indian scientists use neem protein to fight cancer


In a rare opportunity, school students will get a chance to capture images of earth as seen from space in a four-day workshop under a NASA-sponsored education programme, a statement said.


NASA to help students study earth's surface


Taking cognizance of leaked CCTV clippings of couples' intimate moments in trains that were uploaded on porn sites, the Delhi Metro Tuesday filed an FIR (first information report) with the cyber crime cell of Delhi Police.


Delhi Metro files FIR on porn clips


The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is expected to spend around Rs.16,550 crore towards construction of two 700 MW pressurised heavy water reactors at Chutka in Madhya Pradesh.


Chutka atomic power project to cost around Rs.16,550 crore


Scientists have found that micronuclei (small extra nuclei) in cells are associated with specific cancer types, thereby paving the way to detect cancer, says a study.


Micronuclei may function as potential cancer biomarkers


The Israeli military has offered a peek into one of its most secretive bases, which houses a newly established unit tasked with defending its own networks against mounting cyberspace attacks.


Israel army unveils new cyber defence unit


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday urged his scientific advisory council to focus on the "challenge" of increasing private investments in research and development (R&D) to convert knowledge into value and wealth.


More private investment in R&D remains a challenge


Emphasising that adequate funding is critical for science, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said increasing private sector investments in research and development remains a challenge.


Increasing private sector investment in science a challenge: PM


In pursuit of its goal to provide  technology-based flexible English language education and entrepreneurship classes in rural India, Hewlett Packard signed a memorandum with e-learning content company Liqvid Monday, an official said.


Tie-up for technology driven English lessons in rural India


Raising doubts over the benefits of vitamins as a health supplement, a new study has found that vitamins C and E dramatically reduce the lifespan of a particular group of mammals.


'Vitamin supplements may not be effective for all mammals'


A hacker, allegedly from a Pakistan-based cyber group, has hacked several Goa government websites over the last few days, a government spokesperson said Monday.


Pakistani hacker downs 13 Goa government websites


The Indian space agency Saturday evening successfully put its first navigation satellite - the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-1A (IRNSS-1A) - in the geosynchronous orbit at 27 degrees to the equator, said officials Sunday.


Navigation satellite orbit raised, ISRO starts testing cryogenic engine


The Indian government has decided to create a network of 15 state-of-the-art Doppler radars across the entire Himalayan range to improve forecasting in a region that witnesses extreme weather conditions like last month's torrential downpour that induced flash floods in Uttarakhand.


Doppler radar network to improve forecasting in Himalayan region


India has declined the asylum request of fugitive former CIA agent Edward Snowden who blew the whistle on a US surveillance programme.  New Delhi has also sought to play down reports of US cyber snooping at its mission in Washington.


Snowden, surveillance and snooping in India: FAQs


Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and other executives at the social media giant escaped potential disaster when they switched to a United flight returning from a Korean business trip.


Facebook executives switch flight, avoid crash


Indian doctors in collaboration with a Russian lab have developed software to differentiate dengue, malaria and other viral fevers, otherwise a challenging task due to their similar symptoms, an official said Friday.


Indian doctors' software by  distinguishes malaria from dengue


Staying mentally active by reading books or writing letters helps protect the brain in old age, says a new American study.


Avoid dementia by keeping brain 'active'


A specially-designed iPad application for autistic children could aid them in their lessons and become an easy at-home means of therapy for such children, an NGO working for disabled children in the national capital said Thursday.

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