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Everything you need to know about Alto-porvorim: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Maruti Suzuki launches CNG-powered Ertiga

June 15, 2013 at 3:48 PM

New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Maruti Suzuki Saturday launched the CNG (compressed natural gas) powered variant of its seven seater utility vehicle Ertiga, priced between Rs.6.52 lakh and Rs.7.30 lakh.

Yahoo CEO follows Buffet in charity lunch auction

June 12, 2013 at 4:04 PM

London, June 12 (ANI): Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has auctioned off a lunch opportunity with her to raise money for the Aspire East Palo Alto Charter School.

Poor sleep may be most harmful to women with heart disease

June 6, 2013 at 2:09 PM

Washington, June 6 (ANI): Inadequate sleep may be harmful, especially to women and their hearts, a new UC San Francisco study has revealed.

NASA plans to launch satellite to explore Sun

June 6, 2013 at 1:13 PM

Washington, June 6 (IANS/EFE) Preparations are underway for the June 26 launch of the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, to explore the sun's lower atmosphere, or interface region, NASA said.

NASA to launch next solar satellite on June 26

June 5, 2013 at 10:09 AM

Washington, June 5 (ANI): NASA is preparing to launch its next scientific satellite this month that will provide the most detailed look ever at the Sun's lower atmosphere or interface region.

Cameron Diaz 'getting close' to PayPal billionaire Elon Musk

May 31, 2013 at 4:17 PM

New York, May 31 (ANI): Cameron Diaz is reportedly getting cosy with billionaire PayPal and Space X founder Elon Musk.

Cameron Diaz dating billionaire Elon Musk

May 31, 2013 at 9:05 AM

Los Angeles, May 31 (IANS) Actress Cameron Diaz has been spending time with billionaire Elon Musk. They hit it off well when she bought a car from his company Tesla Motors.

Pak Suzuki Motor seeks liberalised trade with India

May 27, 2013 at 12:20 PM

Karachi, May 27 (ANI): Pakistan's biggest car producer - the Pak Suzuki Motor Company, an affiliate of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan - has put its weight behind opening up trade between Pakistan and India in the automobile sector, stressing that the domestic industry will flourish if Islamabad allows import of car parts from Delhi.

Subway not much healthier than McDonald's

May 12, 2013 at 10:30 AM

Washington, May 12 (ANI): Adolescents are just as likely to consume too many calories at Subway, which they considered a healthy dining option, as at McDonald's, a new UCLA study has revealed.

Two Indians among 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellows

May 11, 2013 at 10:22 AM

Washington, May 11 (IANS) Two Indian young entrepreneurs are among 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellows chosen to "pursue innovative scientific and technical projects, learn entrepreneurship from the ground up, and begin to build the innovative companies of tomorrow."

Maruti Suzuki sales fall three percent in April

May 1, 2013 at 1:32 PM

Chennai, May 1 (IANS) Indian car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Ltd closed last month with three percent lower sales compared to what it sold in April 2012, the company announced Wednesday.

Cancer-struck Indian professor waits for donor

April 28, 2013 at 8:20 AM

Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) The clock is ticking away for an Indian-origin professor at Stanford who is suffering from leukaemia and is desperately waiting for a bone marrow donor match.

Giant 'fog catchers' providing water to residents in Chile's Atacama Desert

April 1, 2013 at 1:54 PM

New York, April 1 (ANI): Residents in Chile's Atacama Desert, the driest desert on Earth, are turning to giant 'fog catchers' as a possible long-term means of revitalizing the arid area.

Google launches unlimited same-day home delivery service

March 29, 2013 at 1:06 PM

Washington, Mar. 29 (ANI): Google has launched a new service, calling for San Francisco Bay Area residents to sign up for six months of free, unlimited same-day delivery of purchases from national and local retailers.

Mark Zuckerberg forming political group to address immigration issues

March 28, 2013 at 10:58 AM

Washington, Mar. 28 (ANI): Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is forming a political group to address issues such as education reform, immigration and scientific research.

Maruti Suzuki to suspend production Saturday

March 15, 2013 at 7:50 PM

Gurgaon, March 15 (IANS) Auto major Maruti Suzuki has decided to suspend production of cars at its Gurgaon and Manesar plants Saturday, a company spokesperson said.

Aspirin may help lower risk of deadly skin cancer

March 11, 2013 at 12:03 PM

Washington, March 11 (ANI): Women who take aspirin have a reduced risk of developing melanoma - a deadly skin cancer-a new study has found.

Maruti Suzuki halts production at Gurgaon plant for a day

March 9, 2013 at 7:31 PM

Gurgaon, Mar. 9 (ANI): Automobile major Maruti Suzuki decided to suspend the production of petrol cars at its Gurgaon plant for a day on Saturday to cut inventory costs amid declining sales attributed to rising fuel prices.

Maruti to shut production at Gurgaon plant for one day

March 8, 2013 at 8:11 PM

New Delhi/Gurgaon, March 8 (IANS) Amidst a slowdown in petrol car sales, country's passenger car market leader Maruti Suzuki will observe a daylong shut-down at its Gurgaon plant Saturday.

Puerto Rican boxer murdered

March 4, 2013 at 10:27 AM

San Juan, March 4 (IANS/EFE) Puerto Rican boxer Hector "El Flaco" Sanchez was shot multiple times and killed Sunday in San Juan in an incident in which three other men also died, the third such massacre so far this year on the Caribbean island.

ESA's new mission to reveal secrets of ultra-cool dwarfs in Milky Way

February 14, 2013 at 10:25 AM

Washington, February 14 (ANI): Ultra-cool dwarfs - defined as stars with a temperature below 2500 K - are the most ancient objects in our galaxy and, therefore, they can provide information about its primitive chemical composition.

Swipe and MTV launches new Swipe MTV Volt phablet, priced around Rs 12000

February 12, 2013 at 2:57 PM

Swipe, a telecommunication company based at Palo Alto California has collaborated with MTV to launch a new phablet (phone-cum-tablet) in India.

Outdoor fast food ads may promote obesity

February 1, 2013 at 11:18 AM

Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): A new research from UCLA has identified a possible link between outdoor food ads and a tendency to pack on pounds.

Facebook introduces Graph Search for safer access to 'friends' profiles'

January 16, 2013 at 3:53 PM

Washington, Jan. 16 (ANI): Facebook has overhauled its internal search engine to allow members to easily search through their friends' profiles.

Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher to hit theatres in April

January 5, 2013 at 1:35 PM

Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): The much-awaited Steve Jobs biopic 'jOBS', starring Ashton Kutcher as the late Apple visionary co-founder will be released in April.

Huawei's partner offered 1.3 mln euros embargoed HP equipment to Iran

December 31, 2012 at 2:37 PM

Washington, Dec. 31 (ANI): A major Iranian partner of Huawei Technologies offered to sell at least 1.3 million euros worth of embargoed Hewlett-Packard computer equipment to Iran's largest mobile-phone operator in late 2010, it has been revealed.

Master regulator of skin development discovered

December 3, 2012 at 1:32 PM

London, December 3 (ANI): Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a molecule that regulates the differentiation of all epidermal cells.

Maruti Suzuki ends November with 12.5 percent growth

December 1, 2012 at 1:31 PM

Chennai, Dec 1 (IANS) Car maker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd Saturday said it closed November with 12.5 percent growth in volume as compared to the number logged in November 2011.

Gardening or walking better than taking statins for people with high cholesterol

November 28, 2012 at 9:27 PM

London, November 28 (ANI): Doing more exercise could help people with high cholesterol as much, or more, than drugs, a new study has revealed.

Maruti's net profit falls 5 percent, lags estimates.

October 30, 2012 at 8:52 PM

New Delhi, Oct. 30 (ANI): India's automobile major, Maruti Suzuki on Tuesday lagged

Singer Elain Morales performs to end domestic violence

October 17, 2012 at 11:49 AM

Miami, Oct 17 (IANS/EFE) Cuban singer-songwriter Elain Morales, nominated this year for two Latin Grammy Awards, is kicking off the second stage of a campaign against domestic violence.

How is Maruti Alto 800, launching tomorrow, better then other cars?

October 15, 2012 at 11:18 AM

Here are the features of new Maruti Alto 800 releasing tomorrow on Tuesday October 16 2012.

Real Madrid opens soccer schools in Bolivia

September 26, 2012 at 1:07 PM

La Paz, Sep 26 (IANS) Spanish soccer powerhouse Real Madrid has opened soccer schools in Bolivia, with former star player Emilio Butragueno on hand for the event in the capital here.

Organic foods no more nutritious than conventional alternatives

September 4, 2012 at 11:29 AM

Washington, September 4 (ANI): If you think organic foods are healthier and safer that conventionally grown products, you should think again.

How Steve Jobs' gadget helped track down his home burglary suspect

August 16, 2012 at 9:33 PM

Sydney, Aug 16 (ANI): A burglar who broke into Steve Jobs' house in the U.S. and stole late Apple co-founder's personal gadgets was caught shortly after he switched one of them on.

Computers, personal items worth $60,000 stolen from Steve Jobs' home

August 15, 2012 at 10:28 AM

California, Aug 15 (ANI): Computers and personal items worth over 60,000 dollars were stolen from the home of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, it has emerged.

Tweets may help predict box office success

August 4, 2012 at 2:17 PM

London, August 4 (ANI): HP Labs in Palo Alto, California has claimed that it has come up with a simple method to forecast movie ticket revenues by analysing chatter on Twitter.

Maruti Suzuki logs 9.2 percent sales growth

August 1, 2012 at 2:59 PM

Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India Ltd closed July with 9.2 percent sales growth as compared to sales logged during July 2011.

US teen champ builds artificial 'brain' that detects breast cancer

July 26, 2012 at 11:46 AM

Washington, July 26 (ANI): This year's winner of the second annual Google Science Fair wrote a cloud-based computer program that makes breast cancer detection less invasive.

New Yahoo chief Marissa 'far better at being 'tech and biz whiz than house host'

July 23, 2012 at 3:23 PM

Washington, July 23 (ANI): Embattled Yahoo's new CEO Marissa Mayer is far better at being a 'tech and biz whiz' than a house host, sources have revealed.

Maruti not to abandon Manesar plant, says Bhargava

July 21, 2012 at 8:18 PM

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Passenger car major Maruti Suzuki declared an indefinite lockout at its Manesar (Haryana) plant but denied any plans to shift after Wednesday's violent clashes that left a senior executive dead and scores injured.

Maruti Suzuki's June sales rise 20 percent

July 2, 2012 at 3:35 PM

Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Passenger car market leader Maruti Suzuki Monday reported a 20.3 percent increase in sales, including exports, at 96,597 vehicles in June from 80,298 units sold in the corresponding month of last year.

Soy may not help preserve cognitive skills in women as thought

June 5, 2012 at 5:36 PM

Washington, June 5 (ANI): Contrary to previous reports, a new study has suggested that soy protein may not preserve overall thinking abilities in women over the age of 45.

Goa SSC result 2012 Declared

June 4, 2012 at 2:52 PM

Goa SSC board result 2012 has been declared on Monday June 4, 2012. The students can check their results at the website http://goaresults.nic.in/.

Sales slowdown for auto companies in May

June 1, 2012 at 7:59 PM

New Delhi/Chennai, June 1 (IANS) Amid a general slowdown of the economy, India's major auto companies posted a decline or meagre sales in May owing to hikes in fuel prices and interest costs.

Maruti Suzuki's May sales down five percent

June 1, 2012 at 5:27 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Passenger car market leader Maruti Suzuki Friday reported a decline of its total sales, including exports, by five percent in May at 98,884 units from 104,073 units sold in the corresponding period of last year.

Beast Zuckerberg accompanies 'mom' Priscilla Chan down the aisle

May 29, 2012 at 4:07 PM

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Mark Zuckerberg's longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Chan, took her walk to the aisle with the couple's dog, Beast, in tow.

Mrs Zuckerberg's wedding dress designer fails to sell more pieces

May 28, 2012 at 5:03 PM

Washington, May 28 (ANI): The store from where Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan bought her wedding dress hasn't sold another gown similar to the one she wore at her surprise wedding to the Facebook CEO.

Mrs Zuckerberg's wedding dress designer fails to sell more pieces

May 28, 2012 at 4:07 PM

Washington, May 28 (ANI): The store from where Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan bought her wedding dress hasn't sold another gown similar to the one she wore at her surprise wedding to the Facebook CEO.

Mark Zuckerberg faces criticism over size of wife's wedding ring

May 26, 2012 at 2:10 PM

Washington, May 26 (ANI): Mark Zuckerberg has being accused of shortchanging his new wife, Priscilla Chan, on her wedding ring, after paparazzi photos of a dressed-down Chan flashing her new ruby ring were posted online.

Billie Joe Armstrong performed at Mark Zuckerberg's wedding

May 22, 2012 at 12:02 PM

Washington, May 22 (ANI): Mark Zuckerberg, who had an intimate, backyard wedding with Priscilla Chan, had at least one famous name on the modest guest list in the form of Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong.

Meet Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's new bride Priscilla Chan

May 21, 2012 at 4:19 PM

London, May 21 (ANI): Priscilla Chan, who has long been known as the girlfriend of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, updated her status to the billionaire's wife on Saturday.

Mark Zuckerberg weds Priscilla Chan changes FB status to married

May 21, 2012 at 12:53 PM

Founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg married long time girlfriend Priscilla Chan on Saturday.

Facebook CEO marries longtime girlfriend

May 20, 2012 at 12:51 PM

Washington, May 20 (IANS) Mark Zuckerberg has added a new post to his timeline. He and longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan have tied the knot.

Mark Zuckerberg marries longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan

May 20, 2012 at 10:03 AM

London, May 20 (ANI): Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg walked down the aisle with his long-time girlfriend Priscilla Chan in a ceremony at his home in Palo Alto, California, on Saturday.

High interest rate, fuel prices slow down car sales

May 10, 2012 at 4:54 PM

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Passenger car sales in India grew by a mere 3.40 percent in April, the slowest in 10 years, as high interest rates and rising fuel prices hit offtake of entry-level models that fell by 17.45 percent from the like period of 2011.

Teenager abducted, gangraped in Gurgaon

May 9, 2012 at 11:10 PM

Gurgaon, May 9 (IANS) A teenaged girl was abducted from her house and allegedly gang raped. No one has been arrested, police said Wednesday.

Facebook is all set to go in public to raise $87bn

May 4, 2012 at 11:42 AM

Famous social site Facebook is now all set to go in public with a stock price of $28 to $35 to set the popular social

Facebook plans to go public to raise $87bn

May 4, 2012 at 10:06 AM

Washington, May 4 (IANS) Facebook will go public with a stock price of $28 to $35 to set the popular social network's valuation as high as $86.6 billion, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

180 fake paintings seized in Italy

May 4, 2012 at 7:10 AM

Rome, May 4 (IANS/AKI) A total of 180 forged paintings have been seized from several regions of Italy. A gang hoped to sell them to unsuspecting buyers for millions.

World's oldest blood found in 5,300-year-old body

May 3, 2012 at 6:38 AM

Rome, May 3 (IANS/AKI) Scientists have discovered the world's oldest blood cells in the remains of a 5,300-year-old iceman found in Italy.

Maruti Suzuki's April sales up 3.4 percent

May 1, 2012 at 1:22 PM

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Passenger car market leader Maruti Suzuki Tuesday reported an increase of 3.4 percent in its total sales in April, including exports, which stood at 100,415 units from 97,155 units sold in the corresponding month of last year.

Maruti Suzuki's March sales up 3.3 percent

April 2, 2012 at 2:00 PM

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Passenger car market leader Maruti Suzuki Monday reported a rise of 3.3 percent in March sales including exports at 125,952 units from 121,952 units in the like period of 2011.

Maruti Suzuki Prices 2012: MSI hikes car prices by Rs.17,000

March 26, 2012 at 12:04 PM

The Impact of recently presented Union Budget 2012 is now showing its impact before being implemented in the system, as Maruti Suzuki India (MSI), India's biggest car maker and exporter.....

Maruti hikes prices of cars by up to Rs.17,000

March 25, 2012 at 7:20 PM

Gurgaon, Mar.25 (ANI): Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has increased the prices of its vehicles by up to Rs.17,000 following an excise duty hike in the budget proposals for 2012-13.

Virgin Galactic's first commercial spaceship to test-fly this year

February 28, 2012 at 7:11 PM

London, Feb 28 (ANI): Virgin Galactic, an offshoot of Richard Branson's Virgin Group, is planning to test-fly its first spaceship beyond the Earth's atmosphere this year, with commercial suborbital passenger service to follow in 2013 or 2014, company officials have announced.

Facebook graffiti artist says 'he was offered sex every day in return for $2mln'

February 12, 2012 at 9:57 PM

London, Feb 12 (ANI): A graffiti artist, who is in line for a 200 million dollar payday when Facebook makes its initial public offering (IPO), has said that he was offered oral sex every day for the rest of his life, in exchange for a two million dollars slice of his new wealth.

Facebook graffiti artist says 'he was offered sex every day in return for $2mln'

February 12, 2012 at 12:53 PM

London, Feb 12 (ANI): A graffiti artist, who is in line for a 200 million dollar payday when Facebook makes its initial public offering (IPO), has said that he was offered oral sex every day for the rest of his life, in exchange for a two million dollars slice of his new wealth.

Facebook graffiti artist in line for $200m payday as stock option payout following IPO

February 3, 2012 at 3:00 PM

London, Feb 3 (ANI): A graffiti artist, who decorated the walls of Facebook's headquarters seven years ago is in line for a 200 million dollar payday when the social network makes its initial public offering (IPO).

James Franco to release his first novel

January 5, 2012 at 3:25 PM

Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): James Franco is set to release his first novel 'Actors Anonymous' which is loosely based on his life via online retailer Amazon.

Zuckerberg says he 'wouldn't choose Silicon Valley to set up Facebook again'

November 1, 2011 at 1:32 PM

London, Nov 1 (ANI): Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has criticized the Silicon Valley for having no long-term focus, saying if he were to start the social networking site again today, he wouldn't be doing it in the valley.

'Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow': Steve Jobs' last 'enigmatic' words

October 31, 2011 at 2:13 PM

Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): Describing Steve Jobs a tender and loving soul, Apple's visionary co-founder's biological sister has revealed his last moment and the enigmatic words he uttered before he died.

Steve Jobs' cause of death was 'respiratory arrest stemming from cancer'

October 11, 2011 at 10:54 AM

London, Oct 11 (ANI): Apple's visionary leader Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest caused due to the spread of his pancreatic cancer, according to his death certificate.

Impulsive alcoholism ups risk of premature death

August 17, 2011 at 5:01 PM

Washington, Aug17 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people with current drinking problems and poor impulse control are more likely to die in the next 15 years.

Facebook shows users how to turn off 'facial recognition' feature over privacy outcry

July 28, 2011 at 12:08 PM

Palo Alto, July 28 (ANI): Facebook has responded to the privacy outcry over its new facial recognition system, by running advertisements that show users how to turn it off.

Now, win 10,000 pounds worth of bullion prize in Facebook's fantasy trading game

July 12, 2011 at 1:56 PM

Palo Alto, July 12 (ANI): The fantasy trading game 'The Great American Express Gold Rush' has been launched on Facebook with a prize fund of over 20,000 pounds, including the grand prize of gold bullion worth 10,000 pounds.

Facebook to 'launch something awesome' next week

July 1, 2011 at 3:44 PM

Palo Alto, July 1(ANI): Facebook is preparing to launch a major new feature next week.

New iPhone add-on Lark can help one get more sleep

June 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM

Washington, June 6 (ANI): A new iPhone add-on that has been developed can wake its owner up silently, monitor sleep behaviour, and even help get more shut-eye.

New sound synchronization tech that helps detect heart disease early developed

June 3, 2011 at 7:09 PM

Washington, June 3 (ANI): A Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) team has developed a new sound synchronization technology which when used along with a revolutionary digital stethoscope could enable doctors to spot the first signs of heart disease easily.

US technology widely misused by corrupt governments, terrorists to propagate agenda

May 7, 2011 at 4:28 PM

Washington, May (ANI): Various terrorist groups, corrupt governments and anti-American forces rely on U.S. technology to repress citizens and conduct terror campaigns, it has emerged.

Facebook's early investors likely to sell shares worth billion dollars

April 28, 2011 at 5:34 PM

London, Apr 28(ANI): A group of Facebook shareholders reportedly want to sell the company's private stock worth a billion dollars with a valuation of over 70 billion dollars.

Coming soon: Stronger, more effective password protection

April 21, 2011 at 6:27 PM

Washington, Apr 21 (ANI): Researchers are one step closer to make the passwords of the future more secure and, at the same time, simpler to use.

Obama to hold online 2012 re-election rally on Facebook today

April 20, 2011 at 2:14 PM

Washington, Apr 20(ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama will conduct an online re-election rally today with a town-hall-style chat on the social networking website Facebook.

Facebook founder obtains restraining order against Indian-origin 'stalker'

February 8, 2011 at 3:25 PM

Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the social networking site Facebook, has obtained a restraining order against a man who he says has been stalking him.

Future online games would be able to reveal gamers' personalities

January 26, 2011 at 7:29 PM

London, Jan 26 (ANI): A new study has revealed that a player's behaviour within the game mimics their real-world character traits.

Future online games would be able to reveal gamers' personalities

January 26, 2011 at 7:29 PM

London, Jan 26 (ANI): A new study has revealed that a player's behaviour within the game mimics their real-world character traits.

Unstable heart rhythm 'ups risk of death in kidney patients'

January 14, 2011 at 3:49 PM

Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): A new study has found that elderly kidney patients who have had a recent heart attack are less likely to take their medications as prescribed.

Facebook to go public next year

January 7, 2011 at 2:14 PM

Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): It looks like Facebook is preparing to go public sometime next year, as per the new details revealed in a 100-page document sent to a select group of potential investors.

Physical mechanism behind 'sympathetic flares' on the Sun discovered

December 14, 2010 at 3:52 PM

Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): Scientists have finally uncovered the physical mechanism behind so-called 'sympathetic flares' on the Sun - thanks to a serendipitous alignment of high-powered spaceborne solar instruments.

Risk of developing radiation-induced cancer may be lower than thought

December 2, 2010 at 2:56 PM

Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that the risk of developing radiation-induced cancer from computed tomography (CT) may be lower than previously thought.

Ashley Cole caught in nightclub scuffle

November 5, 2010 at 4:10 PM

London, Nov 05 (ANI): English footballer Ashley Cole was caught in a scuffle as he left a club with two short-skirted WAG wannabes.

Air pollution worsens asthma symptoms in children

October 6, 2010 at 1:16 PM

Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): A joint study by researchers at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley has found that exposure to dirty air is linked to decreased function of a gene that appears to increase the severity of asthma in children.

Biometric identification technology 'inherently fallible'

September 25, 2010 at 11:13 AM

Washington, Sept 25 (ANI): Biometric identification systems are inherently prone to fault, says a new study.

Repeated antibiotic use alters beneficial gut microbes

September 14, 2010 at 3:33 PM

Washington, Sep 14 (ANI): Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that repeated use of an antibiotic that is considered generally benign, because users seldom incur obvious side effects, induces cumulative and persistent changes in the composition of the beneficial microbial species inhabiting the human gut.

Natural lung material can be used to engineer lung tissue from stem cells

August 20, 2010 at 3:04 PM

Washington, Aug 20 (ANI): For the first time, researchers have successfully used cell-depleted lung as a natural growth matrix for generating new rat lung from embryonic stem cells.

Rubik's cube can be solved in just 20 moves

August 12, 2010 at 1:11 PM

London, Aug 12 (ANI): A team of experts has finally found the answer to a long-standing question: How many moves does it take to solve a Rubik Cube?

Indian-origin scientist 'solves one of world's most complex math problems'

August 11, 2010 at 4:50 PM

London, Aug 11 (ANI): Computer scientist Vinay Deolalikar claims to have solved maths riddle of P vs NP - one of the world's most complex and intractable mathematical problems.

Maruti Suzuki launches new variant of super seller 'Alto'

August 5, 2010 at 12:46 PM

New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): The country's largest car maker, Maruti Suzuki India, on Wednesday launched a new version of its best selling model Alto at an introductory price between Rs 3.03 lakh and Rs 3.16 lakh.

Facebook's 2009 revenues of $900m almost double of earlier estimates

June 19, 2010 at 1:10 PM

London June 19 (ANI): Global networking social website 'Facebook' has achieved something of a milestone, with reports claiming that it achieved revenues of $900m (£608m) in 2009 surpassing the figure of $500m previously estimated by analysts. This has resulted in investors demanding for flotation of the company.

What makes black holes at galaxy centre become active

June 16, 2010 at 5:41 PM

Washington, June 16 (ANI): Scientists have found the reason for active galactic nuclei; they say the black holes in the centres of most galaxies "switched on" nearly 700 million years ago after major galaxy merger events.