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London, Jan 1: Teens who have no access to internet and cellphones are educationally disadvantaged as the benefits of using such technologies far outweigh any perceived risks, a new Oxford study has claimed. The findings are based on a large-scale study of more than 1,000 randomly selected households in the UK, coupled with regular face-to-face interviews with more than 200 teenagers and their...

San Francisco, Jan 1: Facebook sidestepped a privacy gaffe by fixing a flaw that made it possible to snoop on private New Year's Eve messages sent using a "Midnight Delivery" service. Facebook took "Midnight Delivery" offline temporarily to patch a vulnerability pointed out by Britain-based blogger Jack Jenkins. The new feature, which lets people prepare digital messages in advance and have them...

Mangalore, Jan 1: Five members of the same family have sustained severe injuries after the Omni vehicle in which they were traveling fell into a ditch in Kannur on the outskirts of the city. The incident happened when the driver of the vehicle lost control and slipped down the road into a ten feet long ditch on Sunday. They were on their way to Mangalore from Panemangalur. The injured K Fathima...

Mangalore, Jan 1: The district unit of Popular Front of India has filed a defamation case against a city based eveninger for allegedly publishing a “malicious report” about the organisation. In a press release, District President of PFI Nazeer M H said that the PFI filed case against B V Seetharam, Editor-in-Chief of Mangalore based eveninger, Satheesh Vaidya, Editor, Rohini Seetharam, Owner of...

Singapore, Jan 1: Scientists have warned of more great earthquakes — of the magnitude 8 to 8.5 — in the Himalayas, especially in areas with their surface yet to be broken by a temblor. A research team led by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has discovered that massive earthquakes in the range of 8 to 8.5 magnitudes on the Richter scale have left clear ground scars in the central Himalayas...

New Delhi, Jan 1: The third version of low cost tablet "Aakash" will be a delight for its users as developers are likely to equip it with a SIM slot and more exciting apps, all within the existing price band. About 50 lakh "Aakash 3" tablets are expected to be rolled out in the next phase, the global tender for which may be floated in February, 2013. According to committee members engaged in...

Washington, Jan 1: Scientists have developed a new software that could significantly boost the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. The comparative software called PredictAD contrasts patient's measurements with those of other patients kept in large databases, then visualises the status of the patient with an index and graphics. The support system and imaging methods were developed by VTT...

Bantwal, December 30: A rider was killed in a mishap when his bike was knocked down by a speeding tipper, at Punjalakatte in Bantwal. The deceased has been identified as Shameer (22), the resident of Koragatte of Ajjibettu village in Bantwal. Meanwhile Rafiq (25), the pillion was seriously injured in the mishap and has been admitted to a private hospital in Mangalore.Shameer has been working for a...

Terrorism is terrorism and it cannot be defined otherwise unless the interests of one party tilt the scale in disfavor of another and the dichotomization of the terrorists in Syria into good and bad by the West casts doubt on its claim on democracy. In a somber political tone, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lashed out as “absolutely unacceptable” the West's support for the terrorists in...

Arundhati Roy Tweets: I do not believe that Delhi is the rape capital. If the rape has been going on for years. Muslims were raped in Gujarat & Kashmir, Manipur also happens but then picks up no sound. Dalit women are raped in Kherlanjhi and his daughter was burned them Then a voice was raised. Only a feudal mindset which raises voice of the people of the great nation, dominated happens with...