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New York, Dec 24: Why did you splurge on that new pair of shoes? Or that pricey smartphone? More and more advertisers are trying to tap into the unconscious to divine the invisible forces that drive those spending decisions. Using gadgets to track eye movements, computer maps of faces to capture a momentary grin (approval) or squinting (anger), and sensors to measure perspiration or monitor brain...

Mangaluru: “Compared to other Indian languages modern Konkani poetry is rich in its form, style and theme. Modern Konkani poets responding well to the contemporary social issues. 2005 tsunami, female feticide, social inequality, environment are the issues seriously addressed by poets of modern times in konkani ” opined Sri Gokuldas Prabhu, Member, General Council, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi and...

New Delhi, Dec 18: Scientists at IIT Kharagpur have used waste onion skins to develop an inexpensive device that can generate 'green' electricity from body movements and may power pacemakers, smart pills and wearable electronics. The non-toxic, biodegradable and biocompatible device takes advantage of the suitable piezoelectric properties of the onion skin, researchers said. Piezoelectric...

Udupi Dec 16 : A gang of persons broke into Sri BelampalliTemple at Belampalli coming under the Hiriyadka police station limits in Udupi district and escaped with gold valuables worth Rs. 1.6 lakh. According to the police, the gang broke into the temple between 8 p.m. on December 14 and 6.15 a.m. on December 15 and decamped with gold ornaments kept in a locker in the temple. A case had been...

Kasaragod, Dec 15: V.S. Babu, 56, Principal, Government Higher Secondary School, Kundamkuzhi, here was found dead at his houseat at Kottodi on Wednesday. A suicide note said he had taken the extreme step due to bad health conditions. Mr. Babu had earlier served as the Principal of Government HSS, Bandaduka, and as the district secretary of the Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad. He was in the...

Mangaluru Dec 11: The CCB sleuths arrested a woman and two men at an apartment in Padavu, Mangaluru city, on charges of engaging in flesh trade. The arrested are Sujatha alias Arundathi (30), Manjunath (38) and Harish (53). Acting on a tip-off that flesh trade is being carried out in an apartment, the police raided and arrested the three persons and rescued the women victims. They have also...

Davangere, Dec 9: A 60-year-old man has sustained grievous injuries in a wild elephant attack at Kengatte village in Honnali taluk of the district on Saturday. Eshwar Naik was working in the farm when the stray jumbo gored him in his back with its tusk. The victim has been rushed to a hospital in Shivamogga. Forest range officer informed Deccan Herald, "Two wild tuskers, that were spotted at...

San Antonio, Dec 9: A retired Catholic priest convicted of murdering a former beauty queen who came to him for confession was sentenced to life in prison by a jury in south Texas on Friday, local media reported, ending a cold case that has troubled the community for nearly 60 years. John Feit, a visiting priest in McAllen, Texas, when the second-grade teacher came to him for confession during Holy...

Washington DC, Dec 8: A survey has revealed that in the United States, Telugu is the most widely spoken language at home after Haitian among people whose first language is not English. The United States Census Bureau, in its five-year estimates (2012-2016), has found that 3,21,695 people, between the age of five and older, speak Telugu and 280,867 speak Punjabi at home while Bengali and Tamil...

Jakarta, Dec 6: An Indonesian monkey who shot to fame after it snapped a grinning selfie - and sparked a landmark US copyright case - was named "Person of the Year" on Wednesday by The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The animal rights group said it was honouring Naruto, a crested black macaque with a goofy-looking grin, to recognise that "he is someone, not something". In 2011...