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New York, Mar 7: Fed up with the constant buzzing of your smartphone? Scientists have developed a new system that can tell if you are busy or unwilling to be interrupted by notifications on your device. The model built by researchers from the Rugters University in the US predicts the user's receptiveness to smartphone interruptions by incorporating personality traits. "Ideally, a smartphone...

New Delhi, Mar 6: Women in India earn 25 per cent less than men, with men earning a median gross hourly salary of Rs 345.80, while for women it is only Rs 259.8, says a Monster India report. Though the gender pay gap has narrowed by 2 percentage points from 27.2 per cent in 2015 over last year. About 68.5 per cent women of India Inc feel that gender parity is still a concern. The Monster Salary...

Mar, 5: An eternal rebel always hides in a student's mind. They believe, as French philosopher Albert Camus wrote 66-years ago in The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt, “to remain silent is to give the impression that one has no opinions, that one wants nothing, and in certain cases it really amounts to wanting nothing”. And Indian students do not want to remain bullied, scared or imprisoned to...

New Delhi, Mar 4: Gold prices got past the Rs 30,000-mark again by climbing Rs 375 to Rs 30,100 per 10 grams today, reflecting strong global uptrend and increased buying by local jewellers. Silver also went past the Rs 43,000-mark by covering up Rs 400 at Rs 43,100 per kg, backed by increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers. Traders said that apart from a better trend in global markets...

New Delhi, Mar 4: A shocking incident has come to light from Gaza wherein a woman lost her life after giving birth to her 69th child. As per reports, unawareness about family planning and contraception led to the lady's death who was just 40 years of age. Reportedly, she was the most fertile woman and gave birth to to twins 16 times, three twins seven times and another four twins four times. No...

Washington, Mar 4: The Hubble space telescope has captured a new image showcasing an incredibly massive galaxy located under 400 million light-years away from the Earth. The galaxy UGC 12591 sits somewhere between a lenticular and a spiral, according to NASA. It lies in the westernmost region of the Pisces–Perseus Supercluster, a long chain of galaxy clusters that stretches out for hundreds of...

Beijing, Mar 3: Justifying its curbs on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube, China on Thursday said such controls were needed to prevent "external interference". "Safeguarding China's sovereignty, security and development interests in cyberspace has become an important strategic goal," China's first white paper on cyber security released here said. Titled "International Strategy of Cooperation on...

New Delhi, Mar 1: If you gave up your home internet connection while using the free Jio internet service, the nearing of the end of Happy New Year offer would get you thinking. To continue you need to pay Rs 303 per month for 30 GB data -- that is Rs 10 for every 1GB 4G data you get daily an amazing offer that probably got the other telecom operators going bonkers. So Airtel has turned up with two...

Feb 28: Four people drowned when they went for a swim in a lake at Kumsi village near Taj Sultanpur in Kalaburagi taluk on Sunday evening. The police identified the deceased as Basheer Ali Khan, 29, Fadul Rehman, 23, and their sisters Mariyam Ubaidullah Rehman, 16, and Amatuz Tagur Alikhan, 13. All were residents of Islamabad Colony in Kalaburagi. The girls jumped into water first without...

Barcelona, Feb 27: Finnish brand Nokia, a former mobile star, launched three new Android smartphones and unveiled a revamped version of its iconic 3310 model more than a decade after it was phased out. Unlike the original, which was known for its sturdiness, the new Nokia 3310 will allow web browsing. The new version will bring back its predecessor's popular "Snake" game and distinctive ringtones...