Maharashtra wants Google Earth censored

The Maharashtra government is examining legal options to censor Google Earth and curb it from showing sensitive locations to prevent terror attacks...

Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST

MIT's tech wizards showcase gizmos with a healing touch

Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and from India exhibited a software which can read ones emotions and help him or her...

Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST

Discovery to head towards International Space Station

After weeks of delay, the space shuttle Discovery is set to make an important delivery to the International Space Station, bringing the last set of...

Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST

Wipro delves deep into consulting with an R&D arm

With a big eye on the global consulting market, Indian IT firm Wipro has set up a dedicated research and development arm, Global Research Centre,...

Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST

A unique mission: Beijing man tests radiation in the community

Holding a black electronic gadget, Cheng Jing, a 38-year-old man who lives here carefully reads the figures on its screen and jots them down in a notebook. Cheng is a voluntary "radiation examiner" in the community.

TCS likely to lay off 1,300 staffers

India's IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will lay off around 1,300 employees - less than a percent of its global workforce- over the next few months, as these employees failed to meet performance standards, a company spokesperson said.