Hyderabad, Aug 2: The Telangana government on Tuesday scrapped the TS EAMCET-II 2016 examination in the wake of leakage of the question paper last month and announced the schedule for the fresh exam for admission to medical courses in the state. As per the new schedule announced by the Telangana State Council for Higher Education, […]

Chennai, Aug 1: Commercial vehicles major Ashok Leyland Ltd on Monday said it closed last month selling 10.492 units, down by five per cent over the comparable period last year. In a statement issued here, the company said it sold 10,492 units, down from 11,054 units sold in July 2015. While the company experienced seven […]

New York: Training the loved ones or partners of skin cancer survivors to examine new moles can dramatically increase early detection and thus lead to early treatment as well as improve survival rate, says a study. Patients with melanoma — the most serious type of skin cancer — are at increased risk of developing a […]

Mumbai: Global software and Cloud major Oracle India on Monday announced a corporate citizenship collaboration with State Bank of India (SBI) and launched the ‘D-Change’ programme which will support education and learning, women’s empowerment and rural skills development in the country. The initiative will merge SBI’s financial expertise and expansive reach with Oracle’s technology leadership […]

Panaji: A provision has been made for a naval air enclave spread over five acres at the upcoming Mopa International Airport in North Goa, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar told the assembly on Monday. “There is a provision of naval air enclave for which five-acre land is proposed on lease for the entire period of concession,” […]

Bengaluru: Chinese smartphone major Lenovo on Monday announced the appointment of Rajesh Thadani as Head and Executive Director-Consumer, Online and E-commerce, Lenovo India. In his new role, Thadani will lead the growth strategy to further strengthen Lenovo’s growing consumer segment in the country. He will also be responsible for formulating Lenovo’s strategy in e-tailing and […]

New Delhi: The government is making all efforts to bring back the 10,000 Indian workers rendered jobless in Saudi Arabia and is also providing them food in camps, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in the Lok Sabha on Monday. She also said that Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh will visit Saudi […]

Bengaluru: A brain scan conducted while someone is going through stress may detect shrinking in a part of the brain that can eventually lead to memory loss, says a study. The findings showed that the shrinking of the hippocampus — the brain region associated with learning and memory — actually precedes the onset of a […]

Agra: A retired colonel of the Indian army, who served as a medical expert in the Kargil area, has innovated new techniques for treating 25 odd common chronic human ailments. A book brought out by Berlin’s Lap Lambert Academic Publications lists the areas that he has successfully worked in with these unique techniques which need […]

New Delhi, Aug 1: Chinese technology company Lenovo on Monday launched two devices — K5 Note with theatreMax technology and an enhanced version of Vibe K5 Plus with an array of supported devices — in India. The Lenovo K5 Note starts at Rs 11,999 for 3GB variant and Rs 13,499 for the 4GB variant. The […]