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AirAsia plane crash reports not true: Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 28 (IANS) Malaysia's Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai dismissed claims that wreckage of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 was found, media reported Sunday.

Malaysia's AirAsia flight with 162 onboard goes missing

Jakarta, Dec 28 (IANS) A Singapore-bound AirAsia flight carrying, with 162 people onboard, from Indonesia lost contact with air traffic control (ATC) Sunday. The AirAsia flight QZ8501 took off at 5.20 a.m.

'Headache may be only symptom of brain tumour'

Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) Headache could be the only symptom of brain tumour in many cases, say researchers, suggesting that CT scans and other neuro-imaging tests for people with headache could prove to be helpful tools in spotting the deadly disease.

'Smart' computer network matches primate brain qualities

Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) A team of neuroscientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has found that one of the latest generation of computer networks - called "deep neural networks" - matches the primate brain. "This improved understanding of how the primate brain works could lead to better artificial intelligence and, someday, lead to new ways to repair visual dysfunction," said Charles Cadieu from MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research and the paper's lead author

Malaysian plane goes missing with 162 people

Jakarta/Singapore, Dec 28 (IANS) Authorities Sunday launched a major search operation after an AirAsia flight carrying 162 people disappeared while flying from Indonesia to Singapore. The Malaysian-owned AirAsia aircraft took off at 5.20 a.m

Tarun Vijay honoured by Malaysian Tamils

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 28 (IANS) Malaysia's Tamil community has honoured BJP MP Tarun Vijay with the "Thirukkural Thuthar" award for promoting the ancient work of Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar.

Male groups seek review of marriage law bill

Bangalore/New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Male rights groups working for "gender-neutral" family laws will lobby with the government to review the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill of 2010 as it claims that in its present form it is discriminatory to men. "We are going to meet members of parliament, starting with Law Minister (D.V.) Sadananda Gowda next week, to convince them that the government should reintroduce the bill in the new format as suggested by the male rights groups," Kumar V.

Facebook sorry after app stirred up sad memories

New York, Dec 28 (IANS) Facebook has apologised for the grief its "Year in Review" app caused some of its users while dishing out good memories along with the bad ones. The social working site compiled a "Year in Review" video for every user, allowing them to reminisce over the highlights of the past year as calculated by Facebook's algorithm.

Facebook adopts worker-friendly management technique

New York, Dec 28 (IANS) To effectively shape its overwhelmingly young work force into future leaders, the social networking site Facebook has adopted a set of somewhat unconventional management techniques. The new guidelines cater to employees' thirst for freedom as well as their aversion to inertia and top-down leadership, the Wall Street Journal reported. The recommendations involve a conversational management style, whereby even entry-level employees would be encouraged to question the manager's decisions, and offer their own solutions and feedback.

Our children cannot stay trapped in workplaces: Kailash Satyarthi (IANS Interview)

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Terming child labour in India as a "serious" problem, the country's newest Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has said the delay in enacting and enforcing a ban on all its forms is akin to "destroying childhood" as our "children cannot remain trapped in workplaces".