Multimedia

HP, J&K, Northeast to get innovation Hubs to drive science

National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) is focussing on deploying holographic and multimedia projections, 3D-rendered displays in its centres along with unrepresented areas such as the northeast, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

Media multitasking linked to poor scores in maths

Parents, please take note! Researchers have found that the more time teenagers spend splitting their attention between various devices such as their phones, video games or TV, the lower their test scores in maths and English tend to be.

3G devices have doubled and wider network coverage boosted data adoption: Nokia

Nokia's annual MBiT Index study has revealed an "exponential growth" in 3G data traffic in India in 2015. The study reveals that data traffic grew by 50 per-cent in 2015 and that 3G data usage finally outpaced 2G data usage for the first time ever.

Malaysian AirAsia plane missing with 162 people (Third Lead)

Jakarta/Singapore, Dec 28 (IANS) An AirAsia Airbus with 162 people on board disappeared Sunday amid thunderstorms while flying from Indonesia to Singapore, prompting a major search operation.

Brazil president named in lawsuit in US

Sao Paulo, Dec 28 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and outgoing Finance Minister Guido Mantega were among the 14 names cited in a lawsuit in a US court against Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras. The lawsuit was brought by the administration of Providence city in the state of Rhode Island

Cops bid farewell to slain New York policeman

New York, Dec 28 (IANS/EFE) Some 25,000 policemen gathered Saturday to pay their last respects to Rafael Ramos, one of the officers killed a week ago in New York by a man who allegedly wanted to avenge the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of police.

Italian ferry with 466 onboard catches fire

Athens, Dec 28 (IANS) A ferry with 466 on board caught fire while sailing from Greece to Italy Sunday. According to coast guard officials, the Norman Atlantic was sailing from the port of Patras in western Greece to Ancona in Italy with 411 passengers and 55 crew members on board, Xinhua reported.

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. "I urge people to maintain calm and not listen to unverified news reports," The Star Online quoted him as saying. Unconfirmed reports emerged that the wreckage, allegedly of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, has been found in the waters off East Belitung

Novel DNA test could identify risk of frailty

Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) New research from the Johns Hopkins University suggests that the quantity of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) found in peoples' blood directly relates to how frail they are. This DNA may prove to be a useful predictor of overall risk of frailty and death from any cause 10 to 15 years before symptoms appear, the researchers said.

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. from Indonesian city of Surabaya and was scheduled to land at Singapore's Changi Airport at 8.30 a.m., Metro TV reported