March 13, 2014
NEW YORK: In a step towards eventual state regulation of bitcoin exchanges, New York's financial services regulator has said he wanted companies that want to operate virtual currency exchanges in the state to submit formal applications.
March 13, 2014
One in five Americans say religion does not play an important role in their lives, a new NBC/WSJ journal poll shows – the highest percentage since the poll began asking participants about their focus on faith in 1997.
March 13, 2014
China says its satellites detected three large floating objects in a suspected crash site in the South China Sea; images being analysed by authorities
March 13, 2014
NEW DELHI: Ending weeks of speculation and uncertainty, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) announced on Wednesday that the seventh season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held in three phases from April 16 to June 1.
March 13, 2014
Cussing the company that you just quit online? If you're that type, you might have a lawsuit on your hands.
Given how easy it is today for disgruntled or ex-employees to vent in cyberspace, a number of Indian companies are introducing social media policies and non-disparagement clauses.
March 13, 2014
By Staff Reporter & Columnist, Sam Prasad Jillella
WASHINGTON DC: The United Nations (UN) theme for the International Women’s Day 2014 is: “Equality for women is progress for all.”
March 13, 2014
WASHINGTON: The National Security Agency has developed malware that allows it to collect data automatically from millions of computers worldwide, a report based on leaked documents showed today.
The report said that in some cases the NSA has used a decoy Facebook server to infect a target’s computer and exfiltrate files.
March 12, 2014
NEW YORK: A massive explosion leveled two apartment buildings in New York City, killing at least two women, injuring 18 people and blowing out windows for several city blocks. A utility company says a resident in a nearby building reported smelling gas shortly before the blast.
March 12, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR: The search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner expanded on Wednesday to cover an area stretching from China to the Andaman Sea, with authorities no closer to explaining what happened to the plane or the 239 people on board.
Malaysia plane still missing: Interpol rules out terror angle
March 12, 2014
NEW DELHI: Airtel's fixed-line broadband customers will have to shell out more for internet services from next month as the service provider has hiked the charges by up to 40% in certain plans.
The operator has informed its customers that the increase in broadband rates would be effective from next billing cycle in April.
