Shakuntala Devi earned the title “human computer” in the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records. She could multiply two random 13 digit numbers under 28 seconds and tell the eighth root of a 14-digit number in less than 10 seconds, every tim…
The Indian who captivated Hitler Dhyan Chand was born on 29 August 1905 in Allahabad. W hile Indian hockey desperately tries to shed its underdog image, one man remains the guru of the game in the subcontinent. He is the mercurial Dhyan Chand. The hockey…
British Deputy High Commissioner, Mumbai, Kumar Iyer has announced that the British Government will be helping selected cities of India in developing them to smart cities. Moreover, he further reveals the names of the cities. The Deputy High Commissioner “It would be our endeavour t…
Investors at a roadshow organised by the Ministry of Shipping to attract funding for the development of lighthouses as tourism destinations raised the bogey of poor infrastructure and single-window clearance during a discussion chaired by State and Central government bureaucrats on Monda…
Ahead of next year's state Assembly polls, an Electoral Assistance System tapping mobile and online facility for accessing voter details, was launched here today, claimed to be the first such in the country. Through the new facility - EASY - a voter can get his or her voter card …
IBM expands its first public cloud data center in India. Located in Chennai, the new IBM Cloud data center offers local customers and end users increased performance and speed for data traveling to and from the region. Part of IBM’s $1.2 billion investment to expand its global cloud foo…
