India's formidable duo of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa advanced to the women's doubles quarter-finals of the China Open badminton after eking out an easy 21-9, 21-12 victory over Iris Wang and Rena Wang of USA, in Shanghai, on Thursday.
The actor has three children with ex-wife Sadie Frost (sons Rafferty, 18, and Rudy, 12, and daughter Iris, 14) and another daughter, Sophia, 5, with model Samantha Burke.
R Praggnanandhaa emerged as unconquered king in the World Youth Chess Championship, in Mumbai, claiming the gold in the Under-18 Open category on Saturday.
The much publicised Unique Identification number may not be as infallible as it is touted to be. Though Aadhaar -- the implementation programme of the UID -- records both the biometric and iris scan data of the individual, it is solely dependent on biometrics for application. The government aims to have biometric authentication readers at ration shops to ensure that only eligible candidates get access to food subsidy and other benefits.
HSBC is likely to raise up to Rs 2,450 crore (Rs 24.50 billion) by selling its stake in Axis Bank and YES Bank, said senior bankers familiar with the development.
The Sense Of An Ending stars Jim Broadbent and Charlotte Rampling.
Called Augmented Reality or AR, it is defined as the overlay of graphics onto a video stream or other real-time display
Beware! Dangerously sexy curves ahead.
Whether you are a mobile App designer, a systems designer or a person with strong data analytical skills, there is a problem you can take on and solve and take India Forward.
Olympic champion Ryan Lochte won the men's 200 metres backstroke world title on Friday to claim his third gold medal of the world championships.
The consortia include algorithm and system integration providers.
Works by Indian writers Manu Joseph and Tabish Khair have been shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize, the leading international award for authors from the continent.
Decks were cleared for inclusion of caste in the Census with a Group of Ministers on Wednesday approving the exercise to be undertaken from biometric stage, capping months of uncertainty over the issue that had divided many parties.
The Income Tax department and the Unique Identification Authority of India have agreed "in-principle" to come together for rolling out PAN cards with unique 16 digit Aadhaar number.
The man and his 28-year-old wife, whose identity have not been revealed, tortured the elderly woman repeatedly and they even cut her right eye iris out and part of her other eye, the Court of First Instance heard.
'We have to go through the process of obtaining informed consent.'
Tata Motors plans to showcase over 20 passenger and commercial vehicles at the upcoming Delhi Auto Expo.
The IIT has already developed the prototype of such biometric equipment which can recognise people based upon five intrinsic physical traits. These traits are face, iris, ear, palm and fingerprint.
The 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi tops the radar of terrorist organisations. While Indian security agencies are working hard to ensure that the Games go on without a problem, a lot more still needs to be done.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the fifth day of the Asian Games.
The growing use of mobile phones for storing personal data has become a security concern, says Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com.
'In the process, I hope that our Earth will be able to heal some more.'
The Aadhaar issuing authority, Unique Identification Authority Of India, has no data on those who have been denied benefits for want of the 12-digit biometric identification number, the Supreme Court was informed on Thursday.
Grandmaster Sahaj Grover failed to capitalise on his chances and played out a draw with Iranian Pouya Idani, while Vidit Gujrathi defeated Polish Marcel Kanarek to be jointly third after the eighth round of the World Junior Chess Championship in Kocaeli, Turkey.
He will join his former Proteas team mate and close friend Jacques Kallis who is the head coach of the two-time Indian Premier League champions.
Naoko Irie, a researcher of the University of Tokyo in Japan, has revealed that an Asian elephant named Ashya could recognise which of the two buckets was carrying more apples during an experiment.
The drive is being undertaken by the India Regeneration Initiative.
Chanu, who is employed with the Indian Railways, lifted 85kg in snatch and 109kg in clean and jerk to total an impressive 194kg in the women's 48kg, setting a new national record in the process.
Trinidad native John Mitchell dabbled in basketball and baseball after arriving in the United States at the age of 9. But it took the introduction of cricket at his New York school to find a sport he felt at home with. "I never got the hang of it," the 17-year-old says of baseball, even though, like cricket, it involves hitting a ball with a bat.
The authority said in response to a report based on RTI that 210 government website made Aadhaar information public .
'By taking fingerprints, iris scans and other details of citizens, the State is becoming the custodian of its people.' 'The State can use this data according to its whims and fancies, which is not good in a democracy.' 'When the State looks at all the activities of its citizens, it becomes a police State.'
Biometric authentication is based on the unscientific and questionable assumption that there are parts of human body that does not age, wither and decay with the passage of time.
If a research is to be believed, all people with blue eyes can trace their ancestry back to one person, who probably lived about 10,000 years ago in the Black Sea region. Scientists studying the genetics of eye colour at the University of Copenhagen found that more than 99.5 per cent of blue-eyed people, who volunteered to have their DNA analysed, have the same tiny mutation in the gene that determines the colour of the iris.
If real life isn't good enough, try reincarnation into a Second Life.
The department of science and technology, Confederation of Indian Industry and Intel on Wednesday signed a statement of intent with a view to promote culture of inventions and innovations among students and youth of the country.
Sanjeev Bhatia, Co-Founder, Onlymobiles shares a shortlist.
Observing that good governance was being recognised as an important goal by many countries, the President said the Internet revolution has proved to be a powerful tool for good governance initiatives.
The stunner sauntered down the runway glowing in a heavy duty Rockstar gown for designer Monisha Jaisingh. Take a look!
The UIDAI said it is "contemplating a legal action" against ZDNet, on the issue.
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