BANGALORE: India’s first lunar spacecraft Chandrayan-1 has reached halfway in its journey to the moon. At 7.38 a.m. IST yesterday, its 440 Newton liquid engine was fired one more time to raise its elliptical orbit. Its new orbit would mean an apogee (farthest point from Earth) of 267,000 km while its perigee would be slightly different from its current 465 km. Read the rest of this story »

The market for touchscreen mobile handsets appears to be hotting up. The latest entrant to this fast growing segment is Motorola’s MOTOMING A1600. Among other features, this handset is also GPS-enabled allowing users to find their way with the help of preloaded navigation maps and a satellite based GPS. Mobile market watchers expect that with its price tag of Rs 15,847 the A1600 might be able to swing the customer tide which is currently drawn to higher-priced handsets like Samsung’s BlackBerry Bold and Omnia and the iPhone. Read the rest of this story »

People who love Diwali but hate the noise and smells and the dangers that come with firecrackers, can now enjoy safer celebrations and rituals. Multi-lingual portal webduniya.com has taken on a festive look and feel this year. The site offers important features like Lakshmi Pujan rites, e-greetings, fireworks plus exciting games. Read the rest of this story »

A new study has revealed that your key to happiness lies with the number of good friends you have. According to the study a company of at least ten good friends would bring happiness in your life. Read the rest of this story »

Now here’s a fresh twist to your everyday menu of sea-food. If someone tells you that tuna, mackerel, salmon and pomfret are sea kittens, would you stop eating sea-food? If they go on to say that these creatures are capable of affection and feel pain, just like we do, then would you feel guilty for having devoured these ‘sensitive’ creatures all these years? Perhaps not, but that is precisely the ambitious plan of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Read the rest of this story »

How much a person is at risk from depression depends upon how religious or regularly church-going he/she is. A recent research probed that connection and found people who possessed a sense of meaning and purpose in life, though not necessarily religious, were 70 % less prone to depression. Read the rest of this story »

Pregnant women depressed during early pregnancy may increase the likelihood of a preterm delivery a new study has revealed. Read the rest of this story »

Diffusion weighted imaging a new technique for cervical cancer developed by researchers at London’s Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research is showing promising results. The new technique can detect early stage cancers by 88% as compare to 77% using the conventional external scans. Read the rest of this story »

(RCom) Reliance communications along with Intel, Acer, Lenovo and HCL have come up with a unique offer, for just Rs. 1500 ($30) per month for a period of 24 months, reliance customers will get high speed RCom data card services along with a free laptop. Read the rest of this story »

According to a new study done by Slendex a weight management firm, women’s weight is in some way influenced by men. Women’s weight fluctuates depending on her love life and family status. Read the rest of this story »