Days on Earth are getting longer

Melting of glaciers near the Earth’s poles and the resulting rise in sea level is partly slowing down the Earth’s rotation, thereby increasing the length of our days, a new study suggests.

14 Dec 2015 4:30 AM

Canada's prime minister to welcome refugees at the airport

The newly elected government is pushing forward its pledge to resettle 25,000 refugees.

11 Dec 2015 10:11 AM

Internet access affects how we think: study

09 Dec 2015 2:23 PM

People who upload inspirational quotes are dumb: study

Researchers asked 845 volunteers to evaluate a series of 'inspirational' statements.

05 Dec 2015 11:08 AM

‘People who post inspirational quotes are dumb’

The level of a person’s intelligence can be gauged from his Facebook updates as people who share quotes of inspirational guru like Deepak Chopra on the social media platforms are less intelligent and

05 Dec 2015 4:39 AM

Canada's India-born Defence Minister faces racist remarks

Harjit Sajjan has allegedly faced racist remarks by a soldier on social media

13 Nov 2015 9:23 AM

First scar-free plastic surgery carried out in Canada

This is the very first such procedure in the history of plastic surgery in the country

12 Nov 2015 12:56 PM

BlackBerry Priv impressive, highly priced

BlackBerry Ltd launched its first Android-based device on Friday, with the future of the company’s hardware business riding on a slick smartphone called Priv that boasts an impressive array of feature

10 Nov 2015 12:57 AM

Dinosaur fossil with preserved feathers, skin discovered

They are known as ornithomimids, commonly referred to as "ostrich mimics

02 Nov 2015 5:48 PM

New silicon batteries ‘lighter, long-lasting’

Researchers have developed a new silicon-based anode that could pave the way for lighter and long-lasting lithium-ion batteries, which could be used for everything from electronic devices to electric

29 Oct 2015 3:01 AM

TIFF: French director Lelouch shines a quaint light on India

Veteran director Claude Lelouch is at his scintillating best in Un plus une, a witty and tender French love story that pans out entirely in India.

15 Sep 2015 6:11 AM

Online avatar holds clues about personality

Your online avatar may give accurate information about your personality, especially how outgoing or anxious you are, a new study suggests.

13 Jan 2015 1:37 AM

Two freed Canadians unable to leave Egypt

2 Canadians released from an Egyptian prison after being held without charges since mid-August were barred from flying out of the country on Sunday, Cairo airport officials said.

07 Oct 2013 5:13 PM

Earth oxygen 700m yrs older than is believed

Oxygen appeared in the atmosphere up to 700 million years earlier than previously thought, suggesting that life took a very long time to evolve, a new study has found.

27 Sep 2013 10:17 AM