2+ hour, 55+ min ago  (181+ words) Overdependence on the Smartphone can throw ups side effects that can fatigue the brain, experts point out, and now many users are hitting back by going ‘dumb’, finds Anju Munshi For years, we thought technology knows best. Like providing a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (96+ words) The Shillong Times WhatsApp’s new username feature stirs public debate New Delhi, July 1: WhatsApp’s proposed username feature has raised concerns among experts and users, who believe the new offering could trigger a surge in impersonation, spoofing, and financial fraud. Stay…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (230+ words) The Shillong Times Here’s why AI Chatbot teddies are risky for kids ChattyBear, a soft, brown-furred teddy bear, begins every conversation with a jubilant, “Hello, my buddy!” No longer the province of the imagination, ChattyBear is part of a new…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (156+ words) Swipe. Hide. Desire: Inside India’s quiet boom in extramarital apps The Shillong Times Swipe. Hide. Desire: Inside India’s quiet boom in extramarital apps Behind every statistic is a lit screen, a coded name, and a marriage that stopped being enough....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (232+ words) The Shillong Times Iran’s ultimatum: The internet is now more vulnerable than ever Early this week, Iranian state-linked media floated a plan to charge the operators of undersea internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz for access to what they…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (96+ words) The Shillong Times City bizmen get HNLC ‘income tax’ notices on WhatsApp SHILLONG, May 6: Amidst repeated claims by the Meghalaya Police that the banned HNLC was a spent force, the outfit seems to be actively carrying out extortion activities in…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (367+ words) NEW DELHI: “It is lingering on unnecessarily,” a Delhi court said on Wednesday even as it granted more time to the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate to obtain report on Letters Rogatory form the UK and Singapore in…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (193+ words) Jammu, Jan 30:As a security precaution, the authorities on Friday suspended mobile Internet services in parts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. An official said that the union territory's Home Department has ordered the temporary suspension of mobile data services,…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (141+ words) Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 1: ISRO’s over 4,000 kg communication satellite CMS-03 is all set to be launched from this space port on Sunday. The satellite, weighing about 4,410 kg will be the heaviest to be launched from the Indian soil and into…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (566+ words) New Delhi, Aug 23: Postal services to the US have been temporarily suspended, as US-bound air carriers have denied carrying shipments due to a lack of clarity in new norms issued by the American customs department, the Ministry of Communications said…...