Readers worldwide willing to pay for online news content

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Melbourne, May 11 (ANI): Readers worldwide do not mind paying for online news content, according to a survey. Conducted by accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers, the survey has revealed that readers are willing to pay almost as much for some high-quality online newspapers as they do for print versions, particularly in specialist news ...

Elements Akademia wins India’s First Sankalp Award

Friday, May 8th, 2009

New Delhi, May 8 (ANI/Business Wire India): Elements Akademia, India's first chain of finishing schools, has recently bagged orders to fill upto 2,000 job openings in its partner companies like Genpact, Bank of America, WNS and Fortis. These are typically back office operations and customer service jobs for graduates with ...

Murdoch may start charging for access to online newspapers within a year

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

London, May 7 (ANI): Aussie media mogul Rupert Murdoch has revealed that he will soon start charging people for obtaining access to News Corporation's newspaper websites. The change is expected to take place within a year, as he strives to fix a ...

Goldfish’s 3-sec memory is just another animal myth

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

London, May 5 (ANI): Do you also believe that goldfish have a memory span of only three seconds, and that dogs fail to recognise colours other than white and black? Well, then you are certainly on the wrong side of the facts, for these ideas are just some of the ...

Church of England publishes ‘crammer’s prayers’ to help exam students

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

London, May 5 (ANI): The Church of England has published a series of "crammer's prayers" in hopes of easing stressed out students appearing for their summer exams. Bishop of Lincoln, Rt Revd John Saxbee, who is also the Chair of the Church of England Board of Education, wrote one of the ...

India’s publishing BPO industry to cross USD 1.2 billion by 2012

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Pune,May 5 (ANI): A recently released report by ValueNotes estimates that the Indian publishing BPO industry is expected to grow to a value of USD 1.2 billion by 2012. This growth is expected to come from rise in the number of publishing companies that will outsource - which include traditional ...

Moderate calorie restriction found to cause temporal changes in liver metabolism

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Washington, May 5 (ANI): A study on obese patients has revealed that moderate calorie restriction causes temporal changes in the liver and skeletal muscle metabolism, while moderate weight loss affects muscle. Led by Dr. Samuel Klein of the Washington University School of Medicine, the study has also revealed that short-term ...

Some baby foods are worse than a burger: Study

Monday, May 4th, 2009

London, May 04 (ANI): A new study has revealed that some baby foods contain "staggering" amounts of sugar and fat that make them worse than junk food. During the study, researchers for the Children's Food Campaign found that Farley's Original Rusks contain more sugar than McVities Chocolate Digestives, while Heinz Toddler ...

Indus Valley seals may not be proof of advanced linguistic skills

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Hong Kong, April 30 (ANI): A team of scientists has refuted claims made by a research group that the puzzling symbols that were found on Indus Valley seals are proof of a written script of a language from an ancient civilization, and therefore a literate culture. According to a report in ...

Breakfast cereals are not too healthy, says UK watchdog

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

London, April 29 (ANI): If you think that having cereals is the best way to start your day, then here's a news flash - they're far from being healthy, according to a new study. Consumer watchdog Which? has warned that a third of ...