Narendra Modi, Barack Obama pay joint homage to Martin Luther King

Narendra ModiWashington : In a rare gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama on Tuesday visited the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and paid a joint homage to the leader of African-American Civil Rights Movement.

In a last minute change of plan, Obama joined Modi to pay homage to the American stalwart.

Both the leaders took a round of the memorial and Obama was seen explaining significance of the site to Modi.

They drove straight to the Memorial after their summit level talks at the White House.

As per initial plan, Modi was to go alone to pay the homage but in last minute change American president also decided to join him.

Shia is one of the best actors I've ever worked with, says Brad Pitt

Shia is one of the best actors I've ever worked with, says Brad PittLondon Sept 30 : Brad Pitt h

Nicole Kidman thanks fans for support post father's death

Nicole KidmanWellington, Sept 30 : Nicole Kidman finally spoke in public two weeks after her f

Android Lollipop may be Google's next Operating Software

Android Lollipop may be Google's next Operating SoftwareLondon, Sep 30 : After Jelly Bean, KitKat and an Ice Cream Sandwich , Google's next operating system is likely to be called Android Lollipop, a report said.

Google celebrated its 16th birthday by releasing an image with a cake full of lollies and a message that said, "Why do we put candles on cakes?"

The tech giant's next operating system has simply been codenamed Android L as of now. However, with the company's android names following the alphabet, lollipop might replace KitKat in the next version, reported The Daily Star.

Greenland Ice Sheet more sensitive to climate change than

greenland-ice-sheetWashington, Sept 30 : A new study has revealed that despite its apparent stability, the massive ice sheet covering most of Greenland is more sensitive to climate change than earlier estimates have suggested.

The scientists at the University of Cambridge said that this could accelerate the rising sea levels that threaten coastal communities worldwide.

In addition to assessing the impact of the increasing levels of meltwater created and spilled into the ocean each year as the climate continues to warm, the new model also takes into account the role that the soft, spongy ground beneath the ice sheet plays in its changing dynamics.

HP launches low-cost Windows laptops, tablets

HP launches low-cost Windows laptops, tabletsWashington, Sep 30 : HP is preparing to launch a 7-inch HP Stream 7 tablet and an 8-inch version for as less as 99 dollars and 149 dollars respectively.

According to The Verge, the tablets are likely to be very low specification devices, but Microsoft is also offering a year-long subscription to Office 365 Personal with 1TB of OneDrive storage and 60 minutes of Skype calls each month.

With the release of low cost tablets and laptops, HP seems to have joined Microsoft's Chromebook and Android assault.

HP's 8-inch tablet also includes 200MB of free LTE data each month with no contract for the life of the device.

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