Dehradun, the capital of Himalayan State of Uttarakhand, over the past two decades has fast turned into a concrete jungle. The city was included in the list of cities under the ‘smart city project’ in June 2017. However, the land of rivers and rivulets is struggling on many fronts. The […]
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DMRC application process for assistant managers for Mumbai, Patna metro closing soon
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has invited online applications for immediate recruitment of personnel for civil department of DMRC for its Mumbai and Patna metro projects. Candidates who have qualified GATE 2019 exam can apply for the posts that is contractual in nature. There are 35 posts for assistant manager (civil). The […]
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Around 40,000 posts vacant for officers in defence ministry: Centre in RS
The Defence Ministry has 3,782 and 34,289 vacant posts for group A and group B officers, respectively, Union minister Shripad Naik informed the Rajya Sabha. The minister of state for defence said there are 2.01 lakh vacancies in other categories in the ministry. In a written reply to a question, […]
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WhatsApp features that Android users have but iPhone users don’t, yet
WhatsApp is currently testing some of its upcoming features exclusively on Android devices. This means that Android users get a first-hand experience of WhatsApp’s upcoming features before iPhone users get to test and use them. This of course does not mean that iPhones will never get these new features. They […]
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NATA 2020 registration begins, architecture aspirants can apply
NATA 2020: The Council of Architecture has started the online application process for the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) 2020. Candidates can apply online at nata.in. The online application process began on February 1 and the last date to apply is March 16, 2020. The NATA 2020 first exam will be held […]
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Twitter says a bug may have allowed hackers to acess your phone number
Twitter said on Monday that it had discovered attempts by possible state actors to access the phone numbers associated with user accounts, after a security researcher unearthed a flaw in the company’s “contacts upload” feature. In a statement published on its privacy blog, Twitter said it had identified a “high volume of […]
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Google Trends help predict tourism to Bahamas, IMF study shows
Online searches can help countries predict tourist visits more accurately and give governments a better read on economies that depend on the industry, an International Monetary Fund analysis showed. Combining Google Trends data with traditional forecast models improved accuracy of predicted tourist arrivals to the Bahamas from the U.S by about 30%, […]
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YouTube makes $15 billion in a year, Cloud $8.9, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai reveals
Alphabet Inc’s new Chief Executive Sundar Pichai unveiled sales figures that investors have long demanded, but shares fell 5% as Google’s advertising business and the new data about YouTube and Google Cloud broadly disappointed. Pichai had sought to counter slowing revenue growth in the company’s main advertising business by pointing to the […]
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JLo and Shakira stun in stylish outfits as they project power of women
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira brought Latina star power to Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, delivering a medley of pop hits and hip-shaking choreography on one of the world’s glitziest stages. Latin artists Bad Bunny and J Balvin, in addition to Lopez’s 11-year-old daughter, appeared as surprise guests in an extravaganza that signalled its […]
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Coronavirus outbreak: Samsung to shut down its experience store in China
Samsung Electronics Co will temporarily shut down its flagship store in China amid growing fears of the spread of the novel coronavirus, company officials here said on Monday. Samsung will close its flagship store in downtown Shanghai until Sunday, the company said. The 800-square-metre store, the largest Samsung store in China, opened […]
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End the cycle of stress with vitamins, supplements
People have started living in a constant state of stress- accepting it as an unfortunate and unwelcome addition in their daily lives. With constant deadlines, restless nights, obsessive thoughts, relationship problems becoming a usual occurrence, the body’s perception of stress is increasing. While the body does experience stress born out of their […]
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Volkswagen Taigun compact SUV showcased before Auto Expo 2020
With a determined intent on taking the SUV segment in India by storm, Volkswagen has unveiled the ‘Made for India’ compact SUV Taigun just days before Auto Expo 2020 which starts in Greater Noida from February 7. A concept SUV for now, Taigun is a statement from Volkswagen that it […]
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Chinese tourism, the main engine of global travel
The impact of the current health crisis on Chinese foreign tourism is likely to be worse than during the SARS epidemic in 2002/2003 or the swine flu crisis in 2009, simply because so many more Chinese people travel abroad for pleasure than back then. Their country is now the top contributor to world tourism. […]
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Skoda Vision IN breaks cover in India to light up compact SUV segment
Skoda India on Tuesday unveiled the much awaited Vision IN compact SUV in the country in a bid to challenge established players in the highly lucrative as well as competitive segment. The Czech company will officially launch the car at a later date in the year. Based on the company’s […]
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Salman Khan unveils IIFA 2020 in Indore, says ‘I was conceived in Mumbai, but I was born in Indore’
The 21st edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA Awards) will be held in Indore from March 27-29, while Bhopal will host a function in the run up to the mega Bollywood event, it was announced on Monday. IIFA organisers made the announcement in the presence of Bollywood […]