A land where wine flows like water may sound like an epicurean’s paradise. However, in Kerala, this ‘utopia’ turned into a shocking reality for 18 families living in a residential building in Chalakkudy, when a foul-smelling mixture of water and liquor started pouring out of their taps on Monday morning. […]
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Gumstix Raspberry Pi Zero AA battery board makes the mini PC mobile
Gumstix has released a new board that lets you power a Raspberry Pi Zero computer with a pair of AA batteries, allowing you to use it without plugging the tiny computer into a wall jack or a bulky battery pack. The Gumstix Raspberry Pi Zero Battery Board also adds motion sensors to […]
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RBI keeps key lending rate unchanged at 5.15%, pegs growth at 6% for next fiscal
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday kept its repo rate at which it lends to banks unchanged at 5.15% as it maintained an “accommodative stance” to revive growth amid a sagging economy. This is the second consecutive bi-monthly monetary meeting in this fiscal year 2019-20 in which the […]
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IIT Roorkee, BEL introduce security surveillance system
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) collaborated to introduce security surveillance system — a system of various cameras/videos installed in a building to record movement of a person on the map along with time, in the DefExpo 2020 being held here from February 5-9. […]
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Sensex rises over 100 points ahead RBI monetary policy outcome
Market benchmark Sensex jumped over 100 points in opening session on Thursday ahead of the outcome of Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy review amid strong cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 125.32 points or 0.30 per cent higher at 41,267.98, and the broader NSE advanced […]
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Allahabad University to issue ‘smart’ degrees, marksheets to curb forgeries
The Allahabad University (AU) will start issuing degrees and marksheets embedded with added multiple security features from this academic session. The move is aimed at checking forgery by unscrupulous elements. Alarmed by incidents of fake degrees and marksheets surfacing in different cities and states – with some forgeries being so […]
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Law to improve RBI’s oversight on banks cleared
The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved changes to the Banking Regulation Act to give the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) wider powers to regulate co-operative lenders and prevent frauds such as the one seen at Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Ltd. Once the amendment is cleared by Parliament, co-operative banks […]
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PF accounts of 4.5 lakh Bihar school teachers now opening
The process for opening provident fund (PF) accounts of nearly 4.5 lakh teachers appointed since 2006 through panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) has finally begun from Patna following the Patna High Court directive for compliance of the provisions of the Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act. The code numbers for […]
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LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner steps aside after 11 years, says time is right
The LinkedIn professional networking service is getting a new CEO. Jeff Weiner will become executive chairman after 11 years as chief of the Microsoft-owned business. Ryan Roslansky, senior vice president of product, will become CEO as of June 1. Weiner said the timing felt right personally and professionally, with a […]
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Coronavirus: Qualcomm says the outbreak will have adverse impact on phone industry
Chip maker Qualcomm Inc said on Wednesday that the coronavirus outbreak in China poses a potential threat to the mobile phone industry, with a possible impact on manufacturing and sales. The comments by Qualcomm, the world’s biggest supplier of “modem” chips that connect mobile phones and other devices to wireless data networks, […]
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Winter skincare tips for the millennial working women
The days of a working millennial woman start as early as possible while they end pretty late and ‘rest’ is now considered a luxury that she rarely gets. Each day has become a challenge for her as there are so many boxes she needs to tick to accomplish the long […]
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Google faces one more privacy probe in EU over location tracking
Google faces one more probe in the European Union over concerns the company’s processing of user location data could violate the bloc’s tough privacy rules. Armed with the power to levy hefty fines, Ireland’s data protection commission on Tuesday also opened a separate investigation into Match Group and the “ongoing […]
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Mandira Bedi on what was the lowest point in her marriage
It was on February 14, 1999 that actor Mandira Bedi aka Shanti of the cult TV series married director-producer Raj Kaushal. It’s been over two decades that the two have been together. Today, when she looks back, she recalls how her husband has always been her “strength”, and the phase which was […]
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FB Messenger Kids will now allow parents to see child’s chat histories
In a bid to give parents more control over what their kids do on Facebook Messenger Kids, the company has added new privacy features on Parent Dashboard in the app. Parents will now be able to see more details about who their children are messaging with, whether they’re video calling them, […]
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Is pelvage the new erogenous zone?
Nushrat Bharucha’s one-shoulder Yousef Akbar gown, which had a daring slit running across the hip bone has been the talk of the town. The emerald green outfit was supported by two straps on the side exuding a bondage vibe. Of late, the likes of Ananya Panday, Malaika Arora, Kriti Sanon and Janhvi […]