When someone is in distress, dialling police helpline number ‘100’ can help. But not in Kolkata. The entire system which hosted the number 100 and other emergency services like 112, 1090 and 1091 went down on Tuesday. “These are all BSNL landlines. We have no idea what went wrong. We […]
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10 students arrested over alleged sex assault at Delhi’s Gargi college
Ten students from different government and private colleges in Delhi-NCR have been arrested for allegedly molesting students of Delhi University’s Gargi College after gatecrashing a fest in the all-girls campus last week, police said on Wednesday. Atul Kumar Thakur, deputy commissioner of police (south district), said the arrested students are all aged […]
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Bugatti may soon showcase ‘slower’ Chiron with top speed of 420 kmph
When being lightening quick is not quick enough, you’re probably firmly inside a Bugatti hypercar. Counted as one of the fastest production hypercars in the world, Bugatti machines have often thrown a challenge to elements and come out quite unscathed. Now, the French manufacturer is reportedly planning to take a […]
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Skoda picks an Irish name for its first all-electric SUV Enyaq
It’s confirmed. Skoda Enyaq is the name of the Czech carmaker’s first all-electric SUV. The first detailed photo offers a glimpse at the design of the Skoda Enyaq. It shows the ‘Enyaq’ lettering on the rear of the SUV, the brand’s second all-electric vehicle after the Skoda Citigo iV. The […]
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GATE 2020 answer key: When and where to challenge
GATE 2020: IIT Delhi will release the answer keys of GATE 2020 soon. According to an official notice, the answer key will be available on the website from February 19 to 21. Candidates will be able to challenge the answer keys from 11 am of February 19 to 6 pm of February 21, […]
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Inflation rises to 7.6%, Index of Industrial Production shrinks
The Indian economy was showing signs of recovery after gross domestic product (GDP) growth plummeted to a 26-quarter low of 4.5% in the three months ended September 2019. Various high-frequency indicators (data released more often than a quarter) such as the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) continue to suggest this. The […]
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IIM Calcutta placement sets new record with average salary of Rs 28 lakh
IIM Calcutta has completed placements for its students of MBA class of 2020 with a record average salary of Rs 28 lakh per annum. The institute said 439 students have received 492 offers from 136 firms participating in the recruitment process. “The average annual salary package for top 10 per […]
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Sarojini Naidu birth anniversary: Interesting facts about the ‘Nightingale of India’
One of the most important figures in India’s struggle for Independence, Sarojini Naidu was a political activist and poet, whose works earned her the name ‘Nightingale of India’. Born to a Bengali family of scholars and poets in Hyderabad on February 13, 1879, she was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and his […]
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Patna University to set up advanced research centre
The 102-year-old Patna University (PU) will set up a first-of-its-kind advanced research centre to facilitate students and professors carrying out research work in various fields, officials said. As per the report proposed at a syndicate meeting held recently, the research centre will be constructed at Patna Science College which will […]
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FIR against former NRC official after data goes offline; Prateek Hajela also faces probe
The Assam Police have lodged a case against a former woman employee who failed to submit passwords of email IDs before quitting office, due to which the state’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) data went offline. The entire data of the final NRC list for Assam released last year went offline […]
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Wendell Rodricks envisioned fashion as a tool for empowerment
A designer with an international presence, Wendell Rodricks envisioned fashion as a tool for empowerment. He believed fashion was meant for employment long after a fashion show was over and everyone except models could wear these clothes too. Wendell presented his unique garments, inspired by the rich Goan culture and […]
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Microsoft owned GitHub expands international operations to India
Microsoft-owned software development platform GitHub Inc on Wednesday announced the opening of its subsidiary, GitHub India Private Limited. The India subsidiary is expected to help the company better serve the developer community and GitHub’s enterprise customers in the country. India is home to GitHub’s third largest community of developers, growing 22 per […]
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Facial expression help toddlers detect speaker’s politeness
As children in their earlier stages of life express themselves through their facial expressions and gestures, they tend to understand the politeness of a speaker in the same way, suggests a study. Gesture and prosody play an important role in the development of children’s communication skills. Studies have traditionally focused rather on the […]
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Cyber threat: Over 8.5 billion records compromised in 2019, says IBM
More than 8.5 billion breached records were reported in 2019 with seven billion of them, or over 85 per cent, being due to misconfigured cloud servers and other improperly configured systems, according to a new report from IBM Security. The report titled “IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2020” highlights how […]
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River Narmada’s multicoloured marbles make for beautiful artifacts
The Narmada River flows through Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat and is one of the seven most sacred rivers in India. It is also called the Rewa and was previously known as Nerbudda, is a river in central India , after the Godavari and the Krishna. The splendid Narmada River’s path flows 1,077 […]