Category Archives: News
Chat smart! 12 tips that will make you WhatsApp expert
atsApp has become a lifeline for almost smartphone user since its launch in year 2009. It is the most popular chat app in the world and has over 1 billion monthly active users. But while a lot of people use WhatsApp, not everyone is keeping track of all the new features the app has got in the last several months. Read More
Jio has been given sufficient interconnection points: Airtel
Bharti Airtel has said that enough points of interconnection (PoIs) have been provided to Reliance Jio to support 20-25 million subscribers and that the company has not been able to deploy its full capacity due to under-preparedness and insufficient testing effort. “Post our bilateral meeting on September 13 to premeditate on the matter of augmentation of PoIs, we had analysed Read More
10 Online Bachelor’s Programs With the Highest 6-Year Graduation Rates
The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College, The Short List: Grad School and The Short Read More
PHOTOS: Kohli and his men hit the nets ahead of New Zealand series
India’s Test captain Virat Kohli took the field along with team mates for a light session at Green Park, in Kanpur, on Sunday. The Indian players arrived in batches on Saturday for the Test match. The first ones to reach were Wriddhiman Saha, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja. The New Zealand team will arrive on Monday. The three-match Test series between Read More
Minimum wage revision will benefit 70 lakh workers: Dattatreya
The recent revision of minimum wages for the agri and non-agri sector workers would benefit 70 lakh people, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said on Friday. “For the first time, minimum wages have been simultaneously revised for agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. This will benefit 70 lakh workers,” he said at the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar and National Safety Awards function held in Read More
At WTO, India loses the ‘solar battle’ against US
In a set back to India, World Trade Organisation’s appellate body has upheld the rulings of a panel which had stated that the government’s power purchase agreements with solar firms were “inconsistent” with international norms. “The appellate body (of the WTO) upheld each of these panel conclusions appealed by India,” the WTO said in a statement. In April, India had Read More
‘Economic growth is the means to deliver social justice’
Following a Japanese industrial zone in Neemrana, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje wants to create exclusive zones for investors from South Korea, China, Russia and Canada. She talks toSahil Makkar about the rationale behind the reforms she has undertaken in the past two and a half years. You recently visited Russia and invited industrialists to invest in Rajasthan. Is there Read More
Should celebrities be penalised for faulty products?
Recently, reports in leading newspapers about a group of ministers mooting a heavy penalty on celebrities for misguided endorsements, thereby holding them liable, has set the proverbial cat among the pigeons. People, who I never expected to hear an opinion from, all had an opinion. “Celebrities are liable; they get such fat fees.” “No, no, the clients are liable, they Read More
Why Bihar will not see a Dalit upsurge like Gujarat
In July, when the national media was gazing at the Dalit upsurge in Gujarat’s Una, another episode occurred in a north Bihar village, Babu tola-Matthiya, in Muzaffarpur district’s Paroo area. Two Dalit youth allegedly attempted to steal a Bhumihar’s motorcycle. The Dalits were thrashed and urinated upon. The Paroo police arrested two of the 11 accused and an inquiry established Read More
Should you buy a dengue health insurance plan?
We all hear about the rising cases of dengue, chikungunya, malaria due to the breeding of mosquitoes in the monsoon season. According to the civic bodies, the National Capital Region has reported 284 new dengue cases in the last ten days, taking the total to 771. There were around 50,000 dengue cases which were reported last year. India has observed Read More