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Farthest known galaxy in the universe discovered: NASA

Washington, Jan 14 (PTI) NASA scientists have spotted the farthest known galaxy in the universe, a primitive cluster of stars just 500 million years old. An intensive survey deep into the universe by NASAs Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes has yielded the image of the galaxy named SPT0615-J

You might prevent spam in WhatsApp soon

San Francisco: WhatsApp is working on a feature in its app which will empower its users to prevent spam messages in the next update version 2.17.430, an app watcher said. According to WABetaInfo, a fan website that tests new features, the feature is still in its beta version and isn’t officially

Mark Zuckerberg loses $3.3 billion after Facebook news feed change

Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to change the news feed operation by Facebook cost him a big loss amounting to $3.3bn. The net worth of the CEO dropped by 4.4 percent out of his personal fortune. The leading social networking site had gone public with the news feed change on Thursday, and the website’

Good desks and lighting: CET Aspirants' humble demands

The Common Entrance Test (CET) 2018 schedule is yet to be out, but second pre-university (PU) students, who are in the know of the trouble their seniors had to face in the past are demanding better infrastructure facilities from the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) that is conducting the exams

ISRO successfully launches India’s 100th satellite and 29 Others

Sriharikota: India today successfully launched a Cartosat-2 series cartographic satellite and 29 others onboard its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from its launchpad here. The successful launch and completion of the PSLV C-40 mission comes four months after ISRO’s mission to launch the IRN

UPSC declares Civil Services (Main) exam results

NEW DELHI: The result of the Civil Services (Main) examination was declared on Wednesday by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), an official statement said. The Main examination was conducted between October 28 and November 3 last year. The Civil Services examination is conducted by the

Class 10, 12 date sheet released, exams begin March 5

The Class X and Class XII exams conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education will begin on March 5, and end on April 12. How to check Once the board exam datesheet is released, all the candidates can check the same at cbse.nic.in Go to the official website Click on the lin

First blue moon total eclipse in 150 years to occur this month

A rare total lunar eclipse that involves the second full moon of the month - popularly referred to as a Blue Moon - is set to take place on January 31 for the first time in over 150 years. This will be the first eclipse of 2018. For the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, the

2 Lakh IT jobs to be added in 2018, says report

New Delhi: The year 2017 was a year of disruption for Indian job landscape, but hiring scenario looks glossy in the new year with likely addition of 2 lakh jobs in the IT industry, experts say. The Indian job market is in a state of flux, thanks to rising adoption of artificial intelligence (AI),

Chanakya IAS Academy announces 3 months short term program for Aspirants targeting UPSC Prelims 2018

New Delhi, India, January 01, 2018 (PR.com)- Chanakya IAS Academy is a renowned name and is well known for providing valuable guidance and coaching to Civil Services Aspirants. Every year the academy proves its excellence with the results UPSC announces. The story was not different in last year too,

Facebook apologizes for being inconsistent about offensive posts

London: Facebook has apologised for the inconsistencies in deleting offensive posts. The apology comes after an investigation found that moderators failed to make the right decision almost half the time when deeply offensive posts were reported, according to The Telegraph. “We’re sorry for the

WhatsApp gets legal notice for “middle finger” emoji

New Delhi: An advocate on Tuesday sent a legal notice to mobile messaging app WhatsApp, asking it to remove the “middle finger” emoji within 15 days. Gurmeet Singh, who practises as a lawyer in city courts here, said showing the middle finger is not only illegal but an obscene and lewd gesture —

Selling your phone? Ensure data is erased, not just formatted

New Delhi: Before disposing off old gadgets like hard disk drives or mobile phones, you need to ensure that data is securely wiped — not just formatted — by a recognised software data erasure to avoid passing sensitive data to strangers, hackers and cyber criminals, warns a study. The findings, a

Reliance Jio again extends its ‘triple cashback offer’ till Dec 25

New Delhi: Reliance Jio has once again extended its offer “Triple Cashback Offer”. Early in November the Offer launched and gives deadline as Dec 15 which benefits Jio Prime Customers worth up to Rs. 2,599 if buying recharges of Rs. 399 or higher. According to NDTV article, To recall, the cashbac

NEET, JEE may be conducted twice a year

The national medical entrance exam, the NEET, and engineering entrance exam JEE might be conducted twice a year to give an opportunity to the students to bring out their best performance, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. Union minister of state for human resource development (HRD) Upendra Ku

WhatsApp to let group admins stop other members from posting messages in group

San Francisco: Facebook-owned WhatsApp is likely to give group administrators more powers where they will be able to restrict all other members from sending text messages, photographs, videos, GIFs, documents or voice messages in case the admin thinks so. According to WABetaInfo, a fan site that

Delhi Govt urges NCERT to add chapter on Tobacco in CBSE syllabus

NEW DELHI: Delhi’s State Tobacco Control Cell has urged the NCERT to incorporate a chapter on tobacco control in curriculums of the CBSE and other educational boards for classes 6 to 12. Additional director in the Health Department, Dr S K Arora, in a letter said 14.1 per cent students (up to age 15

CISCE ICSE Class 10, ISC Class 12 students to get less passing marks in boards

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) which recently revised the syllabus of Indian School Certificate (ISC) or class 12 has now made changes in passing marks for the board examination. According to official notice, the passing marks have been decreased for class 10 a