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Students, youth must realise importance of democracy: CJI NV Ramana

On Friday, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana remarked that it is important for people, especially students and youth to realise the importance of democracy. The CJI’s comments came as he was speaking at the Columbia University in New York. Speaking at Columbia University, the CJI remarked, “The 75

Microsoft Announces Support For Windows 8.1 to End in January 2023

Microsoft has announced to end the support for Windows 8.1 operating software. The tech giant has said that the technical support and security updates for the old version of Windows operating system will no longer be provided after January 10, 2023. Microsoft is also recommending users to switch to

Rajasthan Governor Tells Vice-Chancellors To Bring Out Updated Syllabus In Sync With NEP

Jaipur: Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Friday directed the vice chancellors to bring out an updated and a uniform subject-wise syllabus for universities that is in line with the New Education Policy by October 30. Mr Mishra was presiding over a meeting of the vice chancellors' of state-funded u

Karnataka 2nd PUC, Class 12 Result 2022 Tomorrow

Karnataka 2nd PUC Result 2022: The Karnataka Pre-University Examination Board will release the 2nd PUC, 12th result 2022 on Saturday, June 18. The 2nd PUC result 2022 will be available on the official website- karresults.nic.in. As per the official notice, the 2nd PUC result 2022 will be announced a

WhatsApp Group Voice Calls Updated With Options to Mute, Message Specific Participants

WhatsApp has updated its group voice calls experience on both Android and iOS. The update brings features to let users mute any other participants or message one of them while staying active on the call. The new update comes just days after WhatsApp expanded group voice calls t

Institutes Like IIM Amritsar Improving Quality Of Education: Union Minister Subhas Sarkar

Amritsar: Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar on Sunday said institutes like IIM, Amritsar are working towards welfare of the people by improving the quality of education. Mr Sarkar visited the campus of IIM, Amritsar. He planted a tree on the transit campus of IIM. In an official re

Telegram says it will launch premium subscription plan this month

Telegram will finally get a new subscription plan. The CEO of the messaging app has confirmed that the Telegram Premium will be launched later in June. Durov said that Telegram is funded primarily by its users, not advertisers.” So starting from June, users will have to pay for some of the features.

Bearys Talent Hunt, Campus Connect 2022 held; One student secures 100% scholarship

Mangaluru: Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT) and Bearys Enviro Architectural Design School (BEADS) conducted Talent Hunt and Campus Connect 2022 program for PUC students on Saturday, June 11 at its campus here in the city. Several students from across Karnataka and Kerala appeared for the test

IIT-Kharagpur Moves Up In QS World University Rankings 2023

Kolkata: QS World University Rankings 2023: IIT-Kharagpur on Friday said it improved its ranking by 10 places to be at 270 in the QS World University Rankings 2023. The 'citations per faculty' score of IIT-Kharagpur also saw a rise, making it figure among the top 19 per cent in the QS World Universi

After PhonePe, Paytm Starts Taking Surcharge on Mobile Recharges

Paytm has started taking a surcharge for mobile recharges through its platform. The charge can be anywhere between Re. 1 and Rs. 6 — depending on the recharge amount. It is applicable on all Paytm mobile recharges, irrespective of the payment mode — whether done through Paytm Wallet balance or Unifi

Supreme Court Pulls Up MCC Over 1,450 Vacant Seats In NEET-PG 2021, Says It Leads To Dearth Of Doctors

The Supreme Court Wednesday pulled up Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) for leaving more than 1,450 seats vacant in NEET-PG-21, saying it will not only put the aspirants in difficulty but would also lead to a dearth of doctors. The apex court gave 24-hours to the Centre and the MCC to file an affi

Crypto Tax FAQs to be Published in Next 22 Days Before July 1: India’s Tax Board Chief

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is gearing-up to release a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) around the crypto tax system introduced this year in India. As per Sangeeta Singh, the chairperson of CBDT, these FAQs will be released around July 1, that is twenty-two days away at the tim

Apple likely to announce new MacBook Air at WWDC 2022

The rumours of Apple announcing a new MacBook Air at WWDC 2022 refuse to die down. Acclaimed reporter Mark German has reported multiple times that Apple has planned a new MacBook Air for Apple’s developer conference. Another set of leaks suggested that the Apple MacBook Air will arrive in new colour

Netflix starts charging users for password sharing

It seems that Netflix has started charging its customers for sharing passwords with friends. This is not surprising, considering the company already announced the change in its policy in March. The announcement made it clear that Netflix no longer wants people to share account passwo

Ayodhya boy cracks UPSC with Rank 5, dreams of a country with empathetic bureaucrats

Utkarsh Dwivedi comes from a government background. His maternal grandparents had always encouraged him to become an IAS officer and soon enough their journey had inspired him enough to take up their dreams as his own. He has now made these dreams come true by bagging All India Rank 5 in the

Hindi is one of the most popular languages among Japanese students at Indian-origin schools

Both Hindi and French are the most popular foreign languages amongst the Japanese students at the Global Indian International School, GIIS, campuses in Tokyo, as per Atul Temurnikar, a prominent member of the education industry. He further added that Japanese students also seek the best of As

Chrome for Windows, Mac, Linux Gets Update Version 102 With 32 Security Fixes

Google has released a new Chrome update for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Chrome version 102 update addresses a total of 32 security issues, according to the company. Google says that the latest Chrome update is also available for the extended stable channels for Windows and Mac. However, the Chrome 10

WhatsApp Users Can Now Access DigiLocker Using MyGov Helpdesk Chatbot

WhatsApp users in India can now access DigiLocker using the government's MyGov Helpdesk chatbot. This will enable users to create and authenticate their DigiLocker account as well as download documents such as PAN card, driving licence, and insurance policy documents, among others, by directly using