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Jack Dorsey does not want to be the CEO of Twitter again

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey does not want to be the CEO of the social-media company again. With this revelation, Dorsey put all rumors to rest that suggested that he would be re-appointed as the CEO of the company. Elon Musk, who took over Twitter in a $44 billion deal, is reportedly miffed with

Imported Battery Cells May Not Be Suitable for Indian Conditions, Says NITI Aayog Member

Amid multiple incidents of electric vehicles catching fire, Niti Aayog Member and eminent scientist V K Saraswat has said that battery cells imported for electric vehicles "may not be" suitable for the country's conditions and emphasised the need for locally manufacturing the cells. His comments als

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Cut-Off Marks For NEET Super-Speciality Courses

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to lower the cut-off percentile for admission to NEET super-speciality courses, saying doctors have to deal with patient’s life and merit cannot be disregarded. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant said a decision has been taken not to lowe

AICTE Announces 2 Supernumerary Seats In Each Technical Institute For Talented Students

New Delhi: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) on Friday, May 6 announced that all affiliated institutions will offer 2 supernumerary seats to the talented students. The seats will be offered to the students with exceptional talent. "The objective behind the inception of two supern

WhatsApp Reactions Start Rolling Out, Bigger File Size, Expanded Group Limit Coming Soon

WhatsApp has started rolling out emoji reactions to all its users — a move to counter the likes of Telegram, Apple's iMessage, and Slack, and similar to WhatsApp's sister platform Instagram. The ability to react to both individual and group chats on the app using emojis was announced last month and

Instagram forcing users to enter their birth date to continue using the app

Instagram is now forcing all users globally to enter their date of birth to be able to use the platform seamlessly. Last year, the Meta-owned photo sharing app announced that it will soon make age verification mandatory on the platform. The aim is primarily to restrict access for kids below the age

NEET PG 2022 postponement demands get louder

NEET PG 2022 is supposed to be held on May 21, from 9 am to 12 pm; but candidates have been increasingly calling for the postponement of the medical entrance exam. The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) has also joined the fray now. The main reason behind asking for NEET PG to be

Steps being taken in higher education to empower youth: Amit Shah

On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah remarked that the youth builds the country’s character and future. After laying a foundation stone, the union home minister addressed the students of Nrupatunga University and said, "The future of any country is built by the youth and their character." He

Twitter can’t be free for all: Elon Musk reveals plan to charge some users, earn trust

Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter, there is a lot of chatter around his plans to make revenue with the micro-blogging site. Musk has long been rumoured to monetize the app and now he has finally revealed how some people will be charged for using Twitter. However, there is a huge respite for cas

Elon Musk now wants to make Twitter DMs end-to-end encrypted like Signal

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has not stopped tweeting ever since he took over Twitter. He has all the reasons to tweet now because he owns it and that too completely. There are a few positive changes that Musk has said that he wants to make to the micro-blogging site and one of them could be the end-to-end e

Approve Proposals To Set Up Govt Medical Colleges In Pratapgarh, Jalore Districts: Ashok Gehlot To Centre

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has urged the Centre to immediately approve proposals to set up government medical colleges in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh and Jalore districts, an official statement said on Tuesday. Mr Gehlot has written a letter to the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandavi

Government Blocks 16 More YouTube Channels for Spreading Disinformation on National Security, More

The Centre on Monday blocked 16 YouTube channels, including six operating from Pakistan, and a Facebook account for spreading disinformation related to India's national security, foreign relations and public order, according to an official statement. The blocked YouTube channels and the Facebook acc

CBSE Term 2 Board Exam 2022 begins today: Nearly 35 lakh Class 10, 12 students to appear

CBSE Term 2 Exam 2022: The CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 term 2 board exams 2022 are all set to begin from today, April 26 at various test centres across the country. As per the datesheet, the CBSE Class 10 term 2 exams will be conducted for 29 days and will be over on May 24, 2022. The CBSE Class 12 b

School buses should get same priority as ambulances during summers: Jharkhand CM

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that school buses should be given the same priority on roads as ambulances during the summer season to ensure that students reach home early. Hemant Soren further urged people to make efforts to give way to school buses in consideration of the scorching hea

Twitter reportedly considering selling itself to Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s flirtation with Twitter may have an endgame after all. Twitter is reportedly talking to Musk to sell itself — after a series of dramatic events right after the Tesla and SpaceX chief offered a takeover bid of $43 billion to the microblogging website. Twitter began reconsidering Musk’s of

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not welcome in Russia

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been barred by the Russian foreign ministry from entering the country. Along with Zuckerberg, US Vice President Kamala Harris has also been barred from entering the country. The Russian Foreign Ministry has noted in a statement that Zuckerberg, Harris and others will be

Karnataka: More than 11 thousand candidates skip first day of II PUC exam

Bengaluru: 11,379 out of 2,28,073 candidates remained absent for Economics and Business Studies paper of II PUC examinations which commenced across the state on Friday. Out of 620 candidates enrolled for Economics, 68 of them remained absent, while 11,311 students out of 2,27,453 enrolled for Bus

Noida to soon have dedicated spots with free WiFi, mobile charging points, and panic buttons

Noida residents will soon be able to access free Wi-Fi, make use of benches with built-in mobile phone charging points and USB ports, and find signage pointing towards the nearest ATM on a 1.7-kilometre stretch between Shashi Chowk and Logix City Centre Mall. Noida Authority has announced it will de