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SSLC results on May 12

The results of SSLC exam, held in March this year, will be announced on May 12. The results are likely to be announced by afternoon on Tuesday, said Mohammed Mohsin, Commissioner for Public Instruction.  As many as 8.56 lakh students had appeared for the SSLC exam. Students of 13,693 schools had

60 pc of Indians face network problems while using internet on mobile: Study

New Delhi: Over 60 per cent mobile users in India are facing network problems while accessing internet across locations, says a study. “We have found people are facing differing mobile data issues depending upon location. About 63 per cent people are facing quality and reliability issues (like

1.5 lakh students to write CET this year

More than 1.5 lakh students will appear for the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (CET) 2015 to be held on May 12 and 13. The entrance test will be conducted in two sessions on each day. On the first day, in the morning session, between 10:30 am and 11:50 am, students will appear for Biology paper,

Net Neutrality: Internet.org opens platform for developers in India

New Delhi: Finding itself on the wrong side of Net Neutrality debate, Facebook today made its Internet.org platform open to all content and application developers who meet “certain guidelines”. However, Reliance Communications remains the only Indian telecom partner as of now on this platform,

Wipro Recruiting .NET Developer at Bangalore

Company: Wipro Technologies Ltd Location: Bengaluru / Bangalore Experience: 3 - 5 yrs. Mandatory Skills: .NET Desirable Skills: SQL Server, JavaScript, ASP - Active Server Page, jQuery Job Description: You would be responsible for the following tasks: Contribute to design

Army gets Akash missile

The Army on Tuesday inducted the first regiment of the indigenously-developed Akash surface-to-air missile system, capable of targeting a multitude of aerial threats up to a range of 25 km. Akash has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation and is being built by Bharat

New technology takes pizza orders by reading people's minds

A new technology has been recently introduced, which allows diners to order pizza with just their eyes, as the digital menu can reportedly read consumers' minds. Pizza Hut, who has been testing the technology since October in UK, has named it "the world's first subconscious menu," which has a spe

Job opportunity for Customer Support Representatives (CSRs) at "Value Labs"

Name: Value Labs Website: www.valuelabs.com Customer Support Representatives Candidates should possess B.Sc/B.Com/B.A/BCA/BBA/MA/M.Com graduates from 2013 & 2014 batch. Willingness to work in night shifts Excellent verbal & written Communication skills, Analytical Skills. W

Stephen Hawking Predicts Humans Won't Last Another 1,000 Years On Earth

Renowned British physicist and author Stephen Hawking has a dire prediction for humanity: We will not survive another millennium unless we colonize another planet. "I don't think we will survive another 1,000 years without escaping beyond our fragile planet," Hawking said in remarks delivered at

Microsoft opens Windows 10 to Apple, Android apps

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft hopes to get more people using the next version of its Windows software on all kinds of devices by giving them access to many of the same apps they're already using on Apple or Android phones. In a major strategy shift, a top executive told an audience of several thousand

Post Graduate Merit Scholarship Scheme for University Rank Holders

Post Graduate Merit Scholarship Scheme for University Rank Holders in General and Honours Courses at Undergraduate Level Students below the age of 30 years who wish to pursue post graduate general and honours degree courses are eligible. Candidates who secured first and second ranks (first only

Airtel, Vodafone, Idea slash national roaming charges

NEW DELHI: India's top telecom operators Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular have announced they are cutting national roaming tariff, days after telecom regulator Trai reduced the ceiling tariffs. Airtel has made outgoing local SMS cheaper by up to 75%, whereas inter-circle SMSs will cost up to 74

Job opportunities for Associate/Senior Associate at Wipro

Wipro BPO Solutions Ltd is recruiting Associate/Senior Associate - (NonTechnical). Following are the job requirements: Candidates should possess Graduate / Undergraduate / Fresher / Experienced Can Apply. Should have excellent command over english. Confident while communicating For mor

Telecom operators propose licence regime for apps like WhatsApp, Skype

NEW DELHI: To have a level-playing field, telecom operators have proposed a licencing regime for over-the-top (OTT) players like WhatsApp and Skype, a view which is opposed by internet firms and associations. This comes after all the stakeholders submitted their comments on Trai's consultation pa

How Google-Microsoft war is driving PC, tablet prices down

SAN FRANCISCO: Google is releasing its cheapest Chromebook laptops yet, two versions priced at $149 aimed at undercutting Microsoft's Windows franchise and gaining ground in even more classrooms. Various PC manufacturers have been working with Google to design lightweight laptops running on the C

Net neutrality: Over 1 million emails leave Trai in a spot

MUMBAI: It is going to be a tough few days for Trai with its officials having to read, analyze and collate what over 11 lakh Indians had to say about net neutrality. The 'savetheinternet' e-mail campaign, which was started around two weeks ago by a coalition of net neutrality supporters online, hit

New university to solve problem of expats

Realizing the decades-old dream of expat parents, a Saudi business group led by Prince Saud bin Musaed has taken the initiative to open an international university in Jeddah, offering degrees in engineering, automobile mechanics and business management. The new university is a joint venture betwe

WhatsApp has 800 million monthly active users

WhatsApp, the social messaging app now owned by Facebook, continues to gain users at a steady pace and has hit the 800 million monthly active user mark. The numbers were put up on a Facebook post by Jan Koum, WhatsApp’s co-founder and CEO. Koum wrote on Facebook, “WhatsApp – now serving 800,000,0