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New technology that can 'replace' internet

A new project has been launched that could replace the internet. The ambitious project, Bitcloud, aims to provide services currently controlled byinternet service providers ( ISPs) and corporations. The project is based on the same methods used to mine bitcoins. According to the BBC, individua

Bangalore gets free Wi-fi service

Bangalore has become the first city in the country to provide free Wi-fi services to the people. The "Namma Wifi” service launched here on Friday can now be accessed at five different locations. In the next two months, it will be extended to 10 other areas. M G Road, Brigade Road, bus stations at

India to create 100 million jobs in manufacturing sector: Anand Sharma

India is looking to create as many as 100 million skilled jobs in the manufacturing sector by raising its share of GDP to 25 per cent from 16 per cent, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said. Sharma is here for the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meet where he would also have interact

Get Visible with Recruiters: 12 LinkedIn Groups for Job Seekers

LinkedIn Groups are the "happy hunting ground" for recruiters. Many recruiters join groups for the specific professions and industries that are relevant for their clients or employers. They also join the groups that cover job hunting in general. For job seekers, LinkedIn Groups are a two-fer: you

Rural govt schools in State score good marks in RTE survey

Government schools across rural Karnataka have seen a steady improvement in a number of basic infrastructural parameters prescribed under the Right to Education Act, according to the Annual Survey on Education Report (ASER).  Under the RTE Act, which the State has implemented in 2010, schools hav

Micromax MAd A94 smartphone, priced at Rs 8,490, lets you earn too

Built with design precision, the Micromax MAd A94 - priced at Rs 8,490 - sports a 4.5 inch full touch screen sporting a 5MP rear and front camera allowing users to capture all their favorite moments in supreme clarity. Promising efficiency, the smartphone packs a 1.2 GHz quad core processor and a

Job satisfaction hits a new low, private sector staff unhappy: IIM-A study

AHMEDABAD: An average private sector employee in India is not a happy man as India Inc. feels the pinch of a global slowdown! Dissatisfaction levels among employees of India have gone up since 2009 when the economic slowdown set in, says a survey on job satisfaction by Paycheck India, a research

Debit card machines in India infected by trojan

Cyber-security sleuths have detected a "black" private information stealing trojan in the Indian online banking transactions space, and have alerted consumers who swipe debit or credit cards at shopping counters to make payments. The "severely" spreading trojan been detected conducting its clande

Samsung launches budget 7-inch Android 4.2 tablet

Samsung's long-rumoured Galaxy Tab3 Lite tablet is now official, and expands the company's overall Galaxy Tab line-up. The South Korean manufacturer has not revealed the pricing of the new Galaxy Tab3 Lite. However, Samsung has announced that the new tablet will be offered globally and will be av

Current job vacancies in UAE

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Karnataka has third highest number of top performers in CAT

None of the students, who wrote the Common Admission Test (CAT), 2013, in Karnataka, may have secured the perfect score of 100 percentile, but the State has the third highest number of candidates who scored between 90 and 99.9.  As many as 1,115 candidates scored 95 to 99.9 percentile and 920 bet

Google eating into Wikipedia page views?

NEW DELHI: Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia used by millions around the world, lost nearly 10 per cent of its page-views last year. That's a decline of about 2 billion between December 2012 and December 2013. It's most popular versions are leading the slide: page-views of the English Wikipedi

6 Secrets For Crushing Job Interviews

Here are six secrets for crushing job interviews: 1. Confidence: The best advice I can give is to be confident and remember that you’ve made it this far for a reason. Hold your head up high, don’t trip, and remember, ‘you got this.’  Interviews are one of the few times in life where narcissism is

Government planning to monitor Facebook, Twitter: Shinde

PATNA: Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde drew attention toward alleged "misuse" of social media in forking old "provocative" photographs to foment communal riots and said his ministry was mulling to put a check on it. "Sitting in home ministry I see old provocative photographs being circulat

Glocal university beckons students

BANGALORE: GLOCAL UNIVERSITY, where one can pursue a range of exciting courses, beckons students from all parts of India to be part of its holistic educational experience. With seven major institutes and 35+ Post graduate/Professional courses to offer in a sprawling 300-acre campus and world class i

Micromax launches Bolt A66 at Rs 6,000

Indian handset maker Micromax has launched a new budget smartphone A66 Bolt priced at Rs 6,000. The handset is available for purchase on the company's website, with a promised delivery time of 7 to 10 business days. Micromax A66 Bolt sports a 4.5-inch TFT display (480x854p). The phone is powered

Available vacancies in UAE

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100 percentile for eight candidates in CAT

As many as eight candidates have secured a 100 percentile in the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2013 - for seats in the 13 Indian Institutes of Management.  All the candidates who achieved this feat are male and from an engineering background. Two of the candidates have a masters degrees. While thre