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Winning formula to beat the downturn

Over the past few years, the IT services industry has been credited with putting India on the global map as the largest knowledge-based economy. This sector contributes nearly 8 per cent to our country’s GDP, according to NASSCOM. NASSCOM has also targeted $300 billion revenue from the IT sector

Life After College: Quick Tips For Recent Grads

There are many challenges that face today’s recent grads – living accommodations and financial issues are some of them. Here are some quick tips for finding a place to live, figuring out your roommate situation, and managing your finances: Finding A Place To Live One of the biggest initial decis

A battery powered bicycle that can fly

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It's a battery-powered flying bicycle Three Czech companies have teamed up to make a prototype of an electric bicycle that successfully took off Wednesday inside an exhibition hall in Prague and landed safely after a remote-controlled, five-minute flight. Looki

Nokia signals end of an era

Nokia is all set to pull the plug on its Symbian smartphones. The Finnish smartphone maker had announced in January 2013 that PureView 808 was the last Symbian smartphone to be manufactured by the company. Even at that time it was evident that the company will eventually stop shipping Symbian sm

How Bluetooth connects gadgets

Smartphones, headsets, keyboards, mice, game controllers, stereos — you name the device, it’s probably connectable via Bluetooth. Bluetooth has made massive inroads because of the ease with which it links devices. Basically, just plug it in and wait for the indicator light. Despite some

Curtains down for 160-year old telegram service

Tiruchirapalli (TN), June 12, 2013, (PTI): Smart phones, emails and SMS seem to have pushed the humble telegram service to a quiet corner with the BSNL deciding to discontinue the 160-year-old telegraph service from July 15. Once the main source of quick and urgent communication, the service del

Karnataka students bag top ten ranks in Comed-K

Students from Karnataka have beaten their counterparts from other states in the Comed-K UGET exam by bagging all the top ten ranks in the engineering stream. Three students from the State also figure in the top ten ranks of the medical stream. In the top 100 ranks, there are 41 medical rank h

China's Tianhe-2 named world's fastest supercomputer

NEW DELHI: China's Tianhe-2 supercomputer, aka Milkyway-2, recently measured at speeds of nearly 31 petaflops surpassing the current record holder by 74 per cent, Ars Technica, the technology magazine reported. And it was not even running at its full capacity! The numbers were revealed by Univers

Hiring graduates for internship

Internship is one of the best solutions to the current employability issues faced by the fresher. Giving internship in a live corporate setup will not only develop skills but also provide much needed corporate exposure to a fresher. Visvesvaraya Technological University and Department of Indust

10 Reasons Why You’re Not Getting The Job Offer

Having trouble getting a job offer? Let’s begin with a few of assumptions. Since you got the interview your cover letter and resume were obviously effective. You arrived on time, were dressed conservatively, smiled, gave a firm handshake, had the right attitude, did all the basics of Intervie

’انٹرنیٹ پر صارفین کی نگرانی کی جاتی ہے‘

امریکہ کی نیشنل سکیورٹی ایجنسی کے ڈائریکٹر جیمز کلیپر نے تسلیم کیا ہے کہ حکومت نے انٹرنیٹ کمپنیوں سے صارفین کی بات چیت کا ریکارڈ حاصل کرتی ہے تاہم معلومات حاصل کرنے کی پالیسی کا ہدف صرف’غیر امریکی افراد‘ ہیں۔ جمعرات کو رات گئے امریکی نیشنل سکیورٹی ایجنسی کے ڈائریکٹر کلپیر کی جانب سے جاری ہونے وال

National Overseas Scholarship 2013-14 for minorities

The State Government through the Directorate of Minorities has introduced a scheme for providing financial assistance to Minority students of Karnataka State for pursuing higher studies abroad in Master Degree, Ph.D & Post Doctoral Courses etc.. in prestigious Foreign Universities. Inte

India to have 348 mn internet users by 2017: Cisco

India has the fastest Internet traffic growth globally and is expected to have 348 million users by 2017, a study by networking giant Cisco said. According to Cisco’s Visuals Networking Index (VNI) forecast (2012-17), Internet traffic in India will reach 2.5 exabytes per month in 2017, up fro

Pre-Coaching to Minority candidates for UPSC/KPSC

The Directorate of Minorities, Government of Karnataka intends to sponsor students from Minority Communities for Pre-Coaching to UPSC/KPSC Civil Service Examinations 2013-2014. Interested candidates can download the application form from the link below: Click here to Download the Applicati

Soon, robots to walk like humans

Scientists have developed a new robot that replicates normal human foot movements more closely than ever before. Researchers designing adult bipedal robots have faced a challenge in limitations in a robot’s walking pattern. They have been looking for ways to improve on designs to have robots mo

The One-Page Resume Rule: Gone By The Wayside?

There’s a lot of conflicting career advice out there for job seekers, largely due to the fact many job search issues depend on who you ask or the particular person’s preferences. Here’s One Of The Biggies: Your ResumeNeeds To Fit On One Page You’ve probably heard this before, and many job seek

Together for green

Shaj Liberty Garden has brought its residents together for a common cause – raising trees, writes Esther Elias Shaj Liberty Garden in Edayarpalayam is the kind of housing colony picture books are made of. Homes sit pretty in neat rows and there’s not a street above which the trees don’t meet

How Time Management Can Help Your Job Search

Let’s discuss an important part of a successful job search: How to take the elements/tasks of your job search plan and break them down into daily chunks. I am a nut about planning and time management. Planning your daily schedule must happen if you are to obtain your goals faster, but it take