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UPSC Combined Medical Services Exam 2018 – Apply Now!

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has published notification to conduct Combined Medical Services Exam 2018. Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online Application Fee & Intimation Charges For All Others: Rs. 200/- For SC/ ST/ PH: Nill Payment Mode (Online): Debit/ Credit Card, Internet […]

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India’s Aadhaar Technology Pose No Privacy Issue, Other Countries Should Emulate: Bill Gates

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has extended support to Aadhaar, saying the technology does not pose any privacy issue. Speaking at a conference, Gates revealed that his foundation has provided funding to the World Bank to take the Aadhaar technology to other countries as it is worth emulating. Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, the chief architect of […]

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Heavy Dust Storm claims 100 Lives in North India, leaves many injured

Jaipur/Lucknow/New Delhi A heavy dust storm swept across several parts of western and northern India on Wednesday, killing more than 100 people and injuring hundreds more in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand and leaving a trail of destruction, uprooting trees and disrupting power supply in Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh as well. At least 64 […]

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New Zealand Open: India’s mixed doubles pairs off to a winning start

The young Indian mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor – Kuhoo Garg and Shivam Sharma – Poorvisha S Ram entered the second round of the USD 150,000 New Zealand Open Super 300 tournament in Auckland on Tuesday. Rohan and Kuhoo, who had won the 2017 Hellas Open International Challenge and Iceland International challenge this year, […]

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Indian-American owned IT company fined for H-1B visa violations

WASHINGTON: An Indian-American owned IT company in California was on Wednesday asked to pay $173,044 in wages to 12 of its foreign employees, most of them from India, who were paid salaries well below the levels required under the H-1B programme. Investigations carried out by the US Department of Labour’s Wage and Hour Division revealed […]

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WHO Report: India alone contributes to 14 most polluted cities, out of 20 in the World

New Delhi Delhi and Varanasi are among the 14 Indian cities that figured in a list of 20 most polluted cities in the world in terms of PM2.5 levels in 2016, data released by the WHO showed today. The WHO data also said that nine out of 10 people in the world breathe air containing […]

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Speak without notes for 15 minutes before you dare him to talk on rapes in India: J&K CM Omar wants Rahul Gandhi to accept PM Modi’s Challenge

New Delhi Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday advised Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s challenge to speak in Karnataka without reading from any paper. Taking to Twitter, Omar said: “I hope @RahulGandhi takes up the Hon PM’s challenge & speaks w/out using notes for 15 […]

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Punjab Board Result: PSEB Class 10th Result 2018 on May first week @ pseb.nic.in

NEW DELHI: The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) will release the PSEB Class 10 secondary examination results 2018 in the first week of May 2018. The exact time of the announcement of Class 10 result is not mentioned on the official website of the PSEB board. However, as per report from sources, the result may […]

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104-Years old Australian scientist, heads to Switzerland for assisted death

Australia’s oldest scientist, who caused a stir when his university tried to vacate his office aged 102, will fly to Switzerland in early May to end his life, reigniting a national euthanasia debate. David Goodall, who is now 104, does not have a terminal illness but his quality of life has deteriorated and he has secured […]

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Asia Championship: Kento Momota dethrones Chen Long for Badminton title

Wuhan Japan’s Kento Momota shocked Olympic gold-medalist Chen Long to be crowned badminton’s Asian champion in a stunning upset on Sunday. The world number 17 had never previously won a game against Chen, but he floored the strong Chinese favourite 21-17, 21-13 at the Badminton Asia Championships in Wuhan. Momota, a compact left-hander, had Chen firmly on the back foot as […]