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Union Public Service Commission invites application for various posts, apply online at upsc.gov.in

UPSC job 2018: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced vacancies for Legal Officer, Public Prosecutor and others on its official website upsc.gov.in. The applications have been invited for 16 posts for all interested and eligible candidates who can fill the online form latest by March 29, 2018. Applicants are advised to apply for the […]

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SC wants govt job selections videotaped to check wrongs

Faced with cases of alleged scam in government employment, the Supreme Court has said selection process conducted by state public service commissions and state selection boards should be videographed. “We are of the view that for the purity of selection to the public posts, it is desirable that as far as possible the selection process […]

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PM addresses National Convention of Swachhagrahis, launches development projects in Motihari

The event has been organized, as part of the centenary celebrations of the Satyagraha led by Mahatma Gandhi, in Champaran. On this occasion, the Prime Minister launched several important development projects as well. In the Water Supply and Sanitation sector, he unveiled a plaque to mark the foundation stone of Motijheel Project, the Bettiah Nagar […]

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Bharat Bandh: Clashes in Bihar, section 144 imposed in Bhopal

New Delhi The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an advisory to all states to take necessary precautionary measures in the view of Bandh called for Tuesday. A week after Dalit groups across the country held a nationwide protest against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by the Supreme Court, which […]

Sports

CWG 2018: Ace Shooter Heena Sidhu bags Gold

Gold Coast Heena Sidhu, who earlier bagged silver medal in the women’s 10m Air Pistol event at CWG 2018 earlier, got her act straight and won the gold in 25m pistol event. This was the third gold medal from the Indian shooting contingent as Manu Bhaker, Jitu Rai and Sidhu have stood atop of the podium. […]

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Body parts from threatened wildlife widely sold on Facebook

Washington Facebook is displaying advertisements for well-known American corporations on group pages operated by overseas wildlife traffickers illegally selling the body parts of threatened animals, including elephant ivory, rhino horn and tiger teeth. In a secret complaint filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, wildlife preservation advocates allege that Facebook’s failure to stop illicit traders using […]

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CWG 2018: India claims its first ever mixed-team, Gold in Badminton

Gold Coast India clinched gold in mixed-team badminton in the Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast on Monday. Even though India took lead against Malaysia in the mixed doubles and singles categories, young guns Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty failed to keep the momentum going, losing to V Shem Goh-Wee Kiong Tan in the doubles […]

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CWG 2018: Indian men’s Table Tennis team clinches historic gold; beats Nigeria by 3-0

New Delhi Indian men’s table tennis team scripted history as they defeated Nigeria 3-0 in the final to clinch the coveted gold in 21st Commonwealth Games being held at Gold Coast. With another gold, India’s gold medal tally has been raised to nine. This is for the first time, India men’s and women’s team have […]

Business

Meru Cabs to turn to corporate clients to shore up revenues

New Delhi: Taxi operator Meru Cabs plans to focus more on corporate clients in order to shore up its revenue as the B2C segment is already hogged by two heavily-funded players  – Ola and Uber. According to a report in the Economic Times, Meru Cab is looking to double down on its B2B offering, which […]

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Airtel’s Home Broadband Plan offers 1200GB data at 300Mbps speeds

Airtel has introduced a new Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) 300Mbps Home broadband plan to users in select cities in the country. The plan costs Rs. 2190, offers 1200GB of high-speed data and is priced the same in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. Airtel guarantees an uptime of 99 per cent with its broadband plans, unlimited […]