The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently announced the schedule of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET). As per the announcement, CTET will be held in February 2016 on 21st (Sunday). CTET is mandatory for aspiring teachers wanting to teach in classes 1 to 8. CTET is conducted in two parts: Paper-I for candidates seeking to teach in classes 1 to 5 and Paper-II for candidates aspiring to teach […]
An espionage racket with ISI links was busted in Jammu and Kolkata in two separate incidents today with the arrest of a serving BSF personnel and four suspected ISI operatives from whom classified information having implications on national security were recovered. Kafaitullah Khan alias Master Raja (44), a resident of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, was intercepted and arrested at New Delhi railway station while he was on his […]
Sundar Pichai may be top dog at Google, but he can’t make you snap your finger and control a smartwatch. Or rub on a cloth to turn on a light bulb. That is the specialty of Hakim Raja, the lead hardware engineer for Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group, the team that works on some of the coolest projects at the company. Raja, in his early 30s, is a relative […]
President Vladimir Putin says he’s shared Russian intelligence data on Islamic State financing with his G20 colleagues: the terrorists appear to be financed from 40 countries, including some G20 member states. During the summit, “I provided examples based on our data on the financing of different Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) units by private individuals. This money, as we have established, comes from 40 countries and, there are some of […]
The Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, emerged in 2013 as an outgrowth of an Al Qaeda affiliate that fought American and Iraqi troops and waged sectarian war in Iraq. Since then, ISIS has conquered significant parts of Syria and Iraq, declared a self-styled Caliphate and earned a reputation for extreme violence and brutality. Now, it has taken responsibility for the terrorist attacks in Paris. Here is a […]
While the nation often looks up to Bollywood heroes and cricketers as its icon, those who are the real heroes remain an ignored lot. At a time when a lot of writers, artists and filmmakers are returning their awards over ‘growing intolerance’ in the country, here is a conversation between the real heroes of the nation. While sharing their thoughts on the hotly-debated topic of intolerance, they describe what does […]
Emerging as a leading distribution channel for the e-commerce sector, India Post collected over Rs 800 crore through cash-on-delivery (CoD) facility and is looking to further strengthen its position in the segment by starting a pilot service for same-day delivery. The postal department has also earned around Rs 70-80 crore through speed post in the year 2014-15 from e-commerce business. “Since the introduction of CoD facility, the Department of Post […]
Managing internal security is going to be a major challenge for the country, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Friday, as he asked the police force to train and equip themselves to tackle the “fourth generation” warfare with an invisible enemy. Speaking after reviewing the passing out parade of the 67 RR (2014 batch) of Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), Mr […]
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg held a townhall session on Wednesday at IIT-Delhi. Here are the highlights of Zuckerberg’s townhall There was not one moment when I had a revelation that Facebook would be this big. In terms of regulation, in India and around the world, people are trying to figure out what net neutrality regulations should be. Net neutrality is an important principle. It’s important to have regulations which prevent […]
Applications are invited for the 2016-2017 Facebook Graduate Fellowship Programme. It is designed to encourage and support promising doctoral students who are engaged in innovative and relevant research. Winners of the fellowship are entitled to a two-year fellowship including payment of tuition fees for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years, a $37,000 (more than Rs. 24 lakh) unrestricted grant, opportunities for paid internships, and a visit to Facebook’s headquarters in […]
