The MHRD plans to track various performance parameters of government school teachers and students through tablets and smartphones, reports Sahil Makkar.
People were being honoured without a recommendation, he stressed in his monthly radio programme.
Things are expected to change dramatically in a few years for urban consumers.
First phase of online video's growth is over. Netflix, Amazon developing new content ecosystem.
By bringing in top notch hardware in the celebrated iPhone 5s chassis, Apple has been able to repackage new wine in an old bottle. Himanshu Juneja weighs the pros and cons of the latest from the Apple stable
Nikesh Arora is one of the highest-paid business leaders globally.
This puts an end to Facebook's Free Basics and Airtel's zero rating plans in India.
'There are people clicking beautiful photos with a phone camera that others fail to achieve even with a DSLR' says Amit Mehra.
India has achieved 100 per cent electrical connectivity, but 100 per cent electrification remains a long-drawn task, says Shreya Jai.
Zuckerberg, in an interview with The New York Times, referred to the artificial intelligence tools deployed by Facebook to detect fake accounts trying to manipulate news and influence the elections.
Minister of state for power Piyush Goyal will gift wooden-framed 'appreciation letters' to one million govt employees.
It is that time of the year when fresh business school graduates try their luck at placements.
LG's new speaker system -- the CM9960 X Boom Pro -- is a capable party animal that boasts a plethora of connectivity options and could make champions out of amateur DJs.
Apple Inc may have the best to offer in the near term.
iPhone sales in June quarter dropped 35% even as smartphone market grew 19%
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M S Dhoni is promoting a new fitness regime, though he has very little to do with its execution
Tech major is in discussion with film-makers, sport administrators to enter the fast-growing sectors.
Other NDA allies, including the Lok Janshakti Party and the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party, will get due representation in the seat sharing formula, Shah said.
This phone seems to be a result of HTC listening to what the users wanted.
Fireworks illuminated the evening sky, earthen lamps dotted houses and lights decked up buildings as people exchanged sweets and gifts on Diwali which also witnessed bonhomie between Indian and Pakistani guards at border posts.
'I would say it is not going to be days and weeks. It is going to be months and years, over which we would make an assessment on the decisions taken by the Parliament at this point of time. 'We are in for a long haul is what I would say.' It was a very diverse India, which was coming together, politically, in a very cohesive, democratically-resilient way." Professor Navnita Behera examines the wisdom of the exit of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
India may hold the promise of a big market for China, but that promise is yet to be fulfilled
Modi said he looked forward to the opportunity to have an in-depth exchange of views.
In fact, a $1-million initial fund has been announced to help developers build apps and new services, including for more local-language content, and a contest has been launched, too.
'Extravagant new promises can buy him time, but far from solving the problem, they compound the risk.' 'His main alternative is to stress not aspirations, but resentments.' 'He has already de-emphasised aspirational appeals: Nothing has been heard for over two years of the coming of achhe din,' points out James Manor.
'You will be surprised at how wide the Mission272+ Internet campaign has been in terms of its reach across India. We have volunteers in all of 543 Lok Sabha seats. Every one of them signed up to volunteer through the Internet. We are laser focused on Mission272+. All of our volunteers are working at the constituency level to make a difference so every vote and every booth counts.' Shashi Shekhar, who is spearheading the BJP's Internet-social media campaign, explains how it is done.
More than 19 million people in 38 countries have been connected through Facebook's different programmes.
Jaydeep Barman and Kallol Banerjee reveal how they built the company from scratch.
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'I noticed the audience warming up to The Blueberry Hunt at different points. The surprise was the reaction from the aam aadmi, the common man. They loved the film!' Director Anup Kurian discusses his film.
Himanshu Juneja takes a closer look to find out what the phablet from Xiaomi is all about.
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Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said universal connectivity and net neutrality "can and must" coexist.
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Consumers worldwide overwhelmingly are ready to share their personal information to get better services from their doctors, bank and retailers, but they are cautious about how they share.
India sprinter Dutee Chand, who qualified for the Rio Olympics, at an event in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Saturday, tells Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com that she gives her best when pushed by better and faster athletes.
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