The wave of enthusiasm for digital technology had faded as we'd grown more and more worried about what smartphones and social media were doing to society and to us as individuals. Now that switchback ride between hopes for the technology and fear of it seemed to have taken us on another upward path, as the virus made us fall back in love with it. Read on for an intriguing excerpt from Rory Cellan-Jones's Always On: Hope And Fear In The Social Smartphone Era.
Uttar Pradesh's police helpline recently got a strange call when an elderly person made an 'urgent request' for rasogullas. The cop who answered the phone thought it was a prank. But when a volunteer delivered the sweets in Lucknow's Hazratganj, it was found that the man in his 80s really needed them.
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The latest rains since Saturday evening led to lakes and other water bodies overflowing and triggering flooding of several low-lying areas, including places affected last week, in Hyderabad and on the outskirts.
Now BSNL customers will be able to make calls using the company's mobile app 'Wings' to any phone number in the country.
The high-profile rape cases in Hathras, in Unnao (2018) and Kathua (2018) show that the infrastructure slated under the Nirbhaya Fund is either absent or inefficient, reports Geetanjali Krishna.
Delhi International Airport, a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure, will absorb all general employees of Airports Authority of India, working at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. There are over 2,300 general employees of AAI.
Only 9 per cent of the over 2,300 employees of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) working in Delhi airport have opted for a voluntary scheme to join the GMR group-promoted Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), the public-private joint venture that is modernising the airport.
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Advertising agencies admitted that conversations had begun with their clients to exercise restraint while using brand endorsements featuring film actors whose names appeared in the probe.
'Barber shops and salons will be allowed to open, but spas will remain closed'
Do you use these basic cell phone features? If not, here's why you should.
ATC data show on an average airport capacity falls 40 per cent because of higher runway occupation time during the dense fog period.
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Airlines are in talks with Delhi airport over connectivity on 7 routes.
Under the India-China agreement on the disengagement process in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese army will pull back its troops to east of Finger 8 areas in the northern bank of Pangong lake, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Parliament on Thursday, in what is seen as a significant step to dial down tensions in the key face-off site.
One in five stocks from the BSE-500 index has underperformed the market and recorded losses.
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While taking gold out of the closet to borrow money is no longer taboo in Indian households, the sharp drop in gold prices is hitting the newest loan product on the banking turf hard, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
An international call centre is recruiting Collection Agents, Voice Agents, Customer Care Executives and Senior Customer Care Executives.
These watches keep a tab on steps taken, distance covered, calories burnt, heartbeat, steps climbed and of course, the time.
"Essential services will continue to be available and people should not have any misunderstanding or confusion regarding this. Medical shops and pharma companies will continue to function as usual," Thackeray said.
The Delhi airport, with the share of its transit passengers in total annual traffic nearly doubling in three years to about 18 per cent, appears to be transforming itself into an international hub.
>While it is natural to feel worried about elderly parents, it would be wiser to be well prepared so you can handle situations in a calm and efficient manner, says Dr Vijay Janagama, director, new initiatives, SuVitas Holistic Healthcare.
The number of Internet subscribers in India went up by 23 per cent in 2004-05 to 2.92 million over 2003-04.\n\n
As part of the deal, Padukone will own equity in Drum Foods.
Mukesh Jha and Janardan Prasad have founded Autowale, a service that allows you to book an autorickshaw just like radio cabs.
The chronic inflammatory disease is affecting people globally.
Flying out of Delhi would become cheaper from Tuesday, with the development fee (DF) charged by the operator of IGI airport here being reduced by Rs 100for domestic and Rs 700 per international passenger.
A "shocked" Pakistani Taliban Thursday confirmed the death of its deputy chief Waliur Rehman in a US drone strike and announced it was withdrawing its offer to hold talks with the new government over the killing.
Indira Gandhi International Airport has been named the world's 2nd best airport in the 25-40 mn passengers category
The car's top-of-the-line business-class comfort will set a new luxury mark in the auto world.
With TRAI's latest tariff announcements likely to make dial-up Internet access more expensive, the apex association for Internet service providers ISPAI will soon approach the telecom regulator and the communications ministry on the issue.\n\n\n\n
The number of active Internet subscribers in terms of entities increased marginally to 1.30 million in September 2002 against 1.29 million in March 2002.
Stepping up measures for women's safety in the backdrop of growing demand for such action, Karnataka Government today set up a dedicated helpline. Women in distress and those facing threat of attack including molestation could call on phone number 1091.
The founders of IndiGo may have thought it's time to go for a rejig of the top leadership team which can take care of the growing demands of an airline that has grown much bigger than they could have ever imagined, says Shyamal Majumdar.
Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) is taking baby steps towards becoming an international airline hub.
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