The government wants you to link anything and everything it can to your Aadhaar in the name of transparency and ensuring that benefits reaches the right persons. But instead of making the system transparent, Aadhaar has often been accused of coming in the way of people getting essential services. Public Distribution System, aka, ration is …
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18 May
Defying All Odds, Book Vendor's Son Studies Under Streetlights, Scores 93% In Boards!
Fifteen-year-old Abhay Gupta did not have a study table or enough space in his one-room home to keep his books. The teen prepared for his ICSE exams under streetlights, perched on a packing case a few yards away from his father’s bookstall on a Park Street pavement. Yet, the braveheart — a student of Harrow Hall School — has secured …
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18 May
This 40-Year-Old Mother Of Four Daughters Just Became Third Arunachal Woman To Scale Mt. Everest!
There is a reason why women are praised as Goddesses world over – they have the ability to conquer the whole world and yet be as gentle as a mother. An example of this is 40-year-old Muri Linggi, resident of Roing in Lower Dibang Valley district, who has earned the distinction of becoming the third woman from Arunachal Pradesh to …
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17 May
The specs of the flagship HTC U12+ have just been laid bare
Are you curious about the blockchain-based HTC phone reported this week? Well, this is not that phone. It’s another HTC phone expected on May 23: the flagship HTC U12+. Want to know more? Noted gadget blogger Evan Blass posted photos and even what seems to be an entire three-page spec sheet (and embargo details) of the U12+. HTC U12+ pic.twitter.com/HL48YuoRzr — …
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17 May
Red Hydrogen One phone coming to Verizon and AT&T
The Red Hydrogen One phone will be available on Verizon and AT&T once it’s released later this year. That widespread availability is a nice feather in the cap for the Hydrogen One, a $1,200 Android phone that’s said to boast a revolutionary 3D display. The phone is the first consumer handset from Red, the company better known for its high-end …
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17 May
US Air Force apologizes for ‘Yanny or Laurel’ Afghan war tweet
The US Air Force apologized and deleted a tweet Thursday that sought to find humor in killing Taliban militants in Afghanistan by incorporating the viral “Yanny or Laurel” meme. The Air Force’s official account initially joked earlier in the day that Taliban forces wished they had heard either of those words instead of the roar of the military service’s A-10 …
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17 May
Now you can stick other people’s Instagram posts in your Stories
If you find a pet selfie or food pic while swiping through your Instagram feed, now you can add it to your own Instagram story (and even Facebook) with a few taps. Instagram said on Thursday it’s offering the new feature, which turns other people’s posts into a sort of sticker that you can add your own text to before sharing …
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17 May
Apple
It’s a billion-dollar question: Should we care that there’s a GH59-09418A printed circuit board inside a Samsung smartphone? At US District Court in San Jose, California, the heart of Silicon Valley, Apple and Samsung are trying to persuade a jury to see smartphones in very different ways. An earlier trial in the seven-year case already determined that Samsung infringed three …
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17 May
House committee rejects Trump’s defense of ZTE
The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday unanimously approved an amendment to a bill that would uphold sanctions against ZTE, rejecting President Donald Trump’s defense of the embattled Chinese phone maker. This amendment will “prevent a foreign company that is beholden to its government – and that ignores embargoes – from infiltrating the devices and networks that are now indispensable to …
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17 May
eBay works to create an e
I walked to a corner of eBay’s office in Manhattan to find a sign that read “Store of Ben.” Just behind that sign, the e-commerce company set up a small model store filled with a bunch of items it thought I’d likely jump at buying, including Philadelphia Eagles gear, Batman toys, PlayStation and Sonos gadgets, and even children’s books for …
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