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BSNL's Free WIFI powered by NASA

BSNL’s Free WIFI powered by NASA

BSNL has partnered with Veecon Rok for rolling out free WiFi across 25 cities

Veecon Rok Corporation has also partnered with US space body NASA for communications technology, including wifi and mobile handsets.

Telecom company Veecon Rok has partnered with state-owned firm BSNL to roll out wifi networks across 25 cities with an investment of Rs 36,000 crore over a period of five years.

BSNL’s…

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Top 10 Mobiles to trend this festive season

Top 10 Mobiles to trend this festive season

With festive season gearing up, there are plenty of actions going around the mobile world. Loads of New arrivals and some mobiles are already rocking the sales. Let’s see the best mobiles which will be up for grab:

OnePlus 6T

Featuring In-display fingerprint sensor, a waterdrop-style notch, and no 3.5mm headphone jack, the company has confirmed. Specifications like a Snapdragon 845 SoC, up to…

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OnePlus is building its own smart TV

OnePlus is building its own smart TV

  OnePlus starts building its smart TV

The new TV model is expected to have a “Total Connected” experience

It will be a “Premium, flagship TV”

  On Friday, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau announced that OnePlus TV will be the company’s next major project.

“We want to bring the home environment to the next level of intelligent connectivity,” Lau said late last week in a long post on the OnePlus forums.…

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Amazon.com Inc. plans to sell insurance in India as the world’s largest online retailer looks to join local rivals in strengthening financial services offerings.

India’s insurance industry is expected to be worth $280 billion by 2020, according to estimates by an Assocham-APAS report.

Walmart-backed Flipkart has sought approval from the regulator to sell life and general insurance covers. SoftBank and Alibaba-backed Paytm already has a corporate agency licence.

The retailer already offers payments services through its Amazon Pay app. Most recently, according to a PTI report, its payments arm acquired Bengaluru-based app aggregator Tapzo. Earlier this year, Amazon invested $22 million in digital lending firm Capital Float and led a $12-million investment in digital insurance startup Acko.

Let’s stay tuned what Amazon.in brings to customer in Insurance sector.

Amazon plans to sell Insurance in India Amazon.com Inc. plans to sell insurance in India as the world’s largest online retailer looks to join local rivals in strengthening financial services offerings.

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Airtel Introduces Rs. 35, Rs. 65, Rs. 95 with 28 days validity

Airtel Introduces Rs. 35, Rs. 65, Rs. 95 with 28 days validity

Airtel Introduces Rs. 35, Rs. 65, Rs. 95, Rs. 97 with 28 days validity:

Rs. 35 prepaid combo recharge with 100MB of 3G/ 4G data, talk time of Rs. 26.66, with tariff for local and STD calls at 1p/sec.

Rs. 65 prepaid combo recharge pack with 200MB data, talk time of Rs. 65 through which local and STD calls’ tariff being 1p/sec

Rs. 95 combo recharge pack with 500MB of 3G/ 4G data, talk time of Rs.…

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Earthquake rocks parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar and Bengal: IMD

Earthquake rocks parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar and Bengal: IMD

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An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar and West Bengal on Wednesday, an India Meteorological Department official said.

No casualties have been reported so far here, police said. The quake lasted around 15 to 20 seconds and was felt around 10.20 am.

Its epicentre was two km north of Kokrajhar town in Assam and at a depth of 10…

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Weeks after flood, Kerala fights dry spell

Weeks after flood, Kerala fights dry spell

An unusual dry spell coupled with the reported fall in the groundwater level in flood-hit areas of Kerala has emerged as a cause of concern.

Periyar river in Aluva turns dry. Though Kerala got 33% excess rain in three monsoon months, there is a deficiency of 86% in first week of September.

The farmers in the drought-prone Palakkad district have already started facing drought conditions. Paddy…

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Overcrowded bus plunges into gorge in Telangana, killing at least 57

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At least 57 people were killed and around 30 injured on Tuesday after an overcrowded state-run bus plunged down a hillside in Telangana’s Jagtial district Over 90 people were travelling in the bus, though it had a capacity to accommodate only around 50, and were heading to Jagtial town when the accident occurred around 11 am,…

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Sensex nosedives around 1,000 pts in just 2 days

Sensex nosedives around 1,000 pts in just 2 days

All sectoral indices ended in the red with the Nifty FMCG falling 2.4 percent while Nifty Midcap Index gave up 19,000-mark, ending with cut of 1.3 percent

The Nifty50 gave up its crucial support of 11,300, which indicated that the fall may continue further, experts said, adding the rupee and trade war woes may continue to make headlines

We are seeing global volatility and emerging markets are…

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Battle on social media: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to build team of 30,000 ‘cyber sainiks’ to take on BJP

Battle on social media: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to build team of 30,000 ‘cyber sainiks’ to take on BJP

All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) is planning to form a team of 30,000 ‘cyber sainiks’, in an attempt to counter Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s strong social media campaigns

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has reportedly promised a reward for the best performing social media ‘sainik’.

“There will be competition in every district among youths who are working hard to highlight our…

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1 million-plus ordered to evacuate from Carolina as Hurricane Florence nears

1 million-plus ordered to evacuate from Carolina as Hurricane Florence nears

More than 1 million people along the Carolina coast fled toward higher ground on Monday in a mass evacuation ordered three days before the expected arrival of Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm and the most powerful to menace the region in nearly three decades.

“Florence is expected to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane through Thursday,” the NHC said in its latest bulletin. North…

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Road Permits Exemptions Likely To Be Implemented For EVs & Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Says Gadkari

Road Permits Exemptions Likely To Be Implemented For EVs & Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Says Gadkari

Road permit exemption for such eco-friendly vehicles is likely to be implemented within three months, says source

EVs imported for testing will also be exempted from duties, says minister Gadkari

The much-awaited launch of FAME II is being rolled out today (September 7), with an outlay of $776.5 Mn (INR 5,500 Cr).

According to Gadkari, all states have given their support to Centre’s move to end…

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The Indian Government Has Been Spying On Your Social Media In Secret

The Indian Government Has Been Spying On Your Social Media In Secret

Representational image of social media applications. The Indian government is using a software called AASMA to track the social media posts of people in real time around the clock, and perform sentiment analysis, to track citizens.

More than 40 government departments are spying on social media with no oversight or scrutiny, and the Home Minister wants security agencies to use facial recognition…

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Magnitude 8.2 quake strikes in the Pacific

A massive quake of magnitude 8.2 struck in the Pacific Ocean close to Fiji and Tonga on Sunday but it was so deep that it did not cause any damage, authorities in Fiji said.

The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center also said the quake was too deep to cause a tsunami.

The quake’s depth at 347.7 miles (560 km) would have dampened the shaking at the surface.

Indonesia’s Lombok hit by fresh tremor, magnitude…

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Kerala flood LIVE: Death toll climbs to 324

Modi chairs review meeting with Kerala CM, governor

Kattappana: State highway to #Idukki city from Kumily is blocked due to landslide, clearance operation underway.

Out of 71 arrivals and 74 departures of scheduled domestic airlines to/from Cochin, 23 arrivals and 24 departure have been rescheduled. Airlines have been requested by the government to cap max fare around INR 10,000 on longer routes…

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West-Bengal -Andhra Pradesh freight corridor to get investment of Rs 44,000 crore on from Railways

West-Bengal -Andhra Pradesh freight corridor to get investment of Rs 44,000 crore on from Railways

Indian Railways plans to invest Rs 44,000 crore to build a 1,100-km greenfield freight corridor along the country’s east coast to connect Kharagpur in West Bengal with Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh.

This proposed corridor – likely to be announced in the budget proposal for 2019-20 – will link up the mineral-rich areas of the country with industries in the south and is expected to carry about 200…

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Kerala Floods Live - Updates and Here's how you can help our people now!!

Kerala Floods Live – Updates and Here’s how you can help our people now!!

Land slides continue in Kalikavu, Karulayi and Nilambur regions due to which submerged areas in and around the areas are inaccessible. A car drowned on Thursday night, when it tried to forcefully pass through NH 213. However, the occupants of the car were rescued.

Water levels across the district haven’t stopped rising and the submergence in the Eastern part is very high. Locals, police and fire…