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Oxford Will Launch First Ever Hindi Word Of The Year

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]xford Dictionaries will now have a Hindi Word of the Year for 2017. The Hindi word of the year will be a word or phrase that has aroused great interest this year. The word chosen should reflect the ethos, mood or concerns of the year. It is not necessarily a new word, but it should […]

How much Tokyo Olympics Cost to Japan

A study by the University of Oxford says the official price tag for the Tokyo Olympics is USD 15.4 billion, which is the most expensive on record.

Inspiring Journey of Imran Khan

IMRAN KHAN – The Next Prime Minister in Waiting of Pakistan, has been a former Pakistan cricket star with an aim to transform the country and end corruption. Mr. Khan who is 65 was born on 5 October 1952 in Lahore, Punjab and started playing cricket at the age of 13. He has proved to be a great […]

Secure & Un-hackable Computer Network is Close to Reality

Scientists have developed a method of securely communicating between multiple quantum devices, bringing a large-scale, un-hackable network closer to reality. To date, communicating via quantum networks has only been possible between two devices of known provenance that have been built securely. “We’re in a technology arms race of sorts. When quantum computers are fully developed, they will break much of today’s encryption whose […]

Narayana Murthy’s Son-in-law in UK Govt

Rishi Sunak, the son-in-law of Infosys chief Narayana Murthy, is among two new Indian-origin MPs to be inducted into the UK government by British Prime Minister Theresa May following the recent reshuffle of her team of ministers. Sunak, 37, a Conservative party MP for Richmond (Yorkshire), has been appointed the new parliamentary under- secretary of state […]

Google Honours India’s First Woman Advocate Cornelia Sorabji

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]earch engine giant Google today paid tribute to Cornelia Sorabji, the first Indian woman student in Britain and India’s first woman lawyer, on her 151st birth anniversary with a special doodle. Sorabji, born in Maharashtras Nashik in 1866, is also recognised as the first woman graduate of Bombay University. Designed by illustrator Jasjyot Singh Hans, […]

Be Intellectually Honest And Have The Courage To Change Says Apple CEO Tim Cook

Starting out with his conversation and speaking to an audience of students and to be entrepreneurs at the opening of the Foundry startup hub in Oxford, UK, Cook talked about his early life and what are the key elements to succeed as a CEO and as an entrepreneur. Back when Tim Cook was 21(1988), he says “I wanted […]

Google Uncovered Russia-Backed Ads on YouTube, Gmail : Source

Google has discovered Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on its YouTube, Gmail and Google Search products in an effort to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a person briefed on the company’s probe told Reuters on Monday. The ads do not appear to be from the same Kremlin-affiliated entity […]