Government to introduce star safety rating for new cars in India

  The government of India is considering a proposal to introduce a star rating programme for new passenger cars in the country. The ratings will be given out based on the safety features that the cars might come with. The

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Supreme Court lifts 2.0-litre diesel ban in Delhi

The 2.0-litre diesel engine ban in Delhi enforced in December last year has been giving nightmares to major automakers in the country. Post appeals made by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufactures and Mercedes-Benz, the Supreme Court has finally lifted

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PMNET 2016: Check out the exam dates and other details

The exam date of Punjab Master of Sciences (Nursing) Entrance Test (PMNET 2016) has been announced by the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot. The exam is scheduled to be conducted on September 18 for granting admission to

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CMC Vellore Admissions 2016: Apply now for various MBBS courses

Christian Medical College (CMC)-Vellore has released an official notification inviting all the interested,  eligible candidates to take admission Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme (four and a half years, including one year of internship) for the commencing academic

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Class 12 Mathematics paper will be easy from next year, says CBSE

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said it will ease the difficulty level of class 12 mathematics paper from the next year, after this year’s tough question had forced many students to weep and to score less marks. (Read:

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Govt reports on expenditure: Approximately Rs 4135.85 crore spent on 22 IITs, Rs 463 crore on 19 IIMs

In a written reply to question raised by Rajya Sabha members, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Mahendra Nath Pandey has revealed information regarding money spend on various top institutes in the past two years. (Read: 656 IIT, 49

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‘Golden keys’ that unlock Windows’ Secure Boot protection discovered

Microsoft just offered a masterclass on why building back doors into secure systems are a bad idea. Two security researchers who go by the handles @never_released and @TheWack0lianon Twitter recently announced in a blog post that malicious actors can bypass

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Ad blockers circumvent Facebook’s unblockable ads

Let the whack-a-mole game begin. A mere two days after Facebook blocked ad blocking software, the ad blockers have managed to block Facebook’s ad blocker-blocker. Thursday morning, Adblock Plus announced that a new filter for banning Facebook’s ads has been

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