Google has a few apps and services that are just for teachers and students and they’re providing some new features just in time for the new school year. And there are new VR experiences in the Expedition app so you can take a digital field trip. Google for Education, their ... Read More »
Online real estate portals are working on a rating system for brokers to enhance user experience and bring more accountability into the dealer community. While Makaan.com (Elara Technologies Pte Ltd) has already introduced such a system, Quikr.com (Quikr India Pvt. Ltd) has a basic user rating option and is planning ... Read More »
Don’t say Billings, MT, lacks panache—you just need to know where to look. Your first stop on the style watch: This 2,048-square-foot penthouse located smack-dab in the middle of downtown. Listed for just $335,000, the two-bedroom apartment offers the streamlined décor and international flair of über-luxe apartments in larger cities. But with a 360-degree ... Read More »
Despite his anti-China rhetoric, Beijing may prefer U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for his promised anti-terror campaign against the Islamic State, which is reportedly attracting militant groups from its Muslim-majority Xinjiang region, state media reported on Wednesday. “Trump’s foreign policy, which centres around ... Read More »
Union Water Resources Ministry has proposed to set up a statutory authority to take action against those industrial units which pollute the Ganga River and its tributaries. Currently, only the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) can take action against such industrial units. Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti also said ... Read More »
That old steamer trunk in the attic, the ring Grandma left you, the small table you bought at a flea market and are sure is a Federalist—are they worth more than you paid for them? For some, that’s the vital question. For others, that’s not the point at all. We ... Read More »
Google has launched a new space for YouTubers at its UK headquarters in London’s King’s Cross. Space London, which opened on Tuesday, includes three soundproof studios, editing suites and a store for YouTubers to sell their merchandise. It also has a community area with a barista bar. The 20,000 square ... Read More »
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to declare the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections early, by January-February next year. Ms. Mayawati argued that the family feud within the ruling Samajwadi Party and the “jungle raj” in the State would lead to “chaos” in governance in the ... Read More »
As head of the Vote Leave campaign, one of the most enjoyable events I did during Britain’s EU referendum campaign was a lunch with Roland Rudd from the Stronger In side. Rather than debating the UK’s membership of the EU, we agreed to brief senior executives on why we thought ... Read More »
Rose Marcario, CEO of outdoor clothing company Patagonia, believes providing employees with high quality on-site child care isn’t just is good for families – it’s good for the bottom line. “It’s true, there are financial costs to offering onsite child care, and they can be expensive if you offer high-quality ... Read More »
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday reiterated that the evident delay in relation to a file banning the use of Chinese manjha in the Capital did not occur on part of the Delhi government but at that of Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung’s. The L-G’s office, however, responded with an immediate ... Read More »
Vikas Krishan Yadav has quietly been India’s most impressive male athlete in Rio so far. Only Uzbekistan’s Bektemir Melikuziev now stands between him and a guaranteed medal. In wrestling, Ravinder Khatri will be the first Indian grappler to take the stage in Rio in men’s Greco Roman 85kg. In athletics, Lalita ... Read More »
