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IIT, Bombay tops QS University ranking

The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, tops the QS 2020 University rankings in the country followed by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. In this second edition of QS ranking,...
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8-year-old Vivaan is the youngest Indian to visit all continents

Eight-year-old Vivaan Gupta from Delhi has become the youngest Indian to travel all continents of the world. Vivaan, student of Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura was conferred by both India Book of Records and...
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Almond Branding wins India’s Best Design Studio Award

Mumbai-based Almond Branding, a leader in branding and designing, has won India’s Best Design Studio Award 2019 for Packaging Design, for its overall competency and experise. “India’s Best Design Awards” , started from 2015, recognize...

Madhav Datt: On a mission for saving the planet since the age of 8

An eight-year-old started an NGO-like movement for the environment. It may sound like a slice of fiction out of a movie or comic. But it was not a childish play for Madhav Datt. He...
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Major car makers offer huge Diwali discount

It seems, now is the right time to buy your favourite car. Major car makers in India have come out with huge discount packages to attract customers during the Diwali festive season. Honda is offering the...
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iPhone gets a ‘Made-in-India’ tag

World's most-popular smartphone maker Apple is likely to start production of its latest iPhone 11 series in India. Apple has already started commercial production of its highly successful iPhone XR in the country, according to...
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Bollywood thriller War joins the Rs 300-crore club

Bollywood action thriller `War’, starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, has collected over Rs 300 crore from the theatres, making it the first movie of the year to cross the mark. Produced by Yash Raj...
OECD report highlights risks and benefits of children’s digital use, urging policies for safety and empowerment.

Students develop women safety app to win Marconi Society award

Android Application called Rakshak, developed by a team from Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Delhi, to send help messages in distress has been awarded the top prize by the Marconi Society. Rakshak detects speech patterns...
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Freedom Fund-supported intervention brings down bonded labour steeply

The efforts by 40 NGOs in the country, with the support of London-based Freedom Fund, have been able to reduce the bonded labour steeply over the last five years. According to the evaluation report by...
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Ayushman Bharat supports 5.4 million people

Ayushman Bharat, one of the most ambitious programmes launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given assistance to over 5.4 million people so far, according to the latest figures as on October 22. The flagship...