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China to spend $182 Billion to boost Internet by 2017


China will spend more than $182 billion to boost Internet Speed by the end of 2017, a top government body said, as Bejing moves rowards a more service-driven economy to boost growth. The state council said the government will invest more than 430 billion yuan ($69.3 billion/0 this year on network construction, with at least another 700 billion yuan ($112 billion) spent over the following two years.


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YouTube celebrates 10th Year


Having launched as a smaller beta in May 2005, YouTube celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 23.The first video ever posted was called "Me at the zoo," featuring YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim. Just one year after its launch, Karim and co-founders Cha Hurley and Steve Chen sold YouTube to Google for US$1.65 Billion. Its now the third-most-visited website, following Google and Facebook with some 800 million user.


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Nepal gets Digital support


On April 25, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal with tremors an aftershocks killing over 5000 people. According to a report in the Wired, the combine efforts from digital volunteers across the world have helped map the quake affected ares in Nepal in just 48 hours. The numbers of degital volunteers rapidly increased to over 2,182 and together helped with 14,700 km2 worth of high resolution satellite imagery, helping identity over 3`128 damages buildings.


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Earthquakes in Nepal: Past , Present, & Future



Earthquakes in Neola have been charted foe at least 700 years, and this one as an exact repeat of a 1934 event that killed 16,00 people in Nepal and Northern India. Linked directly to the formation of te Himalayas, the location of the last Eararthquake has been noted as unsurprisingly an yet the exact time of the event remains unpredictable.


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Railways Launch Unreserved Ticketing Mobile Application


Railway Minister on Wednesday launched a mobile application for paperless unreserved ticketing. The project covers 15 stations in the southern region and will be extended to the entire country in phases.

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Depression leads to short-term memory loss


A new study suggests that depression can trigger short-term memory loss in people. The study explains that people with or without depressed mood can remember information. However, the presence of depressive thoughts makes it difficult for people to remember, which leads to memory loss.

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All you wanted to know about - ''Shamitabh''


Amitabh Bachchan has once again joined hands with R Balki to come up with the amazing 'Shamitabh'. Shamitabh is directed by R Balki who gave Bollywood films like Cheeni Kum and Paa.In Shamitabh, 'Sh' is actually the last two letters of Dhanush's name which is followed by Amitabh's name. Amitabh says in the promo, "It's not picture, it's mixture." Shamitabh also marks the debut of Kamal Haasan's daughter, Akshara Haasan.

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Bollywood`s First Audio Poster - '' Shamitabh ''


Amitabh Bachchan has once again joined hands with R Balki to come up with the amazing 'Shamitabh'. For the 1st first time a director has done a release of an audio poster for the film. Who else then R Balki can be so thoughtful? Director R Balki is popular for his exceptional skilled movie and again he is here with a different way to amaze his audiences with the fabulous movie’s plot along with different film’s promotion concept.
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BCCI Announced India’s 15-Man Squad For World Cup


BCCI selection committee meeting to name the squads for ODI Tri-series and World Cup 2015 held yesterday. Earlier, in 30 men probables – Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh all 2011 Heroes were ignored. But injury of Ravindra Jadeja & 3 back to back centuries of Yuvraj made the fans think that Yuvraj will be selected for the squad but it’s not the case and Yuvraj Singh has been ignored by the selection committee.

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Dhoni announced his Retirement from Test Cricket


India’s most successful captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has decided to retire from Test cricket with immediate effect to concentrate on one-day internationals and T-20 games.

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Vajpayee to be conferred with Bharat Ratna

Atal Bihari Vajpayee – the most accepted leader
Vajpayee was the first person from Sangh, who became the Prime Minister of India. AB Vajpayee is not only remembered for his oratory skills but is looked upon as a Statesman across the world. Apart from being a great leader, Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be remembered for his one of the most riveting speech he delivered on the floor of the Lok Sabha in 1996 during the Confidence vote of his 13-day-old BJP Government when it was on the verge of collapse.

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After PK here is Kanti Sah`s OK


Aamir Khan’s first PK poster had created a lot of controversy when it came. Just recently we came to know that Kanti Shah’s upcoming film OK also has a similar poster.

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How to turn Human Waste into Bio-Gas unveiled


Indian-origin researchers have developed a process to turn human waste into biogas that could fuel rockets to ferry astronuts back to Earth.

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iPhone 7 to have DSLR-quality Camera


The iPhone camera is widely considered among the best in the smart phone industry already, but DSLR quality images take it leaps and bounds ahead of the rivals like Sony, Samsung etc use 16-20MP cameras, iPhone are still stuck at 8MP resolution line may also see an incrrease in camera resolution.
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Secrets behind PK`s Transistor


The famous ‘PK’ transistor, which took the internet by storm for all the wrong reasons ever since the release of the infamous first look poster. has recently received an offer of 1.5 crore.The transistor was just bought for Rs. 277 from the Chor Bajar and recently an online auction site had made an offer of whooping Rs.1.5 crores for the transistor. The transistor has been getting a lot of inquiries for the auction and sale.

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Xiaomi have to suspend Smartphone sales in India


The Delhi High Court has ordered Chinese budget smartphone maker Xiaomi Technology Co Ltd to temporarily stop selling its devices in India.Xiaomi, the Chinese Manufacturer which entered in Indian market with partnership with Flipkart will no longer be able to sell its mobile phones in India.

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The touching tribute to the late Phillip Hughes by Australia


Hughes passed away last month after being hit by a bouncer at the back of his skull during a domestic game. His death stunned the cricket world and left the national team distraught.Cricket Australia on Monday named him the 13th man of the national squad for the opening Test against India and promised a range of tributes to honour his memory in what is likely to be an emotional match starting in Adelaide on Tuesday.

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Attempt to Suicide is no longer a Crime


The Law Commission of India, had recommended that Section 309 (attempt to commit suicide) of IPC needs to be effaced from the statute book.

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TIME Person of the Year: Modi wins the Poll


Modi is the winner of this year's reader poll for TIME Person of the Year,  but his name does not figure in the magazine editors' own list of final eight.

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How to avoid payment on an ATM for exceeding the free usage limit?


If you are one of those, using bank ATMs for frequent cash withdrawals, it’s time to change your habit for good to avoid any unnecessary charges. Here are some tips for individual account holders to minimize their bank ATM usage and avoid payment on an ATM usage fee for exceeding the free usage limit.
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