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PTI | Updated: Feb 7, 2017, 10.58 PM IST 3 Comments Representative image. BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh government will form a joint venture company (JVC) with the ministry of railways for expansion of railway network in the state. “The state cabinet, chaired by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Tuesday gave its nod to the proposal of forming a JVC with the ministry of railways for expansion of railway network in the state,” MP finance minister Jayant Malaiya told reporters here. The state government will have 51 per cent share and the railways remaining 49 per cent share in the JVC,…

(Representative photo) NEW DELHI: Public sector lender IDBI Bank’s net losswidened further to Rs 2,254.96 crore in the third quarter of 2016-17 due to higher provisions for rising bad loans and fall in income. The bank had reported a net loss of Rs 2,183.68 crore in the October-December quarter of previous fiscal 2015-16. “Total income has decreased to Rs 7,104.21 crore for the quarter ended December 2016 from Rs 7,361.86 crore in the same quarter a year ago,” IDBI Bank said in a regulatory filing. Bank’s gross non-performing assets (NPA) shot up to 15.16 per cent of gross advances during…

Representative image. MUMBAI: In a climb-down from its 4-month high, the sensex on Tuesday took its first hit in five sessions by falling over 104 points even as the Nifty slipped below the 8,800-mark, weighed down by rate-sensitive banking, realty and other stocks ahead of the RBI monetary policy. The rupee lost ground against the dollar to 67.44 (intra-day), which precipitated the fall. Investors were anxious concerned about uncertainties over the timing of Federal Reserve rate hike, US policies under President Donald Trump, the upcoming French election and rising crude price that could impact inflation, going ahead. A weak closing…

At the event, Daisue Kodama, First Secretary of Embassy of Japan in New Delhi, spoke of how Japan’s universities are quite welcoming and friendly towards international students and shows welcoming spirit especially to Indian diasporas. Image Source: The University Of Japan RELATED STORIES President to give best university award to JNU Delhi: Official suspended for misrepresentation of facts about school Harvard students keen to acquire leadership skills from India Conference 14 out of 20 IIMs are running without a director: HRD Ministry How educated is VK Sasikala? As many as four ministry departments of Japan and Panjab University on Monday…

The president of India Pranab Mukherjee on March 6, 2017 will give away the award to JNU Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar for best university. Representational image RELATED STORIES Vacant seats, a primary issue in technical institutes Confronting Board Exams: Importance of pre-boards President to give best university award to JNU Delhi: Official suspended for misrepresentation of facts about school Harvard students keen to acquire leadership skills from India Conference Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) which was critically accused as the hub of anti-national elements in the recent past has bagged the ‘Visitor’s Award’ this year for the best central university in…

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia ordered a vigilance inquiry against officers responsible for filing an affidavit and asked that the document to be withdrawn and replaced with the fresh affidavit. In picture, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia (File Photo) RELATED STORIES 14 out of 20 IIMs are running without a director: HRD Ministry How educated is VK Sasikala? Delhi Nursery admissions: HC asks centre to explain stand on neighbourhood norm Mumbai University: Movement of girls restricted in library, protests raised IIM Lucknow: 100 per cent placement achieved in three days Delhi government has suspended a director-level official from the…

ogitech has announced a new version of the app for its ZeroTouch Android smartphone mounts (there is no iPhone version) that incorporates Amazon’s Alexa voice-controlled digital assistant. Once ZeroTouch owners install the new app, they’ll gain a raft of new features, including the ability to control any Alexa-compatible device in their smart home, even if they don’t own an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot. The ZeroTouch itself is available in two configurations that enable hands-free control of a docked smartphone. The ZeroTouch Air Vent ($59.99 at Amazon) clips to one of the car’s air vents, while the ZeroTouch Dashboard ($79.99…

The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Monday the Email Privacy Act, which would require law enforcement agencies to get court-ordered warrants to search email and other data stored with third parties for longer than six months. The House approved the bill by voice vote, and it now goes the Senate for consideration. The Email Privacy Act would update a 31-year-old law called the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). Some privacy advocates and tech companies have pushed Congress to update ECPA since 2011. Lax protections for stored data raise doubts about U.S. cloud services among consumers and enterprises, supporters of the bill say. […

Some gamers are using a keyboard and mouse (KBM) instead of controllers to play Overwatch on consoles, and Blizzard isn’t happy about it whatsoever. “The Overwatch team objects to the use of mouse and keyboard on console,” game director Jeff Kaplan said on the Battle.net forums, as first spotted by PC Gamer. “We have contacted both first-party console manufacturers and expressed our concern about the use of mouse and keyboard and input conversion devices.” Kaplan was responding to a growing forum thread discussing the advantages higher level players receive by playing on a keyboard and mouse against controller users. There…

We already told you about the unusual 5.7” QHD+ display LG Display started producing for the LG G6. It has 2,880 x 1,440 resolution and 18:9 ratio, something we haven’t seen yet in a smartphone. Now this display has an official name and it is “Full Vision”, quite good name actually for a front panel “filled” with screen. A company teaser from earlier this year already hinted about a bigger display in the same body. In the same time renders are showing an almost bezel-less screen that will probably make LG G6’s visual experience even better. LG Electronics is trying…