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Appointment of an ‘ombudsman’ in every university and a grievance redressal committee (GRC) for every college or group of colleges are now “mandatory”. Delhi High Court RELATED STORIES No fellowship to non-NET candidates: UGC CBSE won’t apply its 3 Indian language plan for Class 10 Board exam till 2020 CBSE: Physical education to be made compulsory for Class 10 students Neighbourhood criteria, not a new concept: DoE Congress MP raises issue of student suicide in RS The Delhi High Court, on Friday, after identifying the need to address the grievances faced by scores of students in colleges and universities, directed…

On Friday, Microsoft announced the launch of its “bug bash” for the Windows 10 Creators Update, a sign that it’s beginning to slowly wind down its development process before it finally releases the next major version of Windows. Historically, Microsoft begins each iteration of its milestone Windows 10 releases by fixing a few last-minute bugs from the previous version. It then begins rolling out and testing all the new features of the upcoming milestone to Windows Insiders in the preview program. At some point, though, Microsoft moves into the last phase of its development process, fixing all of the bugs that…

If you’re a regular user of Google Photos (and if you’re not, you should be), don’t freak out if things are arranged a little differently when you fire up the app today. A new update rolling out to users brings some interface and layout tweaks, but the most interesting stuff is hidden deep in the code. GreenbotThe album view in Google Photos gets a makeover in the new update. The visual changes are pretty easy to spot. When you head into the Albums tab, you’ll see more of your photos at a glance. Instead of giant images for the albums…

2016 was one hell of a year for Myst-alikes, eh? Straight from the source, from Cyan itself, you had official spiritual successor Obduction—a game which crept onto our Games of the Year list. Then there was The Eyes of Ara, which utilized the same sort of puzzles although in quite a different sort of setting. But I wish I’d gotten around to playing Quern – Undying Thoughts. I don’t know why I didn’t, although it certainly wasn’t helped by a late November release nor its impenetrable title. Ads by Kiosked Quern – Undying ThoughtsI recently delved into Quern’s world though—nothing…

After launching it in China last year, ZTE has now brought the Blade A2 Plus to India. The device – which packs in a massive 5,000mAh battery – carries a price tag of INR 11,999 (around $180), and is a Flipkart exclusive in the country (it will go on sale Monday onwards). Specs-wise, the phone is powered by MediaTek MT6750T chipset, and sports a 5.5-inch full HD display. RAM is 4GB (there’s a 3GB variant as well, but it’s not available in India), while internal memory is 32GB. In terms of camera, the handset features a 13MP/8MP combo. Measuring 155×76.2×9.8mm,…

As part of its Concept for Android program, Sony has pushed out a new update to participating Xperia X units. Arriving as version 38.3.A.0.94, the update brings along several changes, including ambient display. The ambient display feature allows your phone screen to wake up whenever there’s a new notification. The feature can be enabled/disabled through the ‘Ambient display’ option in the device’s Settings menu. Aside from this, the camera viewfinder now has a fixed brightness. As for bug fixes, the Bluetooth audio loss issue due to Ok Google has been fixed, so is the missed call LED problem as well…

BlackBerry has started rolling out a new update to its Priv smartphone. It’s a security update that brings along Android fixes for the month of February – the Android security patch level shows ‘5 February 2017’. As is usually the case with OTA roll outs, it may take some time for the update notification to pop up on your device’s screen. Meanwhile, if you feel impatient, you can manually check for the update by heading to your handset’s Settings menu. source”cnbc”

Hudson’s Bay approaches Macy’s about takeover -DJ  3 Hours Ago | 03:01 Macy’s shares surged Friday as takeover rumors continued to swirl around the company, but at least one purposed combination would be tough to pull off, sources say. Earlier, shares of the largest U.S. department store chain jumped more than 10 percent, after The Wall Street Journal reported Macy’s had been approached by Canada’s Hudson’s Bay, the owner of Saks and Lord & Taylor. People familiar with the matter told CNBC that those discussions did take place but the talks are at an early stage, and may not lead to…

Getty Images Donald Trump President Donald Trump has been named in more than 50 lawsuits since taking the oath of office, a staggering number compared to the first days of past administrations. Since being sworn in Jan. 20, Trump has been named in 52 federal cases in 17 different states, according to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Comparatively, Barack Obama was named in three and George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were each named in four cases between Jan. 20 and Feb. 1. While the president is often named in court cases against the federal government, the…

The United States on Friday ratcheted up pressure on Iran, putting sanctions on 13 individuals and 12 entities days after the White House put Tehran “on notice” over a ballistic missile test. The move against Iran is the first by the U.S. government since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20 after vowing during his 2016 campaign to get tough on Tehran. Under the sanctions, those involved cannot access the U.S. financial system or deal with U.S. companies. They are also subject to “secondary sanctions,” which means foreign companies and individuals are prohibited from dealing with them, or risk…