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Several institutes such as IIT Bombay, Topiwala National Medical College, TISS, and KC College have shown considerable effort in their bid to vouch for LGBT rights. Representational image RELATED STORIES Teach For India Fellowship Programme 2017: Registration details Osmania university Centenary Celebrations should be held on a grand scale, says Telangana CM Kerala: Education sector is the most corrupt, says AK Antony National Bravery Awards 2016: Make your mind strong, says PM Modi to children INDIA AT 70: LSE India Summit 2017 In what appears as an earnest drive to vouch for LGBT rights, educational institutes in Mumbai city have…

The safe and welcoming ecosystem of Ireland besides its excellence in the academic field are some of the primary reasons that attract Indian students. Ireland is considered as one of the safest and friendliest countries in the world. Representational image RELATED STORIES Osmania university Centenary Celebrations should be held on a grand scale, says Telangana CM Kerala: Education sector is the most corrupt, says AK Antony National Bravery Awards 2016: Make your mind strong, says PM Modi to children INDIA AT 70: LSE India Summit 2017 Sarvodaya schools to admit kids in nursery classes: Delhi government The numbers surrounding Indian…

For years, Apple Macs dominated the classroom. Then Chromebooks took over. Now, Microsoft is once again pushing for kids to learn via new, cheap Windows 10 PCs, managed by a new Intune application designed specifically for education. Chromebooks aren’t much more than web browsers built on top of a bare-bones OS. That can be a drawback for businesses, who demand a rich platform for computing. In classrooms, though, the relative simplicity of the platform can be a positive, as they’re easier to manage. MicrosoftMicrosoft’s Intune for Education dashboard allows classroom PCs to be quickly set up and managed, Microsoft says.…

For D-Wave, the path to quantum computers being widely accepted is similar to the history of today’s computers. The first chips came more than 30 years ago, and Microsoft’s Basic expanded the software infrastructure around PCs. Quantum computers are a new type of computer that can be significantly faster than today’s PCs. They are still decades away from replacing PCs and going mainstream, but more advanced hardware and use models are still emerging. “A lot of that is unfolding and will have a similar dramatic change in the computing landscape,” Vern Brownell, D-Wave’s CEO, said in an interview. D-Wave is the…

Anyone who uses the popular Cisco WebEx extension for Chrome should update to the latest version pronto. Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy recently discovered a serious vulnerability in the Chrome extension that leaves PCs wide open to attack. In older versions of the extension (before version 1.0.3) malicious actors could add a “magic string” to a web address or file hosted on a website. The magic string was designed to remotely activate the WebEx browser extension. Once the extension was activated the bad guys could execute malicious code on the target machine. Ian PaulThe impact on you at home: It’s a…

Less than a couple of weeks after it was halted due to bugs, the European roll out of the HTC 10 Nougat update has resumed – the update is currently hitting units in the UK. Arriving as software version 2.41.401.3 and weighing in at 1.17 GB, the update – aside from Android 7.0 – also brings along latest security patches for Android as well as some system-related enhancements. Given that it’s an OTA roll out, it may take some time for the update notification to pop up on your device’s screen source”cnbc”

When the OnePlus 3Т was released, it was met with high demand but low stock and you had to pre-order and wait a considerable amount of time to get the device. But the Shenzhen-based company now has a nice surprise for all its fans in EU and North America – the Gunmetal version is available for immediate order. If you want 128GB ROM or a Soft Gold-colored OnePlus 3T you still need to wait, but at least now there’s an option for those in a hurry. The Gunmetal 64GB OnePlus 3T is priced at €439 with free delivery available. source”cnbc”

Late last month, Xiaomi announced two new color options for its Redmi Note 4 smartphone – black and blue. Until now these models were China-exclusive, but that just changed. From what is currently known, the new variants are now available for purchase in Malaysia, where retailer DirectD has them listed on its website. The black model is available in 32GB storage option, while the listing for the blue model reveals 64GB internal memory. The former costs RM 849 (around $190), while the latter carries an RM 999 (around $225) price tag. source”cnbc”

Zhang Peng | LightRocket | Getty Images People withdraw money from an ICBC branch in Beijing. China has allowed its five biggest banks to temporarily lower the amount of money that they must hold as reserves to relieve pressure in its financial system as demand for cash surges ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for the banks by a full percentage point, taking the ratio down to 16 percent, the sources said. The central bank’s move, its…

Donald Trump finally has the power of the presidency and markets are braced for lots of action. Expectations are high for a flurry of excitement and activity from Washington in the week ahead as President Trump gets to work. But markets probably will not yet get much in the way of clues on how quickly the new administration will push the tax and growth policies that have driven both stocks and interest rates higher. Trump is expected to make the repeal of Obamacare a priority. He is also seen moving quickly on the topics of trade with Mexico, immigration and…