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The minister said the state government was making all efforts to turn people back towards books and libraries, besides trying to get the present generation hooked to reading. Image credit: twoapplesaday RELATED STORIES IITs urged HRD ministry to review fees exemption policy for economically weaker section Bihar School Examination Board shows signs of successful clean-up in the system post scam Vice-chancellors across North India enter discussion for greater autonomy in universities Bajrang Dal, Congress workers behind recent teachers’ protest: Alleges Manish Sisodia Multitude of teachers protest for salary hike at AAP mega show: Delhi Only 1.5 per cent of West…

According to a recent circular issued on Thursday, aspirants would have to qualify Principal Eligibility (PET) conducted by CBSE for principal position in private schools affiliated to the board. CBSE RELATED STORIES Bihar School Examination Board shows signs of successful clean-up in the system post scam Vice-chancellors across North India enter discussion for greater autonomy in universities Bajrang Dal, Congress workers behind recent teachers’ protest: Alleges Manish Sisodia Multitude of teachers protest for salary hike at AAP mega show: Delhi This 16-year-old schoolgirl’s letter to PM Narendra Modi, gets a reply The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has restrained…

So you’ve got a new PC. Awesome! That humble metal box is the key to a wide world of potential. It can help you with everything from juggling your finances to keeping in touch with Grandma to blowing off some steam on, uh, Steam. But a new PC isn’t like a new car; you can’t just turn a key and put the pedal to the metal. Okay, maybe you can—but you shouldn’t. Performing just a few simple activities when you first fire it up can help it be safer, faster, and better poised for the future. Here’s how to set…

The Steam Winter Sale is up. The GOG.com Goodbuy Sale is up. The non-denominational socks are hung by the chimney. And me? I’m on vacation. But before we get out of here, turn off the lights and lock the doors until CES kicks off in January, I might as well wrap up the week’s news one more time—just to send 2016 on its way. It’s actually been fairly busy! Beamdog’s teasing a new game in the works, Crypt of the Necrodancer is getting an expansion, Overwatch is already prepping for 2017, Battlefield 1 is finally bringing the French to World…

The number of laptop options in 2016 has been wide and varied. Form factors like convertibles and 2-in-1s have become as common as traditional clamshells, and the release of Nvidia’s Pascal GPU architecture may forever change our expectations of gaming laptops. No matter what you’re hunting for, it’s been a great year for anyone buying a new system. To help you with your decision, we’ve been hard at work evaluating more laptops—our latest reviews include the Lenovo Yoga 910, 2016 HP Spectre x360, Acer Predator 15, Acer Swift 7, and 2016 Surface Book i7. Competition’s been fierce, and so we’ve also…

If you are a Motorola fan in the US and are in the market for a smartwatch, you’ll be glad to know that the second-generation Moto 360 has dropped to under $200. Specifically, Verizon is selling the 46mm, silver variant for $199.99. A quick look at Motorola’s US website reveals that the smartwatch officially starts at $349.99, while some of the other retailers like B&H Photo have the model listed for around $300. So, in any case, purchasing the watch from Verizon will save you at-least around $100. For more information on the deal, head to the Source line below.

Wow, tough crowd – our readers just don’t care for Apple’s AirPods very much. Only around 10% of people voted in favor of the wireless headphones and things get only slightly better for the Apple-branded headphones if you include the wired EarPods. It seems that the vast majority of our readers buy non-Apple. And it wasn’t a purely anti-wireless attitude either, it’s just that the AirPod form factor didn’t appeal to many. Some were worried about battery life, some about others thought that the in-box options are good enough (the iPhone 7 is bundled with wired EarPods and an Lightning-to-3.5mm…

Christmas is upon us and we’d like to use this opportunity to extend our warmest regards and send a big Thank You your way for sticking with us for yet another year. It’s because of you that we stand where we stand today and it’s you who make our job so great. We hope this holiday season will bring you lots of reasons to smile and be happy. May you and your loved ones have the best of times and get lots of happy memories to carry over to the upcoming new year. We’re sending the warmest Christmas…

Deutsche Bank said it would pay $7.2 billion to the U.S. Department of Justice, related to its issuance and underwriting of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and other activities during 2005 to 2007. The agreement is less than the $14 billion the United States asked Deutsche Bank to pay in September to settle the claims. That negotiating figure caused Deutsche Bank’s stock to plummet and raised questions about the bank’s stability and the risks it poses to the financial system. Under the settlement, Deutsche Bank will pay a civil monetary penalty of $3.1 billion and provide $4.1 billion in consumer relief…

Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse agree billion-dollar fines with authorities  Friday, 23 Dec 2016 | 2:24 AM ET | 03:39 Credit Suisse had agreed in principle to pay U.S. authorities $2.48 billion to settle claims it misled investors in residential mortgage-backed securities it sold in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, the Swiss bank said on Friday. Credit Suisse will also provide $2.8 billion in consumer relief over five years from the settlement, it said in a statement, adding the deal was subject to negotiation of final documentation and approval by its board of directors. “Credit Suisse will take a pre-tax…