Author: Loknath Das

The Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan on Monday released the answer keys for category I and category II examinations of state’s Teacher Eligibility Test (KTET) 2017. The exams were held on August 12, 2017. Candidates can view the answer keys by visiting official website of SSLC Examination Government Of Kerala. Steps to view answer keys of K-TET 2017: 1) Visit the official website of SSLC Examination Government Of Kerala 2) Click on the link for answer key for Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test 2017 on top of the page 3) Click on the link for Category I and Category II to view the answer key (as desired) 4) Take…

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Google’s Contacts app has been exclusive to Pixel, Nexus, and Android One users till date, however, moving forward, all Android phone users can now use the app instead of the inbuilt one forced on them by OEMs. Google has now made its Contacts app available on Google Play as a free download. The app can only be installed on any Android device running on Android 5.0 Lollipop and above. If you’re looking for a cleaner interface for your contacts, with nifty features like multiple Google accounts integration, this app is for you. Once you download the Contacts app on to your…

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Google has now introduced a ‘Question & answers’ section to its Maps service on Android, apart from mobile search. As you might have guessed from the name, the new section essentially allows users to get answers to their queries regarding a specific location on the map. Users can ask and get answers to their questions with the new section and business owners can also interact directly with people as well. In order to ensure accuracy and authenticity of the information provided through the ‘Question & answers’ section, the search giant says that the business owners will also get to add frequently asked questions and answers to…

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Sarahah app has been gaining ground since over the past week, joining trends such as Prisma app that rose quickly in public consciousness. Even after a week, it shows no sign of slowing down in popularity, and your Facebook news feed and Twitter feed is probably filled with positive (or negative) messages shared by your friends and family. Whether Sarahah’s popularity continues is anybody’s guess, but the latest is trend is trying to find out who is sending the messages. Of course, it wouldn’t be social media if someone didn’t try to scam the app’s users. So its no wonder that websites claiming…

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An earth scientist and an avid lover of mountains, the present vice chancellor (VC) of the university Jamia Millia Islamia (Jamia), professor Talat Ahmad, is an academician who doesn’t usually talk about himself. But when reminded him of his days as a PhD student at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), he took a trip down memory lane and narrated incidents of his long friendship with Delhi University (DU) VC, YK Tyagi. Besides interesting anecdotes and advice for students, he also spoke about the necessary changes he has brought in Jamia. Here are a few excerpts from the interview: TYAGI AND I…

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Delhi government’s proposal to take over 449 private unaided schools, after they failed to refund excess fee charged from parents despite government orders, will not impact the current students and teachers directly, officials said. The proposal, if approved by the Lieutenant Governor, will allow the schools to first reply to a show cause notice in two weeks on why the school should not be taken over by the government. Schools also have the option of going to the court to get a stay on the matter. Atishi Marlena, adviser to the education minister Manish Sisodia, said the government takeover of the…

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The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has so far conferred over 11 lakh certificates to personnel of the Army and the Indian Air Force for completing their courses in different levels. Out of the total 11,28,754 certificates issued, 1,413 graduation certificates have been issued by the university under vertical mobility scheme, said Manjulika Srivastava, Director of IGNOU’s Defence Unit. The IGNOU has the mandate to train defence personnel under project ‘Gyandeep’ for soldiers of the Indian Army and ‘Akashdeep’ for airmen of the IAF which would help them land in a promising job post retirement. “IGNOU recognises the achievements…

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A leading neo-Nazi website was sporadically accessible Monday despite efforts by website registration companies Google and GoDaddy to oust it after it mocked the woman killed in a deadly attack at a white nationalist rally in Virginia. Google said Monday that it was canceling the domain name registration of The Daily Stormer for violating its terms of service. The registration had moved there after GoDaddy tweeted late Sunday night that it had given The Daily Stormer 24 hours to move its domain to another provider, also because the site had violated the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company’s terms of service. GoDaddy spokesman Dan Race said the…

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E-commerce giant Amazon is offering refunds to customers who purchased eclipse glasses from the platform and warned them not to use the spectacles to view the total solar eclipse that will occur on August 21. The company began notifying the buyers about the “unverified” glasses on Saturday. Those who did not receive a recall email are safe to use the ones they purchased, CNET reported on Sunday. “We recommend that you do not use this product to view the sun or the eclipse,” the email issuing the warning read. Amazon said it issued the recall over concerns with the quality of the glasses. “Safety…

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A Russian hacking group “APT28” is targeting the hospitality sector globally and the Indian hotels and resorts must have strong Wi-Fi security in place to safeguard travellers’ data from being stolen, a cyber-security company said on Friday. APT28 has already attacked travellers in hotels throughout Europe and the Middle East in a campaign that dates back to July this year, according to the US-based company FireEye. APT28 uses various hacking techniques, such as “EternalBlue” and “Responder” sniffing passwords from Wi-Fi traffic. “One of the most concerning aspects of this operation is the victims included hotel guests who didn’t do anything wrong. They didn’t…

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