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  Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it has conducted India's first 5G trial in the 700 MHz spectrum band in partnership with Nokia. The demonstration, which was conducted on the outskirts of Kolkata, also marked the first 5G trial in the eastern India, the company said in a statement. Airtel has been allotted test spectrum in multiple bands by Department of Telecommunications for the validation of 5G technology and use cases. "Airtel conducts India's first 5G trial in the 700 MHz band in partnership with Nokia," the telco said. Airtel used equipment from Nokia's 5G portfolio, which included Nokia AirScale radios and standalone (SA) core. Read More  

  Google on Tuesday announced several initiatives for Indian news industry under its Google News Initiative (GNI), including the launch of Google News Showcase , a programme to train 50,000 journalists in digital skills, and training 800 small and mid sized news organisations grow their digital ad revenue. The Google New Showcase, launched late last year, and currently active in several other countries, will show content from Indian publisher partners in English and Hindi in dedicated News Showcase panels in Google News and on Discover. Showcase will have add support for more Indian languages in the future. As part of the licensing agreements with publishers, Google will also pay participating news organizations to give readers access to a limited amount of paywalled content. From today, Google News Showcase will roll out in India with 30 news publishers including national, regional and local news organizations like The Hindu Group, HT Digital Streams Ltd, Indian Express Gro...

  Boeing continues to grapple with an electrical problem affecting some 737 Max airliners , and the setback is hurting the aircraft maker's ability to deliver new planes. The company said Tuesday that it delivered 17 planes in April, including just four Max jets. CEO David Calhoun had warned analysts that April deliveries would be light because of the Max problem. The slow pace of deliveries hurts Boeing's cash generation because airlines and other customers typically pay a large chunk of a plane's purchase price upon delivery. The Max, Boeing's best-selling plane, was grounded for 20 months after two crashes that killed 346 people. Deliveries of the jet resumed in November after Boeing updated a flight-control system, but now about 100 Max jets are idled because of an issue with electrical grounding of some parts. It has taken Boeing far longer than expected to come up with a fix. Ed Pierson, a former Boeing production manager who has told Congress about probl...

  Hospitality firm OYO on Tuesday said it will show COVID-19 vaccination status of the staff of its partner hotels on its app as it believes that such initiative will be a key factor in building trust and confidence among consumers when they are ready to travel again. The initiative, 'VaccinAid' is crucial to aid the recovery of the impacted tourism and travel industry, OYO said. "Vaccination is the most important intervention against COVID-19. We are launching an industry-first feature, VaccinAid, to show self-reported vaccination status of hotel staff across OYOs," OYO Founder and Group CEO Ritesh Agarwal said in a tweet. OYO's guest surveys show that 87 per cent will prefer hotels with immunised staff when they plan to travel again. "Vaccination visibility when self-reported timely and accurately will become a confidence builder for travel recovery," he added. "VaccinAid is our small attempt to promote the larger cause of vaccination am...

  SpaceX will launch the " DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon " in the first quarter of next year, with Elon Musk's commercial rocket company accepting the meme-inspired cryptocurrency dogecoin as payment. "SpaceX launching satellite Doge-1 to the moon next year - Mission paid for in Doge - 1st crypto in space - 1st meme in space", Musk said in a tweet https://bit.ly/3betdTm. Geometric Energy Corporation announced the dogecoin-funded mission earlier on Sunday, with the statement not disclosing the mission's financial value. "This mission will demonstrate the application of cryptocurrency beyond Earth orbit and set the foundation for interplanetary commerce", SpaceX Vice President of Commercial Sales Tom Ochinero was quoted as saying in the statement released by Geometric Energy. Musk said on Twitter in April that SpaceX was going to put a "literal Dogecoin on the literal moon". Read More

  With Covid-19 cases rising across the country, Walmart-owned digital payments firm PhonePe is witnessing an increasing trend related to the adoption of its Coronavirus insurance product launched last year. The analysis of sales and claims data over the past year showed that Coronavirus insurance has seen widespread adoption with 75 per cent of policies bought by customers in smaller towns outside the tier-1 cities. These mainly include users in smaller towns and rural areas of the country. “The last few weeks have seen a resurgence in Covid-19 cases across the country. While the central and state governments are taking several steps towards containing the outbreak, many Indians still don’t have health insurance covers as a result of which they may have to bear an additional financial burden in case someone in their family needs to be hospitalized for Covid-19,” said Gunjan Ghai, vice president and head of insurance, PhonePe. “Keeping this in mind, we are one of the very few...

  Swiggy , the on-demand delivery platform on Wednesday announced that it will vaccinate over 2,00,000 delivery partners against COVID-19 . This comes close on the heels of the Central government's announcement on the next phase of the nationwide vaccination commencing April 1, 2021, for individuals aged 45 and above, the company said in a statement. "In the first tranche of the programme, 5,500 of Swiggy's delivery partners, aged 45 and above will be eligible to opt-in for the vaccination. By the end of the program, Swiggy hopes to encourage 2,00,000 plus delivery partners with the choice to get vaccinated as they continue to provide an essential service. Swiggy is also requesting authorities for the prioritisation of delivery partners in the vaccine drive," the statement said. Read More

  TISSNET result 2021: Tata Institute of Social Science will declare TISSNET (National Eligibility Test) 2021 result today on its official website tiss.edu. The entrance exam to MA course was earlier held on February 20. TISSNET 2021 result : Steps to check result Step 1: Visit the official website, admissions.tiss.edu Step 2: On the homepage, click on ‘result link’ in latest announcements Step 3: You will be redirected to a new page Step 4: Log-in using credentials Step 5: Result will be available. Download and take a print out for further reference. The selection process consists of passing the TISS national entrance test (TISS-NET) exam followed by the programme aptitude test (TISS-PAT) along with online personal interview (OPI). Read More

  Streaming giant Netflix is testing a new feature that could help it crack down on password sharing where it is rolling out alerts asking users to verify they are authorized to watch on the account to be able to keep watching. "This test is designed to help ensure that people using Netflix accounts are authorized to do so," a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement as quoted by CNN adding that the company's terms of service say accounts "may not be shared with individuals beyond your household." CNN reported that when a user selects their profile on a shared Netflix account, a pop-up will ask them to verify the account by confirming with a text or email sent to the account holder. Users can also choose to verify later, in which case, the pop-up will show up again at an undetermined later time. If they can't confirm they're an authorized user, viewers will be prompted to set up a new account. "The new feature is just a test and it's ro...

  Leading video streaming platform Netflix has launched a TikTok-rival called Fast Laughs that gives mobile users an instant, full-screen feed of funny clips from its huge comedy catalog. Fast Laughs, currently only available for iOS device owners in select countries, looks and feels like TikTok or Instagram Reels. "Different short clips -- taken from shows like Big Mouth or stand-up specials from comedians like Jerry Seinfeld and Ali Wong -- play directly within the Netflix app. If one of the shows, films, or specials sparks interest, people can add said title to their saved list to watch later," Netflix said in a statement late on Wednesday. Fast Laughs offers a full-screen feed from films (like Murder Mystery), series (Big Mouth), sitcoms (The Crew) and stand-up from comedians like Kevin Hart and Ali Wong. Read More

  Bajaj Auto on Tuesday said it has launched the new version of its 102 cc bike Bajaj Platina 100 Electric Start (ES) priced at Rs 53,920 (ex-showroom Delhi). The bike comes with spring-in-spring suspension that provides more comfort on longer journeys, further strengthening the promise of comfort for both the rider and the pillion. It also comes equipped with tubeless tyres, assuring a safe and hassle-free ride. "The brand Platina has an unmatched proposition of comfort with over 7 million satisfied customers as a testament to its segment-leading attributes," Bajaj Auto Head of Marketing Narayan Sundararaman said in a statement. The new Platina 100 ES offers yet another compelling proposition at a ground-breaking price that allows the vast majority of kick-start riders to upgrade to the much sought convenience of self-start, he added. Read More

  JEE Main 2021 Admit Card: The Admit card for the JEE Main examination 2021 has been released by the National Testing Agency. Candidates can download the JEE Mains 2021 admit card from the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The JEE Main 2021 admit card is available in the online mode only. This year, JEE Main will be conducted in four sessions in February, March, April, and May, starting from February 23 to 26, 2021. The next sessions will take place from March 15 to 18, April 27 to 30, and May 24 to 28. JEE Main Admit Card 2021: Follow the below steps to download 1) Log on to the official website of JEE Main 2021: jeemain.nic.in 2) On the homepage, click on the link which says, "JEE (Main) 2021 admit cards" 3) Enter your application number, password and security pin 4) Click on submit 5) JEE Main Admit Card 2021 will be displayed on the screen. Read More

  JEE Main 2021 Admit Card : The Admit card for the JEE Main examination 2021 is expected to be released today by the National Testing Agency. Candidates can download the JEE Mains 2021 admit card from the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The JEE Main 2021 admit card will be available in the online mode only. This year, JEE Main will be conducted in four sessions in February, March, April, and May, starting from February 23 to 26, 2021. The next sessions will take place from March 15 to 18, April 27 to 30, and May 24 to 28. JEE Main Admit Card 2021: Follow the below steps to download 1) Log on to the official website of JEE Main 2021: jeemain.nic.in 2) On the homepage, click on the link which says, "JEE (Main) 2021 admit cards" 3) Enter your application number, password and security pin 4) Click on submit 5) JEE Main Admit Card 2021 will be displayed on the screen. Read More

  Airtel is now a 5G-ready network and the telecom operator is waiting for adequate spectrum allocation to rollout 5G services in the country, said Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO, Bharti Airtel on Thursday. Recently, the company demonstrated live 5G over a commercial network in Hyderabad city and said that its network is 5G ready. Airtel did this over its existing liberalised spectrum in the 1800 MHz band through the Non Stand Alone network technology. Using the dynamic spectrum sharing, Airtel operated 5G and 4G concurrently within the same spectrum block. “I am very proud of our engineers who have worked tirelessly to showcase this incredible capability in Tech City, Hyderabad today. Every one of our investments is future proofed as this game changing test in Hyderabad proves. With Airtel being the first operator to demonstrate this capability, we have shown again that we have always been the first in India to pioneer new technologies in our quest for empowering Indians everywhe...

  The BSE barometer Sensex scripted history on Thursday, January 21, when it scaled Mount 50,000 for the first time. The 30-pack index galloped from 40,000-mark hit on October 8, 2020 to 50,000 in just 74 sessions and from 45,000 level (scaled on November 4, 2020) in mere 32 trading days. When the index had plummeted to the lows of 25,000 at the peak of the Covid-19 crisis, there was little to no one who had envisaged such a meteoric rise from the index's three-year low. A plethora of factors have fuelled such a rally in the index, ranging from liquidity push by the central bankers to FII buying, and recovery in economic growth. Latest developments on the Covid-19 vaccine front and a change of guard in the United States too lent confidence to investors to keep ploughing money in the market. Read More

  GATE 2021 admit card: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay will release the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2021 admit card today. GATE 2021 will be on February 5,6, 7,12,13 and 14, 2021, in two shifts (forenoon and afternoon) for which, 860,000 candidates have registered. The results for GATE 2021 examination is scheduled to be announced on March 22, 2021. Steps to download GATE 2021 admit card Step 1: Visit the official website gate.iitb.ac.in Step 2: Click on 'GATE 2021 admit card' Step 3. Login Step 4. Your GATE admit card 2021 will be displayed on the screen. Download and take a print for future reference Important documents to carry for GATE 2021 exam Candidates must carry GATE 2021 admit card to the exam hall along with a valid photo ID. Read More

  The National Board of Examination (NBE) is likely to release today the NEET MDS admit card 2021 on its official website - nbe.edu.in. Candidates who registered to appear for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Masters of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS) 2021 will be able to download their hall ticket from today. The NEET MDS examination is scheduled to be conducted in the online mode on December 16, 2020 from 7 am to 7 pm. The NEET MDS result will be declared by December 31. The online registration process for the NEET MDS 2021 exam was held from October 26 to November 15 this year. NEET MDS candidates will receive SMS/e-mail alerts and website notice regarding the release of the NEET MDS admit card on the NBE website. Candidates can contact the National Board of Examinations at 022-61087595 for examination-related queries. NBE Authorities can also be contacted at helpdesknbeexam@gmail.com for more information. Read More

  Tesla Inc has obtained permission to start selling its Shanghai-made Model Y sports utility vehicle in China. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published the approval on its website on Monday. Tesla, now sells its Model 3 electric cars in China and has been building new car manufacturing capacity in Shanghai to make its Model Y SUVs. It applied for the Shanghai-made Model Y SUV sales permission earlier this month. It started delivering vehicles made in its Shanghai factory last December and sold more than 13,000 vehicles in China in October. The company has started exporting China-made Model 3 cars to Europe and said last week it plans to also start making electric vehicle chargers in China in 2021. Read More

  In line with government's " Atmanirbhar Bharat " vision, Amazon India on Wednesday launched a toy store where sellers from 15 Indian states will showcase thousands of unique toys across categories like traditional, handmade and educational. The launch of the "made in India" toy store could help local manufacturers to take on the deluge of Chinese toys into the Indian market. Amazon.in said that the store will enable thousands of manufacturers and sellers to sell locally designed and manufactured toys, inspired by Indian culture, folk tales as well as toys that encourage scientific thinking and innovation. "I commend Amazon India's efforts to feature local toys by launching a dedicated 'Made in India' toy store where the state's vibrant toys from Channapatna will also be featured," Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister C. N. Ashwath Narayana said in a statement. Read More

  Republic TV's distribution head Ghanshyam Singh was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the alleged TRP rigging scam (Television Rating Point) rigging scam, a Mumbai crime branch official said. Singh, who is also Assistant Vice President of the Republic Media Network, was picked up from his residence around 7.40 am, the official said. The latest arrest has taken the number of people held by the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the crime branch in the case to 12. Singh was earlier questioned on multiple occasions by the CIU, the official said. The fake TRP scam came to light last month when ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint through Hansa Research Group, alleging that certain television channels were rigging TRP numbers. Read More