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The world's oldest travel firm Thomas Cook collapsed on Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime repatriation effort in British history. The liquidation marks the end of one of Britain's oldest companies that started life in 1841 running local rail excursions before it survived two world wars to pioneer package holidays and mass tourism. The firm ran hotels, resorts and airlines for 19 million people a year in 16 countries. It currently has 600,000 people abroad, forcing governments and insurance companies to coordinate a huge rescue operation. Chief Executive Peter Fankhauser said it was a matter of profound regret that the company had gone out of business after it failed to secure a rescue package from its lenders in frantic talks that went through the weekend. The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said Thomas Cook had ceased trading and the regulator and government had a fleet of planes r...

Taiwanese electronics maker Asus is set to launch in India the second iterations of its gaming-centric ROG-series smartphone on Monday. Named the Asus ROG Phone II , the smartphone was first unveiled in July this year. Compared to its predecessor, the Asus ROG Phone (review), the second iteration brings several design improvements and hardware upgrades. It will be the first smartphone in India to be powered by Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 855+ system-on-chip. Here is a look at the phone’s key features and specifications: The Asus ROG Phone 2 has a 6.59-inch AMOLED screen of a fullHD+ resolution (2340 x 1080). The screen has an enhanced refresh rate that goes up to 120Hz, an improvement compared to the 90Hz screen refresh in its predecessor. Moreover, the phone has a 240Hz touch sampling, 1ms response time, 108 per cent DCQ-P3 colour gamut, HDR support and a contrast ratio of 10,000:1 – some features that might improve gaming experience. In terms of design, the Asus ROG Ph...

MMRDA recruitment 2019: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has invited online recruitment applications for 1,053 non-executive posts on a permanent basis in Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited (MMMOC), a government of Maharashtra PSU. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the posts in the prescribed format by visiting the official website of MMRDA, mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in . The online application process began on September 16, 2019 and the last date for online registration is October 7, 2019. How to apply for MMRDA jobs 2019 Visit the official website of MMRDA mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in Click on ‘Tender Notice & Vacancies’ Click here for Online Registration Click here for Application Form Login Enter valid credentials and submit the MMRDA online application form. Read More Article Source -> Business Standard

RBI Recruitment 2019: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has invited online applications to recruit for 199 vacancies to the post of RBI Grade B (DR) officer through the recruitment examination. The RBI recruitment notification is available on the official website of the RBI, rbi.org.in . The online application process is going to start from September 21, 2019, on on rbi.org.in and the last date to apply for the post of RBI Grade B officer is October 11, 2019. Direct link of RBI job notification 2019 The central bank will conduct the RBI Grade B Phase-I examination for the post of Grade B (DR) General/DEPR/DSIM on November 9, 2019, and RBI Grade B Phase-II examination on December 1, 2019. Candidates who clear the examination will be called for an interview session in January next year. Steps to apply for RBI Grade B recruitment 2019 Visit the official website of RBI on rbi.org.in Click on ‘Recruitment related Announcements’ A new page will appear, and then click o...

SSC CGL 2017 result: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is likely to release the SSC CGL 2017 final result on November 15, 2019, after the examination papers of the SSC CGL 2017 were allegedly leaked, leading to several days of protests by job seekers. Amid protests, the SSC had recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the allegations of paper leak. The SSC is said ro declare the result of Staff Selection Committee-Combined Graduate Level (SSC-CGL) 2017 examination on its official website on sscnr.net.in or ssc.nic.in. However, the SSC CGL result dates are tentative so far. The tentative result date of CGL examination, 2018 (Tier-II) and Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff Examination, 2019 (Paper-I) is October 25, 2019. The commission will also declare the final result of Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) (CHSL) Level examination, 2017 on December 20, 2019. On August 31 last year, the Supreme Court had stayed the declaration of result of SSC CGL an...

Huawei today unveiled its HUAWEI Mate 30 Series -- world’s first second generation 5G smartphone -- at an exclusive launch event in Munich, highlighting its own apps brand while sidestepping the critical issue of access to Google services. The HUAWEI Mate 30 and HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro features OLED HUAWEI Horizon Display, quad-camera setup, and is powered by Kirin 990 5G chipset. Top salesman Richard Yu showcased the new models in the first such event since President Donald Trump hit Huawei with a U.S. export ban in May. "It's got a large screen but it's very compact in your hand," Yu, head of Huawei's consumer business, said of the phone, whose fate in Europe will hang on whether customers buy a device lacking access to software and apps supported by Google. Yu said the new phones would offer their own app gallery and the company would spend $1 billion on incentives to promote its Huawei Mobile Services app ecosystem. Huawei did not say when the new ph...

As the burden of atrial fibrillation (AFib) in India makes it an important health issue, the Cupertino-based iPhone maker on Thursday brought its much-anticipated ECG app and irregular rhythm notification feature to Apple Watch users to India. Available with an update to watchOS 6 on Apple Watch Series 4 and later, the ECG app and irregular heart rhythm notification feature will help users identify signs of AFib, the most common form of irregular rhythm. "We are confident in the ability of these features to help users have more informed conversations with their physicians," said Sumbul Desai, MD, Apple's Vice President of Health. "With the ECG app and irregular rhythm notification feature, customers can now better understand aspects of their heart health in a more meaningful way," Desai added. AFib can lead to blood clot formation in the heart, leading to stroke. It is more prone in those patients who are predisposed to having AFib and stroke. A...