Mind-reading tech can tell which song you are listening to! : Berlin, Feb 4 Scientists have developed a new technique that can ‘read’ your mind and identify the songs you are listening to.
The technique, developed by researchers at D’Or Institute for Research and Education in Brazil and University Hospital Leipzig in Germany, paves the way to new research on reconstruction of auditory imagination and inner speech.
It can also enhance brain-computer interfaces in order to establish communication with locked-in syndrome patients.
In the experiment, six volunteers heard 40 pieces of classical music, rock, pop, jazz, and others. The neural fingerprint of each song on participants’ brain was captured by the MRI machine while a computer was learning to identify the brain patterns elicited by each musical piece.
Musical features such as tonality, dynamics, rhythm and timbre were taken in account by the computer.
After that, researchers expected that the computer would be able to do the opposite way: identify which song participants were listening to, based on their brain activity – a technique known as brain decoding.
When confronted with two options, the computer showed up to 85 per cent accuracy in identifying the correct song, which is a great performance, comparing to previous studies.
Researchers then pushed the test even harder by providing not two but 10 options to the computer.
In this scenario, the computer correctly identified the song in 74 per cent of the decisions.
In the future, studies on brain decoding and machine learning will create possibilities of communication regardless any kind of written or spoken language.
“Machines will be able to translate our musical thoughts into songs,” said Sebastian Hoefle, researcher from D’Or Institute.
According to Hoefle, brain decoding researches provide alternatives to understand neural functioning and interact with it using artificial intelligence.
How can Facebook promote meaningful interaction between users? By letting them downvote inappropriate comments to hide them. Facebook is now testing a downvote button on a limited set of public Page post comment reels, the company confirms to TechCrunch. But what it does with signals about problematic comments could raise new questions about censorship, and its role as a news editor and media company.
A Facebook spokesperson tells that the motivation behind the downvote button is to create a lightweight way for people to provide a signal to it that a comment is inappropriate, uncivil, or misleading.
Here’s the statement Facebook provided: “We are not testing a dislike button. We are exploring a feature for people to give us feedback about comments on public page posts. This is running for a small set of people in the U.S. only.”
When tapped, the downvote button hides a comment, and gives users additional reporting options like “Offensive”, “Misleading”, and “Off Topic”. Those could help it figure out if the comment is objectionable, a form of “fake news”, or just irrelevant. Facebook already has a “Hide” button for comments, but it’s usually hidden behind the drop-down arrow on comments rather than immediately clickable.
According to Facebook, this is a short-term test that doesn’t affect the ranking of the comment, post, or Page. It’s designed as a way to give feedback , not the commenter, and there will be no publicly visible count of how many downvotes a comment gets. The test is running for 5% of Android users in the U.S. with language set to English. The downvote button only appears on public Page posts, not on posts by Groups, public figures or users. There’s currently no plan to expand the test as is.
Not A Dislike Button
A dislike button has long been the most requested Facebook feature, but Facebook has never given in.
Back in 2015, CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded to a Q&A question about it, saying: “We didn’t want to just build a Dislike button because we don’t want to turn it into a forum where people are voting up or down on people’s posts. That doesn’t seem like the kind of community we want to create.”
Instead, Facebook built the Reactions options that let you respond to posts and comments with love, wow, haha, sad or angry emoji and also built reactions into Messenger with the option to give messages a thumbs-up or thumbs-down so you could show agreement or disagreement.
WhatsApp has begun testing a new payments feature in India that will allow people to send money to other WhatsApp users, excluding merchant accounts. The feature is currently in beta, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans, but hasn’t been publicly announced because it’s not widely available at this time.
The company has been working on support for a payments feature for some time, which would take advantage of UPI (Unified Payments Interface) and include support by a number of Indian banks, including State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and Axis Bank.
Beta testers have now found that this functionality is live, with a large list of supported banks displayed in the WhatsApp user interface.
According to screenshots posted to Twitter and elsewhere, including this post from the blog iPhoneHacks, those who have gained access to the new functionality will see a payments feature appear in their WhatsApp Settings menu.
Users must then configure the feature by first verifying their phone number via SMS and choosing a bank. The option to send a payment is then available from the main WhatsApp interface, in the same area where you can also share a photo, video, file, contact or location into your chat session.
The Facebook-owned company had received approval from the Indian government to integrate UPI into its messaging service last July in order to implement payments, according to The Economic Times.
The addition puts WhatsApp into competition with other messaging services that already support payments, including the recently launched Tez from Google and Tencent-backed Hike, for example, as well as digital wallet platform Paytm, which expanded into messaging in order to take on WhatsApp more directly.
However, WhatsApp’s support for payments is highly anticipated because of the app’s huge popularity among Indian users. India is WhatsApp’s largest market with over 200 million users active daily users. In fact, it’s so heavily used in that country that it’s even led to issues as Indians grapple with the social norms involving daily messaging ranging from phones’ storage filling up with “good morning” messages, to drama over exiting family group chats.
The potential for WhatsApp to dominate Indian P2P payments is strong, given that millions of people have come online in the region thanks to lower-cost data plans and cheap smartphones. The country even surpassed the U.S. for combined iOS and Android downloads for the first time in Q4 2017, according to App Annie, as smartphone adoption is surging.
We understand that WhatsApp will let users know when P2P payments becomes more widely available in India, after the best testing phase completes.
Modi govt has already started implementing the provision made in the annual budget presented on Feb 1. A cabinet meeting was held under the presidentship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was announcement to give shape to the schemes. The Union Cabinet approved the establishment of 24 new medical colleges in unreserved areas.
According to the government the decision was taken under the National Ayushman Scheme. Under this seats would be increased in the exisiting medical colleges. For this nearly Rs 15000 crores have been sanctioned. The scheme will serve to create additional 10,000 MBBS and 8,000 PG seats in the country, bridge the gap in number of seats available in government and private sector.
PM Research Fellowship
The cabinet has decided to start the PM Research Fellowship from this year. Under this the best talent would be selected for research. Every year 1000 best students will do their research in IIT and IIMC. This research will not be an ordinary search but will be based on subjects like Nano Technology, Artifical Intelligence, Developing New Material etc. For PM Research Fellowship the best students from final year students doing their BTech from IIT, NIT, Triple IT and ICSSR will be selected. During PhD they will get scholarship. For the first and second year the students will be given Rs 70,000 per month as scholarship, Third year Rs 75,000 and fourth and fifth year Rs 80,000 per month. Soon after this they will get a job of Assistant Professor directly. The main aim is to stop good students from going out and to boost the research.
Extension of Discovered Small Field Policy
The cabinet also been given green signal for the extension of Discovered Small Field Policy. Under this policy nearly 60 oil field have been spotted. From this, nearly 88,000 jobs opportunities will be created. Under this policy the proposal for auctioning the oil field not used by ONGC, Oil India Limited has been included.
The 29-year-old run-machine Virat Kohli slammed his 34th one-day hundred in the third ODI against South Africa, once again playing a pivotal role in a massive India win.
Intensity is the hallmark of his batting and India captain Virat Kohli says he has no idea what he would do if that was gone, the primary reason behind his obsessive focus of physical fitness. The 29-year-old run-machine slammed his 34th one-day hundred in the third ODI against South Africa on Wednesday, once again playing a pivotal role in a massive India win.
“Look, I am going to be 30 this year…I want to play this kind of cricket even when I am 34-35. That’s why I train so much because I am a guy who likes to play with intensity. Once that is gone, I don’t know what I am going to do on the field,” Kohli said reflecting on his unbeaten knock of 160, which guided India to a 124-run triumph for an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
“I try to protect that. I try to train as much as I can. Keep a check on my diet. Those things pay off on days like these – when the team needs it and you stand up, and you are able to pull through. As an athlete you crave for days like these,” he added.
Kohli said Wednesday’s hundred was special in the sense that he had to continuously change his game through the innings. He said these were hard-earned runs on a tough wicket against a good bowling attack.
“International runs are never easy. They are hard-earned. Some might come on more batting-friendly pitches, but I think with their attack and the pace and bounce they were getting initially, you had to adjust your game.
“Then the wicket got considerably slower after the 30th over, so you had to again adjust your game, and make sure that with wickets falling, you continued adjusting through the innings,” Kohli said.
Kohli said thinking of the team’s requirements helps him gloss over the physical strains of playing a marathon knock.
“I was pleased from that point of view that I was able to bat through because I was struggling with a bit of cramp around the 90s. Then wickets kept falling. I decided to hit out, because I thought I might not have enough energy left.
“Amazing things can happen when you are thinking about the team all the time. You can push your body beyond limits that you might not push yourself otherwise. I experienced that today, and that was an amazing feeling,” he added.
This was Kohli’s second highest ODI score. He also became the first Indian batsman to score a hundred against South Africa at Newlands. Overall, he scored his 12th ODI hundred as Indian skipper, going past Sourav Ganguly’s record of 11 centuries.
Kohli said that there is a marked difference in how he approaches scoring runs when batting first and when chasing.
“Today I wanted to accelerate at different times. When Shikhar Dhawan was batting, my job was to take singles and keep rotating the strike, to be able to get the partnership going. When he got out, I wanted to accelerate but we lost 2-3 wickets immediately.
“When batting first, you switch roles – one guy is aggressor and you become the guy who is rotating strike. When he goes, you take that role up and another guy rotates strike. That is how it is usually done,” he said.
While chasing, Virat Kohli said, it is easier to compartmentalise since the target is already there to be chased.
“Batting second is very different in terms of knowing what you need to do, when to accelerate, when to keep those singles coming, etc. Batting first, you want to score as many as possible but sometimes the situation doesn’t allow you to play in a certain way that you want to throughout the innings,” he explained.
India have now won three matches in a bilateral ODI series in South Africa for the first time. So much so, they are now on the cusp of a series win should they win the fourth ODI in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Given South Africa’s problems against wrist spin, there is a possibility of a 6-0 scoreline as well, even if Kohli didn’t agree to it just yet.
“We have to make sure we’re not letting our guard down because we worked really hard from that last Test to win four games in a row on a tough tour of South Africa. We are really proud of ourselves as a team but I think the job is not even half done yet.
“It’s quite a far-fetched thing and still three games to go in the series,” he said about the possibility of a 6-0 whitewash.
Virat Kohli promised to up the ante in the remaining three games. “Biggest positive out of today, with 3-0 up, is that there is no way we can lose the series now. That is certainly something that lifts the team even more. As I said, we would have more intensity and more passion when we step out for the fourth game,” Kohli signed off.
Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film Padman, which releases this Friday (February 9), has already set a record even before hitting the screens.
Interestingly, PadMan will be the first Bollywood film to release in Russia on the same day and date as its domestic release.
Sharing the news on Twitter, Akshay wrote, “Happy to share, our film #PadMan becomes the first Bollywood film to be released in Russia on the same day and date. So Russia, see you at the movies on 9th February, 2018!”
Hindi Cinema enjoys immense popularity in Russia. Back in the Soviet days, Raj Kapoor’s film Awaara – dubbed in Russian and released as Brodiaga (or, the Vagabond) – was a runaway success.
PadMan tells the story of real-life social activist and entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham who invented a machine for producing low-cost sanitary napkins and became famous for his advocacy of menstrual hygiene.
The film was initially slated to release on January 25 but was later deferred to February 9, thus averting a clash with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat.
Ramallah: The Palestinian Presidency on Wednesday welcomed the “historical and significant” visit of “grand guest” Indian prime minster Narendra Modi ahead of his visit to Palestine on 10 February, the first ever prime ministerial visit from India to Palestine.
“The Palestinian Presidency welcomes the historic and important visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the city of Ramallah on Saturday, the first of an Indian prime minister to Palestine,” Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. “The visit is considered historical, because it will be the first for an Indian prime minister to visit Palestine,” the report said.
Palestine president Mahmoud Abbas will welcome Modi at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, where the two will discuss issues of mutual interest and the latest political developments in the region. “The Presidency announced that President Abbas and his guest, Prime Minister of India, will hold a session of important talks, which will address the latest developments in the political process in the region because of the weight of India’s international weight.”
The statement said bilateral issues between the two countries and regional issues of relevance will be on the agenda. “The Presidency said the visit will be a unique chance to express appreciation for India’s ongoing support and positions that support peace and Palestinians’ right to freedom and independence,” the report said.
India has been continuously supporting the Palestinian cause at various international fora. New Delhi voted in the UN General Assembly in December 2017 against US president Donald Trump’s unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “The meeting will also discuss the regional and international situations of common concern, stressing that the visit will also be an opportunity to thank India for its continued support and support for peace and the right of our people to freedom and independence,” the WAFA report said.
The visit will witness the signing of a number of bilateral agreements between the two countries “aimed at strengthening the bonds of friendship between the Palestinian and Indian peoples and enhancing cooperation in a number of important fields”. “President Mahmoud Abbas will hold a luncheon in honour of the grand guest of Palestine and his delegation, followed by a press conference for the two leaders,” the report stated.
Modi will visit Ramallah on Saturday on the first leg of his three-nation tour that will also take him to the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
This will be the fourth meeting between Narendra Modi and Abbas after their meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in 2015 and in the Paris climate summit later that year and the Palestinian President’s visit to India in 2017.
India has contributed immensely to Palestine’s nation-building efforts, including infrastructure development and capacity building. Since the historic visit of then President Pranab Mukherjee to Palestine in 2015, work on projects worth $30 million in Palestine has commenced. This apart, the visit is also aimed at deepening the huge bilateral agenda, including cooperation in the areas of health, IT, tourism, youth affairs, sports and agriculture.
The visit will also de-hyphenate Israel and Palestine in terms of India’s foreign policy perspective after Modi’s standalone visit to Israel in July 2017.
Walmart Inc is offering to double the valuation of Flipkart to about $20 billion for a large stake in the Indian e-commerce leader.
The world’s biggest brickand-mortar retailer has sought a route to majority as it embarks on a renewed online push to take on Amazon in the US and across the world, people directly aware of the matter told TOI. The ongoing talks between Walmart and the Indian etailer entail multiple options, including one to buy out Flipkart’s numerous early shareholders, paving the way for a substantial interest, people in the know said.
At present, SoftBank is the largest shareholder in Flipkart with a 23.6% stake followed by Tiger Global with 20.5% and Naspers with 13%. Founders Binny and Sachin Bansal hold around 10%.
Walmart could spend anywhere between $5-10 billion if the offer to buy a large stake finds favour with Flipkart, making it one of the largest cross-border deals in India, sources added.
Walmart is firming up its interest in Flipkart almost eighteen months after the talks first began between the two companies. “Post the diligence, Walmart’s offer involves one-fifth in primary capital with the rest of the transaction being secondary sale of shares to Walmart by existing investors. Walmart wants to start ahead of Amazon and India will be the only market where it can possibly do that by investing in Flipkart, which is being valued at $18-20 billion,” a person privy to the details of the deal said.
SoftBank, which through its gargantuan-sized Vision Fund ploughed $2.5 billion into Flipkart last year, is not expected to pare down its shareholding. The financing round, which was a combination of primary and secondary share purchases, had pegged Flipkart’s blended valuation last year at around $10 billion.
While Flipkart’s long list of early financial investors like Tiger Global may explore the Walmart offer to cash out, the response from some of the other significant shareholders in Flipkart, such as South African media and internet group Naspers and China’s Tencent, to the Walmart proposal will be closely watched, sources indicated. Founder Bansals and the senior management will stay the course.
Discussions between Flipkart—which is fighting a bruising, cash-guzzling battle with Jeff Bezos’s Amazon here in India—and Walmart have passed the preliminary stages, though the final contours and timelines of the deal-making was still being decided, another person in the know said. The Economic Times earlier this month reported about Walmart’s ongoing discussions with Flipkart to pick up a minority 15-20% stake in the Bengaluru-headquartered online retailer.
When contacted by TOI, both Walmart and Flipkart spokespersons said that as a policy they don’t comment on speculation.
Walmart has been building anti-Amazon alliances to counter the Seattle-based online behemoth. To turn on the heat on Amazon, last month the retailer forged a partnership with Japan’s Rakuten, as they announced a joint venture to sell online groceries in Japan and e-books and audiobooks in the US.Walmart’s recent investments in e-commerce have helped it shore its online revenues and grow it by 50% in the US. A lot of the focus on online retail has come after Walmart acquired Jet.com for $3 billion and its founder Marc Lore came on board in late 2016. Lore is the president of Walmart.com.
It is starting to become clear that financial investors alone cannot help Flipkart fight Amazon, which has billions of dollars to deploy in India. The stake sale to Walmart is a natural progression for India’s largest consumer internet firm, industry commentators said. Flipkart had explored an investment from China’s Alibaba in the past but those talks did not fructify into a deal.
After going through a sluggish period and a series of valuation markdowns, from the highs of $15.2 billion in mid 2015, SoftBank’s entry had seemingly soothed nerves of several existing investors in Flipkart.
Walmart operates 21 Best Price Modern Wholesale stores in India and will look to gain from the existing base of Flipkart customers. While the domestic web retailer will leverage from Walmart’s extensive expertise in pricing and selection as it enters new categories like grocery and daily consumables.
Most third party agencies do not disclose precise market shares, but they peg the Flipkart group, along with its fashion portals Myntra and Jabong, ahead of its American rival Amazon in terms of sales. Revenues for Flipkart group increased 29% to Rs 19,854 crore in the financial year ending March 2017, according to the regulatory filings made by the online retailer’s parent company in Singapore as growth across the industry slowed. Online retail, which grew at 133% during 2014, has hit the slow lane over the past two years and is expected to have grown at 26% in 2017, according to Forrester Research.
Gift shopping can be hard. No matter if you’re shopping for a sibling, a longtime spouse, or a co-worker, the act of picking out the perfect gift can be overwhelming. What does she want? What doesn’t she already own? What color would she want it in? Is she allergic to anything? Does she like to read? What is her favorite scent? So many questions, so little time to buy.
To lessen your gift shopping stress this year, we’ve come up with a list of 30 awesome gifts for all the different types of women in your life. From the home chef to the traveler to the one you don’t know that well, we have you covered. Here are my picks for 2018’s best gifts for her.
This pasta pot will be loved by all – especially the home chef. If she loves cooking, she will love the design and ease that comes with this pasta pot.
Whether she runs, does yoga, takes barre class, or spins, if she’s active, she will love the latest Fitbit. Synced to her phone, she can track steps and calories burned, and this special edition gold and black band is stylish enough to go with every outfit!
With Petcube, she’ll be able to watch, talk to, and hear her pet when not home. Not only will you be gifting her with a physical item, but you’ll be giving her so much less stress when she’s away from home and wondering if her dog is destroying the couch.
5. For one who is traveling on a short work trip: Weekend handbag
A weekend bag is a great idea for anyone. Whether she’s spending a night at a friends or traveling on a short work trip, a large bag can come in handy when she doesn’t need a suitcase, but can’t fit her belongings in a handbag.
6. For the one you’re nervous about shopping for: Sephora Favorites Perfume Sampler
So she likes nice things, but you have no idea what she considers “nice?” Sephora’s perfume sampler is here to help. With it, she’ll receive a bunch of sample sized designer perfumes, and the best part: She’ll get a voucher she can redeem for a full-size bottle of whichever perfume sample she likes best.
The Dakota slipper has been around for years, combining fashion and comfort into one. You can even wear the shoe outside, as it has a rubber sole. Speaking from experience, you can’t go wrong with UGG slippers as a gift. In the past six years, I have given a different pair of UGG slippers to my mom, grandmother, grandfather, fiancé, and brothers – and each time, they were a hit.
8. For the new mom: Mom Life: A Snarky Adult Coloring Book
Sometimes, she just needs a good laugh – and something to unwind with after her baby finally falls asleep. Everyone loves adult coloring books, and this themed book would be a breath of fresh air to any new parent.
Instant film cameras and photos are cool again. If she loves memories, throwbacks, and pictures (and who doesn’t?!), Fujifilm’s INSTAX is the perfect gift. For the teen, the college student, the new mom, and even the grandma, this is a fun toy for all ages.
10. For the health nut: Skinnytaste Fast and Slow Cookbook
Whether she’s watching her figure or eating only whole foods, Gina Homolka’s latest cookbook features easy-to-make, family friendly recipes that are healthy and full of flavor. As one of SkinnyTaste’s biggest fans, I can tell you first hand that no one will be disappointed with any of Gina’s recipes.
11. For the one who is always travelling: smart luggage suitcase
Whether she enjoys exploring new countries or can’t live without a few tropical vacations each year, smart luggage is honestly the new black. Not only is it super cute, but the suitcase has external USB ports so she can charge her devices on the go! Oh, and if you’re not convinced, Oprah named the Raden to her list of favorite things this year.
The book lover may already have a Kindle, but who doesn’t enjoy the latest and greatest technology the world has to offer? The Oasis is the thinnest and lightest Kindle ever made, and she’ll love being able to effortlessly turn each page.
13. For the one always losing their keys: A key finder
Who wouldn’t want a wine cooler? And this Igloo fridge is the best of the best. What would score you even more points? Getting a few bottle of wines to go in it!
The Echo is all the rage right now, and the 2nd generation Echo Dot is adorable and affordable. If she loves music, this device is the perfect way to play her favorite tunes through the whole house. Even if she’s not a music buff, the Alexa-enabled gadget lets you control lights, garage doors, and more with your voice. It’s perfect for smart tech lovers – and the laziest people you know!
16. For the runner: Powerbeats3 Wireless In-Ear Headphones
The latest wireless in-ear headphones from Beats were made for runners. We awarded them the best wireless earbuds of 2016, and she will definitely love them just as much as us – if not more.
17. For the one who is getting married: ‘Celebrate!’ Champagne Flutes
If she recently got engaged, married, or could possibly be celebrating a major life event in the near future, she will go nuts over these champagne flutes. They’re adorable to have stored in the kitchen for dinner parties, girls’ nights, and celebrations with loved ones. Not to mention, they would make for a great picture.
18. For the cheese connoisseur: Scottie Cheese Board
If she loves cheese, and she loves dogs, this cheese board was actually made for her in a factory far, far away. Whether she’s a new homeowner, a seasoned dinner party host, or a cheese snob, she is bound to love this adorable kitchenware from Anthropologie, one of the best places to find fun, cute gifts!
With this smart thermostat, she can save time, energy, and money. It will learn the temperatures she likes and let her control the thermostat from her phone. Any homeowner would love this gift.
20. For the armature photographer : Nikon camera
Credit: Reviewed.com/Kyle Looney
If she loves taking pictures with her phone and is interested in photography, consider getting her this Nikon camera. We awarded it the best beginner DSLR for 2018 – and as a gift, it will award you best gift giver of 2018.
21. For the one who likes to stand out: Kat Von D Lipstick Set
If she’s into makeup, you can’t go wrong with a lipstick set. And Kat Von D’s funky lipstick shades are perfect for the lady who likes to see and be seen.
If she’s into cute office supplies and staying organized, she’s going to need a new calendar for 2018. Rifle Paper Co.’s calendars are super cute and perfect for any woman who likes ‘pretty things.’
Okay, how cute are these?! If she is a cat person, she will most definitely love pot holders with cats on them. Every kitchen needs pot holders, so you can’t go wrong with these.
If you’re not familiar with Canada Goose, the trendy winter coats .If she has been begging for one, but you don’t want to drop the money on one, get her a branded beanie instead. She’ll LOVE it.
25. For the one who is always busy: Productivity Planner
The productivity planner is both hilarious and necessary for the woman in your life who is always busy and stressed. Each day, it has you rank all of the tasks you have to get done today – and at the end, has you rate your productivity. It really is both a funny and, well, productive gift.
If she loves home décor and entertaining guests, you can never go wrong with a candle as a gift. And Capri Blue’s candles are by far some of the best smelling – and best packaged – candles around. If you want to get more than just a candle, Capri Blue’s reed diffuser is another winner. This thing has honestly saved my bathroom from unpleasant smells, and I recommend it.
27. For the one who has everything: Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer
Dyson – yes, the vacuum company – came out with their first-ever hair dryer in 2016. The pricey blow dryer works faster than regular ones, has a cool design, and will not damage hair. If she likes the finer things in life, and seems like she has already has them all, consider giving the gift of the Dyson Supersonic this year. I tried it myself and approve. Check out my review here.
If she is a powerful woman – and who am I kidding, we are all powerful women – she will love Grace Bonney’s book of inspiration and advice from 100 female makers, artists, and entrepreneurs.
If you gift her with Dogeared this year, you won’t just be giving her jewelry. Dogeared jewelry is themed and can bring her strength, faith, and good vibes only. This popular Dogeared necklace supposedly comes with good karma, and who doesn’t want to start the new year with some positivity?!
30. For the one you don’t really know: Philosophy Gift Set
You can never go wrong with gift sets of body lotions, shampoos, shower gels, and lip gloss. It’s basically the go-to gift for women of all ages that you have literally idea what to buy. Philosophy’s march of the sweet treats three-piece set (available exclusively at Nordstrom) is holiday themed. No matter who she is, she’ll most likely use it. Oh, and it smells fabulous.
It’s Safer Internet Day today. The day is celebrated on every year on the second Tuesday of February. With online transactions becoming popular, cases of hacking, ransomware, debit/credit card frauds, ATM frauds and many other such dangerous cybercrimes too are on a rise. So, it is essential to be forever on guard when treading on the paths in the digital universe. Your one wrong/careless step can lead to huge financial loss.
Here are eight things that you need to keep in mind while doing any transaction (whatsoever) online.
1.Never do it from cyber cafe:
Never resort to financial transactions from a cyber cafe, a shared computer or through a public Wi-Fi system.
2. Always try to use your home PC:
Always prefer to use your home computer with adequate firewalls and anti-virus software. Always keep your computers updated with operating systems and security patches.
3. Never use this things in your password:
While choosing the password for your financial transactions, strictly follow the instructions for choosing the same as put down by the mutual fund, bank etc. Avoid using date of birth, birthday dates, anniversaries or names of people close to you since these could easily be guessed.
4.Be careful about emails asking for info like PAN number, Aadhaar number or more:
Always be careful about emails asking you about confidential financial information (the government, SEBI, RBI and regulated entities never ask for password, card numbers etc.)
5.Never click on any link that comes in emails:
Always avoid clicking on any link that comes in an email even if it appears to be from a genuine source.
6.Never-ever share your password:
Never share your passwords with an outsider and never communicate the same over social media.
7. Always check for SSL link:
Always check for SSL (Secure Socket Layer)/https security on login page of bank’s web site. The ‘s’ after the ‘http’ denotes that the site is secure. Similarly, look for signs that an online shopping site is identity verified and SSL secured to protect your card number and personal information. Also, look for a padlock icon somewhere on the browser window.
8.Notify your bank immediately in case of any unauthorised use:
Notify your card provider/bank immediately in case there is any unauthorised use of your card.
London: Facebook has filed a patent application for a technology that will automatically detect the users` socio-economic status and segregate them into one of three classes — working class, middle class or upper class.
According to the patent, the social media giant wants to build a system that collects users` personal data, such as education, homeownership and internet usage, in order to predict their socio-economic status, Dailymail reported on Saturday.
The patent, that was made public on Friday, suggested an algorithm that might improve Facebook`s targeting capabilities, helping it serve up more relevant advertisements to users.
“By predicting the socio-economic groups of users, [Facebook] is able to help the third party present sponsored content to the target users,” the patent read.
“Third parties are able to effectively promote their products or services, and the online system can provide a more engaging user experience to users,” it added.
Facebook would ask the users what is their age and from there, it would throw questions that would be seemingly relevant to users of that age group.
“In the filing, 20 to 30-year-olds are asked how many Internet devices they own, while 30 to 40-year-olds are asked whether or not they own a house,” the report said.
However, it is still unclear if the patent will ever actually be used for user targeting.
The social media giant might also consider other information like a person`s travel history, what kinds of devices the user owns, how many Internet-connected devices they own and what their highest level of education is, to know the socio-economic status.
Interestingly, Facebook has skipped the income question acknowledging that users might not be comfortable telling about how much they earn per year, the report said.
“Online systems often do not have information about the income of users, for example, because the users are typically not inclined to share income information, which may be sensitive information, on online systems,” the daily quoted the patent as saying.
Facebook could also refer to the “actions performed by the user on Facebook.”
Tips For Healthy Hair : People have always been gullible where their hair is concerned. It is said that Queen Victoria drank silver birch wine made from sap because she believed it would cure her baldness. And despite icons such as David Beckham shaving off their locks, hair loss is refusing to become fashionable. Hair loss or baldness is not a life threatening condition, but if it starts to dint your self-esteem, it is probably worth seeking treatment.
One of the commonest problems is having fine, dull and flat hair. This generally happens due to use of cheaper products which often contain manmade plastic polymers that coat the hair and leave them looking dull. The solution would be to opt for ha high-end quality products that contain plant proteins such as keratin and soy protein which build up the hair more naturally, maintaining shine.
Another common problem is split ends and breaking hair. People who use too many chemical products on their hair tend to suffer more than others. Unfortunately, there is no hair product available that can solve this problem. The only thing that can be done in this case is to trim the hair. This problem can be prevented by replenishing moisture in the hair with a quality conditioner.
People who have greasy or dry hair can choose a shampoo and conditioner suited to their hair type. While choosing a shampoo, choose a product for greasy hair, if the hair shows sign of greasiness within 24 hours. If the hair is not greasy after two days, a normal shampoo may be chosen and if the hair is not greasy after three or more days, a product for dry hair needs to be chosen.
Some people get frizzy hair because of the way their hair follicle is arranged, which depends on their genetic makeup. Humid atmospheres tend to make matters worse for them. Such people need to use hair serum products that will even out the hair texture and give their hair a glossier, smoother looking appearance.
The problem of static hair usually affects people with dry and fine hair that is more prone to breaking and split ends. In such cases, gloss sprays can help replenish moisture and get rid of the static. These products are usually applied to hair after styling, when hair is dry.
Grey hair is one of the commonest problems. However, such people should not use colorants more than once every six weeks, particularly if they contain bleaching agents. They can maintain the luster of the hair by using good quality conditioners and hair masks. Shampoos designed for dyed hair often contain tiny bits of pigment that attach to the cuticle layer and improve the color and radiance of hair. While getting their hair dyed, it is advisable to test a small area first for any allergic reaction.
Another problem is dandruff skin flakes, mainly caused due to a microscopic yeast that occurs naturally on everyone’s scalp. Normally, as dead skin cells are shed they are washed or brushed away without trace. But if these skin yeasts start to increase, they irritate the scalp and trigger an inflammatory immune response. The turnover of scalp skin cells increases, which causes them to die more quickly and clumps of dead skin cells are formed. As a result, the skin starts to itch, peel and visible flakes (dandruff) develop.
Many people think they get dandruff because their scalp is too dry. They stop washing their hair with shampoo or wash it less frequently, because they believe it makes the condition worse. This is not true. Dandruff is believed to be associated with an overgrowth of a fungus commonly found on the skin and scalp, called Pityrosporum ovale. Though it can be difficult to prevent dandruff completely, it can be controlled. The condition may also improve as one gets older.
Anti-dandruff shampoos containing the antimicrobials selenium sulphide or zinc pyrithione are helpful for mild dandruff. They are widely available and are also active against the fungus Pityrosporum ovale. In cases of persistent or severe dandruff antifungal shampoo containing ketoconazole provides a mild, yet effective treatment. The shampoo should be used twice a week for two to four weeks. After that, it should be used every one to two weeks to prevent dandruff coming back.
Healthy hair care routine needs to be changed if the hair becomes dry, lifeless and dull; there are split ends and breaking hair; itchy or sore, flaky scalp; lank and greasy hair; or frizzy, unmanageable hair. While changing hair products, it has to be understood that no product can intrinsically change the structure of the hair, but good quality products can leave it looking shiny and healthy. More expensive products often go further because they are more concentrated, so they need to be used less.
Washing hair every day with a quality shampoo would invigorate the scalp and leave the hair healthy and shiny. It is not necessary to change the shampoo regularly because as long as a shampoo is suited to a person’s scalp and hair type, one should get fine results every time. If hair is not washed regularly, it will just get dirtier and could result in an irritated, itchy scalp and greasy, lank hair.
A conditioner is advisable for all, except for people with very short hair. The key is not to massage the conditioner into the scalp, but only to be applied to the body and tips of the hair. And lastly, rinsing with cold water makes the hair shinier as cold water helps to close the cuticle layer on the hair strand and helps conditioner work better, leaving the hair more lustrous.
Baldness is natural and not a disease. In the past, it was often seen as something unfortunate or undesirable. However, this attitude has changed over the years and nowadays a clean-shaven head is usually considered both fashionable and attractive.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was addressing an election rally in Bengaluru, Rahul Dravid’s home-town, on Sunday recognised the former cricketer’s role in India’s Under-19 World Cup title victory.
Hailing Dravid’s role as the head coach of the team, the Prime Minister said the former inspired honesty and unselfishness.
“Our Under-19 cricket team won the World Cup yesterday. Their head coach Rahul Dravid was a significant factor behind this victory. He teaches us to work honestly and live for others,” Prime Minister Modi said.
The colts, on Saturday, crushed Australia by eight wickets to lift their overall fourth ICC Under-19 World Cup, at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.
Dravid’s reference in the rally came when Prime Minister Modi was attacking the Congress government in Karnataka over corruption. Both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have kick-started their election rallies in the state, which is heading for legislative assembly elections in April-May this year.
Country hails rising stars
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the Indian team, who crushed Australia by eight wickets to lift their overall fourth ICC Under-19 World Cup.
“Congrats to India’s talented young cricket team for winning the Under-19 World Cup. Calmness and composure of our boys embellishes their skills. Proud of captain Prithvi Shaw and his mates, as well as of coach Rahul Dravid and the hard-working support staff,” President Kovind wrote on Twitter.
Prime Minister Modi, on the other hand, said he was absolutely thrilled by the stupendous achievement of the Under-19 team. “Absolutely thrilled by the stupendous achievement of our young cricketers. Congratulations to them on winning the Under-19 World Cup. This triumph makes every Indian extremely proud,” PM Modi tweeted.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sport, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Retired) also wished the team, which was coached by former India captain Rahul Dravid.
“Congratulations to each and every team member of the Indian Under-19 cricket team, including their captain and their coach’Rahul Dravid. I am sure, they have worked very hard which can be reflected in the way that they have won this championship,” said Rathore.
He also complimented the Board of Cricket for Control in India for being able to generate revenue and using the same for the betterment of the sport at the grassroots level. “I think this is an example that other federation should follow,” the minister said.
Indian opening batsman Manjot Kalra grabbed the eyeballs with his unbeaten 101-run knock as the Men in Blue chased down the target of 217 in just 38.5 overs in the finals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup. It was an all-around performance from the Men in Blue as the spinners sent shivers through the Australian batsmen’s spines with their magical spell, followed by a magnificent show with the bat.
Kamlesh Nagarkoti was the pick of the bowlers for India with three wickets while Ishan Porel and Shivam Mavi bagged two wickets each. Manjot Kalra was adjudged as ‘Man of the Match’ while Shubman Gill was awarded ‘Player of the Tournament’.
Astrophysicists have discovered a group of planets outside of the Milky Way for the first time, through the use of microlensing. The identified objects range from a mass of the moon to the mass of Jupiter.
The findings were published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters. The discovery was led by scientists from the University of Oklahoma. They have applied microlensing to data taken from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to focus on a galaxy known as RX J1131-1231, which is about 3.8 billion light-years away, according to CNet.
Xinyu Dai, a professor in the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, OU College of Arts and Sciences, said they are excited about the discovery. He further noted that this is the first time that anyone has identified the planets outside the Milky Way. He added that these small planets are the best candidate for signature, as they observed in this study using the microlensing technique. The team evaluated the high frequency of the signature by modeling the date to identify the mass, according to Dai.
Microlensing is a method used in detecting planets at vast distances from the planet Earth. It gauges how the gravity of the object bends the light of an aligned and even more distant object behind it
The Race To The Red Planet
Eduardo Guerras, one of the scientists who discovered the planets, and a postdoctoral researcher from OU, explained how powerful the extragalactic microlensing is. He further said that the galaxy is located 3.8 billion light-years away and there is no chance of identifying the planets directly, not even with the use of the best telescope. On the other hand, they were able to detect them and uncover their visibility and determine their masses. He described the discovery as “cool science,” as noted byPhys.org.
The image above, which was provided by the University of Oklahoma, shows the gravitational lens RX J1131-1231 galaxy, in which the lens galaxy is located at the core. Also seen are the four lensed background quasars. At the center of the elliptical galaxy shown in this image, there are trillions of planets. This discovery has proven that there are extragalactic planets outside the Milky Way, which was unclear decades ago.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has approved the deployment of Russian warplane on a disputed island near Japan, accelerating the area’s militarization at a time when Moscow’s ties with Tokyo are strained over the roll-out of a U.S. missile system.
In a decree published late on Thursday, Medvedev allowed the Russian Defence Ministry to use a civilian airport on the island of Iturup as it is known by Russia, or Etorofu as it is known by Japan, for its warplane.
The island was one of four seized by Soviet forces at the end of World War Two and is located off the north-east coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s biggest prefecture. The dispute over the islands, known as the Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, is so acrimonious that Moscow and Tokyo have not yet signed a peace treaty to mark the end of the war.
Medvedev’s decree is the latest step in a Russian military build-up that has seen Moscow deploy some of its newest missile defense systems to the islands and plan to build a naval base there even as it continues talks about the territorial dispute.
The decree was published days before deputy foreign ministers from the two countries are due to hold talks about co-operation on the disputed islands and at a time when Russia is concerned that Japan is allowing Washington to use its territory as a base for a U.S. military build-up in north Asia under the pretext of countering North Korea.
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It is unclear whether Russia will permanently deploy warplanes to the disputed island, which hosted a Soviet air base during the Cold War, or use its airport as and when needed.
The Kommersant daily cited an unnamed military source as saying the move would give the Russian military more options.
“This move should show the aerodrome’s readiness for fighter planes that patrol our borders to be temporarily based there,” the source was quoted as saying.
The same source was quoted as saying that Russia was particularly concerned about a Japanese plan to deploy more Aegis U.S. missile systems in its Akita and Yagamata prefectures.
The Japanese embassy in Moscow did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but Kommersant cited it as saying that the new Russian move would boost Moscow’s military power on the disputed islands.
That contradicted Japan’s own stance on the dispute, it was cited as saying, but Tokyo would keep trying to resolve the problem through talks.
No other team would have dominated an ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup tournament as the Prithvi Shaw-led and Rahul Dravid-coached Indian team did at this year’s edition in New Zealand, clinching a record fourth title after winning all their games in the tournament. .
India had previously won the tournament in 2000, 2008 and 2012.
This is the 12th edition of the tournament which started in 1988. The inaugural event was won by Australia. The team from Down Under were also victorious in 2002 and 2010. The previous edition in 2016 was won by West Indies, which was their first win.
England were the winners in 1998 while Pakistan were the consecutive champions in 2004 and 2006. South Africa were the U19 World Cup winners in 2014.
The sub-continent team achieved the feat without losing a single game in the tournament. They won all of their six games including the final.
Batting first in the final, Jonathan Merlo made a solid 76 before the India’s left-arm spin duo of Shiva Singh and Anukul Roy sprung pulled back the opposition to bowl them out for 216.
Aussies were cruising at 183 for four before the Indian spinners engineered the collapse with Jason Sangha-led side losing its last six wickets for 33 runs.
Ishan Porel, Shiva Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Anukul Roy all took two wickets each while pacer Shivam Mavi scalped a single wicket.
In reply, openers Shaw and Manjot Kalra gave India a solid start before the skipper departed for 29 in the 12th over with India on 71. Kalra was then joined by India’s highest run-getter in the tournament, Shubman Gill. The pair added 60 runs for the second wicket. Gill was dismissed on 31 by off-spinner Param Uppal.
Manjot steadied the ship along with wicketkeeper batsman Harvik Desai and kept India on top of the game throughout with India reaching the 150-run mark in the 27th over.
After a brief spell, where he kept quiet, Manjot again started to get on top of the bowlers — starting with a towering six of the bowling off Lloyd Pope in the 29th over.
Desai supported Manjot perfectly as India built another 50-run stand before the southpaw finally completed his century in the 39th over of the bowling off Sutherland to take India closer to victory after India’s 200 came up in the 36th over with a boundary from Desai.
Desai, who was dropped on 40 by Uppal, finally finished the game off with a boundary in the 39th over to give India the victory. This was also the first time Rahul Dravid lifted a World Cup.
Kalra remained unbeaten on 101 while Desai finished with 47 not out
Seasoned off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will lead Punjab, whereas, Ishan Kishan, the wicketkeeper-batsman, will lead Jharkhand in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, starting on Monday.
Kishan is stepping in for Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is on national duty in South Africa.
Veteran Yuvraj Singh will serve as Harbhajan’s deputy. The selectors under Yashpal Sharma named the 15-man squad for the group phase of the tournament.
Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, Shubman Gill, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul and Barinder Singh Sran are some of the main players in the Punjab side.
The likes of Virat Singh, Saurabh Tiwary, Shahbaz Nadeem and Varun Aaron will be some of the key players in action for Jharkhand.
An annual event of the Innovation Centre, Raman Science Centre will be organising the ‘Raman Festival of Innovation’ for the first time during February 15 – 17, 2018. ‘Raman Festival of Innovations’ in today’s world of ‘Innovation’ is the buzzword. It is important for the advancement of society around the world. New and innovative products can increase the standard of living and provide people with opportunities to improve their lives.
Innovation has also lead to significant improvements in the way businesses operate. Due to factors such as globalization and outsourcing, there is an increased push to improve efficiency and effectiveness of a product/ process. Everywhere they require innovative processes and products that can drive down costs and improve productivity.
To support the growing demand of the culture of innovation in the world, Raman Science Centre, Nagpur has opened a new facility titled ‘Innovation Centre’. Students get opportunity to try their innovative ideas at the Centre.
A section of this festival will be ‘Innovative Project Competition’ for students of High School, Higher Secondary, Under Graduate, Post Graduate students of any faculty and also students of any faculty of Diploma and Engineering, any Hobbyist Innovator not belonging to any institution can also participate.
Start-up activities will also be considered for the festival. Raman Science Centre invites two innovative projects from a school /college to participate in the competition. The project could be an innovative 3D working model or any innovative research based project /process developed by the students. The project can be Individual or by a team of maximum two students. The factor of innovation is expected to be there.
The students are requested to send summary / synopsis of their project (in maximum 500 words) along with diagram/sketch. The competition will be adjudged in four different categories, i.e. School students, Science Graduate and Post Graduate and Engineering students. All the participants will have to present with their project during the festival to explain it to visitors. The successful innovators will be suitably awarded.
School and college authorities may nominate two innovative projects from their institution. The last date for sending the entries with project summary/synopsis is February 7, 2018. More information and registration form is available for download on www.rscnagpur.gov.in.
DURBAN – Captain Virat Kohli struck a stylish century to lead India to a comfortable six-wicket victory over South Africa in the first one-day international on Thursday and end the hosts’ 17-match winning streak on home soil.
India amassed 270-4 to reach their target with 27 balls to spare at Kingsmead after South Africa captain Faf du Plessis, who won the toss, scored 120 of his side’s 269-8.
A record 189–run third-wicket partnership between Kohli, who made 112, and Ajinkya Rahane (79) set up India’s victory at the start of the six-match series.
Kohli reached his 33rd ODI ton off 105 balls while Rahane’s flamboyant knock came off 86 balls.
Their partnership was the highest for the third wicket in an ODI at the Durban venue, beating a two decade-old mark held by Pakistan, and ensured India eased to victory with wickets and overs to spare.
Du Plessis carried his side as his team mates were strangled by India’s wrist spinners, slumping to 134-5 with Kuldeep Yadav the pick of the bunch as he finished with figures of 3-34 in an economical 10-over spell.
Together with Chris Morris (37), Du Plessis piled on late runs to take South Africa to a better than expected total, and hand a sell-out crowd hope but still significantly short of a defendable target.
India have won eight of their previous nine ODIs chasing down a target and Kohli felt his side always in with a chance of doing so again.
“It was a special knock for me because the first game of a series is always important. When we restricted South Africa we knew we needed one partnership to effectively take us home,” Kohli said at the presentation ceremony.
The second game of the series is at Centurion in Pretoria on Sunday. South Africa top the International Cricket Council’s ODI team rankings with India second.
Nagpur: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) representative were elected in the students union election of colleges held under the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU). For the college Secretary post the elections were held in all the college on Monday.
For this post the candidates were elected from Dharampeth Commerce College, Institute of Science, Hislop college, Babasaheb Ambedkar Law College, Ramdeobaba Engineering College, Tirpude College of Social Work, Santaji College, Rajiv Gandhi Engineering College and others. Pradesh Secretary Vikramjeet Kala congratulate all. Their victory was celebrated by beating of drums and distributing sweets. On this occasion ABVP City President Sachin Randive, Secretary Asawari Kale anmd other students were present.
On 29 Jan from R S Mundle Dharampeth Arts and Commerce College Ist year student and ABVP workers Nidhi Avinash Ingole was elected. On behalf of the ABVP Prof Ashtikar felicitated her by presenting a bouquet. On this occasion City President Randive, Kanadey, Raut, Shahu, Mankar and executive Committee President Amit Shendra, Yash Bengale, Bharat Kokade, Kalash Kale, Pankaj Kshirsagar, Pankaj Gawde, Gopal Dhurve, Manmohansingh Dalami, Purva Sarodey, Nirwani Gedam, Nisha Chaure, Sejal, Anjali Kukade, Tejaswini Swane, Meenakshi Raulkar Karishma Magham were present.
Controversial Bollywood movie ‘Padmaavat’, earlier titled ‘Padmavati’, which has released in India after a struggle, is now barred from opening in cinemas in Malaysia over concerns regarding “sensitivities of Islam”. Malaysia’s National Film Censorship Board (LPF) has barred filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s ‘Padmaavat’ from getting released in the country.
Malaysia‘s film censorship board (LPF) chairman said the film’s storyline is our concern as “Malaysia is a Muslim-majority country”. Malaysia has a history of banning movies that are widely distributed elsewhere in the world. The distributor in Malaysia is expected to appeal against the LPF decision on Tuesday.
The chairman of National Film Censorship Board Mohd Zamberi Abdul Aziz has said the lavishly-mounted film was not cleared as it might offend the Muslims in the country.
“The storyline of the film touches on the sensitivities of Islam. That in itself is a matter of grave concern in Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country,” Aziz was quoted as saying by Free Malaysia Today.
The film faced controversy at home as well after various Rajput groups accused Bhansali of “distorting historical facts” with the portrayal of queen Padmavati, a claim repeatedly denied by him.
According to the report, Aziz said the distributors of the film had filed an appeal against the ban which would be taken up by the Film Appeals Committee on January 30.
In Pakistan, the censor board had cleared film without any cuts for screening with a ‘U’ certification.
“The state government has approved a plan of Rs. 750 crore for Maharashtra Law University at Nagpur and work on the first phase costing Rs. 200 crore would begin soon,” Devendra Fadnavis said in Nagpur.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the government had approved a plan of Rs. 750 crore for a law university.
Devendra Fadnavis, along with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, also laid the foundation stone of a flyover connecting Ujjwal Nagar to Manish Nagar, with a railway over bridge and underpass, on the Nagpur-Hyderabad section of National Highway 47, to be built at a cost of Rs. 130 crore.
The Nagpur peri-urban water supply scheme for 10 villages under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme, built at a cost of Rs. 232.75 crore and expected to benefit 3.5 lakh people, was also inaugurated.
He expressed happiness at the water scheme being completed in two years. Congratulating the team that was working on the Manish Nagar flyover, Devendra Fadnavis said that he had been struggling with the project for many years now.
He added that the government was working towards making Nagpur airport a world class one with cargo hub facilities.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has congratulated the team behind the Maharashtra tableau which won the first prize at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. The certificate issued by the Ministry of Defence says that the tableau on the coronation ceremony of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, presented by Maharashtra at the Republic Day parade 2018, has been awarded the first prize.
Various states and Union Territories had put up their tableaux during the parade on January 26 in the national capital. Fadnavis in a tweet said, “It was a great news and proud moment.” “Congratulations to the entire team who worked hard and achieved this,” he said in the tweet. The tableau was created by well known art director Nitin Desai and his team. The coronation ceremony was enacted on the tableau by 10 artists.
Great News!
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Maharashtra’s Tableau on Coronation Ceremony of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at #RepublicDay Parade wins the 1st prize!
Congratulations to entire team who worked hard and achieved this !
जय भवानी, जय शिवाजी…!
जय महाराष्ट्र…! pic.twitter.com/Uws7DHgk2o
Mission Impossible Fallout, The impossible seems, well, possible when Tom Cruise is in control.
One day after announcing the title for the sixth entry in the Mission Impossible Fallout franchise,Tom Cruise shared a spine-tingling photo from the set showing the actor leaping from a dangerously high scaffolding toward the edge of a building.
As he shared the shot on Instagram, Cruise also promised the upcoming film, titled Mission: Impossible – Fallout, will be “the most thrilling mission yet” in the action series, which launched in 1996 as a reimagining of the 1966 TV series of the same name.
On Thursday, Cruise shared another sneak peek at the film, showing off a still of himself hanging from the side of a helicopter.
Though specific plot details are still under wraps, director Christopher McQuarrie told Empire that “the title has multiple meanings in the film, from the literal to the figurative,” further explaining that “there is the threat of nuclear terrorism hanging over the movie, which is the literal threat.”
“There’s [also] the notion that what’s happened in the movie is the end result of choices that Ethan Hunt has made in his life,” he continued, referencing Cruise’s character. “It’s Ethan’s past come back to haunt him. It’s the fallout of all his good intentions.”
Mission Impossible Fallout Cast – Rebecca Ferguson, Henry Cavill, Simon Pegg, Angela Bassett, Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames, and Vanessa Kirby will join Cruise and McQuarrie when Mission Impossible Fallout hits theaters on July 27.
Ever seen an uncaged tiger up close? Doesn’t it send shivers down your spine just thinking about it? In an appalling incident in a forest near Nagpur, Maharashtra, two men on a bike found themselves in a baffling situation when they saw two full-grown tigers just a few feet away from them. A video of the same, shot at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, shows the men with a tiger right in front of them, and a few minutes later, notice another one behind. Quite interestingly, the tigers did not attack the two men and left them unharmed.
The 4.18-minute clip captures the scene with two men on their bike when a tiger walked right in front of them and stared at them for a while. A few minutes later, it left them unharmed while they continued to remain stationary. Soon, another tiger appeared from behind and in the clip, the two men can be seen looking back at the second tiger in shock. Fortunately, even the second tiger left the two unharmed. Reportedly, the video was shot by people who were in a car just a few meters away from the bikers.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has rescheduled his two-day visit to Nagpur in view of Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot being “busy with the preparations” for the office-of-profit case in the Delhi High Court on Monday. An official said that Gahlot was also to accompany the chief minister during his visit to see development projects initiated by BJP-ruled Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC).
The day-to-day hearing will start in the Delhi High Court in the disqualification case of 20 AAP MLAs for allegedly holding office-of-profit as parliamentary secretaries from Monday, the official said. Gahlot is among the 20 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs who have been disqualified by the president on the recommendation of the Election Commission. The party has challenged the decision in the high court.
“As the transport minister is busy with preparations of office-of-profit case, the chief minister’s Nagpur visit has been rescheduled,” the official.
At the insistence of Union Surface Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari, Kejriwal was to embark on a two-day Nagpur visit on Saturday. Official also said that the new dates of chief minister’s visit to Nagpur, a home town of Gadkari, will be announced soon.
As complex and impressive computers are becoming, they still don’t hold a candle to the human brain. Sure, we can’t instantly recall every piece of data that ever gets saved into our memory banks, and we’re not as good at playing board games, but we have the ability to adapt and reason that a computer simply can’t emulate.
Even advanced computer brains are unable to deal with concepts that don’t fit into their existing programming, while organic brains (in most circumstances) are much better at the classic human trait of just making up plans as we go along. That said, humanity’s time as the grand champions of winging it might be coming to a close.
A team of scientists at MIT have completed a successful initial test of a computer modeled after brain synapses rather than binary 1’s and 0’s, which could well lead to robot brains that are structured like our own – thereby giving our adaptability to computers so that we become truly obsolete.
Computers are limited by their dependency on binary inputs – if a code doesn’t come in those 1’s and 0’s, it won’t make any sense to a machine. Conversely, humans have a hundred billion neurons within our brains, along with a hundred trillion synapses that can fire out packets of analogue data, where a different strength of signal will affect the meaning of the message that’s being sent.
According to Jeehwan Kim, who is working on the project:
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“Once you apply some voltage to represent some data with your artificial neuron, you have to erase and be able to write it again in the exact same way. But in an amorphous solid, when you write again, the ions go in different directions because there are lots of defects. This stream is changing, and it’s hard to control. That’s the biggest problem – nonuniformity of the artificial synapse.”
Computers literally aren’t designed to put up with these kinds of complex messages, and as such, the scientists behind this new emerging technology have had to return to the drawing board, completely building hardware from scratch that’s able to interpret a matrix of different inputs all controlled by the amount of electricity that’s sent in each burst.
Essentially, this emulates the human brain, while also making allowances for the ways that computer technology can’t quite manage to live up to our own processing power.
All of this has culminated in a relatively simple initial test: a computer that’s able to correctly identify different people’s handwriting at 95% accuracy. This is a small victory (traditional computers are already capable of managing 97% accuracy at present), but it’s indicative of a major change that could revolutionize computer in the near future.
It’s probably also worth noting that this test was conducted entirely within a simulation, so we’re not able to see the actual results of such an experiment just yet. The initial successful computer model, though, suggests that this is worth exploring future in our quest to build bigger, better, more adaptable robots.
These efforts aren’t designed to replace the way that current computers are designed, but rather, they’ll work with emerging machine learning technology in order to produce a computer that can think like a human, and also process numbers like a calculator.
This best of both worlds approach will mean that the future of computing will make most human beings entirely obsolete. At least we’ll always be better than computers when it comes to eating cake. It’s not much, but it’s something.
Nagpur’s oldest & biggest walk & foot race (Walkathon & Dream Run 2018) is back with a new mission and enthusiasm to inspire the paramount importance of health in the minds of the young & the elderly.
Jointly presented by Rotary Club of Nagpur and Arneja Heart & Multispeciality Hospital along with Dinshaw’s, Calderys and Gorewada International Zoo as associate sponsors, Walkathon & Dream Run 2018 is a Walk & Run for Life to be held on Sunday, 4th February 2018 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur.
The event will be marked by exciting prizes worth Rs. 4, 00,000/- to be won on 3, 5 & 10 KM walk race and 5 & 10 KM run race. Interested candidates can register online at www.rcnarnejawalkathon.com or fill forms available at Dinshaw’s outlets close to Residency Road, Gittikhadan, Gandhi Sagar Lake, and Nirmal Nagari-Taj Baug. Besides, the forms are also available at Dinshaw’s Cream Studio, Dinshaw’s Factory, and Ajit, Sadar. The registration charges (including all taxes) are Rs. 200/- for Walkathon and Rs. 500/- & Rs. 750/- for 5 KM & 10 KM Dream Run respectively.
Dinshaw’s Carnival of Food & Fun, from 3rd to 4th February, will be another highlight of the event, where Dinshaw’s Food Court will serve lip-smacking dishes at 20% discount to the participants and public both. All participants must also collect their free caps, t-shirts, bibs (for runners only), and gifts on 3rd February between 9 am to 7 pm.
Walkathon is one of the celebrated projects of Rotary Club of Nagpur started in 2005. Where the participation was 500-1000 persons in the initial years, it has significantly grown now to 5000-10000 persons hailing from the various regions of Vidarbha. Arnjea Heart & Multispecialty Hospital, Central India’s most advanced cardiac care facility in Nagpur, has also been the strongest proponent and partner of the event for years. For the first time now, the event is also promoted alongside its own mascot – an animated tiger wearing a Rotary cap and a Heart-badged t-shirt.
The proceeds of Walkathon & Dream Run 2018 will be utilized to shape other social causes of Rotary Club of Nagpur, like Udaan, a fun-filled sports day for Differently Abled children, and Hemalkasa Surgical Camp to provide medical aid to the tribal and underprivileged population.
This project is been executed under the able guidance and support of The Current president of the Club Rtn Rina Sinha, Past President Dr. Sanjiv Chugh, : Rtn Kapil Bahri, President Elect & Director Walkathon
Rtn. Namita Sharma, Rtn Sarang Kale Chairpersons : Rtn Mahendra Kamat, Rtn Rajendra Jaiswal, Rtn Navneet Jain, Rtn Nivedita Pendharkar , Rtn Shweta Singh and the entire team of Rotary Club of Nagpur
For registration, visit the website or call 0712-6464936 or 8766833859. Office Address: Bishop Cotton School, Sadar, Nagpur.
New Delhi: Lauding the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) approval on accessing mobile and internet services on flights, the Broadband India Forum (BIF) said it would be largely beneficial to mobile consumers, as it would expand broadband access.
“BIF believes that this will largely benefit air travellers in India and help garner additional revenues for the service providers. We welcome these recommendations by TRAI on in-flight connectivity and believe that this would be very beneficial to the consumers,” said TV Ramachandran, President-Broadband India Forum.
“In-flight connectivity and access to the internet is available today in many parts of the world. More than 10,000 domestic and international flights go across India every day carrying more than 10 lakh travellers who will now have access to broadband connectivity. We urge the telecom department for an early acceptance and implementation of these recommendations in coordination with the Ministry of Civil Aviation,” he added.
The TRAI on Friday gave green signal to access mobile and internet services onboard flight and recommended allowing mobile and internet services through both satellite and terrestrial network.
In its recommendation, the authority said the internet and mobile communication on aircraft service should be permitted as in-flight connectivity in the Indian airspace.
The move comes after the department of telecom had sought views of the TRAI in August last year over the proposal to introduce voice, data and video services over Indian airspace for domestic, international and overflying flights.
The authority also recommended that the operation of mobile communication on aircraft services should be permitted with a minimum height restriction of 3,000 meters, adding that internet services through Wi-Fi onboard be made available when electronic devices are permitted to be used only via in-flight or airplane modes.
The Indexpo Nagpur is a leading industrial exhibition which gets enlightened by the presence of industrial goods and services, electrical gods and services, tools and technologies, steel products, trading products, electronic goods and services and allied products and services.
This expo will be held on 15-18 Feb 2018 at Reshimbagh Ground, Nagpur, India. These cities are upcoming and developing industrial towns in the country provide you great opportunities. We have been organizing these exhibition since 2009 and now very popular and result oriented exhibitions in Central India’s B cities.
It is an ideal platform that looks forward to the best buyer and seller relationship and both buyers and sellers are equally benefitted.
The event also presents the latest technologies and innovations and allows the exhibitors to interact with new customers. More focus on machine tools, hand tools, industrial and engineering equipments.
Exhibitor Profile
Indexpo Nagpur draws in a large number of professional exhibitors, looking to showcase different varieties of industrial machine tools and accessories.
Profile of exhibit are CAD, CAM & Software Engineering, CNC & Special Purpose Machines, Machine Tools, Environmental Engineering, Cutting Tools, Dies & Moulds, Electrical/Electronics & Instrumentation, Energy Conservation, Renewable Energy Resources, Automobile Components manufacturers and suppliers, Forming Technologies, Food Processing Machinery & Plants, Foundry & Casting Engineering, Gears, Motors & Drives, Industrial Safety Equipments, Material Handling Equipments, Pumps & Valves, Pneumatic & Hydraulic Equipments, Power Engineering, Testing & Measuring Equipments, Welding Equipments & Consumables, Cold Storage Equipments, Electrical Panels & Switches.
Some of the main items of exhibit at the show are CNC machines, infrastructure tools, welding equipments, generators and diesel engines. Rolling mills, power plant equipments, material handling tools, testing and measurement instruments, control panels, packaging solutions, compressors, cranes, safety appliances, consultancy services and automation systems are showcased here as well. Steel equipments, trolleys and valves, motors, bearings, EPC machines, mining tools, control panels and industrial castings are exhibited during the show as well.
The list of exhibitors at the show features many leading companies, including Neeshu Enterprises and Satvik Trading Corporation and others.
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