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India successfully launches EMISAT satellite

India’s EMISAT satellite was on Monday (April 1) successfully launched onboard the polar rocket PSLV-C45 from the Sriharikota spaceport. After a perfect lift-off at the end of the 27-hour countdown, the nearly 50 metre-tall PSLV C-45 injected the 436 kg…

Internet users to experience network difficulties in the next 48 hours
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Internet users to experience network difficulties in the next 48 hours

Internet users across the globe could experience some difficulty in connecting with the internet as the key domain servers are slated to undergo routine maintenance over the span of next 48 hours. #FLASH | Internet users across globe could experience…

Fake News Alert: Contact these numbers to verify facts in Kamrup(M) district
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Researchers build AI that scans source for fake news

In a bid to combat fake news, researchers at the MIT’s CSAIL and Qatar’s Computing Research Institute have built an artificially intelligent system that is capable of scanning not the news per say, but its source to identify for falsehood.…

Assam on the fast-track of IT led development: CM Sonowal
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Assam on the fast-track of IT led development: CM Sonowal

In a major boost to manufacturing development goal of Assam, Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal jointly laid foundation stone for two electronics manufacturing units (EMU) and a common facility…

NASA set to blast off first spacecraft to explore Sun
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NASA set to blast off first spacecraft to explore Sun

NASA is set to blast off the first spacecraft to explore Sun on Sunday. The NASA spacecraft will be on a mission to plunge into the sun’s sizzling atmosphere and unlock the mysteries of the centre of the solar system.…

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Stargazers witness rare celestial event

It was a treat for stargazers with lakhs of people witnessing the longest ‘blood moon’ eclipse that began on Friday night and ended in the wee hours of Saturday morning. The celestial event was visible in the whole of the…

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WhatsApp limits message forwarding to 5 users

Popular messaging app WhatsApp has announced that it will limit forwarding of messages to five chats in India amid incidents of mob lynching that were fuelled by rumours spread through the social media, including the popular messaging application. The Facebook-owned…

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Fake News: WhatsApp takes help of researchers to combat propaganda

WhatsApp and its parent company Facebook are having a tough time battling fake news on the platform and now the messaging platform is taking some outside help. According to reports, WhatsApp is offering researchers up to USD 50,000 in grants…

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Reliance launches Jio Phone 2; available at Rs. 2999

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Thursday announced the launch of JioPhone 2. The new JioPhone 2 will hit the markets by August 15 this year and will be available at a price of Rs. 2999. “We are now taking…

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OnePlus 6 listed on HDFC Bank’s SmartBuy website with image, complete specifications

As the Chinese phone maker prepares to unveil the OnePlus 6 smartphone in London on May 16 and in India and China on May 17, the specifications and design elements of the flagship smartphone have been leaked. In a recent…