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Kavita Bajeli-Datt (IANS) 04 March 2016
New Delhi : Mansav Sethi, an IT professional, is very excited. For the father of two children, a long weekend with his family is always a bonanza. As Holi this year falls on a Thursday and Good Friday the next day, he seized the opportunity to plan a quick getaway.   According to...

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IANS 25 February 2016
New Delhi : The Indian Railways is fulfilling its social obligations towards Divyang, senior citizens and women travellers, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Thursday while presenting the rail budget in the Lok Sabha.   Prabhu said that for Divyang (differently able), the...

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IANS 25 February 2016
New Delhi : The Indian Railways is launching a procedure enabling commuters who had booked tickets from Passenger Reservation counters to get them cancelled through their cell phones.   Currently people have to visit the reservation counter personally to cancel their...

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IANS 17 February 2016
New Delhi : What can you buy with Rs.251 -- a meal at McDonald's or a cold coffee at Starbucks? Well, if technology has its way, you will be able to buy the world's cheapest -- and "made in India" -- Android smartphone for this much money.   Offered by an Indian company Ringing Bells,...

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IANS 09 February 2016
New Delhi : Amid the growing craze for Valentine's Day celebrations, men end up spending more to pamper their loved one than women, reveals a survey.   Giftease.com, an Indian gifting portal conducted the online suvey with 3000 respondents across different age groups (18 to 45 years)...

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Wearable tech devices are more like  fashionable toys than necessary tools   You say ‘wearable device’ and the very first name that comes to mind is Apple Watch. Although it is not the first smartwatch, perhaps, it is the most ambitious and well-designed (in terms of functionality)...

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Shamshad Ali (IANS) 14 January 2016
Kashmiris carry it inside the 'pheran', a traditional long flowing tweed over-garment, to keep the freezing winter away   New Delhi : Have you ever imagined carrying red-hot charcoal filled in an earthen pot inside your dress? It sounds dangerous, but Kashmiris do it to kill the...

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A better processor, RAM and battery power will make your latest tech device last longer   Most people spend on tech products on impulse and regret later. For example, a friend bought a device with 1GB (gigabyte) RAM (random access memory) and 8GB in-built memory, when another handset...

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IANS 15 December 2015
Railway ticket cancellation and refund rules have been amended, parliament was told on Monday.   Granting refund of confirmed railway ticket up to four hours before departure, 50 percent cancellation charge for a confirmed ticket submitted between 12 and four hours before departure...

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IANS 01 December 2015
 Starting Tuesday, Indian railway stations will allow cancellation and refund of reserved tickets at an additional counter which was until now dispensing only unreserved tickets, an official statement said.   In a bid to usher in passenger friendly measures, the railways ministry has...

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Online shopping is convenient; but, unless you take certain precautions and maintain highest security level, it may cause you headaches and financial losses   The festival season is now at its peak. Shopping online is convenient and saves time—but, at the same time, if you are not...

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Preetha Nair (IANS) 20 October 2015
No amount of preparation can get one ready to travel to the historic pass. For an uninitiated like me, it was a trip that opened my eyes wider.   Visiting Nathu La is no less than a pilgrimage, but not of the religious kind. At 14,420 feet above sea level, one is struck by the sheer...

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All new mobile phones below Rs10,000 provide value for money; some even compete with pricier handsets   Indians are price conscious and always try to get the maximum value out of any purchase. Mobile devices are no exception. Currently, there are some very good—in terms of hardware...

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Clear all issues like ‘all taxes and charges’ before issuing the first cheque when buying a new vehicle   The difference between ‘ex-factory’ and ‘ex-showroom’ and ‘all taxes and charges’ and ‘landed cost to customer’ prices for a new motor vehicle are, often, huge. In some cases,...

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IANS 21 September 2015
Bharti Airtel has started per second bill plan for its prepaid mobile customers nationally, to ensure the customers pay only for the time they use the network, a company statement said here on Monday.   "Rolled out under the new 'Pay For What You Use' initiative as part of the...

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How to select a power-bank that would save your day   With speedier processors and more RAM (random access memory), mobile handsets are becoming faster every day. Although the new-generation hardware consumes less power, the battery, which allows the show to go on, is not...

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IANS 15 September 2015
Utility payments platform FreeCharge on Tuesday launched a digital wallet in partnership with Mumbai-based private lender Yes Bank.   Online e-commerce player Snapdeal had acquired FreeCharge in a deal believed to be worth around Rs.2,800 crore earlier this year and the launch of the...

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Other than something indefinable, Crossovers have an illusionary ‘presence’   I had a quick look at the new Suzuki S-Cross. This is from the ‘crossover’ segment—whatever that means—because the fact remains that most ‘crossover’ cars in India bear more resemblance to the Hindustan...

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Useful tips on squeezing the most out of your cellphone’s battery   For almost every mobile handset user, the most important question at the end of the day is: “Will my mobile’s battery last until I reach home?” This was not the case a few years ago, when we used a basic handset. So...

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IANS 31 August 2015
Idea Cellular has done the same in Delhi, Punjab and UP West   Telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular have hiked charges for post-paid customers by 20% in various circles, including the national capital.   As per information posted on the companies' websites, Airtel...

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