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Siri Cozies Up to Bing Search in iOS 7

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Siri Cozies Up to Bing Search in iOS 7

Apple drops Google as Siri's default search engine for the upcoming version of iOS. Is it Bing's time to shine? When Apple previewed its redesigned iOS 7 on June 10 during its Worldwide Developers C...

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'Foolproof security for Rapid Metro'

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 'Foolproof security for Rapid Metro'

GURGAON: After the incident at the Karkardooma Metro Station in Delhi on Tuesday, where a man killed his estranged wife by shooting her inside the Metro station premises in broad daylight, has raised ...

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Vodafone India Slashes 2G Data Rates By 80%

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Vodafone India Slashes 2G Data Rates By 80%

Vodafone India has cut 2G data rates by 80%, from 10p/10kb to 2p/10kb. These rates are currently applicable in Karnataka, UP West and Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh circles and will be rolled out nat...

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Oldest-ever person dies aged 116

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Oldest-ever person dies aged 116

TOKYO: Japan's Jiroemon Kimura, who had been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person and the oldest man ever, died on Wednesday of natural causes. He was 116. Kimu...

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Rope Can Double Height Of Skyscrapers

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Rope Can Double Height Of Skyscrapers

"revolutionary" innovation, engineers have developed a superstrong carbon fibre rope that promises to more than double the height of the world's tallest  skyscrapers by allowing travel heights of one...

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Gurgaon News

Ranbaxy, 8 Other Companies Fined Rs 1,000 Crore
June 20, 2013

EU antitrust regulators on Wednesday imposed fines totalling 146 million euros (Rs 1,150 crore) on nine global drugmakers, including Ranbaxy, for blocking the supply of cheaper versions of Danish company Lundbeck’s antidepressant drug citalopram. Ranbaxy, which needs to pay a penalty of 10.3 million euros (around Rs 80 crore), is expected to appeal against the [...]

Asad Rauf Got Pricey Gifts From Bookie Via Vindu Dara Singh

Asad Rauf (Pakistani umpire who was officiating in IPL 6): “Do you know my birthday is coming up?” Vindu Dara Singh (film and TV actor): “Asadbhai, don’t worry, we will take care of it. I will convey the message to Pawanbhai.” Pawan Jaipur (bookie) to Vindu: “I am sending a watch worth Rs 6 lakh [...]

Neymar Sends Brazil Into Confederations Cup Semis

FORTALEZA (Brazil): Brazil superstar Neymar scored one goal and set up the other to give hosts Brazil a 2-0 win over Mexico in their Group A game and all but assure them of a place in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup in Fortaleza on Wednesday. The 21-year-old took his tally to 13 goals in [...]

All Eyes On Cardiff Sky As India Take On Sri Lanka In Champions Trophy Semifinal

the 365 days in a calendar year, the Welsh say, it rains for close to around 240 days in Cardiff. That should leave the locals here with just about 125 days of dry weather. Wednesday turned out to be one such dry-weather day here. The sun was shining beautifully over the stunning capital of Wales [...]

Gurgaon No.1 In Paying Power Bills Online

GURGAON: Tech-savvy Gurgaon has outnumbered other districts in paying power bill online, according the latest data compiled of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN). Apart from Gurgaon, the online bill payment facility is available to consumers of Faridabad and Hisar. Consumers opting from manual payment of bill to online has also resulted in highest-ever [...]

Rapid Metro Officials Blame Road Widening Agency For Waterlogging In Cyber City

GURGAON: The Rapid Metro authorities have refused to acknowledge that waterlogging that occurred in the Cyber City vicinity on Sunday was because of the ongoing Metro construction project. “Recent reports have attributed various incidents of waterlogging and road mishaps to Rapid Metro in Gurgaon. We wish to inform that we have completed all construction work [...]

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