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The government has decided to withdraw the railway posts in Engineering Services Exam and Civil Services exam post its decision to introduce Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS). However, the exam for selection to Indian Railway Protection Force Service will continue as before. This information was shared by Minister of Railways and Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. In response to Kunwar Danish Ali's question on whether the railways has cancelled the vacancies under ESE 2020 for which stage-I (Preliminary) examination was conducted on January 5, the railway minister said, "In line with Government's decision to introduce Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) from the next recruitment cycle, it has been decided to withdraw indents for services covered under Engineering Services Examination 2020 and Civil Services Examination 2020 except that for Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS)." The central service recruit...

Underwater photographer  Kristian Laine  recently lucked into some stunning photos that are as rare as they are beautiful. While diving off the coast of Australia, Laine captured several photos of the world’s only known pink manta ray—literally a one-of-a-kind photo opportunity. This elusive creature—he’s only been seen seven times since he was first spotted in 2015 by a dive instructor—shows up in the waters around Lady Elliot Island in the Great Barrier Reef for a couple of months every year. That’s the only place he’s been spotted, and it’s where Laine was freediving when he lucked into a sighting that has produced the best pictures of the pink manta yet. “I had no idea there were pink mantas in the world, so I was confused and thought my strobes were broken or doing something weird,” Laine recently told  National Geographic . “I feel humbled and extremely lucky.” You can see a few of photos the photos that Kristian captured below: Researchers wi...

India reports another case of Coronavirus today, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 31. A Delhi resident of Uttam Nagar has tested positive for the novel   Coronavirus today. The patient has a bhistory of travelling to Thailand and Malaysia, confirmed Union Health Ministry. The latest case is the third in Delhi. "One suspected COVID-19 case has been confirmed as positive. The patient is from Delhi. He has a travel history to Thailand and Malaysia. He is stable and being monitored. The total number of confirmed cases in India now stands at 31," a health ministry official said. A middle-aged man from Ghaziabad tested positive for the coronavirus disease on Thursday. The positive cases of coronavirus include a resident from Delhi's Mayur Vihar and six of his relatives from Agra whom he had recently visited. Another is a Paytm employee who works in Gurgaon and lives in west Delhi. They are all being treated at the Safdarjung hospital. The Union He...

Tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Facebook and others have cancelled their annual conferences and events due to the coronavirus disease outbreak. While most of the cancelled events were scheduled to take place in the US and Europe, tech events in India have also started to get cancelled. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The outbreak has claimed over 3,000 lives globally while over 89,000 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The SARS-CoV-2 virus was first reported in December 2019 in Hubei, central China and has spread to over 60 countries. Here is the list of tech events that got cancelled due to the spread of coronavirus disease.

We recently reported  Microsoft will be removing Live Tiles  from Windows 10’s Start menu and new design concept from the company, appears to confirm that. Windows 10’s new Start menu has tile-based static icons with a touch of Microsoft’s Fluent Design, but it looks like Live Tiles will not go away if users prefer them. In the Windows Insider podcast, Microsoft showed off an internal concept of Windows 10’s Start menu that has Tiles based on icons, not live information. It does appear that Microsoft might kill off Live Tiles in future, but for now, the company says users with Live Tiles will still be able to use them and Live Tiles won’t be removed entirely. Microsoft plans to update the Start menu with chaotic colours and emphasize icons, rather than the interactive icons aka Live Tiles that displayed additional information. According to the Redmond firm, the new icon-based tiles will give users unified experience, which will be more consistent with all Win...

A curated panel of judges selected six winning photos from thousands of submissions worldwide, which included photo of Mumbai-based photographer Mitsun Soni. The photographer on his Instagram account mentioned that he has used an iPhone 11 Pro to click the image and used certain editing apps like Snapseed and Lightroom as well. The image was shot somewhere in Dubai. Apple, earlier in the year, launched  Night mode photo challenge for iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro (& Pro Max) users. The contest started on January 8 and concluded on January 29. Now, the results are finally out. Apple has picked top pictures from contestants from China, India, Russia and Spain. Mumbai-based ace photographer Mitsun Soni is one among of them. Soni used his Apple iPhone 11 Pro to capture the winning picture of a giant tree with red hued shades and cosmic blue sky in the background. "This one blows my mind. I have no idea where that deep rich red light is coming from on the tree. It almost feel...

Breakup of coronavirus cases in India: Delhi:  1 Agra:  6 (Relatives of the Delhi patient) Telangana:  1 (Bengaluru techie) Kerala:  3 (All of them have recovered) Jaipur:  17 (16 Italians and an Indian driver) NEW DELHI  : The number of coronavirus cases in India has now shot up to 28. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today announced that out of 21 Italian nationals, 16 of them have been found positive for  coronavirus . They have been sent to Indo-Tibetan Border Police's (ITBP) quarantine facility in Chhawla. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan  Besides, six family members of the Delhi man who was infected with coronavirus have also been tested positive for the virus that has killed more than 3,000 people globally so far. "On conducting contact tracing of the person tested positive in Delhi, we came to know that he infected 6 members of his family who are in Agra. All 6 members tested positive for ...

New research found that a natural aptitude for learning languages is a stronger predictor of learning to programme than basic math knowledge. The study examined the neurocognitive abilities of more than three dozen adults as they learned Python, a common programming language. San Francisco:  For Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, coding is like poetry and now, researchers have revealed that one does not need to be even good at math to become a good coder at any of the Silicon valley tech giant like Apple. New research from the University of Washington in Seattle found that a natural aptitude for learning languages is a stronger predictor of learning to programme than basic math knowledge or numeracy. That's because writing code also involves learning a second language, an ability to learn that language's vocabulary and grammar, and how they work together to communicate ideas and intentions. Other cognitive functions tied to both areas, such as problem solving...

Coronavirus news: The Delhi hotel has since started precautionary operational protocols, undertaken deep-cleaning measures in the restaurant, colleague lockers and all the public areas, restaurants and meeting spaces across the hotel Source:  google.com The Hyatt Regency Delhi has asked its staff to go on a self-quarantine procedure for 14 days after they discovered that an individual who dined at their La Piazza restaurant on February 28 has been diagnosed with coronavirus. The hotel has since started precautionary operational protocols, undertaken deep-cleaning measures in the restaurant, colleague lockers and all the public areas, restaurants and meeting spaces across the hotel. "All colleagues who were present at the restaurant on February 28, 2020, have been asked to self-quarantine for 14 days. Hyatt Regency Delhi has also started to conduct daily temperature checks for all colleagues and contractors when they enter and exit the building," said Julian Aye...