Daily Newsletter | Friday, October 23, 2015 | | | Govt distributes 2cr LED bulbs, saves Rs 1k cr a yr | | The Narendra Modi government’s programme to get consumers to replace less efficient CFL or incandescent lights with latest LED bulbs is gaining momentum, with the number of bulbs distributed crossing the 2-crore mark and generating annual savings of over Rs 1,000 crore. |
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| VK Singh sparks row with ‘dog’ remark, apologises | | BJP’s run of controversial statements kicking up political rows continues with minister of state V K Singh’s comment that the government cannot be held responsible if a stone is thrown at a dog – read in the context of the attack on a dalit family in Faridabad – inviting a storm of criticism from opposition parties. |
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| | Sanitation staff on strike all over Delhi | | The special sanitation drive started by municipal corporations as part of the Centre's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is going to get severely affected as 27 safai karamchari unions have decided to go on strike until their demands are met. |
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| Major fire at Seawoods Estate tower in Nerul | | A major fire broke out in an 18-floor tall tower in the posh Seawoods Estate complex in Nerul on Wednesday night. Navi Mumbai fire brigade officials informed that the fire started in one of the top floors of tower number 52, in the Phase-2 of Seawoods Complex a little before 8.30pm. |
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| | Apple iPhone 6S review: The best gets better | | With the iPhone 6S, Apple is trying hard to change the perception that its new flagship is merely an iterative update to its predecessor. So much that its tagline for its new iPhones is ‘the only thing that’s changed is everything.’ We try to find out if the iPhone 6S is the best smartphone money can buy… |
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| 10 richest Indian tech billionaires | | We sift through the list to zero in upon the 10 Indian tech billionaires and how much their fortunes have increased or decreased compared to the last year. |
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| YouTube paid version launched: 6 things to know | | After months of speculation, Google has announced YouTube Red, a paid service based on the company’s free video-sharing platform, and music streaming app YouTube Music. Here are 6 hings you should know about the two new versions of YouTube... |
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| | | Cess bites into crude earnings on low prices | | Globally, oil producers have fallen on hard times as they lose revenue due to the big drop in prices since July last year. But in India, government cess is taking an additional bite from their reduced earnings. |
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