Do You Know the Difference?
The contraction you’re means ‘you are’ , and ‘your’ simply signifies belongingness.
Month: March 2016
Why the small iPhone is a big deal
Apple today announced the 4-inch iPhone SE, which is essentially an iPhone 5S with 6S specs and a new low price of $399 (Rs.27,000 approx). For many people, that alone will be sufficient reason to be excited, but the iPhone SE has significance that stretches far beyond its modest dimensions. This phone will lead Apple’s …
Why Chris Gayle was dragged off-field by an umpire during the West Indies’ World T20 match against Sri Lanka
West Indies batting stalwart Chris Gayle suffered a left hamstring twinge while fielding in the World Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka on Sunday and was away from the field during the Lankan innings. It turns out Gayle hadn’t been off the field during the second innings for as long as he had been in the …
‘India vs Pakistan is not just a game of cricket, it is a border rivalry’
Kolkata: The enormity of the Indo-Pak rivalry is not lost on R Ashwin, who considers it bigger than the Ashes but the Indian off-spinner also feels that players will have to keep their emotions in check during Saturday’s high-voltage World Twenty20 clash here. India and Pakistan are heading into the much-anticipated clash with contrasting results. The …
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Jat stir: Haryana blocks mobile internet services in some districts
Prohibitory orders were clamped and mobile internet services suspended at many places in Haryana on Friday as the state braced for possible renewal of the Jat quota agitation that had led to widespread violence claiming the lives of 30 people last month. Mobile internet services for 2G, 3G and 4G have been suspended for the …
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Word Quiz – Verbal Reasoning
The answer is (b) DOWNPOUR. Just as breeze (light wind) may go on to form a cyclone (high speed) , drizzle (light rain) may also result in downpour (heavy rain) .
Typo thwarts hackers in $1 billion cyber heist on Bangladesh central bank
It was just a few letters off: Someone misspelled “foundation” as “fandation” on an online payment transfer request. But that simple typo helped stop hackers from getting away with a nearly $1 billion digital heist last month, Reuters reported. Hackers broke into the Bangladesh central bank’s computer systems in early February, according to the news …
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Mallya’s date with Enforcement Directorate
LONDON: Drinks tycoon and motor racing boss Vijay Mallya faces a sensitive diary clash this week as the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix coincides with an appointment to appear before the Enforcement Directorate. Mallya, under pressure from banks to repay $1.4 billion (Rs 9,000 crore) owed by his collapsed Kingfisher Airlines, left India for …
WORLD CULTURE FESTIVAL – 2016
NEW DELHI: Even though the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday fined Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living Foundation Rs 5 crores and said that all government authorities have failed to fulfil their duties, it still allowed the foundation’s ‘World Culture Festival’ to take place on the ecologically sensitive banks of the Yamuna. The …