Bangalore: The slowdown in the IT industry that drives business for other sectors and the fluctuating dollar have had an impact on the hotel industry in Bangalore. If indications are to be believed, hotels in the city have been witnessing a softening of rates in the past few months. The average room rates (ARR) have come down by at least five per cent. (more…)
BANGALORE: Mumbai Indians put up an all-round display to end their Indian Premier League campaign with a thumping nine-wicket victory over Bangalore Royal Challengers here on Wednesday.
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The win though came late for Mumbai Indians, who went out of the semi-final contention after losing three close games in a row, which made them dependant on other teams’ losses to reach the last four. (more…)
Anxious wait of thousands of Class X students finally ended on Thursday with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announcing their results, which registered a pass percentage of 87.08 per cent.
Girls outshone boys yet again in the examinations with an impressive pass percentage of 87.96 per cent. Boys’ pass percentage was 86.46 per cent.
Out of the six exam regions, Chennai topped the list of pass percentage with 95.26 per cent followed by Ajmer (94.22 per cent), Allahabad (89.10), Panchkula (89.07), Delhi (82.87) and Guwahati (57.29).
A total of 7,65,095 candidates, including 4,49,742 boys, had registered for the exam held in March this year. (more…)
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the Class 10 board examination results Thursday.
Scores of students were seen at Internet cafes and calling dedicated telephone numbers to know how they had fared in the examination soon after the results were declared at 8 am (more…)
BANGALORE: Students from Karnataka were placed fifth in the All India Secondary School Examination (AISSE) Class X-2008 results with an overall pass percentage of 98.41. The AISSE Class X-2008 of Central Board Secondary Education (CBSE), Chennai Region results were declared on Tuesday with atotal pass percentage of95.25 in the South region. (more…)
Western Digital has launched the VelociRaptor hard drives in the Indian market. The new release is the successor of its 10,000 RPM SATA “Raptor” series of drives. They deliver a 35 percent performance increase and are packed with twice the capacity.
It features a capacity of 300GB and is built into a 2.5-inch enterprise form factor. The 2.5-inch WD VelociRaptor drive is enclosed in the IcePack, a 3.5-inch mounting frame with a built-in heat sink. The IcePack keeps the drive cool. (more…)
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BANGALORE: Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Tuesday invited BJP’s Chief Ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa to form the government in Karnataka.
Meanwhile, Cabinet has decided to revoke President’s rule in Karnataka. (more…)
2008 will be remembered with 1999 as a pivotal year in the digital music revolution. A wide-ranging movement, which includes artists, major labels and entrepreneurs, is pushing new and creative ways to appeal to fans in an era of unprecedented experimentation, driven by Web-based music services and distribution models–from Radiohead’s pay-what-you-want release to ad-supported services like SpiralFrog and imeem. (more…)
Pune, May 26 K Chandrika (name changed), a student of class 10 in a Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus school will consider herself lucky if she can procure all her textbooks by September-October. Because going by record in the past few years that is when she is likely to get these textbooks.
“Sure, some download it from the internet and others have them photocopied – both hugely costly options. But unfortunately my parents can’t afford either,” she said, adding, “Generally, for almost five months- half the academic year – we don’t get the books and have to rely on the notes given in the classes.” (more…)