Bangalore: The Congress on Wednesday promised interest-free loans to farmers, free laptops to pre-university students and rice at Re one per kg to BPL card holders if it came to power in Karnataka, where Assembly elections will take place on May five.
Interest-free loans up to Rs two lakh and on three per cent interest up to Rs five lakh, establishing of a Rs 1,500 crore natural calamity relief fund and supply of three-phase quality power for eight hours continuously per day were some of the highlights of farmer-friendly programmes in the manifesto, released by Defence Minister AK Antony.
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03:52 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Sunday launched State Youth Policy with provisions of free laptops for students belonging to tribal, dalit and BPL categories besides scholarship provision for ST and SC girls who want to study technical subjects. "To bridge the digital divide all the meritorious students at plus two level will be provided with free laptops. Under this initiative, special focus would also be given to girls and students belonging...
03:58 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Wishtel has launched a convertible tablet laptop named "IRA Capsule". It has a 10.1-inch LED multi-touch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1024x786 pixels, and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. ...
02:09 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Lenovo India has launched the ThinkPad Twist, its new convertible device which can be used as a tablet or a laptop. It offers a quick conversion to a stand or tent mode where the laptop becomes a media presenter, giving a multimedia experience in the boardroom or a coffee shop. ...
06:11 PM, Mar 20, 2013
Nearly a year since the Samajwadi Party came to power in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is fulfilling his promise and has begun distributing laptops to about 10,000 students in Lucknow. ...
05:02 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday launched free laptop scheme for intermediate pass students as promised in the manifesto during assembly elections in 2012. "There is no difference in the words and act of Samajwadi Party. We made efforts to fulfill our promises within a year," Yadav said while launching the scheme at a function here. He said when the project was being prepared, people said it would...
01:29 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Violence broke out on Saturday at the Allahabad University campus with two groups of students hurling crude bombs at each other and indulging in heavy stone-pelting during distribution of forms for a Uttar Pradesh government's scheme for free laptops. ...
05:23 PM, Mar 09, 2013
The prices of the Chromebook Pixel, which Google is building without a partner, start at $1,299. ...
06:43 AM, Feb 22, 2013
Top chipmaker Intel Corp on Monday announced shipments of a new low-power chip and showed off next-generation ultra thin laptops and convertible tablets in its latest bid to prove that the struggling PC industry still has a bright future. ...
03:51 PM, Jan 08, 2013
Air travellers can now enter airports by showing a soft display of air tickets on their smart-phones, tablets and laptops. ...
01:46 PM, Jan 01, 2013
Air travellers can now enter airports by showing a soft display of air tickets on their smart-phones, tablets and laptops. ...
10:51 AM, Jan 01, 2013
Agra: Come Diwali, and traders now have newer gods to pray to: computers, laptops, iPads and mobile phones. Yes, the customary prayers to Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi still take the pride of place, but with changing times, Diwali puja has taken newer forms. "Computers, mobiles and laptops have become the most integral part of business in India," BC Bhartia, national president of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT),...
10:42 AM, Nov 13, 2012
London: A UK man who was struggling to have a baby was stunned after doctors diagnosed that his laptop had caused heat damage to his sperms. As a result, the 30-year-old electrician Scott Reed and his wife, Laura, were finding it hard to conceive. Reed started using his laptop on a table instead and three months later his wife Laura became pregnant with a daughter, the Daily Mail reported. "I've...
06:45 PM, Nov 06, 2012
San Jose: Apple is introducing a new 13-inch MacBook Pro laptop that has a Retina display, with four times the resolution of the previous model. The new model follows a 15-inch MacBook Pro with a Retina display introduced this summer, and will start at $1,699. Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller said it will go on sale immediately. The old MacBook Pro will still be sold, starting at $1,199. The new...
12:01 AM, Oct 24, 2012
San Francisco: Google is dangling a low-priced laptop computer in front of consumers as rivals Microsoft and Apple prepare to release their latest gadgets. The lightweight computer unveiled on Thursday will sell for $249 and is being made in a partnership with Samsung Electronics, which also makes smartphones and tablet computers that run on Google's Android software. The laptop will run on an operating system revolving around Google's Chrome Web...
06:47 AM, Oct 19, 2012
New Delhi: Sony today has announced the launch of its touchscreen enabled Windows 8 Vaio devices - Vaio E14A series laptop and Vaio T series ultrabook - in India. The former is priced at Rs 74,990, while the latter will be available for Rs 64,990. These Windows 8 Vaio devices will be available in the market by the end of this month. Besides, Sony today introduced three new devices in...
04:20 PM, Oct 11, 2012
New Delhi: Sony today has announced the launch of a slew of devices in India, which include Sony's 84-inch Bravia 4K LED TV, wearable 3D TV, Vaio Windows 8 laptop, Vaio Windows 8 ultrabook, full-frame Alpha 99 camera, and Cyber-shot RX 100 camera. The Sony Bravia KD-84X900 is an 84-inch LED TV, which is equipped with 4K technology that is said to give four times the resolution of full HD....
04:07 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Mumbai: About 32 per cent of the users of smartphones in India tend to make their purchases using the device, according to a recent study. For shopping, 32 per cent would like to pick their smartphones and 23 per cent chose the laptop or desktops as the next choice. "It goes on to show how connected the mobile device is and plays a significant role in a purchase decision," Havas...
10:41 AM, Oct 10, 2012
