Day: July 4, 2016

Netherlands gets first nationwide ‘Internet of Things’

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Netherlands gets first nationwide ‘Internet of Things’

Netherlands gets first nationwide ‘Internet of Things’ THE HAGUE: Dutch telecoms group KPN said Thursday that The Netherlands had become the first country in the world to implement a nationwide long range (LoRa) network for the so-called Internet of Things. Connecting everyday objects to networks, allowing them to send and receive data, is widely seen as the next major evolution of the Internet and one that may transform how many businesses operate and people live. The rollout of a low data rate (LoRa) mobile communications network is critical to connect…

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Euro 2016: France end Iceland fairy tale in 5-2 quarter-final decimation

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Euro 2016: France end Iceland fairy tale in 5-2 quarter-final decimation

France decimated Iceland in a 5-2 win to end the Nordic nations Euro 2016 dream run in the quarter-final on Sunday. Olivier Giroud (2), Paul Pogba, Dimitri Payet, Antoine Griezmann all netted for France as the hosts went into the break with a 4-0 lead. Having fairly comfortably eased past England into the quarter-finals, Iceland, the smallest nation ever to have qualified for the European Championship, with a population of 330,000, were 4-0 down inside the first half. Iceland’s resistance was broken after 12 minutes when Blaise Matuidi’s pass over…

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Cabinet rejig: PM Modi to induct new faces on Tuesday

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Cabinet rejig: PM Modi to induct new faces on Tuesday

The much-talked about expansion of the Union Cabinet is set to take place on Tuesday at 11 am, a top government official said on Monday. Principal spokesperson of the government Frank Norhona tweeted that “Cabinet expansion” will take place on Tuesday at 11 am. There were talks of cabinet expansion for the past several months amid speculation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could induct new faces from Uttar Pradesh which is going to polls next year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been holding consultations on the Cabinet reshuffle with senior…

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Actor Irfan Khan slams slaughtering of ‘Bakra’ for Qurbani & says clerics don’t scare him

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Actor Irfan Khan slams slaughtering of ‘Bakra’ for Qurbani & says clerics don’t scare him

Slaughtering of ‘Bakra’ does not mean Qurbani: Irrfan Khan Slaughtering of ‘Bakra’ does not mean Qurbani the ‘traditional style of sacrifice by Muslims’, said Actor Irrfan Khan who spoke to Deccan Herald on the sidelines of the promotion of his upcoming flick Madari, in Jaipur. Irrfan told Deccan Herald, “ The meaning of Qurbani is to sacrifice something which is close to you instead of any goat or sheep which you just buy to sacrifice. Before sacrificing we should share a bond with that thing otherwise just killing of an…

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