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Apple stores now stocking iPhone XR but pre-ordering is still smarter

Loknath Das

Today is the day the iPhone XR starts to fill the shelves in Apple stores but you’re still not guaranteed a pickup. Many stores will have the phone stocked but not all. Several of Apple’s online stores still list the XR as unavailable for local pickup. But a deeper dive leads to stores with available iPhone XR stock. If you pre-order the iPhone XR through Apple’s website it will be delivered in 3 to 5 business days. To the disappointment of many hardcore Apple fans, Apple still doesn’t offer an…

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Mahindra Bolero back in India’s top 10 selling cars: Why it’s still so popular

Loknath Das

The Mahindra Bolero has made it to India’s top 10 selling cars yet again, with 9,104 copies sold. Over 15 years old, the Bolero continues to be a very strong seller. In fact, it’s India’s best selling multi utility vehicle (MUV), and has retained this status for many years. What makes the Bolero so popular in India? Well, the lack of a solid alternative. Major sales of the Bolero come from the rural and semi-urban markets of India, where the MUV has no match really. The Tata Sumo is the…

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DU admissions: Second cutoff dips across colleges, seats in popular courses still open

Loknath Das

Students who could not make the cut at Delhi University in the first cutoff list should not lose hope. Admissions to popular honours courses such as Economics, BCom, English, Mathematics, Physics, and BA Programme are still open in most colleges with a dip of 0.25-3 percentage points in the second list released by Delhi University. Commerce Out of the 38 colleges that offer Economics (hons), admissions have been closed at five colleges – Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Lady Shri Ram (LSR), BR Ambedkar, PGDAV, and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. The highest…

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2016 funding for Italy’s PON scheme still unconfirmed

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ELT providers in the UK are waiting anxiously to find out if funding for Italy’s PON scheme, which provides group scholarships for language study abroad in Europe, will be released this year. This, along with the programme’s challenges and opportunities, was a hot topic of discussion among providers in London this week. Jimmy Hordon, Target English International, outlined some of the opportunities and challenges of the PON scheme. Photo: The PIE News. Beckie graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in Japanese, during which she lived in Kyoto…

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