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Getting something new and flashy just because its cool and trendy should not undermine your sense of its real usefulness. Just because a gadget tells you that your heartrate is normal,

The popularity of wearables and fitness trackers made by companies like Apple, Garmin and Fitbit has resulted in a multi-billion-dollar industry that has boomed over the last several years. But are fitness trackers really helping us get healthier?


As someone who works in the digital health tech world, I often wonder if wearables are really necessary to track and improve health. I’ve owned two different wearables, an apple watch and a fitbit versa — and I got bored of each very quickly. I won’t lie, during the first week of usage I was enamoured by my stats, but after seven days the novelty wore off. Knowing my steps, how many calories I burned and what heart rate zone I was in during the day didn’t do it for me. I do realize there are many people who thrive on competition and optimized health…

Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park, located in North Chamoli, in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora.



When to Visit ? The Valley of Flowers is only open from the beginning of June until the beginning of October, as it's covered in snow the rest of the year. The best time to visit is from mid July to mid August, when the flowers are in full bloom after the first monsoon rain.

Why Huawei is banned by Google? According to a new report by the Financial Times, Google is trying to make the case to the Trump administration that it needs to be able to provide technology to Huawei in the name of US national security. ... Google, like all US companies, has been banned from having business dealings with Huawei.
Given they’re a fast-growing smartphone and laptop brand, China-based Huawei is practically synonymous with up-and-coming tech brands, especially with Scarlett Johanssen and Henry Cavill posing stylishly with devices we’re so sure they’re using. The tech company is also pioneering in 5G telecom equipment after spending on research for the good part of two decades.

What does Huawei's trade ban mean for your Huawei or Honor phone? we don't yet have an official reaction from other companies such as Google so the situation remains unchanged at present. However, we'd say that there is a much stronger certainty of new Huawei phones having the offi…

Kolkata: Union Minister Babul Supriyo on Tuesday said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's angry reactions to BJP's 'Jai Shri Ram' chant was a part of her appeasement politics.
"It is the people's choice to utter 'Jai Shri Ram', and at times slogans do become phrases of protest. Had those very people uttered 'Allah Hu Akbar', would Didi (sister) have chased them or would she have attended their Iftar addressing them fondly? The entire thing is a part of her appeasement politics," Supriyo told reporters.
The Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change said the intention behind the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief's behaviour was to send a message to the state's minority communities.
"With her reactions, she is only trying to convey to the minorities that she can go to any extent for them," he said.


When was the last time you heard the word postcard? Or saw one? Think hard. Can you rec…

In 2012, a professor from Kolkata learnt the hard way that sharing TMC or Mamata Banerjee cartoons on social media, even if they're meant to be taken lightly, can land you in hot soup. Or in the case of West Bengal, in jail.

Not only was professor Mahapatra arrested and booked under relevant sections, TMC "vigilantes" decided to take matters into their own hands and assaulted him while he was on his way back from work.
Seven years later, the situation hasn't changed much in Bengal. If anything, things have become all the more volatile with the ongoing Lok Sabha elections hanging like a dagger above everyone's heads.


In Mamata Banerjee's Bengal, you simply do not do anything that irks the Chief Minister. Because if you do, you might end up in jail. Unless you've been living under a rock, you're probably aware of the whole Priyanka Sharma fiasco by now. Sharma, a BJYM worker in Howrah, was arrested for having shared a meme on Banerje…

Ever since the entry of Jio about 2 years ago, we all have been enjoying the dirt cheap data and calling rates.Not only from Jio but other operators as well (BSNL, Vodafone, Idea and Airtel) as they try to keep up with the competition.
As made popular by Jio, almost everyone has been using 84 day plan.The one by Jio is for Rs.399 (349 after Rs.50 discount).This is the most economical plan thus far , providing Unlimited calling,SMS and Data (1.5 GB per day).Other operators (BSNL, Vodafone, Idea and Airtel) too have similar plans, but they are almost Rs.50 costlier than Jio.

Recently Every operator is coming out with yearly (365 days) recharge plans with everything unlimited.If you don't want the hassle of recharging every three month, you may consider getting one of them.Some of them are even better than Jio !!!

#1 Plan.BSNL Diwali Mahadhamaka  is the best one and offers are available to prepaid subscribers on a pan India basis. The plan under the offer is worth Rs 1,699.

The Rs 1,…