NEW DELHI: Civil Services aspirants will get two more additional attempts from this year onwards to write the prestigious exam but there will be no change in its format and syllabi, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said today.

"The aspirants should note that the government has decided to allow two additional attempts with consequential age relaxations to all categories of candidates with effect from Civil Service Examination, 2014. "There are no other changes in the format and syllabi of papers contained in the Civil Services Examination," the UPSC said in a short notice.

NEW DELHI: International Business Machine (IBM) Corp sees huge potential for its Watson supercomputer in the Indian market in the role of an advisor or helping businesses increase competencies, even as the company tests the scalability of the technology by using it internally. "Clearly there is desire. Now it's up to us to get from that desire and interest to meaningful use cases that have business justification," said Michelle Unger, worldwide head of sales for Watson Engagements at IBM, talking about the potential Indian market for Watson.

NEW DELHI: General Motors India will begin exporting vehicles from India with Chile slated to be its first overseas market.

The company will initially export left-hand-drive Chevrolet Beat to Chile. The production of export vehicles will commence at the Talegaon Plant in the second half of 2014, with sales commencing in Chile in the first quarter of 2015, GM India said in a statement.

BANGALORE: Students of second-rung engineering colleges have not had it easy so far, coping as they do with poor infrastructure and little scope to showcase their skills. But global technology competitions are now helping them overcome this handicap. The global competitions targeted at students—many hosted by technology giants such as Microsoft—have opened doors to these students from these colleges, who have exploited the platforms to the fullest.

Coca-Cola has been accused of using a £20 million anti-obesity drive to distract attention from its contribution to Britain's obesity epidemic.

The drinks giant plans to pour millions into fitness programme called Coca-Cola Zero ParkLives, offering thousands of free sessions and coaching for families across 70 parks in England.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's aviation authority released on Tuesday satellite data used to determine that flight MH370 went down in the southern Indian Ocean following demands from sceptical relatives of those on board.

The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) said in a statement it had worked with Inmarsat to provide 47 pages of data communication logs recorded by the British satellite operator as well as explanatory notes for public consumption.

NAVI MUMBAI: A major fire broke out at the BSEL Tech Tower opposite the Vashi railway station at around 11.30am on Tuesday.

Flames engulfed the sixth and seventh floors of the building housing offices before firemen brought the fire under control.

Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd to cut its promoter holding to 40% by September 2014 from 43.58%, the private sector lender said in a notice to the stock exchange.

Promoter holding has to be further cut to 30% by 31 December, 2016, the bank said.

Ukraine's new president and billionaire businessman Petro Poroshenko, popularly known as the "chocolate king" because he made his fortune in the candy industry, and now is worth US$1.2 billion, according to a Wealth-X report.

‘The Dirty Picture’ actress Vidya Balan has shocked everyone with her latest look in the upcoming film ‘Bobby Jasoos’.

Vidya Balan, who plays a female detective in the film, has tried over 122 looks for the film with each being unique in its own way.

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