How to modify or remove your online presence
Applying for a new job? Maybe you're about to tie the knot! You may have several reasons for removing certain parts or all of your online presence from websites and search engines. ET shows you how:
Facebook
Removing Individual Posts
You can remove individual status updates/comments by clicking the drop down arrow on the top right corner of your update and selecting delete. For photographs posted by you, open the image, click on Options and select "Delete This Photo''.
It becomes tougher when you want to delete a photo uploaded by someone else. In most cases, a friendly removal request to the uploader should work. If not, open the image, click options and select Remove/Report Tag. A pop-up box will guide you.
Delete The Account
By default, Facebook does not give you the option to delete your account completely. Instead, you can deactivate your account by going to Settings >Security. Deactivating the account hides you profile and prevents people from find you. However, if you choose to join back, your account will get reactivated when you login with the same username and password as before. To completely delete your Facebook account, you need to fill out an online form. Facebook gives you the option to download a copy of your info to your computer before you do this. Login to your Facebook account and open www. facebook.com/help/delete_account.
LinkedIn
Sign in to Linkedin and from Account & Settings select Privacy & Settings. Scroll down and click on the Account section — here, on the right side, you will see the option to "Close your Account". Linkedin will ask for a reason for the account closure request and once you submit a reason your account will be removed. Keep in mind that once you delete your Linkedin account, your entire profile, all your connections and all recommendations will be removed. Linkedin advises that your public profile which is visible via a search engine, might take a few days to disappear.
Google
A Google account not only offers access to Gmail but various other services including maps, calendar, Google+, YouTube, Picasa and so on. Your Google account is also intricately linked with your Android phone (and it includes details of any apps you have purchased from the Play Store — deleting an account means that any paid apps will be forfeited. If you want to dowmload any of those paid apps again, you will have to pay again).
If you want to remove your account completely, head to your Google Account (http://accounts. google. com) and click on Data Tools. On this page, in the Account management section, you get option to delete just your Google+ profile, your entire Google account and other associated services/products. You could also choose to remove specific products. If you or someone else accidentally deletes your account, Google allows you to restore everything for a limited time (unspecified) after deletion.
Twitter
Your Tweets
If you go to www. twitter.com and sign in (as opposed to third-party apps or phones), you'll see a delete button near each tweet you send. If you're using third-party apps, browser extensions or add-ons to tweet, you may have to look for delete option. However, no matter where you tweet from, the delete button on twitter.com will remain.
Delete The Account
Removing a Twitter account is simple — head to www. twitter.com/settings/account and sign-in to your account. Scroll to the bottom and click on 'Deactivate my Account'. On the page that opens, click on the Deactivate button. Keep in mind that Twitter first disables your account for 30 days. If you login to your account within 30 days, the account will be reactivated.
Sony launches Pen drive for Smartphones in India
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| Within a fortnight of global unveiling, Sony has launched the world's first pen drives for smartphones and tablets in India. |
NEW DELHI: Within a fortnight of their global unveiling, Sony has launched the world's first range of pen drives for smartphones and tablets in India. The new flash drives are "2-in-1 devices" with both USB 2.0 and microUSB connectors, allowing buyers to use them in laptops and desktops as well as smartphones and tablets.
The 8, 16 and 32GB variants of the new Sony USM-SA1 USB drive have been priced at Rs 746, Rs 1,399 and Rs 2,633 in the country.
The new drives are compatible with Android (Ice Cream Sandwich to Jelly Bean) operating systems and offer USB on-the-go (OTG) functionality. Sony says that it is working on making them compatible with Android 4.4 (KitKat), the latest version of Google's mobile operating system.
Apart from copying data between devices, these flash drives can be used to as additional or temporary storage for smartphones and tablets.
Their locking caps (available in three colours) will protect the connectors from damage, dust and debris, says Sony. The metal body of the flash drives is durable enough to withstand everyday mobile use, it claims.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
All you want to know about Arvind Kejriwal
NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal, the firebrand activist who has successfully upset the uneasy balance of power in Delhi's political scene, is all set to become the national capital's chief minister.
Here's looking at what makes the AAP chief 'Kejriwall'
Kejriwal the man
Born: August 16, 1968 in Hisar, Haryana
Mother: Gita Devi. He also has a younger brother and sister
Marriage: Kejriwal married Sunita, IRS officer, his batchmate from civil services training days in Mussoorie. The two joined the IRS together
Personal life: Kejriwal is a vegetarian and keen practitioner of Vipassana for many years
1985: Joined IIT, Kharagpur, for degree in mechanical engineering
1989: Joined Tata Steel, posted at Jamshedpur. Took leave to study for civil services entrance
1992: Quit job. Spent time in Kolkata, at the Ramakrishna Mission in north-east India
1995: Joined Indian Revenue Service after clearing civils entrance in first shot. In between, met Mother Teresa, worked with her
1999-2000: Took a two-year sabbatical on condition that upon resuming his work he wouldn't resign for at least three years. He initiated movement Parivartan. Focused on assisting citizens in navigating income tax, electricity and food ration matters
2003: Rejoined IRS, worked for 18 months. Continued social work, activism
2006: Won Ramon Magsaysay Award for helping enact RTI Act. Resigned from IRS. Donated Magsaysay award money as corpus to found NGO Public Cause Research Foundation
2011: Zoomed into public glare, political ire and national stage with Anna Hazare's fast to pass the Jan Lokpal bill
2012: Launched Aam Aadmi Party
Dec 2013: Defeated three-term CM Sheila Dixit in Delhi assembly election by 25,864 votes
The systems man
Kejriwal has in the past spoken well of the Delhi Metro. Unlike the Indian Railways, he says, the capital's metro service isn't a sea of confusion and chaos. And that's because the service has correct systems in place. He owns a car but has been known to take the metro frequently to work.
Perfection fetish
Colleagues close to the AAP leader say he's fastidious and would cross out documents, mark them in red, make repeated alterations just to ensure it is to his liking — perfect and just the way he'd like it to be. He is never tired of revising and revising the lokpal draft, for instance, making margin jottings during his innumerable meetings with senior colleagues, typing, chopping, changing paragraphs, sentences and words.
Mr cool
He's known to be a demanding man to work with, more respected than feared. Colleagues say they've hardly seen him lose temper. He doesn't take people to task but when miffed, instead takes on the task himself. When annoyed, colleagues say he goes quiet and retreats into his offi ce, shutting the door behind him.
Only the best
Kejriwal finished school in 1985 and decided he would go to IIT. His dad Gobind Kejriwal advised him to apply to other engineering colleges as well but Kejriwal said he wouldn't even consider joining such an option. He had set his mind on going to the best engineering college in the country and wouldn't settle for anything less.
'Papa mein hai dum'
In an interview to a newsmagazine, Kejriwal's 12-yr-old son Pulkit proudly said his dad was enough for all the opponents. Because "papa mein hai dum". Daughter Harshita (17) is equally proud, their teachers and seniors are AAP followers. Kejriwal's believes the way his son's life has played out shows he has "god's blessings". Thus, "No one can harm my son."
Rock of support Sunita
His wife Sunita, also an IRS officer, is the family's backbone. Kejriwal's mother Geeta Devi recalled to reporters the day her son called up to say he had found the girl he wanted to marry. And how they went on to have "an arranged marriage" . Down-to-earth Sunita said she treats her husband's job, as any other. She told a magazine last year, "I just want him and the kids to remain least affected by all this."
A man possessed
Kejriwal's energy levels are unbelievably high, and party colleagues say he sleeps barely four hours a day. The night before Anna Hazare's Ramlila Maidan fast, he and other senior leaders spent the night at Kiran Bedi's house. Colleagues say Kejriwal coughed through the night. The next morning, he nibbled at a plain toast, drank a cup of milk and was off to the venue in a flash.
Averse to ceremony
In the revenue service, Kejriwal was Spartan, no-nonsense and absolutely upright. He refused to have a peon, cleaned his own desk, emptied his dustbin and studiously avoided office get-togethers. Those who saw him then recall how he'd be seen at a tea stall near his office or else in his office room, withdrawn, doing his work. A man who is apparently averse to ceremony, he does not celebrate his birthday and those of his children.
First day lessons
On the first day of his job in 1995 in the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), Kejriwal recalls what a senior official told him: the 27-year-old was advised how to make money at the start of one's career and then "pretend to be an honest officer for the rest of his life". A shocked Kejriwal said it impacted the shape his career took, from a small bureaucrat to activist to politician.
Magsaysay man
Kejriwal was at an RTI event in 2006 the day he got to know he had been awarded the year's Magsaysay Award. He had spoken nonstop, engaging students and activists to file RTI applications when his phone rang. He took the call and later informed a colleague he had received the prestigious award. Moments later, he was back at what he was doing, normal as ever.
Surprise treats
Kejriwal is known to perk up the mood of his officewallahs with impromptu treats of patties or ice cream for the entire staff. He takes time out to chat with people and doesn't let phone calls break the conversation.
Blunt talker
Delhi's CM-in-waiting has been provocative and outspoken in front of TV cameras, unbelievably blunt at times. Senior colleagues such as Prashant Bhushan have been seen straining and trying their best to rein him in. The Kejriwal of the early days and the man now are somewhat different, he appears a lot more restrained and mellowed.
Movie buff
Though he has "hardly got any time" with his family the last year, Kejriwal said in an interview he liked to take his kids to watch films. He is a fan of Aamir Khan and admires his work and enjoys comedies as well.
A regular student
His IIT batchmates say his foray into activism and politics was a bolt out of the blue for them. In his college days, Kejriwal never professed an interest in either going out with friends to play cards or for a round of drinks. Friends remember him as being more interested in theatre than academics.
Friends network
His close friends from college days helped him raise loans to reimburse the government when he took his voluntary retirement from the civil service after he had taken two years' paid study leave. In fact, it's his friends reportedly who pitched in with Rs 25,000 every month for a living so he could continue his fight against corruption. Kejriwal said the remaining expenses were borne by wife Sunita, an additional commissioner in the income-tax department.
Steel worker
Once out of IIT Kharagpur, Kejriwal joined Tata Steel in Jamshedpur, and apparently liked the job. He admired the hard work and sincerity the workers displayed. He served the company for three years and returned to Delhi because he wanted to take the civil services exam. His dream was to join the police service, but he qualified for Indian Revenue Service.
Universe's power
On breaking his two-week fast in April 2013, Kejriwal talked of what gave him the strength. "I'm diabetic. When I started my fast doctors said I wouldn't live beyond two days but I survived and fasted for 15. If you walk on the path of truth all the powers in the universe help you".
Compiled from interviews and profiles published in various media
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No proposal to introduce ‘Parents Care Leave’ on line of ‘Child Care Leave’ – Central Government
In Rajya Sabha the Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Shri.V.Narayanasamy said in written reply to a question that there is no proposal to provide for Parent Care Leave on the lines of Child Care Leave (CCL).
And also he replied, "Global Age Watch Index is a measure of quality of life and well-being of older people around the world. It measures the economic, social and political elements. India is ranked 73rd out of 91 countries selected for the index.
The Government has no proposal to provide for Parent Care Leave on the lines of Child Care Leave (CCL). CCL is allowed to female Central Government employees with a specific purpose of improving participation of more females in Government service. The Central Government employees are already entitled to various kinds of leave which can be availed for appropriate purposes".
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