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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Do not use</title> <link>https://blogs.bing.com/india/Feed</link> <description>Do not use</description> <language>en</language> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">eeeb7fc5-1f65-4e5f-9f85-4299cf44c15a</guid> <link>https://blogs.bing.com/india/march-2017/stay-informed-with-bingelectionslive</link> <author>Bing Team</author> <category>election results</category> <category>elections</category> <category>politics</category> <category>State elections</category> <title>Stay informed with #BingElectionsLive!</title> <description>With State Assembly elections in full swing across India, the country&rsquo;s political climate is bustling with action. No matter what you wish to know, one destination will give you a comprehensive view: Bing. Here&rsquo;s how you can make the most of the polling season with Bing&rsquo;s election experience. </description> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2017 05:42:31 Z</pubDate> <content><![CDATA[With State Assembly elections in full swing across India, the country’s political climate is bustling with action. No matter what you wish to know, one destination will give you a comprehensive view: Bing. Here’s how you can make the most of the polling season with Bing’s election experience. Election campaigns usually get high-decibel. True to its reputation, the 2017 State Legislative Assembly elections, held during February and March across 4 states and one union territory, is no different. National and regional parties are contesting for 689 seats. Counting will happen at 157 centers. Results will start surfacing in March. How do you keep track of all the action? <img alt="BingElections" src="/getmedia/e2445592-15b9-48f1-acee-73ffee0e82d0/Bing-elections-new-infographic.aspx?width=683&height=302" style="width: 683px; height: 302px; vertical-align: middle;" /> Bing is enabling citizens to be up-to-date with polling information on their fingertips. As the states of <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=up+election+2017+date&setmkt=en-in&FORM=ELBLPR" target="_blank">Uttar Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=punjab+election+2017+date&setmkt=en-in&FORM=ELBLPR" target="_blank">Punjab</a>, <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=uttarakhand+election+2017+date&setmkt=en-in&FORM=ELBLPR" target="_blank">Uttarakhand</a>, <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=goa+election+2017+date&setmkt=en-in&FORM=ELBLPR" target="_blank">Goa </a>and <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=manipur+elections+2017+date&setmkt=en-in&FORM=ELBLPR" target="_blank">Manipur </a>and the Union Territory of Goa, go to the polls, Bing is making pre-polling experience accessible that include election schedule, major political parties contesting the elections, and the number of seats contested for in these places. Starting 11th March 2017, 6 AM, with just one click on Bing.com, users will be able to get details on the leading and winning party, key candidates and a comparison of their performance viz-a-viz last elections across all 5 states. It further includes counting updates that will help you track which party is leading the elections and by what margin. Additionally, one can brush up on Indian polity trivia by participating in the <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=UP+elections+quiz&setmkt=en-in" target="_blank">Bing elections quiz</a> pertaining to these states. Come 11th March, Stay informed with #BingElectionsLive! ]]></content> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">5e1289a9-df18-49bd-b676-950c1afd7d85</guid> <link>https://blogs.bing.com/india/December-2016/Bing-helps-you-spruce-up-your-restaurant-searches</link> <author>Bing Team</author> <title>Bing helps you spruce up your restaurant searches</title> <description>Searching for restaurants on Bing also showcases the ratings/reviews on Zomato for these restaurants in addition to ratings/reviews from TripAdvisor and Foursquare, helping users make better and quicker choices. </description> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 03:39:07 Z</pubDate> <content><![CDATA[Planning for a sumptuous lunch or a candle light dinner but not sure where to head to? We got you covered. With Zomato integration on Bing, in addition to existing partners such as Trip Advisor, Foursquare, etc, restaurant search has never been this easy! Search for the restaurants of your choice and you get to see an awesome mix of features that can help you plan your Restaurant jaunts in a jiffy.                    <img alt="" src="/getmedia/35eefb41-d668-4d3b-87ff-1216bfc30c1d/Rest-1.aspx?width=247&height=541" style="width: 247px; height: 541px;" />                 <img alt="" src="/getmedia/dcf22a55-df22-4558-8326-fdeb74c45bcb/Rest-2.aspx?width=247&height=532" style="width: 247px; height: 532px;" /> Below are some pertinent snippets in Bing’s restaurant experience that can help you select the restaurant of your choice. User Reviews & Ratings: You get to see the number of reviewers on popular restaurant websites for the restaurant and 3 latest reviews directly on Bing and a link to quickly access all reviews; Average rating of the restaurant are available for you to make an informed choice to narrow down to the restaurant that can satiate your hunger pangs. With Bing you have the luxury of seeing the reviews and ratings from three providers with our multi provider review module. Food & Ambience Images: Images of dishes in the menu and the restaurant ambience/indoor images can go a long way in kindling one’s appetite and the urge to pay a visit to the restaurant.  Images sourced from various sources are presented in an image collage that can help you create the right mindset before your actual visit. Menu: Do you want to save time by deciding before-hand, the items that you plan to devour during your visit to a restaurant? the “menu” link has been precisely built to help you be more plan-full and forecast your food expenses. Order Online: Hell-bent on having biriyani from your favorite restaurant but cannot afford to miss the marquee champions league clash? Bing comes to your rescue; place your food order online on Zomato from Bing and enjoy your favorite biriyani on your living room couch watching Lionel Messi tackle Cristiano Ronaldo. Enquiries & Getting there: Bing helps you with the precise phone number, hours the restaurant is open, Address, Directions from your place and all such needs to contact the restaurant of your choice. A few Restaurants that you can check out: <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=Indian+accent+delhi&FORM=RESBL1&cc=in" target="_blank">Indian Accent Delhi</a>       <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=romanos+mumbai&form=RESBL2&cc=in" target="_blank">Romanos Mumbai</a><a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=romanos+mumbai&qs=n&form=RESBL2&cc=in"> </a>     <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=pan+asian+chennai&form=RESBL3&cc=in" target="_blank">Pan Asian Chennai</a>     <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=dum+pukht+kolkata&form=RESBL4&cc=in" target="_blank">Dum pukht Kolkata</a>    <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=windmills+craftworks+bangalore&FORM=RESBL5&cc=in" target="_blank">Windmill craftworks Bengaluru</a>   Happy Eating! Happy Searching! -The Bing Team ]]></content> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">9cb9c4da-06f2-4177-a983-c84809858228</guid> <link>https://blogs.bing.com/india/June-2016/IIFA-2016-winners-predictions</link> <author>Bing Team</author> <category>Bing</category> <category>Bollywood</category> <category>IIFA</category> <category>Predicts</category> <title>IIFA 2016 winners predictions </title> <description>Bing predicts winners of an Indian entertainment award - IIFA for the first time. In the recent past, Bing has predicted winners of Oscar and Grammy awards&nbsp;with 70%+ accuracy. Read the post below for more details. </description> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:39:10 Z</pubDate> <content><![CDATA[Update: Bing Predicts got 6 predictions correctly at the recently concluded IIFA 2016. Out of the 8 categories we had predicted winners in, our predictions were spot on for Best Actor (Male), Best Actor (Female), Best Supporting Actor (Male), Best Supporting Actor (Female), Best Director and Best Film. With 75% accuracy at IIFA 2016, we are off to a decent start in the Indian movies arena. Watch out for our predictions in coming months! Lights, Sound, Camera rolling and …. Predictions   Imagine a not-too-distant future when machines start writing Bollywood scripts in addition to other human activities they may already be performing (e.g. a personal digital assistant). Here is a fictional TAKE 1 of one such story that machines, after consuming information of the world, may write:   It has been raining incessantly for the last two days. Piku knows she has to move to the rooftop in order to survive till help arrives. However she and her father Kamal Mehra can't agree on the best way to move upstairs - should it be the plumbing lines or the tall coconut tree in their already flooded garden. In fact Mr. Mehra has just suffered a bout of excess stomach gas mistaking it for a heart attack and thinks the tree may be the safer option. Afterall it had stood tall for 10 long years and there was no reason why it wouldn't survive the current calamity as well.   On the other side of the city, a swashbuckling Indian Air Force captain Ranveer Bajirao Singh is getting ready for yet another sortie to rescue residents in the flooded city. Helping him tonight would be Flight Lieutenant Kashi Chopra who recently won a service medal for her outstanding work rescuing people up the northern hills.   It's getting darker by the minute. Will Piku and her father be able to make to it to the rooftop? Will Ranveer and Kashi spot them in time?   CUT…. PACKUP FOR NOW!   If you are as much of a Bollywood buff as we in Bing and a lot of our users are, you may have already recognised the characters and sub-plots that appeared on the silver screen this past one year.   Now let's make things even more interesting. Here goes our <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=iifa&form=IIFABLOG">predictions</a> for winners in 8 categories at the IIFA Awards 2016 being held in Madrid this week:   <ul> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> Best Actor (Female) - Deepika Padukone for Piku - <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=iifa+best+female+actor&form=IIFABLOG">Bing Predicts</a> 64% chances of winning </li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> Best Actor (Male) - Ranveer Singh for Bajirao Mastani- Bing Predicts 42% chances of winning </li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> Best Actor in a supporting role (Female) - Priyanka Chopra for Bajirao Mastani - Bing Predicts 51% chances of winning </li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> Best Actor in a supporting role (Male) - Anil Kapoor for Dil Dhadakne Do - <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=IIFA+Best+Supporting+Male+Actor&FORM=IIFABLOG">Bing Predicts</a> 41% chances of winning </li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> Best Picture - Bajrangi Bhaijaan - Bing Predicts 50% chances of winning </li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> Best Director - Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Bajirao Mastani- Bing Predicts 44% chances of winning </li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> Best playback singer (Male) - Arijit Singh for Sooraj Dooba Hai from Roy - Bing Predicts 55% chances of winning </li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> Best playback singer (Female) - Shreya Ghosal for Deewani Mastani from Bajirao Mastani - <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=IIFA+Best+Playback+Singer+Female&FORM=IIFABLOG">Bing Predicts</a> 51% chances of winning </li> </ul> Spurred by the recent successes of Bing Predicts in predicting winners for Oscar (70.8% correct predictions) and Grammy (90.9% correct predictions) entertainment awards, we now expand our horizons to the world’s largest movie producer – India, starting with IIFA awards. As the fictional story above hints, Bing Predicts uses search, social and web to make intelligent predictions and add a different dimension to the entertainment world. Write to us and tell us what you think about our predictions and share with us your list of predicted winners. We are waiting to hear from you on Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/MicrosoftIndia">@MicrosoftIndia</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MicrosoftIndia/">MicrosoftIndia</a>). And for all the latest on IIFA, visit this <a href="http://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/iifa">special hub</a> on MSN India, the official digital partners for the event.    May the best of Indian cinema win! Happy Searching.  -The Bing Team ]]></content> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">bf5cd364-b96b-418d-a166-407ab957910f</guid> <link>https://blogs.bing.com/india/May-2016/Exam-results-on-Bing</link> <author>Bing Team</author> <category>10th</category> <category>12th</category> <category>AP</category> <category>Board</category> <category>CBSE</category> <category>Exam</category> <category>results</category> <category>SSC</category> <category>Telangana</category> <category>UP</category> <category>X</category> <category>XII</category> <title>Exam results on Bing</title> <description>Get exam results on Bing with a simple search. Results of exams conducted by sub set of educational boards in India&nbsp;(Andhra Pradesh SSC, Telangana SSC, Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) - Class X and XII) are available on Bing. </description> <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2016 04:04:46 Z</pubDate> <content><![CDATA[Update (23-Jun-2016): <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=JEE+Main+Ranks&FORM=MEXB70" target="_blank">JEE Mains ranks</a> will be available on Bing later in the day. These ranks are used for admisssions to UG programmes at NITs, IIITs, Other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions, Institutions funded by participating State Governments(of Gujarat, Nagaland, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Odisha). At some point of time, each one of us has appeared for one exam or the other. And so, it is easy for us to take a trip down the memory lane and relive those moments that were sometimes filled with anxiety about the unknown. These were the IF moments – the last few hours before the exam to finish the ever boundless syllabus or the WHAT moments - the dreadful minutes just before being handed over the exam paper or the HOW moments - the last 30 seconds to finish off the last question of the paper or the WHEN moments - the night before the results day – all of these felt a lot longer than their actual duration. We surely had developed our own antidotes to see through these climax moments. At Bing, we are here to take out the unknown elements from the WHEN moments with the Bing exam results experiences. Checking out exam results was never so easy and reliable. Head out to www.bing.com on your smart phone and simply search for your results. For e.g. Search for <a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=CBSE+12th+results&form=MEXB05" target="_blank">CBSE 12th results</a> to get results for CBSE 12th standard exams. Similarly, search for <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=CBSE+X+results&FORM=MEXB60" target="_blank">CBSE X Results</a> to get scorecard for CBSE 10th standard exams (Edit: Results for Class X - CBSE Board will also be available on Bing starting 28-May). Now, no more waiting for the results websites to open up. Here is an illustration of how you can get your scorecard with a simple search. <img alt="" src="http://bingblogsprod.azureedge.net/bingblogsmedia/bingblogs/media/indiablog/2016/05/20/mobile-gif.gif" style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float: left;" /> Over the last few months, we have been working with multiple education boards in India to deliver the results of the various exams they conduct, on Bing apart from their own websites. So far exam results for <a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=AP%2010th%20Results&form=MEXB10" target="_blank">Class X</a> – Andhra Pradesh SSC board, <a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=TS%2010th%20Results&form=MEXB20" target="_blank">Class X</a> - Telangana SSC Board and <a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=UP%2010th%20Results&form=MEXB30" target="_blank">Class X</a> and <a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=UP%2012th%20Results&form=MEXB40" target="_blank">Class XII</a> – Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad are available on Bing. As announced today, results for class X and XII exams conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will also be available on Bing for parents, teachers and students to easily search and get the scorecards. Visit Bing.com on the due dates and get your results in seconds with a simple search. We are constantly working to increase the corpus of exam results available on Bing and will update the list as and when more results become available. Finally, know that exam results are just a natural output of the efforts we make to write these exams. Whether these turn out to be good or bad, one could always argue if <a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=exams+as+indicators+of+student+potential&FORM=MEXB50" target="_blank">exams are true indicators of one’s potential</a>. Happy Searching! -The Bing Team *Bing exam results experiences are available only in India and cover results only for the exams mentioned above at this point of time. ]]></content> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">a700a6b8-996b-4368-9a29-9a2f28ff7556</guid> <link>https://blogs.bing.com/india/March-2016/Cricket-experiences-on-Bing-and-Cortana-%E2%80%93-Season-2</link> <author>Bing Team</author> <category>Cricket</category> <category>T20</category> <category>WC</category> <title>Cricket experiences on Bing and Cortana – Season 2</title> <description>Cricket experiences on Bing and Cortana for 2016 Cricket Season featuring major Cricket tournaments. </description> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:00:00 Z</pubDate> <content><![CDATA[T20 Cricket season just picked up the pace and Bing joins the celebrations with a refreshed set of Cricket search experiences. After a successful partnership with the followers of this fascinating game during <a href="https://blogs.bing.com/india/February-2015/Bing-takes-on-the-world%E2%80%99s-second-most-watched-spor/" target="_blank">world cup </a>last year, we felt it is time to don new match jerseys and be part of the movement. Over the last few months, we have been working to enrich cricket search experiences to show more match details. In addition to covering the basics of cricket, we will also show the twists and turns of this shortest format of cricket through in-game predictions – updating predicted winners every 5 overs. Here is a quick preview of this season’s cricket experiences. <h4>Stay up to date with latest schedule, predictions, standings and scores</h4> <img alt="" src="http://bingblogsprod.azureedge.net/bingblogsmedia/bingblogs/media/indiablog/2016/03/14/bing-cricket.gif" style="width: 259px; height: 500px; vertical-align: middle;" />   Just search {Cricket} on <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=cricket&FORM=ICRD14" target="_blank">www.bing.com</a> and find Bing’s prediction for your favourite team’s next match. For an ongoing match, catch all the twists and turns through our new feature – in-game predictions. Scroll down on your phone or scroll right on the desktop to get the graph that would truly capture the match tension. <img alt="" src="http://bingblogsprod.azureedge.net/bingblogsmedia/bingblogs/media/indiablog/2016/03/14/prediction.jpg" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: middle;" /> <h4>Play daily Cricket quiz and match polls</h4> <img alt="" src="http://bingblogsprod.azureedge.net/bingblogsmedia/bingblogs/media/indiablog/2016/03/14/bing-quiz.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" /> Test your skills with the <a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=T20+world+cup+quiz+of+the+day&FORM=ICRD14" target="_blank">daily cricket quiz </a>and voice your opinion about a match in the <a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=t20+world+cup+poll+of+the+day&FORM=http://www.bing.com/search?q=T20+world+cup+quiz+of+the+day&FORM=ICRD14" target="_blank">daily polls</a>. <h4>Follow Cricket using Cortana on Windows 10</h4>   <img alt="" src="http://bingblogsprod.azureedge.net/bingblogsmedia/bingblogs/media/indiablog/2016/03/14/cortana_cricket.gif" style="width: 450px; height: 382px; vertical-align: middle;" /> For all our Cortana users on Windows 10, Cortana will help keep you updated with the latest and best of cricket matches. Simply ask her about “Cricket scores” or scores of your favourite team. <h4>Play a Cricket quiz with Cortana on Windows 10</h4> <img alt="" src="http://bingblogsprod.azureedge.net/bingblogsmedia/bingblogs/media/indiablog/2016/03/14/cortana_quiz.gif" style="width: 450px; height: 382px; vertical-align: middle;" /> While Cortana already knew a thing or two about cricket, she is also ready to test your knowledge about the game. Ask Cortana to “give me a cricket challenge” and engage in a lively quiz session. <h4>Bing Predicts on UCWeb</h4> <img alt="" src="http://bingblogsprod.azureedge.net/bingblogsmedia/bingblogs/media/indiablog/2016/03/14/ucweb.jpg" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: middle;" /> We love predicting the winners and sharing our enthusiasm for the sport with others. Match predictions are also available on mobile browser app - UCWeb. These experiences are available now*. Just go to Bing and start searching for cricket. Do tell us what do you think! Tweet your heart out using #DilSay and your expert analysis using #DimagSay. May the best teams win! - The Bing team *Cricket answers, Quiz and polls on Bing are now available in all en-WW markets (including the Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Canada, the UK and the US). Cortana experiences are available in India, the UK and Australia. UCWeb integration with Bing Predicts goes LIVE in the week of 14th March. ]]></content> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">4640223d-d826-46a3-ad01-58b2da823f90</guid> <link>https://blogs.bing.com/india/January-2016/Bing-Predicts-The-Australian-Open</link> <author>Bing Team</author> <title>Bing Predicts The Australian Open</title> <description>The first major tennis tournament of 2016, the Australian Open, is underway in Melbourne and Bing is predicting the winners of every match in the Men’s and Women’s Singles events. Bing uses its unique algorithm to draw upon a variety of data sources, from previous match statistics to audience sentiment across social media, to deliver match to match predictions through to the finals on Sunday, 31 January. Search “Australian Open” to see the day’s scheduled action, live scores and match predictions. &nbsp; -The Bing Team</description> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:51:13 Z</pubDate> <content><![CDATA[ The first major tennis tournament of 2016, the Australian Open, is underway in Melbourne and Bing is predicting the winners of every match in the Men’s and Women’s Singles events. Bing uses its unique algorithm to draw upon a variety of data sources, from previous match statistics to audience sentiment across social media, to deliver match to match predictions through to the finals on Sunday, 31 January. Search <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=australian+open&FORM=BBAUOP" target="_blank">“Australian Open”</a> to see the day’s scheduled action, live scores and match predictions. <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=australian+open&qs=n&pq=australian+open&sc=0-0&sp=-1&sk=&cvid=52849F452B644CA191E9826CFE409D04&FORM=MD13G5&OCID=MD13G5&wt.mc_id=MD13G5" rel="attachment wp-att-4883"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4883" src="/getmedia/6814b320-2bdb-4c8b-9fd5-a3ef622619e2/Bing-Predicts-Australian-Open.aspx" alt="Bing Predicts Australian Open" width="648" height="499"></a>   -The Bing Team ]]></content> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">ff61c34a-9ee2-4f25-aa30-1617a83b60b0</guid> <link>https://blogs.bing.com/india/January-2016/Bing-goes-desi-Supports-9-Indian-languages</link> <author>Bing Team</author> <title>Bing goes desi! Supports 9 Indian languages</title> <description>Bing is bringing you closer to your roots even when you are online! With the release of Indian language experiences in Bing.com both on Desktop and Mobile devices in India, you can now Bing in हिन्दी&nbsp;&ndash; Hindi;&nbsp;தமிழ் &ndash;&nbsp;Tamil;&nbsp;తెలుగు &ndash;&nbsp;Telugu;&nbsp;বাংলা &ndash;&nbsp;Bengali;&nbsp;मराठी &ndash;&nbsp;Marathi;&nbsp;മലയാളം &ndash;&nbsp;Malayalam;&nbsp;ಕನ್ನಡ &ndash;&nbsp;Kannada;&nbsp;ગુજરાતી &ndash;&nbsp;Gujarati;&nbsp;ਪੰਜਾਬੀ &ndash;&nbsp;Punjabi&nbsp;and more importantly, switch between languages easily. Bing&rsquo;s new Bharatiya avatar has these great features: An onscreen virtual keyboard Bing understands that you often switch between English and your mother tongue. So when you choose an Indian language, Bing enables an onscreen virtual keyboard that helps you type in your language, without requiring additional keyboard installations. You can easily toggle between languages by clicking on the keyboard icon in the Bing search bar or closing the onscreen virtual keyboard. Search suggestions &amp; mini answers As you type, Bing provides search suggestions in Indian languages to help you to complete tasks quickly. These search suggestions are an aggregation of user searches across Bing. And, when Bing identifies your query intent, it intelligently suggests mini answers to complete your task. Information Snapshot When you look for information about an entity like a celebrity, place, movie, organization, etc., Bing shows rich entity information snapshots addressing your top needs, apart from web results. Currently, this experience is available in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Window 10 phone Bing support for Indian languages augments Windows 10 phones, which natively supports text input in multiple Indian languages. Indian language experiences in Bing are supported even on Android devices! Indian language content generation Bing has built a scalable Indian language content generation pipeline to convert content from English to Indian languages. The pipeline uses a mix of transliteration and existing translations available in Microsoft&rsquo;s Satori Knowledge Base. Content generated by this pipeline powers search suggestions, mini answers, information snapshot and necessary query triggers to surface rich Indian language experiences. So what are you waiting for? It&rsquo;s time to Bing in your mother tongue.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2016 23:49:18 Z</pubDate> <content><![CDATA[Bing is bringing you closer to your roots even when you are online! With the release of Indian language experiences in Bing.com both on Desktop and Mobile devices in India, you can now Bing in <a href="http://www.bing.co.in/?setmkt=en-in&setlang=hi-in&FORM=INDBLG" target="_blank">हिन्दी – Hindi</a>; <a href="http://www.bing.co.in/?setmkt=en-in&setlang=ta-in&FORM=INDBLG" target="_blank">தமிழ் – Tamil</a>; <a href="http://www.bing.co.in/?setmkt=en-in&setlang=te-in&FORM=INDBLG" target="_blank">తెలుగు – Telugu</a>; <a href="http://www.bing.co.in/?setmkt=en-in&setlang=bn-in&FORM=INDBLG" target="_blank">বাংলা – Bengali</a>; <a href="http://www.bing.co.in/?setmkt=en-in&setlang=mr-in&FORM=INDBLG" target="_blank">मराठी – Marathi</a>; <a href="http://www.bing.co.in/?setmkt=en-in&setlang=ml-in&FORM=INDBLG" target="_blank">മലയാളം – Malayalam</a>; <a href="http://www.bing.co.in/?setmkt=en-in&setlang=kn-in&FORM=INDBLG" target="_blank">ಕನ್ನಡ – Kannada</a>; <a href="http://www.bing.co.in/?setmkt=en-in&setlang=gu-in&FORM=INDBLG" target="_blank">ગુજરાતી – Gujarati</a>; <a href="http://www.bing.co.in/?setmkt=en-in&setlang=pa-in&FORM=INDBLG" target="_blank">ਪੰਜਾਬੀ – Punjabi</a> and more importantly, switch between languages easily. Bing’s new Bharatiya avatar has these great features: <h2>An onscreen virtual keyboard</h2> <a href="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2016/01/1.jpg"><img alt="Bing India" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1083" height="141" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="/getmedia/cd0cb0b7-e1d2-4f7b-a56f-0618e261ca64/1-300x141.aspx" srcset="/Kentico9/getmedia/cd0cb0b7-e1d2-4f7b-a56f-0618e261ca64/1-300x141.aspx 300w, https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2016/01/1.jpg 690w" width="300" /></a>Bing understands that you often switch between English and your mother tongue. So when you choose an Indian language, Bing enables an onscreen virtual keyboard that helps you type in your language, without requiring additional keyboard installations. You can easily toggle between languages by clicking on the keyboard icon in the Bing search bar or closing the onscreen virtual keyboard. <h2> </h2> <h2>Search suggestions & mini answers</h2> <a href="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2016/01/2.jpg"><img alt="Snapshot" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1093" height="211" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="/getmedia/16fa94f1-15e8-4ac0-b52e-5ad1d22c8d67/2-300x211.aspx" srcset="/Kentico9/getmedia/16fa94f1-15e8-4ac0-b52e-5ad1d22c8d67/2-300x211.aspx 300w, https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2016/01/2.jpg 558w" width="300" /></a>As you type, Bing provides search suggestions in Indian languages to help you to complete tasks quickly. These search suggestions are an aggregation of user searches across Bing. And, when Bing identifies your query intent, it intelligently suggests mini answers to complete your task. <h2> </h2> <h2> </h2> <h2> </h2> <h2>Information Snapshot</h2> <a href="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2016/01/3.jpg"><img alt="Information" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1103" height="172" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="/getmedia/da36a94a-b148-42c4-ba7e-d0f7bb6aed22/3-300x172.aspx" srcset="/Kentico9/getmedia/da36a94a-b148-42c4-ba7e-d0f7bb6aed22/3-300x172.aspx 300w, https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2016/01/3.jpg 600w" width="300" /></a>When you look for information about an entity like a celebrity, place, movie, organization, etc., Bing shows rich entity information snapshots addressing your top needs, apart from web results. Currently, this experience is available in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. <h2> </h2> <h2> </h2> <h2>Window 10 phone</h2> <a href="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2016/01/4.jpg"><img alt="WP" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1113" height="178" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="/getmedia/ebaa830a-d721-4396-b7a2-41bf44acc645/4-300x178.aspx" srcset="/Kentico9/getmedia/ebaa830a-d721-4396-b7a2-41bf44acc645/4-300x178.aspx 300w, https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2016/01/4.jpg 567w" width="300" /></a>Bing support for Indian languages augments Windows 10 phones, which natively supports text input in multiple Indian languages. Indian language experiences in Bing are supported even on Android devices! <h2> </h2> <h2> </h2> <h2>Indian language content generation</h2> Bing has built a scalable Indian language content generation pipeline to convert content from English to Indian languages. The pipeline uses a mix of transliteration and existing translations available in Microsoft’s Satori Knowledge Base. Content generated by this pipeline powers search suggestions, mini answers, information snapshot and necessary query triggers to surface rich Indian language experiences. <h3>So what are you waiting for? It’s time to Bing in your mother tongue.</h3> ]]></content> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">cdc3ac21-ea5d-4e0c-ac1d-6ec8dbf63453</guid> <link>https://blogs.bing.com/india/January-2016/Bing-Predicts-Golden-Globe-Winners</link> <author>Bing Team</author> <title>Bing Predicts Golden Globe Winners</title> <description>Award season in USA&nbsp;kicks into high gear Sunday, January 10 (PST), when the Golden Globes, hosted by Ricky Gervais, honors the best films and American television of 2015. In addition to providing an easy-to-navigate carousel of nominees, and the ability to watch trailers and view images of celebrities, Bing has predicted who will take home the Golden Globe&reg; for each film category. Here&rsquo;s the Bing Predicts forecast of 2016 Golden Globe winners: Motion Picture &ndash; Drama and Screenplay will go to Spotlight. The Martian will take home two Golden Globes: Director &ndash; Motion Picture, which will go to Ridley Scott, and Actor in Motion Picture &ndash; Comedy which will go to Matt Damon. And in case you missed it, you can still follow along the main character&rsquo;s journey at www.bing.com/themartian. The Big Short will edge out The Martian to win the award for Motion Picture &ndash; Comedy. Brie Larson is sure to take home the award for Actress in Motion Picture &ndash; Drama for her performance in Room, while Leonardo DiCaprio&rsquo;s performance in The&nbsp;Revenant will earn him a Golden Globe for Actor in Motion Picture &ndash; Drama. Amy Schumer is likely to beat out Jennifer Lawrence for her role in Trainwreck, earning her the Actress in Motion Picture &ndash; Comedy. Alicia Vikander, who starred in Ex Machina, and Sylvester Stallone, for Creed, will each win for their supporting roles. Inside Out will win Animated Feature Film. Son of Saul will win by a landslide for Best Motion Picture &ndash; Foreign Language. Best Original Score &ndash; Motion Picture goes to Carter Burwell for the movie Carol. One of a Kind, which debuted in the film Love &amp; Mercy, will earn Best Original Song &ndash; Motion Picture. Have your own predictions for 2016 Golden Globe nominated films? Tell us your predictions @Bing and tag with #GoldenGlobes. Or, share feedback and ideas for Bing on Bing Listens. To see the carousel of nominees and Bing predictions click here, and then tune in Sunday for the show. We&rsquo;ll have even more exciting award show content to share with you as things heat up with the Grammys and Academy Awards this February! Golden Globe(s)&reg; mark is the registered trademark and service mark of The Hollywood Foreign Press Association</description> <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 13:06:38 Z</pubDate> <content><![CDATA[Award season in USA kicks into high gear Sunday, January 10 (PST), when the <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016%20Golden%20Globe%20Awards&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Golden Globes</a>, hosted by <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=ricky+gervais+golden+globes&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Ricky Gervais</a>, honors the best films and American television of 2015. In addition to providing an easy-to-navigate carousel of nominees, and the ability to watch trailers and view images of celebrities, <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=golden+globe+predictions+2016&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Bing has predicted who will take home the Golden Globe®</a> for each film category. <a href="/getmedia/1bafc765-2fec-4430-8973-cfcb8be8db51/GoldenGlobes2016.aspx"><img alt="Golden Globes" class="size-full wp-image-85673 aligncenter" height="974" src="/getmedia/1bafc765-2fec-4430-8973-cfcb8be8db51/GoldenGlobes2016.aspx" width="2039" /></a> Here’s the Bing Predicts forecast of 2016 Golden Globe winners: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016+Golden+Globes+Motion+picture%2c+drama+nominees&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Motion Picture – Drama</a> and <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016+Golden+Globes+Screenplay+nominees&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Screenplay</a> will go to Spotlight.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=The+Martian+movie&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">The Martian</a> will take home two Golden Globes: <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016+Golden+Globes+Director+nominees&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Director – Motion Picture</a>, which will go to Ridley Scott, and <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016+Golden+Globes+Actor+in+a+motion+picture%2c+musical+or+comedy+nominees&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Actor in Motion Picture – Comedy</a> which will go to Matt Damon. And in case you missed it, you can still follow along the main character’s journey at <a href="http://www.bing.com/themartian" target="_blank">www.bing.com/themartian</a>.</li> <li>The Big Short will edge out The Martian to win the award for <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016+Golden+Globes+Motion+picture%2c+musical+or+comedy+nominees&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Motion Picture – Comedy</a>.</li> <li>Brie Larson is sure to take home the award for <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016+Golden+Globes+Actress+in+a+motion+picture%2c+drama+nominees&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Actress in Motion Picture – Drama</a> for her performance in <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=Room+movie&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Room</a>, while Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance in The Revenant will earn him a Golden Globe for <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016+Golden+Globes+Actor+in+a+motion+picture%2c+drama+nominees&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Actor in Motion Picture – Drama</a>.</li> <li>Amy Schumer is likely to beat out Jennifer Lawrence for her role in Trainwreck, earning her the <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016+Golden+Globes+Actress+in+a+motion+picture%2c+musical+or+comedy+nominees&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Actress in Motion Picture – Comedy</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016+Golden+Globes+Actress+in+a+supporting+role+in+a+motion+picture+nominees&FORM=GOGLPB">Alicia Vikander</a>, who starred in Ex Machina, and <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016+Golden+Globes+Actor+in+a+supporting+role+in+a+motion+picture+nominees&FORM=GOGLPB">Sylvester Stallone</a>, for Creed, will each win for their supporting roles.</li> <li>Inside Out will win <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016+Golden+Globes+Animated+feature+film+nominees&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Animated Feature Film</a>.</li> <li>Son of Saul will win by a landslide for <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016+Golden+Globes+Foreign+Language+Film+nominees&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016+Golden+Globes+Original+Score%2c+Motion+Picture+nominees&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Best Original Score – Motion Picture</a> goes to Carter Burwell for the movie Carol.</li> <li>One of a Kind, which debuted in the film Love & Mercy, will earn <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=2016+Golden+Globes+Original+Song%2c+Motion+Picture+nominees&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">Best Original Song – Motion Picture</a>.</li> </ul> Have your own predictions for 2016 Golden Globe nominated films? Tell us your predictions <a href="https://twitter.com/bing" target="_blank">@Bing</a> and tag with #GoldenGlobes. Or, share feedback and ideas for Bing on <a href="https://binglistens.uservoice.com/" target="_blank">Bing Listens</a>. To see the carousel of nominees and Bing predictions click <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=golden+globe+predictions+2016&FORM=GOGLPB" target="_blank">here</a>, and then tune in Sunday for the show. We’ll have even more exciting award show content to share with you as things heat up with the Grammys and Academy Awards this February! Golden Globe(s)® mark is the registered trademark and service mark of The Hollywood Foreign Press Association ]]></content> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">6fd531b1-c8e8-4987-924e-acabe7be6b4c</guid> <link>https://blogs.bing.com/india/July-2015/Novak-and-Serena-continue-to-be-Bing%E2%80%99s-favourite-t</link> <author>Bing Team</author> <title>Novak and Serena continue to be Bing’s favourite to lift Wimbledon singles’ titles</title> <description>As the most anticipated tennis tournament of the year draws to final stages, it looks promising to provide yet another pair of great finals. Novak Djokovic is going strong and Bing Predicts, which predicted him winning the tourney from the beginning, project him to have highest chance to win men’s singles title this year. Bing gives Novak 68% chance to win the tournament vs 16% chance to Andy Murray and 15% chance to Roger Federer. In women’s singles, Serena Williams has been Bing’s favorite from the outset to win the title. Bing Predicts estimates Serena has 75% chance to win the title. In semi-finals Novak Djokovic has a comfortable 91% chance to win the match against Richard Gasquet, partially due to the fact he owns a 12-1 lifetime record against him. However, the match between Roger Federer and Andy Murray will be a close one to watch. Bing marginally favors Murray with 52% chance of winning that semi-final but you never know if Roger can get the better of Murray. Bing has predicted all matches for men’s and women’s singles for the tournament until now. Overall, Bing has correctly predicted 178 of 245 matches – with an accuracy of 72.65%. For men’s singles, Bing correctly predicted the outcome of 93 of 121 matches (76.85% accuracy) and for women’s singles, Bing was right for 85 out of 124 matches (68.54% accuracy). Bing relies on past match records of all the players and social sentiment of the people on web to drive its predictions. To see list of other events that Bing has predicted in past click here. Thanks, Bing Predictions Team</description> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2015 18:05:57 Z</pubDate> <content><![CDATA[ As the most anticipated tennis tournament of the year draws to final stages, it looks promising to provide yet another pair of great finals. Novak Djokovic is going strong and Bing Predicts, which predicted him winning the tourney from the beginning, project him to have highest chance to win men’s singles title this year. Bing gives Novak <a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=Novak+Djokovic+predictions">68% chance</a> to win the tournament vs 16% chance to Andy Murray and 15% chance to Roger Federer. <a href="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/novak-djokovic-predictions.png"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-843 size-full" src="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/novak-djokovic-predictions.png" alt="novak djokovic predictions" width="533" height="187" srcset="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/novak-djokovic-predictions-300x105.png 300w, https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/novak-djokovic-predictions.png 533w" sizes="(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px"></a> In women’s singles, Serena Williams has been Bing’s favorite from the outset to win the title. Bing Predicts estimates Serena has <a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=serena+williams+predictions">75% chance</a> to win the title. <a href="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/serena-williams-predictions.png"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-853 size-full" src="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/serena-williams-predictions.png" alt="serena williams predictions" width="559" height="185" srcset="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/serena-williams-predictions-300x99.png 300w, https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/serena-williams-predictions.png 559w" sizes="(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px"></a> In semi-finals Novak Djokovic has a comfortable <a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=wimbledon+predictions">91% chance</a> to win the match against Richard Gasquet, partially due to the fact he owns a 12-1 lifetime record against him. However, the match between Roger Federer and Andy Murray will be a close one to watch. Bing marginally favors Murray with 52% chance of winning that semi-final but you never know if Roger can get the better of Murray. <a href="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/Wimbledon-Predictions.png"><img class=" wp-image-863 size-full aligncenter" src="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/Wimbledon-Predictions.png" alt="Wimbledon Predictions" width="578" height="327" srcset="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/Wimbledon-Predictions-300x170.png 300w, https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/Wimbledon-Predictions.png 578w" sizes="(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px"></a> Bing has predicted all matches for men’s and women’s singles for the tournament until now. Overall, Bing has correctly predicted 178 of 245 matches – with an accuracy of 72.65%. For men’s singles, Bing correctly predicted the outcome of 93 of 121 matches (76.85% accuracy) and for women’s singles, Bing was right for 85 out of 124 matches (68.54% accuracy). Bing relies on past match records of all the players and social sentiment of the people on web to drive its predictions. To see list of other events that Bing has predicted in past <a href="http://www.bing.com/explore/predicts">click here</a>. Thanks, Bing Predictions Team ]]></content> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">ac42f7c1-c046-4698-a846-857d13f0ee22</guid> <link>https://blogs.bing.com/india/July-2015/Now-prepare-for-IIT-JEE-all-year-around-with-Bing</link> <author>Bing Team</author> <title>Now prepare for IIT JEE all-year around with Bing</title> <description>At Bing, we want to give a fresh perspective on the things that matter most to the users. When it comes to education, few entrance exams rival the IIT JEE competitive exams. Bing gets you IIT JEE Question of the Day for all the IIT aspirants. Bing will deliver questions every day to help students to practice for the exams – all through the year. The questions and solutions are powered by Bansal Classes, a prestigious coaching institute in the country for IIT JEE. &#8220;The Microsoft-Bansal partnership will benefit students in terms of sharing our study material and questions through the Bing platform engaging millions of students” says Mr. Bansal of Bansal classes. Let’s take a look at how this works: Explore Question of the day All you need to do is search for &#8216;JEE Question of the day&#8217; or &#8216;JEE Question&#8217; or &#8216;IIT question of the day&#8217;,etc. and we show you two questions each from Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry on Search results page. You can click down arrow to see the answers. If you find it difficult to solve the problem, you can click on the Bansal Classes link provided to see a short video on how to solve the problem by Bansal Teachers. These experiences are available now in India market both on Desktop and on Mobile including Windows Phone and Android. Just go to Bing every day and start practicing and be competitive. We hope this enriches you and helps in preparing for the exams and make your dreams come true! Just another example of how Bing helps you search less and do more. Happy learning! &#8211; The Bing team</description> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2015 12:29:51 Z</pubDate> <content><![CDATA[ At Bing, we want to give a fresh perspective on the things that matter most to the users. When it comes to education, few entrance exams rival the IIT JEE competitive exams. Bing gets you <a href="http://aka.ms/QOD" target="_blank">IIT JEE Question of the Day </a>for all the IIT aspirants. Bing will deliver questions every day to help students to practice for the exams – all through the year. The questions and solutions are powered by <a href="http://www.bansaliitjee.com/" target="_blank">Bansal Classes</a>, a prestigious coaching institute in the country for IIT JEE. “The Microsoft-Bansal partnership will benefit students in terms of sharing our study material and questions through the Bing platform engaging millions of students” says Mr. Bansal of Bansal classes. Let’s take a look at how this works: <a href="http://aka.ms/QOD" target="_blank">Explore Question of the day</a> All you need to do is search for ‘JEE Question of the day’ or ‘JEE Question’ or ‘IIT question of the day’,etc. and we show you two questions each from Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry on Search results page. You can click down arrow to see the answers. If you find it difficult to solve the problem, you can click on the Bansal Classes link provided to see a short video on how to solve the problem by Bansal Teachers. <a href="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/Blg2.png"><img class=" size-medium wp-image-803 alignnone" src="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/Blg2-263x300.png" alt="Blg2" width="263" height="300" srcset="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/Blg2-263x300.png 263w, https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/Blg2.png 568w" sizes="(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px"></a> <a href="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/Blg3.png"><img class=" size-medium wp-image-813 alignleft" src="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/Blg3-300x257.png" alt="Blg3" width="300" height="257" srcset="https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/Blg3-300x257.png 300w, https://blogs.bing.com/india/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/07/Blg3.png 568w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"></a> These experiences are available now in India market both on <a href="http://aka.ms/QOD" target="_blank">Desktop </a>and on <a href="http://m.bing.com/?form=QoDBlg" target="_blank">Mobile</a> including Windows Phone and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.bing" target="_blank">Android</a>. Just go to Bing every day and start practicing and be competitive. We hope this enriches you and helps in preparing for the exams and make your dreams come true! Just another example of how Bing helps you search less and do more. Happy learning! – The Bing team ]]></content> </item> </channel> </rss>