New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday came down heavily on the Centre’s latest guidelines which promote Ayurveda and Yoga for the prevention as well as treatment of asymptomatic and mild patients of Covid-19. The apex medical body asked the government to produce scientific evidence[Read More…]
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Apple Maps expands ‘Look Around’ feature in US
San Francisco, Oct 8 (IANS) The ‘Look Around’ feature from Apple Maps has now been expanded to Phoenix, Arizona, providing 3D street-level imagery that is similar to Google’s Street View. ‘Look Around’ is a feature that was first introduced in iOS 13, but it was limited to a handful of[Read More…]
Macaulay Culkin stays ‘Covid-safe’ with Home Alone mask
Los Angeles, Oct 8 (IANS) Hollywood actor Macaulay Culkin has found a novel way to spread an important message related to message. The 40-year-old actor tweeted a photo wearing a “Home Alone” mask, which brought back memories of the all-time blockbuster film series that made him a global star as[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Sixty-year-old woman branded as witch, killed
Police have detained one person in connection with the incident.
Govt extends LTC facility for employees till Sep 2022
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has extended the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) facility for Central government employees till September 2022– a scheme which allowed them to travel by air to visit Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, North Eastern Region and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[Read More…]
‘Trinamool Congress govt afraid of saffron surge in Bengal’
Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday said the police action against protesters proved that the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government is afraid of the saffron surge in the state. “The police resorted to lathicharge on BJP workers. The protest march was[Read More…]
Ex-DGP Pandey could be star campaigner of JD-U in Bihar polls
Patna, Oct 8 (IANS) A day after being denied a poll ticket, ex-Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey on Thursday said that he is now associated with the JD-U and will take whatever responsibility given by the party leadership. Pandey also clarified that taking VRS and joining a political party and now[Read More…]
Bigg Boss 14: Pavitra Punia, Nikki Tamboli get into a catfight
Mumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) Less than a week in the Bigg Boss 14 house, and the claws are already out for a fight! Housemates Pavitra Punia and Nikki Tamboli are headed for an inevitable dust-up during an upcoming immunity task. In a recent episode, the girls were given an immunity[Read More…]
Covid effect: K’taka bans public entry in Hasanamba temple
Hassan, Oct 8 (IANS) Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies minister K. Gopalaiah on Thursday announced that the state government was contemplating banning public entry in the famous Hasanamba temple in Hassan, which opens for just about 10 days in a year. Situated 183 km to the west of Bengaluru, Hassan[Read More…]
Office space leasing sees recovery, up 80% in Jul-Sep
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) As demand gains momentum post the lifting of the lockdown restrictions, office space leasing increased around 80 per cent during the July-September period on a quarter-on-quarter basis, a Knight Frank report said on Thursday Total office space leased out across the eight major cities during[Read More…]
Mumbai Police bust TRP ratings, Republic TV among 3 probed
The channels allegedly indulging in the fraudulent activities include Republic TV, Fakt Marathi, and Box Cinema, and the action follows a complaint registered by the Crime Branch recently.
Coast Guard rescues 6 fishermen, repairs sinking boat
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard said it has rescued six fishermen and their sinking boat. In a statement issued here, the Coast Guard said its ship ICGS Vaibhav received a distress call from a fishing boat with six crew on board. The fishing boat’s engine room was[Read More…]
SWAMIH fund sanctions Rs 12k cr for 123 stuck housing projects
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Special Window for Affordable and Mid Income Housing (SWAMIH) fund announced by the government last year has so far sanctioned Rs 12,079 crore for the completion of 123 stalled projects. Out of these total projects for which investments have been sanctioned, 33 projects have[Read More…]
Covid-19 has prolonged effect on many during pregnancy
New York, Oct 8 (IANS) Researchers have found that symptoms for pregnant women with Covid-19 can be prolonged, lasting two months or longer. In the study, published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, the research team analysed the clinical course and outcomes of 594 women who tested positive for the[Read More…]
Bigg Boss 14: Sidharth uses ‘aisi ladki’ quip for Nikki, Rashami Desai irked
Mumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla has drawn sharp criticism from his co-contestant of the season, actress Rashami Desai, for what she believes is reckless attitude on his part on the current season 14 of the controversial show. On season 13 last year, Sidharth and Rashami[Read More…]
Woman attempts self-immolation in Gurugram CP office
Gurugram, Oct 8 (IANS) A woman attempted self-immolation inside the office complex of the Commissioner of Police (CP) in Gurugram at around 2 p.m. on Thursday. The incident took place on the second floor of the building, where the office of the CP is also located. The Commissioner was out[Read More…]
Blind elephant to get therapy in UP elephant hospital
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) After spending decades on the streets as a beggar, 55-year-old Arya, a blind elephant, has finally got medical aid and veterinary care at an elephant hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Farah town on Mathura district’s border. The facility is run by the NGO Wildlife SOS in[Read More…]
Andhra CM launches ‘Jagananna Vidya Kanuka’ scheme for govt schools
Amaravati, Oct 8 (IANS) In one of the first major public programmes amid the Covid pandemic and multiple unlock phases, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday launched the ‘Jagananna Vidya Kanuka’. ‘Jagananna Vidya Kanuka’ is a government scheme for school children up to 10th standard, supplying[Read More…]
Panasonic to offer manufacturing capability to select brands
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) To develop a shared manufacturing ecosystem that sup ports revenue augmentation and the ‘Make in India’ programme, diversified technology major Panasonic India has unveiled its “Shared Factory Solution”. Accordingly, under the initiative, the technology major will offer its “Japanese expertise and local manufacturing capability” to[Read More…]
Arunachal records lowest Covid-19 mortality rate
Itanagar/Guwahati, Oct 8 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest Covid-19 fatality rate in the country at 0.19 per cent against the national average of 1.55 per cent while Punjab’s death ratio is the highest at 3.07 per cent, Union Health Ministry data revealed on Thursday. According to official reports, 11,267[Read More…]
GVL Narasimha Rao explains farm bills benefits in Guntur
Guntur, Oct 8 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader G.V.L. Narasimha Rao met chilli farmers in Guntur on Thursday and explained the benefits of the newly passed farm bills. “As the chairman of chilli and spices board taskforce, I have visited the Guntur mirchi yard for[Read More…]
Zoom adds extra layer of security for classrooms
San Francisco, Oct 8 (IANS) Video meet platform Zoom has released an external authentication feature in a bid to keep classrooms secure amid the pandemic. The Single Sign-On (SSO) feature allows users to log in one time, under one set of credentials, to get access to all the applications, data,[Read More…]
Cisco warns users to patch Webex Teams for Windows, video cameras
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Networking giant Cisco has disclosed and released key security patches for critical flaws affecting Webex Teams for Windows and a video surveillance camera series. The company said that a vulnerability in the loading mechanism in the Cisco Webex Teams client for Windows could allow an[Read More…]
AajTak to pay Rs 1L fine, air apology for broadcasting fake tweets about SSR
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The News Broadcasting Standard Authority (NBSA) has imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on AajTak and sought a public apology from the channel for telecasting fake tweets relating to late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. NBSA, a self-regulatory body, asked AajTak, part of TV Today,[Read More…]
New train terminal soon to decongest B’luru stations
Bengaluru, Oct 8 (IANS) A new train terminal in this tech city is nearing completion for decongesting the choked main city station and Yesvantpur station, an official said on Thursday. “The third terminal at Baiyyappanahalli in the city’s eastern suburb is getting ready for commissioning soon. A few passenger trains[Read More…]