Chandigarh, July 21 (IANS) The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) on Tuesday declared the Class 12 results on the basis of best performing subject formula, state Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla said. He said out of the total 2,86,378 students, who had appeared for the examinations before Covid-19 outbreak, 2,60,547[Read More…]
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Stokes replaces Holder as top-ranked Test all-rounder
Manchester, July 21 (IANS) England vice-captain Ben Stokes has outdone West Indies captain Jason Holder to become the world’s top-ranked Test all-rounder while also attaining a career-best third position among batsmen in the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, after a match-winning performance in the second Test against the West[Read More…]
Airtel renews pact with Ericsson for pan-India managed services
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel has renewed its agreement with Swedish gear maker Ericsson to provide pan-India managed network operations, the two companies announced on Tuesday. The three-year deal will see Airtel launching ‘Ericsson Operation Engine’ this year. The agreement covers nationwide Artificial Intelligence-driven managed services,[Read More…]
BCCI to ask Karnataka govt for extension to submit NCA plan
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and consultants Pricewaterhouse Coopers are working overtime to prepare the plan on the 40-acre land acquired for state-of-the-art National Cricket Academy (NCA) near Bengaluru airport. With work slowing down due to the COVID-19[Read More…]
Coronavirus: AMU doctors and staff attacked by patient kin
An FIR was registered and all the four relatives of the deceased, who allegedly manhandled the doctors and staff, were arrested by the police later on Monday.
Researchers identify possible drug target for prostate cancer
New York, July 21 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that the protein BRD4 could be an important new target to prevent castration-resistant prostate cancer metastases. Bromodomain-containing protein 4 is a protein in humans encoded by the BRD4 gene. Castration-resistant prostate cancer is a highly aggressive form of prostate cancer that often[Read More…]
Phone theft suspect sets himself afire at police station
Hyderabad, July 21 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a man set himself ablaze at Chandrayangutta police station in the old city of Hyderabad due the alleged harassment by the police in a mobile phone theft case. The CCTV visuals of the incident that occurred on Monday night surfaced on Tuesday.[Read More…]
2 Indian men accused of fraud in Dubai
Dubai, July 21 (IANS) Two Indian men have been accused of illegally obtaining 220 million dirhams from a Dubai company after establishing a fake oil refinery to lure shareholders, a media report said. The Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Monday that the 44-year-old Indian defendant, who is at[Read More…]
Google Assistant can now read, translate text on KaiOS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Google on Tuesday announced that now within Google Assistant, KaiOS users in India can use Google Lens to read, translate and define words. At Google I/O in 2019, the US based search engine giant brought a camera-based translation to Google Lens to help understand information.[Read More…]
Journalist shot in front of daughters in Ghaziabad, 5 held
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) A brazen act of shooting a journalist has been captured on CCTV camera in Ghaziabad. The journalist was shot on Monday night in Vijay Nagar area while he was on a bike with his two minor daughters. The incident happened when the journalist Vikram Joshi[Read More…]
Bengaluru speedster nabbed after Insta post
Bengaluru, July 21 (IANS) Bengaluru police have seized a software engineer’s 1,000cc superbike after a video of him riding at nearly 300 km per hour (kmph) on a city flyover went viral on social media, said an official on Tuesday. “Going at a dangerous speed of almost 300 kmph at[Read More…]
Pay hike for 900,000 UK public sector workers on COVID-19 frontline
London, July 21 (IANS) Almost 900,000 public sector workers in the UK will get an above-inflation pay rise for their work on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic, the Treasury announced on Tuesday. According to the announcement, teachers and doctors will receive the largest increase at 3.1 per cent and[Read More…]
With rivers swollen, Bangladesh flood situation remains grim
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, July 21 (IANS) The flood situation in Bangladesh continues to be grim, with nearly one third of the country deluged by floodwater after heavy rains for over a month now. Around 15 lakh people in Bangladesh have been affected by floodwater -– a double whammy for[Read More…]
Gadgets for girls
By IANSlife New Delhi, July 21 (IANSlife) What else can you shop for while browsing through palettes of eyeshadow and colours of lipsticks? Well, tech goodies! In an initiative to support women, e-commerce platform Nykaa launched a new category of consumer tech products for all of its savvy customers. The[Read More…]
Rare orchid in Dudhwa found bearing seeds after a century
Lakhimpur (Uttar Pradesh), July 21 (IANS) Almost 118 years after it was rediscovered inside the dense forests of the Dudhwa reserve, the rare orchid specimen, known as Eulophia obtuse, is bearing fruits (seeds), giving much hope for its pollination and captive breeding. The fruit has never been photographed or sighted[Read More…]
Siemens, SAP partner to give Industry 4.0 a digital boost
Germany, July 21 (IANS) Technology major Siemens and enterprise application software provider SAP SE have partnered to deliver integrated end-to-end software solutions across product lifecycle, supply chain and asset management towards industrial transformation. SAP will offer Siemens’ ‘Teamcenter’ software as the core foundation for product lifecycle collaboration and product data[Read More…]
Apple may bring touch-integrated OLED for iPhones in 2021
San Francisco, July 21 (IANS) Apple is reportedly planning to bring touch-integrated OLED (organic light emitting diode) displays on all iPhone models that will be launched next year. The Cupertino-based tech giant has placed orders for the touch-integrated OLED display panels, reports South Korea-based ET News. The OLED panels, instead[Read More…]
RLDA invites RFP for redevelopment of Bhuj rly station
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has invited request for proposal (RFP) to appoint a consultant for the redevelopment of Gujarat’s Bhuj station under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. The RLDA, a statutory organization under the Ministry of Railways, said that it has invited[Read More…]
Trump to resume COVID-19 briefings
Washington, July 21 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that he will resume regular coronavirus briefings, the first since late April, from Tuesday onwards. Addressing the media in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said he would deliver a briefing at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, reports The Hill news[Read More…]
Over 23% Delhiites have corona antibodies, sero-survey reveals
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Six months into the coronavirus epidemic, 23.48 per cent of the people in densely-populated Delhi have developed anti-bodies for coronavirus, a study commissioned by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revealed on Tuesday. The data came out in a sero-surveillance study by the[Read More…]
de Gea not in a position to be defended, says Ferdinand
London, July 21 (IANS) Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has stated that current goalkeeper David de Gea has made glaring errors in big matches and that is why even the most ardent United fans, like himself, cannot defend him amid the criticism that he is receiving. The Spaniard was[Read More…]
Vicky Kaushal: I miss machines
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Bollywood heartthrob Vicky Kaushal shared a throwback photograph of himself at a gym and said that he misses machines. Vicky’s Instagram image showed him flaunting his perfectly-chiselled body. The actor completed his look with black basketball shorts, baseball cap and sneakers. In the backdrop, gym equipments[Read More…]
Delhi cabinet approves doorstep delivery of ration scheme
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved the doorstep delivery of ration, a scheme, which will be launched in six to seven months and will be linked to Centre’s ‘one nation, one ration card’ scheme. In a digital briefing, Kejriwal said, “Today the Cabinet passed the[Read More…]
Rajasthan Royals look to build largest fan army in IPL
Jaipur, July 21 (IANS) Indian Premier League teams are known to have vociferous fans and in an effort to compete with the die-hards from Chennai or Mumbai among others, Rajasthan Royals is looking to build the largest fan army — digital and on-ground — among all IPL teams. In that[Read More…]
Ambrose urges West Indies to ‘rest’ Hope for final England Test
Manchester, July 21 (IANS) Legendary fast-bowler Curtly Ambrose feels West Indies run the risk of destroying Shai Hope if they continue to play him despite the batsman being completely out-of-sorts in the longest format. Hope hasn’t lived up to his billing in the ongoing Test series in England as in[Read More…]