Ayodhya, Feb 7 (IANS) A well known builder from Lucknow has visited the hitherto unknown Dhannipur village on the Lucknow-Faizabad highway, twice in the past three days. He is contacting farmers to know if they will sell their land to him. The builder (name withheld on request) wants to build[Read More…]
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Facebook, Instagram users just copy friends’ eating habits
Conversely, the Facebook users were found to consume an extra portion of unhealthy snack foods and sugary drinks for every three portions they believed their online social circles did.
Telangana man fires with AK 47 at neighbour
Hyderabad, Feb 7 (IANS) A Telangana man created flutter in Siddipet district when he opened fire on his neighbour using an automatic rifle, AK 47, over boundary dispute. Police have launched a hunt for Sadanandam, who fled the scene late on Thursday after opening two rounds of fire on Ganga[Read More…]
Odisha govt issues advisory for rainfall, thunderstorm
Bhubaneswar, Feb 7 (IANS) The Odisha government on Friday issued an advisory to all district collectors in view of the Met’s forecast of rainfall and thunderstorm with lightning in many districts. The IMD has issued rainfall alert to 11 districts — Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda,[Read More…]
DRDO inks deal with Russian company
Lucknow, Feb 7 (IANS) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) signed a technology development contract with a Russian company Rosoboronexport on Friday at DefExpo2020 here. DRDO’s High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) signed contract with Rosoboronexport for development of Advanced Pyrotechnic Ignition Systems. Director HEMRL K.P.S. Murthy said that[Read More…]
SL govt to inform Parl on Airbus deal allegations
Colombo, Feb 7 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Friday will give a detailed statement to Parliament into the alleged financial irregularities in the transaction between SriLankan Airlines and Airbus following reports that the multinational aircraft manufacturer paid massive bribes to executives of the flag carrier to secure contracts. Leader[Read More…]
Tendulkar calls on fans to donate generously during Bushfire Bash
Sydney, Feb 7 (IANS) Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, who will be coaching Ponting XI in Bushfire Cricket Bash, has urged fans to donate generously to support Australians affected by a “catastrophic” summer. Since September 2019, Australia has battled a bushfire crisis which has claimed at least 33 human lives[Read More…]
Heavy rain hits Australia’s bushfire-ravaged east coast
Sydney, Feb 7 (IANS) Australia’s bushfire-ravaged east coast was lashed by heavy rain on Friday, prompting authorities to issue flood warnings for the region. In the midst of the worst drought on record, the huge downpour has been predicted to continue for at least a week, bringing relief to the[Read More…]
Delhi court reserves order on Thampi’s plea to travel abroad
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A Delhi Court on Friday reserved its order on the plea filed by NRI businessman C.C. Thampi seeking permission to travel abroad for two weeks. Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar will pronounce the order later in the day. The court has also directed Thampi to[Read More…]
Musk’s ‘Don’t Doubt Your Vibe’ at No 7 on SoundCloud charts
San Francisco, Feb 7 (IANS) An electronic song penned by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk titled aDon’t Doubt your Vibe’ has entered the top 10 songs on SoundCloud. The Tesla owner uploaded the song on the music streaming service last week and within no time, it reached seventh spot[Read More…]
HK researchers invent fast NCoV detection device
Hong Kong, Feb 7 (IANS) Researchers of a Hong Kong university have invented a portable device to detect the deadly novel coronavirus that reduces the whole procedure from sampling to testing to merely 40 minutes. With the latest microfluidic chip technology, the device heats up testing samples by 30 degrees[Read More…]
After ‘threat to life’ plea DSP Davinder sent to Kathua jail (Ld)
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) Disgraced Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Davinder Singh who was sent to 15-day judicial custody, will be put up in a Kathua jail instead of a Jammu one, after he raised “threat to life” alarms. According to sources Singh pleaded for sending him[Read More…]
Coronavirus will soon be contained, says Sangay
Dharamsala, Feb 7 (IANS) As reports of coronavirus infections have emerged from Tibet, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Lobsang Sangay has conveyed a message of hope and reassurance, saying that the epidemic would soon be contained. “There must be a lot of panic and fear among Tibetans in Tibet. However,[Read More…]
Netflix starts streaming data-saving AV1 videos on Android
San Francisco, Feb 7 (IANS) Streaming giant Netflix has announced that it is beginning to stream video using AV1 on Android to save users cellular data. AV1 is a high performance, royalty-free video codec that provides 20 per cent improved compression efficiency over our VP9 encodes. AV1 is designed primarily[Read More…]
Magic remedies for sexual disorders, premature ageing to invite jail term
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Anybody selling magic potions and drugs for fair skin, enhancing sexual performance, stammering, infertility in women, premature ageing and greying of hair, increasing brain capacity are in for trouble. The Health and Family Welfare Ministry has proposed a draft amendment to the Drugs and Magic[Read More…]
Sanders raised $25mn in Jan for presidential campaign
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Veteran US Senator Bernie Sanders has said that his presidential campaign raised $25 million in January. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, the Vermont Senator said the amount was contributed by more than 648,000 individuals, with an average donation of $18, reports Xinhua news agency. The contender[Read More…]
After ‘threat to life’ plea DSP Davinder sent to Kathua jail
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) Disgraced Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Davinder Singh and four accused have been sent to15-day judicial custody by a Special NIA court in Jammu on Thursday. Singh was sent to the Heeranagar jail in Kathua while the other four, including Hizbual Mujahideen commander[Read More…]
Samsung Galaxy S20 may cost $850, 40mn units sales expected
San Francisco, Feb 7 (IANS) Samsung Galaxy S20 base variant is expected to cost around $850 — $50 less than the earlier S10 equivalent — and the South Korean giant is expected to sell over 40 million units of this flagship device in 2020, a new report has forecast. The[Read More…]
Xi speaks with Trump over NCoV outbreak
Beijing, Feb 7 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with his American counterpart President Donald Trump on the phone on Friday, urging the US side to respond reasonably to the novel coronavirus outbreak that has so far killed 636 in the Asian giant. Noting that China’s prevention and control efforts[Read More…]
Rape witness drown in UP
Bareilly, Feb 7 (IANS) A rape witness reportedly ‘drowned’ in one and a half feet of water in Tigra village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district. The witness, a 42-year-old farmer, was to appear in court on Friday to record his statement in the rape case of his niece. His body[Read More…]
Baby dies due to accidental hanging in UP district
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 7 (IANS) In a shocking accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, a one-year-old baby died after hanging from the thread tied around his neck for good luck. The thread got entangled in his pram when he fell down. The parents were not present when the accident[Read More…]
Syrian troops besiege Turkish posts
Damascus, Feb 7 (IANS) Syrian army troops besieged four Turkish observation posts as they pushed deep into a strategic rebel-held area in the war-torn country’s northwestern region. A Syrian military official told Efe news on Thursday that the forces backed by Russian planes were preparing to enter Saraqeb town in[Read More…]
Man arrested for blasts threat in UP
Deoria, Feb 7 (IANS) A man was arrested for threatening on social media to trigger blasts in Uttar Pradesh’s Magh Mela and Deoria Mahotsav. He posted the threat on Wednesday which went viral within no time. The Rampur Karkhana police station in-charge received a screenshot of the threat and an[Read More…]
UP: Jilted lover attacks boy for refusing advances
Bareilly, Feb 7 (IANS) Jilted love can be dangerous – even if it happens to be a girl. According to reports, a girl student in an intermediate college under Hafizganj police circle in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly, slashed the face of a boy who was studying with her. The girl was[Read More…]
UP Congress plans to connect with 2.72 cr farmers
Lucknow, Feb 7 (IANS) Without much fanfare, the Congress in Uttar Pradesh has launched its ‘Kisan Jan Jagran Yatra’ with the target of connecting with 2.72 crore farmers. Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) President Ajay Kumar Lallu said that the party would connect with 55 lakh families during the Yatra[Read More…]