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Kochi, July 30 (IANS) Networking giant Cisco on Tuesday said it is ready with sixth-generation Wi-Fi for faster connectivity compatible for the fifth-generation cellular network. Besides higher data rates, Wi-Fi 6, which is expected to be rolled out later this year, also promises increased capacity, better control over how users[Read More…]

Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) “Jai Hanuman”, the third song of upcoming film “Pranaam” was released on Tuesday, and producer Rajnish Ram Puri hopes the devotional number will become as popular as the previously released “Sirf Tu” and “Zindagi”. “The previous songs of the movie are hitting the music stations and[Read More…]

New Delhi/Islamabad, July 30 (IANS) A team of over 500 Sikh pilgrims was given the visa by Pakistan to visit the Nankana Sahib as part of the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, to be held in November. On Tuesday, the team entered Punjab[Read More…]

Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Actress Pavitra Punia, who was seen in negative roles in “Yeh Hai Mohabbatein”, will once again do a bad turn in the upcoming show, “Balveer Returns”. Pavitra will be seen playing the role of Timnasa, the power-hungry dictator of Kaal Lok (the dark world), “It is[Read More…]

Herzogenaurach (Germany), July 30 (IANS) PUMA on Tuesday announced a new partnership with Manchester City FC Manager Pep Guardiola. Pep will endorse PUMA products on and off the pitch, as well as lending Guardiola’s technical expertise and knowledge to PUMA Football, supporting the development of future apparel and footwear innovations.[Read More…]

By Abhishek Upadhyay New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Former Australia captain Michael Clarke said that the World Test Championship will do to Test cricket what the World Cup does for the sport in general. The Championship starts with the Ashes as Australia take on England starting on August 1 and[Read More…]

By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Anurag Kashyap, the poster child of the indie cinema in the new-age Bollywood, returns with the second season of his popular and acclaimed Netflix series, “Sacred Games” on Independence Day. As the clock ticks for the premiere of the new season, Kashyap says[Read More…]

Ujjain, July 30 (IANS) Former Union minister Uma Bharti, who offered prayers in Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain on Tuesday, said that the next time she will wear a saree while praying to Baba Mahakal if the priests ask her to do so. It is mandatory for women to wear saree-blouse[Read More…]

By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Skipper Virat Kohli decided to finally speak on the issue of rift in the Indian team before the teams departure to the US on Monday. Rather than clearing the air, he ended up pointing fingers at the media for “disrespectfully bringing personal[Read More…]

San Francisco, July 30 (IANS) The first African-American member of Twitter’s board of directors — Debra Lee is stepping down from her position after three years of services at the micro-blogging platform. The exact reasons for Lee’s departure from Twitter remain undisclosed as of now. However, after Twitter, Lee would[Read More…]

Srinagar, July 30 (IANS) The Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire on the Line of Control (LoC) on Tuesday in the Kupwara district after Pakistan violated the bilateral ceasefire. Defence sources said the Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked firing on the Indian positions in the Tangdhar sector of the Kupwara[Read More…]

Islamabad, July 30 (IANS) Any demographic change in Kashmir would not be accepted, said Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, here on Tuesday. According to media reports, the Minister said India was neither ready for bilateral talks nor for third party mediation. Qureshi said, “Kashmir is a disputed territory and[Read More…]

Bangkok, July 30 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Sourabh Verma and Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka have qualified for the Thailand Open main draw after winning their respective qualifying round matches of the BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament on Tuesday. In men’s singles event, Sourabh beat Kantawat Leelavechabutr of Thailand 21-18, 21-19[Read More…]

Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) In an initiative under the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur’s Young Innovators Program (YIP), undergraduate students of the institute have organised a live interactive session for class VIII-X students with the mentors, an official said on Tuesday. YIP is a science and technology competition empowering[Read More…]

Bengaluru, July 30 (IANS) The police have launched a massive search for Café Coffee Day (CCD) founder V.G. Siddhartha, suspected to have committed suicide by jumping into the Netravathi river near Mangaluru. “Search is on since morning. Siddhartha is suspected to have jumped into the river from a bridge on[Read More…]

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Members of Parliament can now drive down to Delhi’s Transport Bhawan in the vicinity of Parliament House for a quick cup of coffee or snacks. Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has sent invitations to parliamentarians to use the high-tech automated parking and rooftop cafeteria at his[Read More…]

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Azad Bharatam, a newly formed political party, on Tuesday claimed that the panic buttons installed in Delhi auto-rickshaws by the city government were not functioning. Rakesh Agarwal, Founder of Azad Bharatam, told the media that every promise made by the AAP on the issue of[Read More…]

Shenzhen, July 30 (IANS) Despite the trade war between the US and China, Chinese smartphone giant Huawei’s revenue for H1 2019 increased 23.2 per cent to touch 401.3 billion yuan (approximately $58.3 billion), the company announced on Tuesday. The company’s net profit margin for H1 2019 was 8.7 per cent.[Read More…]

By Gokul Bhagabati Kochi, July 30 (IANS) Creating a new business model, finding the right partners and getting the last mile connectivity are key pillars of success for businesses in this world which is increasily getting digitised, a top Cisco executive has said. Known as a networking giant for its[Read More…]