Panaji, Aug 6 (IANS) The Goa chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday expressed concern over the increasing number of deaths at the state’s only designated Covid hospital, citing non-availability of specialists at the centre as one of the possible reasons for the spate of recent deaths. State[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Aug 6 (IANS) Thousands of people across Odisha joined a minute’s silent prayer to honour the Covid warriors on Wednesday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik led the silent prayer at 6 p.m. in honour of the Covid warriors across the state. Patnaik also administered an oath to the people of[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Aug 6 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has released Rs 50 crore for rescue and relief works in heavy rain-cum-flood-hit districts across the state, an official said on Wednesday. “The Chief Minister ordered immediate release of Rs 50 crore for emergency rescue and relief works in the districts[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The ‘bhumi pujan’ ceremony for the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday turned into Diwali celebration in the national capital and the surrounding regions as people burst fire crackers and lit earthen lamps to express their euphoria. The celebrations came after Prime Minister Narendra[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Air India pilots protesting against 60 per cent wage cut got a boost on Wednesday after the global pilots’ body sought the urgent intervention of Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri in the matter. In a letter to Puri, the Indian chapter of Montreal-based International Federation[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Heavy rains, accompanied by gusty winds of upto 70 kmph, lashed Mumbai city and suburbs, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and coastal Konkan for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, hitting suburban train services and disrupting normal life, officials said. In a rare development, many parts[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 5 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday slammed Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala for his frequent outbursts against the way the state government is handling the Covid situation in the state. “Do not know why he has such a peculiar sort of attitude. He has been[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) After facing a mega crypto hack last month, Twitter acknowledged on Wednesday that it has discovered and fixed a security vulnerability in its app for Android that would have exposed private data such as Direct Messages (DMs) of some of its users. The bug affected[Read More…]
Manchester, Aug 5 (IANS) Pakistan were 139/2 at the end of Day 1 of the first Test against England after the third session got largely washed out as only eight overs could be bowled in it. At the draw of stumps, free-flowing Babar Azam was unbeaten on 69 off 100[Read More…]
Gandhinagar, Aug 5 (IANS) Gujarat recorded 1,073 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, sending its tally to 66,777, while the death toll rose to 2,557 with 23 more deaths. During August so far, the state has recorded 5,344 new cases. Surat, the state’s new corona hotspot, continued to lead the tally[Read More…]
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises had a meeting via teleconference on Wednesday and the major issues discussed was player replacement, logistics and concerns over a title sponsor going into the 13th edition of the cash-rich league in the UAE. Speaking to[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Aug 5 (IANS) Leading ed-tech firm BYJU’S on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Mumbai-based live online coding provider WhiteHat Jr. The all-cash deal is worth $300 million (roughly Rs 2,246 crore). After the acquisition, BYJU’S will make significant investments in WhiteHat Jr.’s technology platform, product innovation while expanding[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Paying attention to users feedback, Samsung on Wednesday unveiled Galaxy Z Fold2 that will give people the same experience whether folded or unfolded as it carries big screens both inside and out. The cover screen is 6.2-inch and the main screen, when unfolded, gives a[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the trial court to decide, “in accordance with the law”, on a petition by CPI-M leader Brinda Karat seeking lodging of FIRs against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma and others for their alleged hate speeches in relation[Read More…]
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) Goa on Wednesday witnessed a record 348 new coronavirus cases in a day, taking its total active cases to 2,072, the Health Department said. Of the Goa’s total 7,423 corona cases, 5,287 patients have recovered. A total of 64 COVID-19 patients have died in Goa since[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Triveni Turbine Ltd on Wednesday reported an 11.23 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit for the April-June quarter, at Rs 27.25 crore. During the corresponding period of last fiscal, the company had reported a net profit of Rs 30.70 crore. Its total income[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is focusing on creating more capacities within the country to produce items that can cut down imports and accelerate exports in the electronics and hardware sector, including ventilators. Speaking at a webinar organised by Electronics and Computer Software[Read More…]
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) Even as the nation was busy celebrating bhumi pujan for the new Ram temple in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, hundreds of BJP supporters in West Bengal fought pitched battles with police in different parts of the state after they were alleged stopped from celebrations. Sporadic clashes[Read More…]
New York, Aug 5 (IANS) A woman of Indian origin and her son and daughter were killed when their car was hit by a tractor-trailer truck on a New York State highway, according to media reports. Five other family members were injured in the crash on Monday that also involved[Read More…]
Chennai, Aug 5 (IANS) For the second consecutive day, the number of cured Covid-19 patients getting discharged from different hospitals in Tamil Nadu was higher than the number of new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, the state Health Department said that[Read More…]
Chennai, Aug 5 (IANS) The DMK on Wednesday suspended its legislator Ku.Ka. Selvam for actions defaming the party. It also removed Selvam from all party posts and issued a show cause notice on why he should not be removed as a basic member of the party. On his part, Selvam[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises have been finally handed the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and it is clear that social distancing will pay a key factor when it comes to the 13th edition of the cash-rich league. Not only will the entire medical history[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 5 (IANS) Anthony Levandowski, a self-driving car engineer who worked for Google before joining Uber, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing trade secrets. According to a report in TechCrunch on Tuesday, US District Judge in San Francisco, William Alsup said that home confinement[Read More…]
Amaravati, Aug 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh reported an all-time high of 77 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, taking its death toll to 1,681 on Wednesday. State health officials said 10,128 new cases were detected during the 24 hours ending at 9 am on Wednesday. The latest deaths were recorded[Read More…]
Srinagar, Aug 5 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 559 new Covid-19 cases, taking the Union Territory’s coronavirus tally to 22,955. A statement issued by the Information and Public Relations department said that of the 559 new cases, 96 were from Jammu division and 463 from Kashmir division. A[Read More…]
