San Francisco, July 21 (IANS) Microsoft-owned professional networking platform LinkedIn has decided to reduce approximately 960 roles, or about six per cent of its employee base, amid slowdown in hiring. The job cuts will impact the company’s global sales and talent acquisition sections, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky said late on[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) A hot cuppa never fails to lighten the spirits, Yami Gautam would vouch for it. Taking to Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Yami posted a short clip that shows her having a cup of tea standing in the balcony. “Chai lovers slurp it loud, ” she captioned[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Actress Madhuri Dixit Nene is missing the experience of surfing. Taking to Instagram, Madhuri posted a few throwback pictures where she can be seen enjoying surfing in water. “Take me back. Experiences shape us into who we become. Let’s use this time in lockdown to create[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought details from the Centre on the funding of childrens homes across the country and also on their audit status. Hearing a suo moto case on the condition of children protection homes in the country in the backdrop of the[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Central Water Commission has issued an advisory that predicted isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall in Bihar in the next 4-5 days. However, it said that the intensity of rain is likely to decrease thereafter. This warning comes even as the state is facing[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) National Students Union of India (NSUI) activists on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) here to protest against UGC guidelines for universities to conduct final-year exams in September. Around hundred NSUI activists led by its national President Neeraj Kundan[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Kriti Kharbanda talks of true love and pet passions in her latest social media post. In a picture she posted on Instagram, Kriti kisses rumoured beau Pulkit Samrat’s pet dog Drogo. “Sachi Wala pyaar! (true love) @drogohusky,” she captioned the image, which currently has 173K likes[Read More…]
New York, July 21 (IANS) In a potential breakthrough in wearable sensing technology, scientists have developed a wrist-mounted bracelet, called FingerTrak that continuously tracks the entire human hand in 3D. The device can sense and translate into 3D the many positions of the human hand, including 20 finger joint positions,[Read More…]
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Former India batsman and coach Anshuman Gaekwad has expressed his shock at the allegations made by Indian Cricketers’ Association (ICA) President Ashok Malhotra who has questioned his and Shantha Rangaswamy’s style of functioning as representatives of the association in the BCCI Apex Council.[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) The Indian equity market continued on its northward trajectory on Tuesday as both the key indices surged by over one per cent. The indices zoomed higher after a gap up opening, in sync with global cues. It was the fourth consecutive positive closing for the NSE[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Emphasising on lob losses among the youth during the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), here on Tuesday, demanded reopening of gymnasiums. “It will help increase immunity of people, and millions of youth who had become unemployed due to lockdown will get employment,” said[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Internet sensation CarryMinati has raised over Rs 11 lakh for the flood-ravaged states of Assam and Bihar. Of the amount, Rs 1 lakh is his personal contribution. The donations will be given to the Assam and Bihar Chief Minister Relief Funds in equal proportion. “This idea[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Chennai City will play the remainder of their AFC Cup group stage matches in the Maldives. Maldives Football Association President Bassam Adeel Jaleel tweeted that the country has been awarded the hosting rights for the remaining South Asian group (Group E) matches. “Alhamdhulillahi We have[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Sony is likely to own 74 per cent after a merger with Viacom 18 setting the stage for a battle for the Indian TV audiences for general entertainment channels (GEC) market with Disney-Star. Raj Nayak, former Chief Operating Officer, Viacom 18 tweeted: “Interesting: Sony to[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Stand-up comedian Rohan Joshi, who went offline for a few days after receiving abuses and threats over his old jokes about politicians and Hindu deities, has now made a comeback on Instagram. However, his Twitter account is still deactivated. On Tuesday, Rohan took to Instagram stories[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 (IANS) Hitting out at his successor, two-time former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Pinarayi Vijayan has created a new record in backdoor appointments in Kerala, leaving the Public Service Commission as a mere onlooker. “Vijayan has created a new work culture in the state, where B.Tech graduates[Read More…]
Manchester, July 21 (IANS) Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came to the aid of under-fire goalkeeper David de Gea after the latter put on an error-laden display against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final. The Spaniard was guilty of letting two goals in on either side of half-time, one[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Bollywood action star Tiger Shroff recalled the time his kick went horribly wrong. On Instagram, Tiger has shared a clip where he is seen practicing for an action scene with his “A Flying Jatt” co-actor Nathan Jones. In the video, Tiger performs a flying kick and[Read More…]
Cupertino (California), July 21 (IANS) Apple on Tuesday unveiled its plan to become 100 per cent carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain and product life cycle by 2030, saying that within a decade, all its devices (iPhones, iPads, Mac and Apple Watches) will have net zero climate[Read More…]
Gandhinagar, July 21 (IANS) Gujarat DGP Shivanand Jha on Tuesday issued a code of conduct for police personnel regarding their use of social media platforms. The intention behind the order is to restrict police personnel posting anything against the government or the police force or any criticism of either. Jha[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Popular Punjabi singer Guru Randhawa says he misses his village, adding that he wishes to see it soon. Guru, who has belted out hits like “High rated gabru”, “Patola” and “Lahore”, took to Instagram, where he shared a throwback picture of himself in his village, which[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Even though impacted by economic turmoil due to Covid-19, the country’s microfinance institutions or MFIs have reported better-than-expected collection efficiency in June 2020, rating agency ICRA said on Tuesday. This came to the fore in an ICRA study with a sample size of 21 MFIs,[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Singers Tulsi Kumar and Millind Gaba are all set to come up with a song together. Tiled “Naam”, the number is written by Jaani while Arvindr Khaira has directed the music video, in which Tulsi plays the cello and performs contemporary dance. “This song has a[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) At around 1 p.m. on Monday, Naresh Kumar, a driver, was manhandled outside a banquet hall in north Delhi’s Burari area by some heavily built men for allegedly brushing past their car, leaving him shocked. Before he could realise, he was pushed in the rear[Read More…]
New Delhi/Lucknow, July 21 (IANS) Congress in Uttar Pradesh is on an active mode ever since Priyanka Gandhi took over as General Secretary In charge of the party in the state and have made strong interventions from taking up farmers issues in Sonbhadra to offering buses for migrants during the[Read More…]
