New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Parliamentary Standing Committee will be meeting on June 3 on the issue of nationwide lockdown. Sources said the Union Home Secretary will be briefing the committee on the ongoing lockdown and its impact on the country. This would be the first meeting of the[Read More…]
Bengaluru, May 28 (IANS) US-based startup Clumio on Thursday announced the launch of its research and development centre in Bengaluru to build Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based data protection solutions. Clumio, which already has 34 employees in India, said it was planning to double its workforce in the country by the end of[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) through video conference to review the measures to maintain financial stability amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a tweet, the Ministry of Finance said: “Finance Minister @nsitharaman chairs the[Read More…]
Los Angeles, May 28 (IANS) Hollywood maestro Martin Scorsese has made a short film reflecting upon his lockdown experience in New York. “What I look forward to in the future is carrying with me what I have been forced to learn in these circumstances,” Scorsese said. “It is essential. The[Read More…]
Hong Kong, May 28 (IANS) Emergency services were called into Hong Kong Legislative Council’s (Legco) chamber on Thursday after an opposition lawmaker hurled a container of foul-smelling rotten plants at the President’s seat as a debate on a controversial national anthem bill resumed. Immediately after the incident, the Democratic Party[Read More…]
Ayodhya, May 28 (IANS) Saints and seers in Ayodhya have reacted strongly to Pakistan’s statement on temple construction in corona times. The Pakistan foreign office has tweeted that “While world is grappling with unprecedented #COVID19, RSS-BJP combine is busy unabashedly advancing “Hindutva” agenda. The commencement of construction of a Mandir[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan is stumped by Bhumi Pednekars compliment. She has called him the “most baller person ever”, and he is confused about the expression. Whats more, she has done it twice over! Early on Thursday, Amitabh Bachchan took to Instagram to compare himself with what he[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Sony India on Thursday introduced latest handheld camcorder HXR-MC88 in India for Rs 1,04,900. The camcorder will be available across all Sony Centre, Alpha Flagship stores, Sony authorized dealers and major electronic stores across India from June 3. According to the company, the latest HXR-MC88[Read More…]
Tokyo, May 28 (IANS) The iconic Tokyo Tower reopened to the public on Thursday after the health emergency restrictions imposed in Japan due to COVID-19 were lifted earlier this week. Visitors can enter the 333-metre tall tower to access its two observation decks. To prevent possible COVID-19 infection, only four[Read More…]
New York, May 28 (IANS) Coming from a low of $5.48, General Electric company has risen to the $7-level again after the deal selling its lighting business to Savant Systems. Finance tycoon James Richman has remained steady with his outlook that the multinational conglomerate will indeed bounce back and reach[Read More…]
Beijing, May 28 (IANS) The National Peoples Congress (NPC), Chinas top legislature, on Thursday endorsed a resolution authorising its Standing Committee to tailor-make a national security law for Hong Kong. Thursday afternoon’s vote took place just before the closing of the annual session of the NPC, which started on May[Read More…]
Los Angeles, May 28 (IANS) Actor Henry Cavill is in negotiations to reprise the role of Superman, aka Clark Kent, in an upcoming DC Comics movie. According to variety.com, discussions are on for Cavill to return as Superman, although neither the actor nor representatives at studio Warner Bros have confirmed[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) India is pitching itself as an alternative Business Continuity Plan destination as multinationals rethink their sourcing plans and re-organize supply chains. Invest India and JLL have prepared a report, “Great Places for Manufacturing in India-World Class Destinations for MultiNationals” as India moves to attract foreign[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (IANS) Hitting hard at the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left government in Kerala, two-time former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday said while extravagance continue, the government has no money to provide free Covid quarantine to the beleaguered diaspora returnees. In his article to the media, on the occasion[Read More…]
San Francisco, May 28 (IANS) The Windows 10 May 2020 Update has started to reach customers globally with features like Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 as well as latest Cortana updates. The biggest under-the-hood change to the May 2020 Update is the inclusion of the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2[Read More…]
Gautam Buddh Nagar, May 28 (IANS) The Gautam Buddh Nagar district authorities on Thursday intensified monitoring of all the COVID-19 hotspots in its jurisdiction, a day after District Magistrate Suhas L.Y. underlined ‘timely intervention’ as the need of the hour in containing the pandemic. The District Magistrate has inspected the[Read More…]
By Pratik Sagar New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Cricket around the world is slowly and steadily trying to get back on its feet after being suspended since March in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. The entire calendar was shredded by the virus outbreak and officials around the world are still[Read More…]
Srinagar, May 28 (IANS) A group of Hizbul and Jaish terrorists planted a 40 to 45 kg IED on their car to target security forces, IG Kashmir Vijay Kumar said in a press conference in Srinagar on Thursday. He said the attacker jumped two check points before abandoning his vehicle[Read More…]
Amaravati, May 28 (IANS) Despite intensive containment measures, fresh COVID-19 cases continue to surface in Andhra Pradesh with unfailing regularity. On Thursday the state reported 54 positive cases, which includes four persons that had travel histories to the Koyambedu market in Chennai. With the addition of 54 new cases over[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) At least 80 per cent of school students in Maharashtra aged between 10-17 do not report cybercrimes they face online to their parents, teachers and the police, a new survey revealed on Thursday. The study done with 1,148 children studying in the 6th-9th standard across 18[Read More…]
London, May 28 (IANS) World Rugby has rejected a proposal for a major international rugby event in the UK next year aimed at boosting the game’s finances after the coronavirus stoppage. It is reported that former Rugby Football Union CEO Francis Baron had put forward a plan for a six-week[Read More…]
Hyderabad, May 28 (IANS) Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu has shared a picture on Instagram where he poses before the camera with his daughter Sitara. “Finding our reflections!! Mastering the mirror selfie with @sitaraghattamaneni,” he wrote alongside the image. He had earlier shared a video playing ‘who is taller’ with his[Read More…]
San Francisco, May 28 (IANS) At a time when US President Donald Trump accuses social media firms of being biased against conservatives, a federal appeals court in the US rejected a lawsuit that alleged that Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Google conspired to silence conservative voices. The suit, filed in 2018[Read More…]
Lahore, May 28 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced the appointments of former New Zealand cricketer Grant Bradburn as Head of High Performance Coaching and former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq as Head of International Player Development as part of the prestigious High Performance Centres restructuring. In addition[Read More…]
Dhaka, May 28 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has decided not to extend the ongoing shutdown over the coronavirus pandemic, allowing offices to reopen on May 31, the media reported. Offices and other workplaces will be allowed to operate on a limited scale until June 15, subject to their compliance with[Read More…]
