San Francisco, May 19 (IANS) Long-time Disneys head of streaming Kevin Mayer is going to be the CEO of short-video making platform TikTok and chief operating officer of ByteDance which is the owner of TikTok. Alex Zhu, the current President of TikTok, will transition to ByteDance VP of Product and[Read More…]
Jammu, May 19 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday again violated ceasefire agreement on the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Rajouri district as it initiated unprovoked shelling and firing at Indian forces. Defence spokesman Colonel Devender Anand said: “At about 7.30 a.m. today Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with[Read More…]
Canberra, May 19 (IANS) Australia is not engaged in a trade war with China nor will it seek retaliation against Beijing for the imposition of 80 per cent tariffs on the country’s barley, a Minister said on Tuesday. “There’s no trade war. In fact, even today, I think you have[Read More…]
Chandigarh, May 18 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said the state was all set to provide 100 per cent potable water connections to all rural households by 2022, with a whopping 50 per cent of these households already covered with individual household water connections. In a virtual[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), here on Monday, released a revised Covid-19 testing strategy, which included testing of all symptomatic influenza like illness (ILI) among returnees and migrants within 7 days of illness. According to new strategy, no emergency procedure (including deliveries) should[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Actress Sobhita Dhulipala says she misses dressing up amid the lockdown. Sobhita took to Instagram, where she shared a photograph of herself in a beautiful blue halter dress. In the image she could be seen sitting on a staircase, posing in her stunning outfit. She captioned[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan took to social media to appreciate the cleaning workers performing their duty in front of the gates of his bungalow ‘Jalsa’ even on a Sunday. On Sunday night, the veteran actor tweeted a few photographs showing cleaning staff at work in front[Read More…]
Shillong, May 18 (IANS) Meghalaya on Monday became the 5th Covid-19-free state out of the eight northeastern states as its lone corona patient, a woman, recovered from the dreaded disease, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said. With Sikkim and Nagaland have not reported any cases, two other northeastern states –[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Actress Genelia Deshmukh has revealed how her perspective of looking at things changed after she turned vegetarian a couple of years ago. Genelia took to Instagram to reveal that she has had a few realisations after turning vegetarian. “Turning vegetarian was a choice I took a[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Cybersecurity researchers on Monday warned of a Trojan malware campaign which is targeting India’s co-operative banks using COVID-19 as a bait. Seqrite, the enterprise arm of IT security firm Quick Heal Technologies, detected the new wave of Adwind Java Remote Access Trojan (RAT) campaign. Researchers[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Monday blamed the BJP for the plight of the migrants and called the party “anti-poor” and “pro-rich”. Speaking to the media, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said the BJP is blind towards the massive exodus of poor migrant[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department on Monday said that extremely severe cyclonic storm “Amphan” over the west and central parts of Bay of Bengal has intensified into a “super cyclone” with wind speed above 200 km per hour. Due to the weather condition, heavy rainfall is[Read More…]
Chandigarh, May 18 (IANS) Facing flak for baton-charging migrant labourers who were desperate to go home, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Monday issued directions to officials not to use force against them. “I have spoken to the DGP and the Yamunanagar SP. I have instructed police not to use[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan Kunder dressed up for an online event and said that she was ‘finally looking like a human being. Farah took to Instagram, where she uploaded a photograph of herself. In the image, she could be seen in a little bit of make-up, blow[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) In the wake of the threat posted by cyclone Amphan, the Indian Railways on Monday said that the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar special train will run on a diverted route for the next four days. A senior Railway Ministry official said that the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar AC Special[Read More…]
Christchurch, May 18 (IANS) New Zealand cricketer James Neesham stated he was well aware of the boundary count rule that led to England winning the 2019 ICC World Cup at the expense of the Kiwis at the Lord’s. The blockbuster finale ended in a tie after 100 overs and the[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan on Monday feasted on chocolate cake, which was made by her sister Karisma Kapoor. Taking to Instagram, she posted a few pictures of the cake, praising Karisma’s baking skills. But more than the tempting cake, it was Kareena’s husband and actor Saif[Read More…]
By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Opening of stadiums and sports complexes for athletes was among the latest guidelines issued by the government on Sunday while announcing an extension of the nationwide lockdown that is in place to stem the spread of coronavirus. And ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat[Read More…]
By Aakanksha Khajuria New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) As the country stepped into the fourth phase of the lockdown, the national capital, which for two months saw azure blue skies and breathable air, witnessed a sudden spike in the air pollution on Monday. The level of Particulate Matter (PM) with[Read More…]
Bhopal May 18 (IANS) Bhopal District Collector Tarun Pithode has divided the capital city into six sectors with conditional relaxations in the movement under lockdown, while restrictions will continue in hotspots, like Jahangirabad, Aishbagh, Ashoka Garden, Mangalwara and Talaiya. Only in emergency cases people be allowed to visit hospitals. Industries[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal on Monday said Master Plan for Delhi (MPD) 2041 will provide a transformative approach for affordable housing, environment regeneration, availability of public spaces, service planning and robust economy, after he held a meeting to review the progress of the preparations.[Read More…]
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) Tamil actor Atharvaa is missing travelling around the world all by himself. Unfortunately, he can’t really pack his bags and hit the road anytime soon due to the ongoing lockdown. But he can surely look back at his fond travel moments. Sharing photos from his past[Read More…]
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) The reforms in the Indian space sector announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will bring space technology from research and development labs to the commercial arena, said a senior space industry official on Monday. According to him, the reforms proposed are only the beginning and[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The Indian stock market tumbled on Monday with the BSE Sensex settling over 1,000 points lower, as the economic package announced by the government failed to cheer the investors. The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange also fell over 300 points to end below the psychological[Read More…]
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Monday said barber shops in rural areas will be allowed to open from Tuesday onwards. In a statement issued here, Palaniswami said, barring areas under Greater Chennai Corporation and other municipal corporations, barber shops in rural areas can be[Read More…]
