Thiruvananthapuram, April 29 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, here on Wednesday, cautioned the media in the state not to air fake news. Vijayan was addressing the media after chairing the daily Covid-19 review meeting. “It has come to our notice that there are some wrong news in the media[Read More…]
Los Angeles, April 29 (IANS) Streaming giant Netflix is working on an anthology series “Social Distance”, which is being created by Jenji Kohan, popular for “Weeds” and “Orange Is the New Black”. The show will be produced remotely, reports variety.com. It will focus on the “new, bizarre, bewildering reality we[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka cricketer Dinesh Chandimal picked his all-time Test XI and shared his list with fans on social media. With no cricket being played due to coronavirus pandemic, cricketers around at the world are engaging with fans on social media to keep themselves busy and[Read More…]
By Sfoorti Mishra New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) “It is like we were going to a battlefield. I feel like someone from the armed forces. I want to do something for my country,” said 27-year-old Senior Resident Dr Ajay Mohan from Department of Surgery, who is currently posted in D6[Read More…]
London, April 29 (IANS) England cricketer Moeen Ali feels The Hundred should be postponed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has hit the entire world. He stated the inaugural edition of the 100-ball tournament should be played when there are no problems around the world. “It makes sense[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) While universities across the nation are pondering over ways to reach out to students to complete courses and conduct semester examinations, the Delhi University (DU) is yet to complete the previous semester examinations. The DU is yet to announce results of various courses, including B.A.[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain has moved a bail application claiming that he is innocent and was falsely implicated in the case pertaining to violence in northeast Delhi. Communal clashes had broken out in the area in February after violence between citizenship[Read More…]
Kochi, April 29 (IANS) The registrar of the Kerala High Court has written to the state government, saying that salaries of the Chief Justice and all the judges should not be subjected to any deduction as announced by the Kerala government. In the letter addressed to the Chief Secretary and[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) India’s apparel export industry has urged the Centre to extend the interest equalisation scheme for a minimum of two years at a rate of 5 per cent. The scheme aims to boost exports, particularly from the MSME sector, by providing interest subvention rate on pre-[Read More…]
Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday said one section of the 658-km Delhi-Katra expressway would pass through Amritsar after being split into two at Kartarpur even as the other section would go through Gurdaspur to Katra. She said she has been informed[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Automobile manufacturer MG Motor India said on Wednesday that it has joined hands with Vadodara-based MAX Ventilator to increase ventilator production. Accordingly, the collaboration is focussed on assisting the overall production of ventilators by addressing specific areas of the supply chain, IT system and manufacturing[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The renewable energy market in India continues to grow at a fast pace with the country commissioning 7.3 GW of solar power projects in the calendar year 2019, consolidating its position as the third-largest solar market in the world. According to a report by global[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) National award-winning filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, a frequent collaborators with the late Irrfan Khan, says the sudden demise of the actor tore him apart. “I feared that he would be gone much before his time but didn’t expect that it will be so devastating and ravaging to[Read More…]
New York, April 29 (IANS) Amid shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) due to the (COVID-19) pandemic, a team of US surgeons has created a new process to disinfect disposable N95 respirator masks that allows health care workers to reuse their own masks for up to 20 times. The novel[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Task Force on the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) on Wednesday submitted its final report to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The report, which comes in three volumes, contains recommendations on general and sector reforms relating to key infrastructure sectors for implementation by Centre and states[Read More…]
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) The Pakistan Finance Ministry has indicated an allocation of Rs 600 billion for the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the next budget that will keep the planning ministry walking a tightrope to meet the financing needs of ongoing projects as well as funding the new[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) In partial relief to financially stressed Vodafone Idea, the Supreme Court on Wednesday has allowed for a tax refund of Rs 733 crore to the telecom operator. The top court has directed the Centre to refund the amount within four weeks. Vodafone Idea had sought[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Former finance minister P. Chidambaram has asked the government why the loans of fugitives like Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi have been written off. Chidambaram was commenting in a press conference on ongoing controversy where the Congress has alleged that the government had written off[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday that they have set an ambitious goal of having India in the top 10 countries in the Olympic 2028 medal tally and for that the government has already started with the talent scouting for the prestigious quadrennial[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Specialised automotive component manufacturer Motherson Sumi Systems Limited on Wednesday said that more than 80 of its manufacturing facilities across the world are now operational. Accordingly, the company has 152 manufacturing facilities across the world. “While 30 per cent of them are now running at[Read More…]
London, April 29 (IANS) Starting with smaller events would be the way to go to restart sports after the coronavirus pandemic, according to a public health advisor to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Sports across the world has come to a standstill due to the pandemic, leading to huge financial[Read More…]
Seoul, April 29 (IANS) South Korean tech giant Samsung is reportedly working on an improved Exynos 992 chipset for Galaxy Note 20 series flagship smartphones. The upcoming Exynos 992 chipset is expected to have more power-efficient design and could come with improved processing performance compared to the current Exynos 990[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here on Wednesday, condoled the death of noted film actor Irrfan Khan, terming it a big loss to the world of cinema. “Saddened by the untimely demise of noted actor Irrfan Khan. A rare talent and[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The National Commission of Minorities (NCM) has slammed Zafarul Islam, the chief of the Delhi Minorities Commission, over his controversial post about the persecution of Muslims in India. NCM chairman Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi said that Muslims in India are happy and there’s no Islamophobia in[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Countries like India, Indonesia and Thailand that are among the world’s largest vaccine manufacturers from the South-East Asia region must play a lead role in overcoming the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,” the World Health Organisaion (WHO) said on Wednesday. Gearing up for the much-needed COVID-19 vaccines,[Read More…]
