New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Luxury automobile manufacturer BMW Group India on Thursday reported an automobile sales degrowth of 12.04 per cent during the first quarter of the calendar year 2020. “BMW Group India has delivered 2,482 units of BMW and MINI cars in the first quarter of calendar year[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Tribal Affairs minister Arjun Munda attended Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) first-ever online knowledge enhancement workshop for coaches. SAI said in its release that 4,700 coaches attended on the first day. “Skill upgradation is a very important aspect of coaching,”[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday refuted the allegation of testing less people to detect the transmission of novel coronavirus in the country. Addressing a press conference here, ICMR’s Chief Scientist Raman Gangakhedkar said that the ratio of tests and population of[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday registered a money laundering case against the chief of Delhi-based Tablighi Jamaat Markaz, Maulana Saad, and others, days after the Delhi Police booked the Maulana under sections of the Epidemic Disease Act. The ED registered the Enforcement Case Information[Read More…]
Los Angeles, April 16 (IANS) Actress Ellen Pompeo has opened up about the possibility of a coronavirus episode of popular show “Grey’s Anatomy”, saying she has thought about it. For 16 seasons, Pompeo has played the role of Dr. Meredith Grey in the show. The coronavirus pandemic has production of[Read More…]
Los Angeles, April 16 (IANS) Pop star Britney Spears recently danced to her former boyfriend Justin Timberlake’s song, and said “we had one of the world’s biggest break-ups”. Spears posted an Instagram video, which she dubbed “my version of Snapchat or TikTok”, that has her dancing to Timberlake’s “Filthy”, reports[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Delhi government here on Thursday claimed that due to the ‘Operation Shield’, no new coronavirus cases had been reported from the containment zones in the Vasundhara Enclave, Mayur Vihar and Khichripur. According to an official, the containment zone in Kishan Kunj Extension in East[Read More…]
Chennai, April 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Thursday said the number of persons testing positive for coronavirus seems to be coming down as just 25 tested positive in the last 24 hours. The number of persons who lost their lives due to Covid-19 in the state[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) As restrictions on certain economic activities will be lifted to some extent starting April 20, e-commerce majors would be able to sell mobile phones and electronic items, including refrigerators, televisions, air conditioners, coolers along with stationery items, officials said. The Centre on Wednesday allowed operations[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) In a strong defence, the Delhi Minority Commission has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, contending that there was no conspiracy in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in the capital last month but “insensitiveness towards to the pandemic”. In the letter written on Tuesday, DMCA[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) With three new containment zones getting added to the list, the tally of red zones in the national capital went up to 60 on Thursday. The new containment zones are spread across three districts — one each in South, Shahdara and South-East. According to the[Read More…]
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Thursday decided to start e-registration of property deeds from April 20 in order to tackle the problem arising due to the restriction of movement during the ongoing Covid-19-induced lockdown, a senior official said. “Under the e-registration process, the persons willing to[Read More…]
Nyon, April 16 (IANS) UEFA will hold a meeting with its members on April 23 to discuss the latest developments regarding the impact caused by the coronavirus outbreak on European football. The European continental club competitions Champions League and Europa League have both been on indefinite suspensions due to the[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Actor Karan Wahi has decided to donate the money he receives through promotional activity and endorsement on his social media accounts to various NGOs, as his contribution in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am hopeful that my contribution in India’s battle against the coronavirus[Read More…]
Barcelona, April 16 (IANS) FC Barcelona coach Quique Setien is not sure whether the Spanish LaLiga season will be completed amid the continued threat of the COVID-19. “Everyone wants to be ready for when the season starts again but that cannot happen until the health authorities can guarantee that there[Read More…]
Sydney, April 16 (IANS) Former Australia batsman and current Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Simon Katich believes that the World T20 can be postponed and the Indian Premier League can be fitted into the cricketing calendar that has gone for a toss due to the coronavirus outbreak. “Potentially there’s a chance[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Bollywood filmmaker Shoojit Sircar predicts that production of children will get postponed as marriages are getting shelved due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. His prediction comes at a time when the entire nation is experiencing a lockdown owing to the pandemic. However, netizens disagree with the[Read More…]
Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) The J&K Police have registered eight FIRs over misuse of social media platforms, like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The Cyber Police Kashmir was monitoring all profiles and content being uploaded by the users to check the misuse of social media under fake and anonymous names, the[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) In a major development, Maharashtra is contemplating easing of restrictions selectively in certain industrial areas with stringent safety conditions from Monday, April 20, Industry Minister Subhash Desai indicated here on Thursday. In a video statement, he said that the move follows a joint meeting with officials[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Actress Parineeti Chopra needs a little “me” time and is going on social media detox. Parineeti took to Instagram stories, to announce that she will be back soon. “Gonna take a much needed detox from social media for a few days. Some me time is needed[Read More…]
Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General M.M. Naravane is on a two-day visit to Kashmir to review the prevailing security situation in the Valley. The COAS, accompanied by Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Y.K. Joshi and Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen B.S. Raju, visited the formations[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Driven by solid performance in India, Latin America and Europe, Samsung has become the third largest smartphone application processor vendor globally in 2019, pushing Apple to the fourth position, according to a new report from Counterpoint Research. Samsung and HiSilicon (Huawei) were the only vendors[Read More…]
San Francisco, April 16 (IANS) Google has announced that it is adding a new ‘Kids’ section on the Google Play Store that features pre-screened, teacher approved apps. The apps in the Kids section will be rated by teachers based on various factors like educational use, ability to invoke creativity and[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has come out with an alternative calendar that facilitates education in an interesting manner with the help of parents and teachers in the lockdwon period. The NCERT calendar was issued by Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Highlighting the pivotal role played by IMF in maintaining stability of the international monetary and financial system, Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the multilateral financing body should continue rendering this critical role to the global financial architecture. The Finance[Read More…]
