Tirupati, Aug 13 (IANS) A total of 103 B.Tech. students and one M.S. degree student graduated in the first convocation of Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, on Tuesday. The historic occasion also saw Union Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ inaugurating the Stage 1A transit campus of the[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 13 (IANS) You will soon be able to log into Google websites and services using fingerprint-based verification rather than a password. The company is rolling out the feature via Google Play Services update to all Android 7 and above devices in the next few days. “We are[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The domestic automobile industry on Tuesday sought revival measures from the government, even as data showed that overall sectoral off-take in July plunged 18.71 per cent, recording the highest monthly sales de-growth in the last 19 years. Industry observers cited high cost due to GST[Read More…]
Srinagar/New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said they have taken up with Twitter the “malicious content” posted by senior Pakistani lawmaker Rehman Malik who had tweeted that the Indian Army was using “helicopter gunships” to fire on villagers in Kashmir. “This malicious content is[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod for a reduction in registration and other charges from autorickshaw drivers and owners, with zero GPS-tracking charges and fitness fee. The autorickshaw owners and drivers were paying Rs 100 per month as GPS-tracking charges and Rs 600[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The slowdown-hit economy may soon get a booster dose from the government with Finance Ministry working on a stimulus package for the industry may include a slew of financial measures ranging from tax cuts, subsidies and other incentives. Official sources said the package would not[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated the Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA), a high-performance centre that will groom the best hockey talents in the state into future national and international players. The academy has been opened at the Kalinga Stadium here to nurture sports[Read More…]
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) A 45-year-old home tutor has been arrested for allegedly molesting a class three school student at her residence while teaching the child in Kolkata’s Baguiati area, police said on Tuesday. “Rajiv Malakar, 45, was at the residence of the class three student for tution classes. Her[Read More…]
London, Aug 13 (IANS) The Metropolitan Police is on alert ahead of a “major” anti-Indian government protest in the UK after an appeal by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Special Adviser on Overseas Zulfi Bukhari to the Pakistani diaspora to observe August 15 as “Black Day”, the media reported. Tensions[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) On Tuesday, the fifth day of hearing in Ayodhya dispute case, Hindus submitted at the Supreme Court that a temple was destroyed and a mosque was built over it. Such an act couldn’t deprive the deity and the temple of the ownership of the place,[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday requested Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to ask the CBSE to reconsider its decision of hiking examination fee for Class 10 and Class 12 students. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has recently announced[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (IANS) IT major Wipro on Tuesday unveiled three Artificial Intelligence (AI) starter solutions using Intel Xeon chip to help global energy, utilities and healthcare enterprises adopt the new software. “We will leverage Intel’s AI technology to maximise performance of our AI solutions when running on its Xeon[Read More…]
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) Two persons have been arrested and four others are being questioned in the case of a mob attack at the Tollygunj police station in South Kolkata. According to a Kolkata Police officer on Tuesday, a group of 40-50 people, mostly women, from the Chetla slum area[Read More…]
Jakarta, Aug 13 (IANS) Donald Trump Jr on Tuesday presented a project for two luxury resorts worth $1.7 billion on the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. During an event in Jakarta alongside business magnate Hary Tanoesoedibjo, US President Donald Trump’s eldest son, who is Vice President of the Trump[Read More…]
New York, Aug 13 (IANS) Not finding enough support from the United States on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan has threatened to redeploy its troops from the Afghanistan border to that of Kashmir. Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, Asad Majeed Khan, raised this possibility on Monday while talking[Read More…]
Rome, Aug 13 (IANS) More than 500 migrants split between Spanish NGO rescue boat Open Arms and the Ocean Viking, operated jointly by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and SOS Mediteranée, remain “abandoned” at sea by the EU as nearby countries continue to refuse them entrance. The Spanish NGO rescue boat[Read More…]
Chennai, Aug 13 (IANS) French automobile giant Renault will launch two new models by 2022, including an electric car in India, a top official of its Indian subsidiary said here on Tuesday. He also said the next couple of models to be launched by Renault India will be sub-four metres[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) At last, Facebook is reportedly working on Dark Mode in its Android mobile app. According to reliable app leaker Jane Manchun Wong, she came across an unreleased Dark Mode in Facebook’s mobile app for Android by looking into the code underneath. It indicates Facebook has[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Having escaped Down Under after he misbehaved during the Perth Test in December 2018, Team India manager Sunil Subramanium has finally run out of luck as his conduct in the ongoing tour of West Indies has landed him in trouble. The Board of Control for[Read More…]
Amaravati, Aug 13 (IANS) Jana Sena Party (JSP) legislator R. Varaprasad Rao in Andhra Pradesh was on Tuesday arrested for allegedly attacking a police station in the West Godavari district. He was later released on bail. Rao was taken into custody with his 15 followers for attacking the Malikipuram police[Read More…]
By Sakshi Chand Jhansi, Aug 13 (IANS) Lush green fields, orchards of guava trees with branches laden with fruit, rows of groundnut shrubs, vegetables — Parasai-Sindh region of Bundelkhand is a picture of plenty. But it wasn’t always like this. The transformation of what was once thought to be arid,[Read More…]
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New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Quinton de Kock has been named as South Africa’s captain for their upcoming T20I series in India. Faf du Plessis is not included in the T20I squad but will be leading the side in the Test series that follows. Rassie Van der Dussen and Temba[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who recently screened “The Price of Free”, which is based on the life of Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, says the children’s rights activist is a leading light for social change. “Satyarthi sir is a leading light for social change. His life[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Singer-musician Anup Jalota, popular for his devotional songs and ghazals, will recite bhajans and shlokas for the mythological show “Paramavatar Shri Krishna”. The bhajans and shlokas, recited by Anup, will encapsulate Krishna’s journey to “Mahabharat” while also representing his teachings to Arjun during various phases in[Read More…]
