Online cab aggregator giant Uber has unveiled plans to tie up with plane manufacturers to develop and test a network of flying cars by 2020. Uber will run trials in Dallas in US and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Aviation companies including Embraer and Bell Helicopter have been developing[Read More…]
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Severe cancer outburst in Bihar due to arsenic contaminated water
There is an outburst of cancer in Bihar which is mostly due to high levels of arsenic in the ground water. As per Scroll reports, the field studies in the state suggest that in the past 15 years arsenic concentrations in water have gone as high as up to 3,880[Read More…]
Sensex, Nifty hit record high; rupee strengthens
India’s benchmark BSE Sensex on Wednesday shot up by over 128 points to 30,071.61 and Nifty scaled 9,343.15- both record high- in opening trades. High Foreign fund inflows and sustained buying by retail investors are the main reasons for the record high. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose as much as[Read More…]
Sukma Maoist attack: BJP not to celebrate massive MCD ‘victory’
Although the BJP is set to win all the three civic bodies, the ruling party on Wednesday devoted its imminent victory to the killed CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district and declared that it will not celebrate the win. “Every heart is filled with grief over the killing of 25[Read More…]
MCD poll results: Here’s how leaders from different political parties reacted
The ruling party in Centre is all set to win MCD polls with a huge margin. BJP is heading for a landslide victory as it is leading in all the three – North, South and East Delhi Municipal Corporations. A total of 53.58 per cent voter turnout was recorded in[Read More…]
Google Maps now helps you find your parked car!
Now Google will not only help you to get where you’re going, but it’ll also assist you to remember where you parked once you’ve arrived. Google Maps has introduced a new feature that will help you remember where you parked your car in case you happen to forget. The new[Read More…]
Ground water in Northeast records severe iron contamination
According to the Central Groundwater Board, the concentration of iron contamination was found to be the largest in Northeast. Iron contamination in the Northeast has even crossed the permissible limit of 0.3 milligramme/litre. Water samples were collected through its permanent network of 678 groundwater monitoring stations in the Northeast, which[Read More…]
Kerala: Aadhaar details of 35 lakh people leaked online
After the leak of Aadhaar data of 14 lakh people in Jharkhand, the details of 35 lakh of pensioners are made public in Kerala in severe violation of the Aadhaar Act. The pensioners, whose data have been compromised, had linked their Aadhaar details and bank account as required by the[Read More…]
Nightmare for UP schools: Government scraps 15 public holidays
In a significant move, the Uttar Pradesh government has cancelled 15 public holidays marking the birth or death anniversary of eminent personalities in schools and colleges. Now, the students would be taught about them on those days. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath.[Read More…]
Delhi MCD polls: Counting of votes begins
The counting of votes for the elections of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) begins. The counting of votes is taking place at 35 centres across the national capital. A total of 53.58 per cent voter turnout was recorded in all three municipal corporation including East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC),[Read More…]
101-year-old Indian woman wins gold at World Masters Games
Adding to India’s feathers of success, 101-year-old Man Kaur on Monday celebrated her win in the 100 metres sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland. A living inspiration, Kaur, has won 17 gold medal in her late-blooming career. Kaur finished her sprint at 1 minute and 14 seconds with a[Read More…]
Delhi: Rain and thunderstorm cools the city down
Just when the Delhiites were struggling with soaring temperatures, on Tuesday evening the national capital witnessed thundershowers and rain, relieving many. These showers also gave a satisfying change in weather, as mercury dropped by several notches. As per reports, the light rain was observed at various locations in the city[Read More…]
Apex Court to hear plea challenging Centre’s move to make Aadhaar mandatory
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a plea which challenges the government’s move to make Aadhaar card compulsory. Notably, the Apex Court, previously, has not been very content with the decision of making Aadhaar mandatory for IT returns. Although, in August 2015, the apex court in an order made[Read More…]
Indians with US visas to get visa on arrival in UAE
Indian citizens who hold a valid US visa or a green card will get a two-week UAE visa on arrival in the country from May 1, according to multiple media reports. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs had circulated a letter to all authorities to grant Indians with US visa[Read More…]
China bans Muslim names like Hajj, Saddam, Medina for babies in Xinjiang
Chinese authorities have banned certain Islamic baby names in Xinjiang province, country’s largest Muslim province. A document entitled “Naming Rules for Ethnic Minorities” prohibits names used by Muslim parents around the world including Imam, Hajj, Islam, Quran, Saddam, Medina and Islam, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. Any babies with “overly[Read More…]
Exclusive: Will start Salwa Judum again if needed: Mahendra Karma’s son
Chhattisgarh is on a high alert after the brutal Naxal attack killed at least 25 paramilitary personnel on Monday. The attack that is said to be the worst in the last seven years, took place between the Burkapal-Chintagufa areas in the Maoist centre of Bastar. In 2010, insurgents killed 75[Read More…]
Guns or Roses – A choice Kashmir has to make
“A stone pelter is pelting stones for his nation.” Farooq Abdullah “Indian government should resume talks with Pakistan or be ready to lose Kashmir.” Farooq Abdullah “Valley is losing faith in Indian Democracy.” Karan Thapar It has become a fashion for the elite intellectuals of India to lambast every policy[Read More…]
Shaili Chopra: Underneath the magnate resides a passionate storyteller
Shaili Chopra, a recipient of the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in journalism, left the TV studios in 2012 to try her hands at entrepreneurship. Fiercely feminist, her remarkably successful venture—SheThePeopleTV— is a testament to her unflinching commitment to telling stories of women spread across spectrums. Having authored three[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu strike: MK Stalin, DMK workers detained
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam working president MK Stalin and several other party workers were detained in Tiruvarur by Tamil Nadu police on Tuesday for holding protests demanding the immediate resolution of farmers’ issues. DMK and other opposition parties were holding protest demonstrations in various parts across the state as part of[Read More…]
#AadhaarFail: Twitterati point out security lapses in Aadhaar programme
The government flouting the Supreme Court guidelines has made Aadhaar card mandatory to avail majority of the government’s welfare and non-welfare schemes. It is believed that central government is on the move to make Aadhaar as the only identity card in the future. Ranging from financial transactions, beneficiary schemes, filing[Read More…]
Aadhaar-like IDs for cows: 12,000 cows in Jharkhand get UID
Just when we were talking about the government gearing up to label every cow in India with a unique identity number, the Jharkhand government has expeditiously tagged over 12,000 cows with Aadhaar-like 12-digit unique identification (UID) number. Preceding this move, just as the debate over cow vigilantism intensifies after repeated[Read More…]
AAP will go back to its roots if BJP wins: Arvind Kejriwal
Soon after the MCD polls got over and the results are just around the corner, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that he will launch a “movement” if BJP wins in the MCD elections as per the exit polls. Notably, the exit poll predicted a landslide victory for[Read More…]
India fifth largest military spender in 2016, says report
India was the fifth largest military spender in 2016. India’s military expenditure for 2016-17 was $55.9 billion, according to a report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). For 2017-18, the Union Budget allocated a defence budget of Rs. 3,59,854.12 crore (US$ 53.5 billion) to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: State observes bandh today to support drought-hit farmers
The opposition parties led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhaghan (DMK) will be observing a state-wide shutdown in favor of drought-hit farmers on Tuesday. The DMK, the Congress, horde of trade unions, farmer bodies and even the film community have pledged support to the shutdown. But the E Palaniswamy government said[Read More…]
Maoists attack: 25 jawans killed in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma
At least 25 paramilitary personnel were killed and six others were injured in Chhattisgarh’s south Sukma region on Monday by the suspected maoist militants. The attack was possibly to prevent a crucial road link the government thinks would break the support of the insurgent group. The attack happened between the[Read More…]