A major fire broke out on the active SM Street in Kozhikode, a coastal city in the south Indian state of Kerala on Wednesday. As per the police, the fire broke out at a Modern textile shop near Radha theater in the street at around 11 am. Soon after the[Read More…]
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Govt launches free anti-virus software for PCs, mobile phones
The government has launched a malware analysis centre called the Cyber Swachhta Kendra (CSK) to promote cyber security. The centre, launched by ministry of electronics and information technology (MEITY), will work with different Internet service providers (ISPs), academia, banks and anti- virus companies in the industry in providing citizens with[Read More…]
Uber CEO apologises for company’s flaws after harassment claims
Travis Kalanick apologised to all Uber Technologies Inc. employees on Tuesday in an open meeting. The CEO of an American worldwide online transportation network giant, apologised for the cultural failings at his company after an ex-employee accused that she was harassed and discriminated against while working in Uber Technologies Inc.[Read More…]
Bihar Congress Vice President Brajesh Kumar resigns over sex abuse of a minor
Bihar Congress Vice President Brajesh Kumar – also known as Brajesh Pandey has given his resignation from his post after he has been charged in a case of sexual exploitation of a minor girl. Brajesh has been charged under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on account of[Read More…]
Bihar, UP, Odisha tops list of villages electrified in 2015-16
Bihar topped the list of the state with most number of electrified villages during the year 2015-2016. Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Assam, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan hold the next positions respectively. The number of villages electrified in Bihar raised to 1754 in 2015-16 from 341 in 2014-15.[Read More…]
PM Modi becomes the most followed world leader on Facebook
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now officially become the most followed leader on Facebook. According to the report released by Burson-Marsteller, with over 40 million people following his personal account, Modi is winning the world over, virtually. The third spot belongs to the PMO account on Facebook, which had over 13 million followers.[Read More…]
China develops world’s lightest metallic structural material
Chinese scientists have developed a new magnesium-lithium alloy which is the world’s lightest metallic structural material. This has been developed by Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Magnesium-lithium Alloy, Shaanxi Daily reported on Feb. 21. According to reports, the density of this material ranges between 0.96 and 1.64 grams per cubic[Read More…]
North Korean embassy official involved in Kim Jong-nam’s murder, says Malaysia
Malaysian police on Wednesday named a senior official at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur in connection with the killing of Kim Jong-un’s estranged half-brother. Royal Malaysia Police Inspector General Khalid Abu Bakar said the embassy official, identified as Hyon Kwang Song, holds the title of second secretary. According[Read More…]
Irfan Pathan writes emotional letter to his fans after IPL 2017 snub
After being ignored in IPL auction 2017, Irfan Pathan took to his social media channels to post an emotional message to his fans and followers. Pathan, who had a base price of Rs 50 lakh, would have expected a few franchises to pay attention to his all-round skills but the[Read More…]
Snapdeal to lay off 600 employees
Snapdeal Indian e-commerce company based in New Delhi will lay off around 600 people across its e-commerce, logistics and payments operations over the next few days, reports say. According to reports, the company has already started the process last week and will lay off 500-600 people across Snapdeal, Vulcan (logistics)[Read More…]
No plans to introduce Rs 1,000 notes, says government
The government has no intentions of introducing new currency of Rs 1000 denomination, confirmed economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das in a tweet. He also added that he added that government is rather focusing on the production and supply of Rs 500 currency notes and those of lower denomination. In a[Read More…]
JuD chief Hafiz Saeed challenges house arrest in Lahore High Court
Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed along with four others has challenged their house arrest on Wednesday in the Lahore High Court. Justice Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan will hear their petition today. Hafiz Saeed, Malik Zafar Iqbal, Abdur Rehman Abid, Qazi Kashif Hussain and Abdullah Ubaid challenged their detention through senior advocate[Read More…]
Six killed in fire in cooler godown in Hyderabad
A destructive fire broke out in a cooler godown in Hyderabad, killing at least 6 people. Six bodies were recovered from the spot as four fire tenders have managed to drench the flame. The reason behind the fire is yet to be known. The accident came into the light at[Read More…]
Former CM T R Zeliang to be the chairman of Democratic Alliance of Nagaland
Soon after T R Zeliang resigned as Nagaland CM on Monday; the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) which has been in power for three terms in the state has elected him as its chairman. The Democratic Alliance of Nagaland is a coalition of the Naga People’s Front (NPF), BJP and[Read More…]
Man who defaced Trump’s star on Hollywood Walk of Fame to compensate
The man who defaced Donald Trump’s star on Hollywood Walk of Fame has not been spared of the repercussions of his act. James Otis, the man who destroyed Trump’s star has been sentenced to three years of probation for vandalism. An attorney for James Otis says he pleaded no contest[Read More…]
AIIMS sacks doctor over nurse’s death, issues show-cause notice to consultant
The management of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) sacked a resident doctor and served show cause notice to a consultant following the death of a nursing staff Rajbir Kaur during her delivery on February 4. “A termination order to the senior resident, anaesthesiology, who was found guilty for[Read More…]
India, China to hold talks today: Azhar’s UN ban, NSG bid remain key issues
Chief bureaucrats from India and China will hold the first round of the advanced strategic dialogue in Beijing on Wednesday in the midst of a diplomatic chill and careful optimism about a thaw as the year passes. Foreign secretary S Jaishankar flew into Beijing from Colombo on Tuesday. He met[Read More…]
BMC civic polls: Record voter turnout at 52.17% in Mumbai
Voting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and nine other municipal bodies along with 11 zila parishads (district councils) across Maharashtra ended at 5.30pm on Tuesday. Mumbai registered a record voter turnout of 52.17%, up nearly 8% over the 2012 figure, in the election to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on[Read More…]
Campaigning for UP’s 4th phase ends; Amit Shah, Rahul-Akhilesh conduct roadshows
The campaigning for fourth phase of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh will come to an end on Tuesday, with road shows conducted by Rahul Gandhi with ally Akhilesh Yadav and BJP president Amit Shah. Rahul had stayed overnight at the historic Swaraj Bhavan here, the birth place of his grandmother[Read More…]
IAF denied permission to private airline to operate flight
Indian Air Force on Tuesday denied permission to a private airline to operate its flight from here to Jaisalmer citing security reasons. Following this the airline threatened to initiating legal action against the IAF for disrupting the flight and causing monetary loss to it. “A private airline, which had sought[Read More…]
IPL auction 2017: Son of autorickshaw driver, Mohammed Siraj surprised everyone by bagging deal of Rs 2.60 cr
As the IPL auction 2017, witnessed several exciting but a Hyderabad boy surprised everyone by bagging a deal of Rs 2.60 crore. Interestingly, cricketers like Irfan Pathan, Ishant Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara didn’t have any takers at the auction. Mohammed Siraj was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 2.6 crore,[Read More…]
Newsd Impact: UP police directs action against BJP candidate for hate-speech
Soon after the Newsd published a story which featured BJP candidate Raghvendra Pratap Singh from Domariyaganj, Siddhrathnagar stimulated hatred saying that Hindu should unite to defeat Muslims in UP polls, the state police swing into action and ordered the administration to take necessary action. @siddharthnagpol – For Information & Necessary[Read More…]
ABVP disrupts seminar in Ramjas college; throw stones, attack students
Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad’s student activists disrupted a seminar that had JNU student Umar Khalid, eminent film maker Sanjay Kak and Bimol Akoijam as speakers. The two-day long seminar is organised by Wordcraft, the literary society of Ramjas College, on ‘Cultures of Protests’. The members of ABVP, who opposed[Read More…]
Mukesh Ambani launches Reliance Jio Prime membership at Rs 99
Mukesh Ambani announced the Jio Prime membership for initial customers of Reliance Jio on Tuesday. Under this Jio Prime plan, members will be able to enjoy one whole year of its 4G services at Rs 99. The chairman of Reliance Industries Limited, cleared that the registrations for Jio Prime membership[Read More…]
New chairman of Tata Sons chairs his first board meeting
The newly appointed Chairman of Tata Sons, Natarajan Chandrasekaran speaks with the media at the company’s head office in Mumbai after he conducted his first board meeting as the head of the business giant Tata conglomerate on Tuesday. Tata Sons is the integral investment holding company for more than 100 Tata[Read More…]