Indian instant messaging application Hike on Wednesday partnered with Airtel Payments Bank to power its digital payment wallet. “We’re on track of over five million transactions this month (November) from services such as recharge and P2P. “We’re excited and we look forward to working with Airtel on supporting this effort[Read More…]
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Expert tips: Fight dryness and dullness with these skin care guide during winter
With winter comes dryness, dullness and roughness. Hence it is very important to follow rituals like treating the skin with Vitamin C or peeling away flakiness with enzymes, say experts. Disha Meher, a national expert on skin and nails at Lakmé Salon and Pond’s skin expert Rashmi Shetty share tips[Read More…]
Shifting to EV technology can save Rs 20 lakh cr; lessen pollution in India
A lot is happening to get India on the EV revolution map. India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki and its Japanese counterpart, Toyota, recently concluded the paperwork to join hands and bring EV technology to India on a large scale. Steps like these are required on an even larger scale if India is to[Read More…]
Padmavati row: Shatrughan Sinha questions PM Modi, Big B for silence
Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s silence over the “burning” issue of the film “Padmavati”. “As ‘Padmavati’ becomes a burning controversy, people are asking why the legendary Amitabh Bachchan, most versatile Aamir Khan and most popular Shah Rukh Khan have no comments. And[Read More…]
Review: OnePlus 5T – stellar flagship killer worth every rupee
When it comes to the premium smartphone segment in India, Samsung and Apple rule the roost, with Google round the corner. Now, almost doubling its market share in the premium category — capturing 28 per cent market share in the third quarter this year — Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: First phase of UP civic bodies’ poll begins
Polling began on Wednesday to elect chairmen of local bodies in 24 districts of Uttar Pradesh, and the mayor of Agra along with 100 corporators, officials said. In the three-phase election, 24 districts of Uttar Pradesh are going to polls on Wednesday, while 25 districts would go to the polls[Read More…]
Youth Congress chief apologises over meme targetting PM Modi
A meme on an official Twitter handle of the Indian Youth Congress online magazine ‘Yuva Desh’ targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi was dubbed “deplorable” by the BJP on Tuesday, with the Congress youth wing later apologising for it. The meme also draw disapproval from the Congress, BJP’s Union Ministers and[Read More…]
Singer Khalid groped in public by a female fan
Singer Khalid has claimed that he was groped by a female fan when he went up to her to talk. Khalid took to Twitter on Monday night to speak up about the female fan, who groped his derriere, reports aceshowbiz.com. The 19-year-old didn’t specify where the incident took place, though[Read More…]
Supreme Court favours CCTV in courtrooms; says ‘no need for privacy’
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said there is no need for privacy in courtrooms, favouring installation of CCTV cameras and audio recording of its proceedings, as it will be in larger public interest and security. “What is the need for privacy in the court? There is nothing private happening here.[Read More…]
Government keen to bring anti-triple talaq bill in winter session
The Narendra Modi government is planning to bring a bill in the winter session of Parliament banning “triple talaq” (instant divorce), government sources said on Tuesday. For this, the government plans to set up a group of ministers to work out the modalities of the legislation and its various implications.[Read More…]
Money-minded people spend more time on Facebook: Study
Materialistic people are likely to have significantly more friends than people who are less interested in possessions and they are also likely to use social media more frequently and intensely, says a study. Materialistic people see and treat their Facebook friends as “digital objects,” said the study published in the[Read More…]
The importance of humour in the workplace
Who doesn’t like a good laugh every now and again? – The saying that ‘’laughter is the best medicine’’ is absolutely true. The reason for this is that when we laugh, were able to decrease the stress hormones that give us sleepless nights and also complicate our life, our body[Read More…]
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan to participate in 26/11 memorial event
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is preparing to participate in an event to mark the 26/11 terror attacks. Amitabh wrote on his blog: “There is preparation for the event for 26/11 at the Gateway of India, a commemoration for the attacks on the city, its survivors, their strengths and will,[Read More…]
Journalist shot dead by TSR trooper in Tripura
A journalist was shot dead on Tuesday by a Tripura State Rifles (TSR) trooper during an altercation in Bodhjung Nagar in Tripura, police said. “Tapan Debbarma, the bodyguard of the TSR’s Second Battalion Commandant, opened fire killing Sudip Datta Bhowmik on the spot,” a police officer said. The body of[Read More…]
Bodies of three children found in Haryana; probe on
The Haryana Police on Tuesday questioned the father and uncle of three minor children whose bodies were found in the Morni hills area of Panchkula district, adjoining Chandigarh. Police sources said the three children had bullet injuries on the head. The victims have been identified as Sameer, 11, Simran, 8,[Read More…]
Art market all hype and high society, says prominent artist Jatin Das
Prominent Indian artist Jatin Das — painting for well over five decades now — has come down heavily on the state of the contemporary art market. In one of his rare interviews in recent years, the prolific artist reflected upon his illustrious career and maintained that the art world has[Read More…]
Health minister seeks report from Fortis Hospital after girl’s death
Calling the death of a seven-year-old girl at Gurugram’s Fortis Hospital unfortunate, Health Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday said the government had sought a detailed report from the hospital. Stating that action will be taken if required, Nadda also said that his ministry had written to all states regarding the[Read More…]
Police deployed outside Deepika’s parents’ home in Bengaluru
Police personnel have been posted outside the residence of Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone’s parents here following threats over her role in the Hindi film “Padmavati“, the police said on Tuesday. “Two police personnel have been deployed outside Deepika Padukone’s parents home in J.C. Nagar (northern suburb),” Inspector Girish Naik of[Read More…]
Railways to use Artificial Intelligence for preventing signal failures
Aiming to reduce the possibilities of signals failing, Indian Railways has undertaken remote condition monitoring of the system, a new approach for the national transporter, to predict failures through the effective use of Artificial Intelligence. The Signalling system is vital for safe train operations and the railways completely depend on[Read More…]
Film with SRK would be quite cool: British singer-musician Ed Sheeran
Young and accomplished British singer-musician Ed Sheeran, who swept his fans off his feet here with his concert, feels a “welcoming” and “warm” vibe in India, where he thinks a collaboration with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be “quite cool”. “Bollywood is bright and colourful. A film with Shah[Read More…]
PM Modi lauds Justice Dalveer Bhandari for his re-election
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Justice Dalveer Bhandari for his re-election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “I congratulate Justice Dalveer Bhandari on being re-elected to the International Court of Justice. His re-election is a proud moment for us,” the Prime Minister tweeted. Bhandari was re-elected to[Read More…]
SC stays NGT order on new approach to Vaishno Devi temple
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the National Green Tribunals order to direct the Vaishno Devi temple authorities to open a new approach road for use by pedestrians and battery-operated vehicles from November 24. Issuing a notice, a bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta stayed the[Read More…]
Gujarat polls: Congress’s second list of 13 nominees has four replacements
The Congress on Monday released a second list of 13 candidates for the first phase of Gujarat elections scheduled on December 9, including four new contestants in place of candidates announced earlier. The party has now fielded Bhikhabhai Joshi in place of Amit Thummar in Junagarh, Jaish Patel instead of[Read More…]
India has put ‘Dharma’ at centre of governance, says Vice President
“Dharma” is for the stability of society, maintenance of social order and the general well-being and progress of human kind, and India has put Dharma at the centre of governance,” Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday. Addressing the members of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Advocates Associations here, he[Read More…]
Sonia hits out at Modi over delay in Winter Session, making ‘false promises’
Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for delaying the Winter Session of Parliament on “flimsy grounds”, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday warned the NDA regime that it can not escape constitutional accountability by “locking the temple of democracy”. Addressing the Congress Working Committee, which met here to finalise[Read More…]