Facebook has come up with a special Star Wars theme for Facebook Messenger ahead of the launch of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The new theme is in line with the Dark Mode aesthetics across apps on social media. Designed for the fans, the theme adds Star Wars emojis, […]
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India speaks to UNSC members, China withdraws request to discuss Kashmir issue
mid reports that China had requested a second closed-door discussion at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Kashmir, India Today TV has learnt that the request has been withdrawn after several rounds of talks throughout Monday. French diplomatic sources confirmed that the discussion will not be taking place on […]
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Apple Arcade’s annual plan now available for Rs 999 in India
Apple’s subscription-based gaming service Arcade is adding an annual subscription option for Rs 999 per year, joining the existing Rs 99 monthly subscription option. At present, Indian users need to pay Rs 99 a month for the service, which equals to Rs 1,188 annually, but with the new annual plan, users will […]
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Unnao must not happen again
India’s political, police and judicial systems were on test in the Unnao rape case, in which a 17-year-old was assaulted and raped by Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was a Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Legislative Assembly in Uttar Pradesh. The quest for justice for the survivor was arduous. From the […]
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Oracle Cloud Applications is live on Gen 2 Cloud region in India
Global tech major Oracle on Tuesday announced that Oracle Cloud Applications is now live on its “Gen 2” Cloud region in the country. The move is aimed at helping Oracle’s existing and new customers, including those operating in sectors that are bound by the country’s regulatory environment to store data […]
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49 journalists murdered in 2019: Reporters Without Borders
Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, the lowest death toll in 16 years. The “historically low” number mostly died covering conflicts in Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, the Paris-based watchdog said, which warned that “journalism remains a dangerous profession”. Some 80 journalists a […]
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Report praises RBI for financial inclusion
The Indian authorities are proactively establishing institutional checks to empower citizens rather than allowing big techs to control customer data for their own ends, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said in its latest report. The report, however, said the Indian model does not necessarily transpose well to all jurisdictions. […]
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Finance minister invites citizens’ inputs for Union Budget 2020-21
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday invited ideas and suggestions for the Budget 2020-21 from citizens through the website mygov.in to make the budget-making process “participative and inclusive”. “Those wishing to give inputs on #Budget2020 please do so using @mygovindia – Inviting Ideas and Suggestions for Union Budget 2020-2021,” she […]
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Not part of this, says Shiv Sena on Opposition delegation to Prez on citizenship law
The Shiv Sena, that had abstained from voting on the contentious set of amendments to the citizenship law in the Rajya Sabha, will not join the Congress-led group of opposition parties that are expected to meet President Ram Nath Kovind. “I do not know about it,” Shiv Sena leader Sanjay […]
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Onion prices rocket, but retail profit margins low
Onion prices have soared across India since September 2019, but the retail profit margin (the difference between average wholesale and retail prices) was its lowest in four years in November in the national capital, at 51.4%, an indication that retailers don’t make more money off high onion prices. The average […]
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Sara Ali Khan’s green lehenga is the wedding fashion you need
Sara Ali Khan has set yet another style statement with her wedding-ready look in a bottle green and gold lehenga-choli. The actor shared pictures on her Instagram handle donning a gorgeous lehenga and a heavy dupatta, giving us major fashion inspiration for this wedding season. Apart from her on point fashion sense, […]
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IGNOU December TEE 2019: Exam centre shifted from Jamia
In cognizance of the ongoing protest at Jamia Milia Islamia, IGNOU has changed the examination centre for students who were allotted to appear for the December Term end exam at the Jamia Milia university. As per the press release issued by IGNOU, the examination centre has been shifted to Guru […]
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A tattoo at a time, Afghan woman takes on society’s taboos
A female tattoo artist, a rarity in ultra-conservative Afghanistan, is taking a big risk with every customer she takes on. It’s been 18 months since Suraya Shaheedi started her mobile tattoo shop in the capital, Kabul. She’s received death threats for taking on the taboo of the ink-on-skin drawings she does […]
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Tinder, Netflix and Tencent lead consumer spending on non-gaming apps in 2019
Tinder, Netflix Inc. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. took the top three spots in App Annie’s 2019 ranking of consumer spending on non-gaming apps, underlining the growing importance of subscription services for generating revenue. Games offering in-app purchases of virtual currency and upgrades, commonly called microtransactions, continued to lead overall rankings, […]
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UPTET 2019 exam on December 22: Some last minute tips for aspirants
The Uttar Pradesh Exam Regulatory Authority will conduct UPTET 2019 examination on December 22, 2019. The examination will be held in two shifts — 10 to 12:30 pm and 2:30 to 5 pm. The Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) admit card 2019 was released on December 12, 2019, by […]