Kashmir woke up to a freezing Friday as the temperature plummeted to the lowest degrees in this season. Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season with temperature dropping down to minus 5.6 degrees. The hill resort of Gulmarg was at minus 9.6 degrees while Pahalgam recorded a night temperature […]
10 infants die in 2 days at Kota hospital; official says ‘not unusual’
The Jay Kay Lon hospital in Rajasthan’s Kota has ordered a probe after the death of 10 infants in two days. The hospital authorities said that six infants died on December 23 and four on December 24. The infants – five boys and five girls – aged between one day […]
China football head coach to be appointed soon
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) is expected to appoint the successor to Marcello Lippi as its men’s national team head coach in a few days after having talks with three local candidates. Li Tie, Li Xiaopeng and Wang Baoshan, all coaches of the Chinese Super League (CSL) clubs, were interviewed […]
‘Bipartisan acquittal for Trump in impeachment trial’
Republican Senators have predicted a “bipartisan” acquittal for President Donald Trump in the upcoming impeachment trial to be hosted by the Senate, although they stopped short of speculating on specific Democrats who will cross party lines. “I think we might have a couple,” of Democratic senators who will join the […]
70% parents cannot control their own online activity
Around 70 per cent of parents admit that they themselves spend too much time online and 72 per cent feel that internet and mobile device usage in general is impeding family life, a new report said on Friday. In a bid to promote self-regulation online, the study conducted by the […]
HK protesters plan major rally on Jan 1
The anti-government protesters in Hong Kong have planned a major rally on January 1, 2020, after three straight days of Christmas demonstrations and confrontations with police that led to more than 310 arrests. The police said they had arrested more than 310 protesters between Tuesday and Thursday, 165 of them […]
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan gives land for a hospital in Kerala
Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has written to Kerala Government to build a hospital on a two-acre land that the state government had earlier given him to build a music academy. Khan says he believes healthcare is a primary needs for every human, beyond religion. Sharing the news, Khan […]
21 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Twenty-one Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by the Afghan Air Force in Laghman province, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. “A total of 21 Taliban fighters including Zain-Alabidin, the shadow governor of Laghman, were killed in an airstrike conducted by Afghan National Army (ANA) in Alishing district […]
In 4 world capitals and UN, India to have new faces to represent country
Harsh Shringla’s appointment as the next foreign secretary has come against the backdrop of several Indian envoys in key world capitals and multilateral bodies being either set to retire or complete their terms, and he is expected to work closely with external affairs minister S Jaishankar to choose new officials […]
Fast intermittently to get slim this New Year
As you enter New Year on a sad note that despite gymming and avoiding sugary food for most part of 2019, the fat around your belly refused to go away, it is bell for a New Year resolution: Make intermittent fasting part of your health regime. Intermittent fasting diets fall […]
Disney+ is on its way to Tesla theater, says Elon Musk
Multi-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has confirmed that the popular Disney+ service will soon be available for Tesla Theater in a future firmware update. Responding to the Tesla Owners of Massachusetts (@TeslaOwnersofMA) tweet request on when the popular Disney streaming service will be added to the Tesla Theater’s lineup of […]
Google Chrome hit with bugs, users losing secondary profiles
Cyber security researchers have discovered new vulnerabilities in Google Chrome that may allow attackers to remotely run malicious code inside the popular web browser. The SQLite vulnerabilities – five in total and called “Magellan 2.0” have been disclosed by the Tencent Blade security team. “SQLite and Google have already confirmed […]
Petrol, diesel prices up again across all major cities
Petrol and diesel prices were once again raised by 6 paise and 15-16 paise, respectively for the second consecutive day across all major cities on Friday. In Delhi, petrol prices rose to Rs 74.74 a litre on Friday as against Rs 74.68 on Thursday, while diesel price climbed to Rs […]
Cong Odisha leader seen prepping for arson during protest on video. He defends
Pradip Majhi, working president of Congress in Odisha is under the scanner of police over allegations that he directed his party workers to set afire public properties with petrol and diesel over a protest on alleged gang rape and murder of a minor girl. Odisha PCC working president and former […]
Row over Gen Rawat comment not his first. 5 times he courted controversy
Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday triggered a controversy by publicly condemning those leading violent protests, asserting that leadership wasn’t about guiding people to carry out arson and violence, comments that were widely seen as being aimed at the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests across India. The comments by the […]