The Election Commission on Wednesday rapped a Delhi Police officer on the knuckles for his statements to the media that the man who caught last week after firing in the air near Shaheen Bagh and his father had joined a particular political party. The poll panel said the officers action was […]
Donald Trump renews vow to withdraw from Afghanistan
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his vow to negotiate a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying he had no desire to kill “hundreds of thousands” in unending fighting. In one of his few foreign-policy points in a highly partisan State of the Union address to Congress, Trump offered his […]
UPPSC to revise norms for mains, interviews for recruitment
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) is in the process of revising the norms for calling candidates for mains examinations as well as for interviews during its various recruitments. Commission officials said that the new decision will bring in uniformity of norms. At a recent meeting, the commission officials […]
ICSE Board Exams 2020: Experts advice on how to tackle English, math, biology, physics and chemistry papers
The term ‘Board exam’ often gives jitters, sleepless nights and a lot of anxiety and stress to students and their parents. However, if they plan strategically and pay attention to some important points, nothing can stop you from getting good results. “As soon as we hear the word ‘Examination’, a […]
ICAI CA May Exam 2020 registration to begin today, here’s how to register
The online registration process for ICAI CA May foundation intermediate and final exams 2020 will begin today, February 5, 2020. Candidates can register online at icai.org. The last date to register is February 26. The ICAI CA May exam will be held from May 2 to 18, 2020. The exam will be conducted from 2 pm to […]
Carnival, Kia’s answer to Innova, launched at Rs 24.95 lakh at Auto Expo
Carnival, South Korean carmaker Kia’s second offering in India, was officially launched by the company at the 15th Auto Expo. It is priced at ₹24.95 lakh for the starting seven-seater (Premium) variant. The eight-seater variant will cost ₹25.15 lakh. The MPV will also come in Prestige and Limousine variants, with starting […]
Disney+ gets a confirmed launch date for India
Disney+, the new subscription platform that aims to rival Netflix, Amazon Prime and others had a good Q4 2019 as per the Sensor Tower report. And like any other streaming platform, it is also planning to expand the service in India. While the exact launch time frame was not a clear […]
AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes steps aside amid Airbus bribery probe
AirAsia’s colourful chief executive Tony Fernandes has stepped aside from the company while authorities probe unusual payments at the Malaysian carrier, as the fallout from a $4 billion bribery fine at Airbus reverberates across the industry. The shock decision came after Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) released details of a […]
Coronavirus outbreak: iPhone-maker Foxconn to keep China factories closed for at least another week
While Apple has been saying that the Coronavirus outbreak will not affect their sales, things might be different now. The viral outbreak in China’s Hubei province has forced Foxconn to keep its factories shut until February 10, at least. This is expected to have heavy consequences for Apple since Foxconn is one […]
British boardrooms doing too little to end ‘all-white domains’, study finds
Britain’s top companies are making too little progress in hiring people of colour to top jobs and end “all-white domains” in many boardrooms, a government-backed report said on Wednesday. The report, an updated version of a 2017 study that set deadlines for companies to improve boardroom ethnicity, gave a damning […]
Snap’s stock price sinks after Q4 2019 revenue misses estimates
Snap Inc missed Wall Street estimates for fourth quarter revenue on Tuesday as it faced tough competition from digital advertising giants Google and Facebook, sending its shares down 10%. Snap, which owns the popular photo messaging app Snapchat, had earlier warned its peak advertising demand period between Black Friday and the December […]
Sensex rises over 100 points, Nifty reclaims 12000 in early trade
Market benchmark Sensex jumped over 100 points in opening session on Wednesday tracking gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank amid firm recovery in global equities. The 30-share BSE index was trading 115.08 points or 0.28 per cent higher at 40,904.46, and the broader NSE advanced 26.15 […]
Neena Gupta stuns in a red and pink saree, flaunts her new hair-do
Neena Gupta along with the entire cast of Shubh Mangal Zyaada Savdhaan is all-set for the release of the film this month and have been busy promoting the film in their fashionable best. We loved the handloom saree Neena Gupta has chosen for today’s promotions that she’s wearing with a […]
After mainland China, US airlines suspend Hong Kong flights amid coronavirus scare
United and American Airlines on Wednesday both announced plans to temporarily suspend flights to Hong Kong following the outbreak of a deadly new coronavirus. United said it would halt flights to the international financial hub from Saturday until February 20, citing a sharp drop in passengers. American Airlines said it […]
Authentic behaviour at work leads to greater productivity
A novel study advocates that authentic behaviour, which means not faking your feelings, is more productive at workplace and leads to other benefits. The novel study was co-authored by Chris Rosen, a management professor at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. Rosen helped design and write a […]