Haldwani: Relief after medical bulletin came from the health department of Uttarakhand that no coronavirus positive case found on Friday in the state. Uttarakhand has 35 corona cases. Dehradun has the highest number of 18 and than Nainital with 8 cases. On the other hand, Four cases from Haridwar, 1 […]
Coronavirus: Factory output rose to seven-month high ahead of lockdown
India’s factory output rose to a seven-month high of 4.5% in February, before the government imposed a nationwide lockdown in March that has crippled normal economic activity. Mining and manufacturing grew at 10% and 3.2%, respectively during the month, while electricity generation rose 8.1%. Data released earlier showed India’s eight […]
Coronavirus crisis: ₹10 lakh crore stimulus need of the hour, experts estimate
Economists and business leaders are pitching for a massive Rs 10 lakh crore stimulus package to support people who have lost their livelihoods and businesses on the verge of collapse because of the coronavirus crisis. Former chief economic adviser in the finance ministry, Arvind Subramanian, has said the government will […]
TikTok pledges $250 million for Covid-19 relief
TikTok, the fast-growing mobile video app, pledged Thursday to contribute $250 million to coronavirus relief efforts around the world. TikTok, which US officials and lawmakers have assailed for potential security risks, said the funds would be for “front line medical workers, educators, and local communities deeply affected by the global […]
Apple creates 30 iPad-based activities for kids at home
As millions of children stay home owing to the new coronavirus pandemic while schools are closed, Apple has created 30 iPad-based educational activities for kids. The activities are designed to help at-home learning for children ages 4 through 8 years old, or pre-kindergarten to second grade. Some activities are personify […]
Google Stadia Pro gets a new logo as it makes two months free for all
Google has unveiled a new logo for its cloud gaming service, Stadia Pro. The new Stadia Pro logo is visible with the latest update of the app on Google Play Store. In the new logo, Google has changed how ‘Pro’ looks with a more razor-like design. It also now blends […]
Singapore stops teachers using Zoom app after ‘very serious incidents’
Singapore has suspended the use of video-conferencing tool Zoom by teachers, its education ministry said on Friday, after “very serious incidents” occurred in the first week of a coronavirus lockdown that has seen schools move to home-based learning. One of the incidents involved obscene images appearing on screens and strange […]
Facebook adds Quiet Mode to help you take a break from the app
Facebook is making it easier for its users to take a break from the app. The company has rolled out a new Quiet Mode feature that allows users to mute the push notifications within a specified time frame. The newly launched feature essentially allows you to set a time frame […]
Karnataka SSLC, PUC exams postponed due to coronavirus
With the nationwide 21-day Covid-19 lockdown set to continue for another two weeks, Karnataka has postponed board exams for class 10 and one paper of class 12, state education minister S. Suresh Kumar said on Thursday. “Board exams for the secondary school leaving certificate (SSLC) and the pre-university course (PUC) […]
JioPOS Lite app launched for users to earn commission on every Jio recharge
Reliance Jio has launched a new app that lets anyone open up a virtual recharge store. JioPOS Lite app which is currently available only on Google Play Store, lets users earn commissions from every recharge made for Jio users. JioPOS Lite can be downloaded on Android phones through the Play Store. […]
Delhi University postpones all examinations amid Covid-19 outbreak
Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak all examinations of the Delhi University have been postponed till further order, the varsity administration said on Thursday night. According to the administration the postponed exams include that of regular colleges, School of Open Learning, non collegiate women education board and ex-students. “It is notified […]
Hina Khan fries her first ‘phooli hui poori’, corrects herself and says it was actually a bhatura. Watch
Actor Hina Khan is showing another side of her personality, far removed from the aggressive one, seen on Bigg Boss 11. She has been home in self isolation and been busy doing household chores. Now, she shows her fans her culinary skills. Sharing a new video of frying a bhatura (a special […]
Sports Ministry swings into action to help stranded Olympian in US
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has assured all possible help to hockey Olympian and member of the 1975 World Cup winning team, Ashok Diwan, who is currently stranded in the US due to travel restrictions in place amid global COVID-19 pandemic. Rijiju’s office on Thursday evening said the Indian Embassy in […]
Akshay Kumar pledges another Rs 3 cr to Covid-19 relief
Actor Akshay Kumar has pledged to contribute Rs 3 crore to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to assist the making of personal protection equipment, masks and rapid testing kits to help the battle against Covid-19. Film critic and movie trade analyst Taran Adarsh announced the same on Twitter on Friday and wrote, “After […]
Irish PM of indian origin to work as doctor during country’s COVID-19 crisis
Leo Varadkar, the Irish Prime Minister, has rejoined the country’s medical register and will begin working one shift a week, as the country grapples with a growing COVID-19 outbreak. The Health Service Executive (HSE), the country’s health and social service provider, appealed to all non-working healthcare professionals on March 17 […]