Amid uncertainty in the academic calendar and downsizing in the industry due to Covid-19, the higher educational institutions in Kashmir had very low placements during the lockdown while research, educational and software companies are now showing some promise in online recruitments as the sectors are unlocking. The placement in-charges of […]
Japan’s fussy food shoppers finally go online amid pandemic
The coronavirus has forced Japan’s notoriously fussy food shoppers to abandon doubts about online grocery stores, sending retailers such as Aeon Co scrambling to meet a surge in delivery demand. Although Japanese shoppers aren’t alone in going online during the outbreak, the shift is remarkable for a country that had […]
Diljit Dosanjh on Dil Bechara: ‘This should have been released in theatres’
Diljit Dosanjh has said late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s film Dil Bechara should have released in the movie theatres. The actor shared a heartfelt tweet along with the poster of the film that is set to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar. Sharing Dil Bechara poster on Twitter, Diljit wrote, “Eh Tan Theatre ch v Release […]
Chingari registers surge in downloads after TikTok, other apps get banned
Chingari, an Indian alternative to TikTok, registered a massive surge in downloads and users after the government banned as many as 59 Chinese applications. Sumit Ghosh, co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Chinagri App in a tweet revealed the platform saw about 100,000 downloads per hour at one point. “Thanks for being […]
80 crore people to get free food grains for 5 more months, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of the key central scheme to help the poor during the coronavirus crisis. “PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) will be extended till the end of November in which free ration will be provided to the poor. The extension will cost […]
Govt to continue free food scheme till November, announces PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a key government scheme for free food grain to more than 80 crore poor people will be extended until November during his address to the nation on Tuesday. PM Modi’s announcement came during his address to the nation as the country’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tally […]
Situation in the TV industry has become better now: Shantanu Maheshwari
Shooting from home is going to be the new normal. Nobody would want to go out and contract the coronavirus,” says Shantanu Maheshwari. He had been shooting for a digital reboot of his debut television show, Dil Dosti Dance from home. He says that it made for a nostalgic experience […]
‘People have shown negligence since Unlock 1 began’: PM Modi in address to nation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the people of the country showed a little carelessness and negligence when the country announced relaxations in the first phase, after over two month-long Covid-19 lockdown. He urged the people of the country to keep following social distancing and other Covid-19 protocols […]
Google removes misleading ads in voting-related searches
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Monday that it had removed search ads that charged users searching for voting information large fees for voter registration or harvested their personal data. A Google spokeswoman told Reuters that the company’s misrepresentation policy barred such ads, which were found by the nonprofit watchdog Tech Transparency Project […]
Malaika on TikTok ban: ‘We will not be subjected to ridiculous videos’
The ban on video sharing platform TikTok in India has been met with mixed reactions in Bollywood. While some celebrities are wondering about the significance of the ban, many have hailed the government for the decision. TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, was among the 59 Chinese mobile apps banned on Monday by […]
Beijing’s 1st response to ban on 59 China-linked apps talks of cooperation
Beijing on Tuesday said it was “strongly concerned” about New Delhi’s decision to ban 59, mostly Chinese, mobile applications such as TikTok, UC Browser and WeChat, stressed on cooperation between the two countries and underlined that the ban would go against “India’s interests”. The information technology ministry did not underline the Chinese […]
Bharti Airtel’s Sunil Mittal bids for satellite firm OneWeb
Indian telecommunications tycoon Sunil Mittal has submitted a bid for OneWeb, the bankrupt satellite firm whose investors include SoftBank Group Corp., people with knowledge of the matter said. An arm of Mittal’s Bharti Enterprises Ltd. conglomerate made an offer for London-based OneWeb with backing from the UK government, according to […]
Natasha Dalal bonds with Varun Dhawan’s mother Laali, sister-in-law Jaanvi
Varun Dhawan’s girlfriend Natasha Dalal is yet to officially become a part of his family, but it looks like she has already fit right in. On Monday, pictures of her bonding with his mother Laali Dhawan and sister-in-law Jaanvi Dhawan went viral on social media. Laali wore a blue and white salwar […]
‘Demographic genocide’: China cuts Uighur births with IUDs, abortion, sterilisation
The Chinese government is taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities as part of a sweeping campaign to curb its Muslim population, even as it encourages some of the country’s Han majority to have more children. While individual women have spoken out before about forced […]
Elon Musk tells Tesla staff to ‘go all out’ as prospect of quarterly loss looms
A day before the end of the second quarter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reportedly told his employees that breaking even for the three-month period may be a tough prospect and that they should ‘go all out’ to ensure it happens. While this may not be his first communication to […]