Britain scrapped plans to launch its own coronavirus contact tracing smartphone app because of technical problems and will now work on building one using technology supplied by Apple and Google, health authorities said Thursday. The app had been undergoing trials on the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England, […]
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Electronic Arts sees social features as the future of gaming
Electronic Arts Inc. has seen the future of gaming and it’s as much about socializing as it is blasting enemies. The company is working to build more ways to communicate into its software, so that friends can chat and share the experience without having to leave the game. Right now, […]
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School to be named after Bastar soldier Ganesh Ram who lost his life in Galwan Valley: Chhattisgarh CM
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday said that a school will be named after Ganesh Ram Kunjam, who lost his life in the violent clash with Chinese troops in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley. The wreath-laying ceremony of Kunjam was performed in Raipur today, which was also attended by Baghel and […]
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Navodaya Vidyalaya JNVST Class 6, 9 admission result 2020 declared at navodaya.gov.in, Check selection list here
JNVST Navodaya Vidayalaya Result 2020: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has released the selection lists for Admission to class 6 and 9, on its official website. The selection lists for Jawahar Navodaya Vidayalaya Selection Test (JNVST) for admission to class 6 in summer bound areas and lateral entry for class 9 have been uploaded on the […]
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Facebook sues individuals for offering to extract data, gather likes
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it filed lawsuits against individuals in Europe and the United States for abusing its platforms to offer automated tools for scraping users’ personal data and gathering likes. The social network said the defendant in the U.S. lawsuit operated a data scraping service, called “Massroot8”, which […]
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HC aks DU to reimburse Rs 2 lakh for cost of books, devices procured by visually impaired students
The Delhi High Court has asked final year undergraduate and postgraduate visually impaired students of Delhi University (DU) to endeavour to sit for the open book online exam and said the cost of any book or assistive device they buy for the examination shall be reimbursed up to Rs two […]
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Google removed these 30 apps from Play Store, delete them from your phone now
Google has removed over 30 popular apps, including the ones that add beauty filters to your photos, from the Play Store after these were discovered to have malicious malware. These apps will not be available for download from the Play Store for new users, but the 20 million users who […]
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Delhi health minister’s condition worsens, moved to 2nd Covid-19 hospital
The condition of Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain, who has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), deteriorated on Friday and he is being shifted to another hospital in the Capital, officials said. Satyendar Jain had tweeted on Wednesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus disease. He was […]
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J-K forces compliment Valley youth for choosing ‘peace’ despite Pak provocation
The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday complimented the residents of Kashmir for showing “faith in peace” and particularly the youth for walking on the “path of peace” despite “huge provocation” by Pakistan and its agencies involved in the business of terror. A routine security press conference helmed […]
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CBSE asks parents, school management to cooperate
There is a need for cooperation between parents and school management for proper education of children, said a director of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday. His statement came amid growing discontent among parents of various private schools over, what they claim, irrational fees charged even during […]
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Penguin review: Keerthy Suresh carries the film completely on her shoulders
Penguin Director: Eshwar Karthic Cast: Keerthy Suresh, Linga and Madhampatty Rangaraj Keerthy Suresh’s Penguin, which is the second mainstream Tamil film to directly release on Amazon Prime Video, is one of those thrillers that’s mounted on a very promising idea. It’s a straightforward story of a mother who won’t give up until […]
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Uttarakhand: Locals protest against China at Niti village near India-Tibet border
People residing here in a village situated in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Friday expressed anger over the killing of 20 Indian Army personnel killed in a violent face-off at the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh. Located near India-Tibet border in the district, Niti village is the last village of the country […]
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Alli unlucky to be suspended, says Mourinho
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli is unlucky to be suspended for Friday’s Premier League clash with Manchester United, according to his manager Jose Mourinho. England international Alli was suspended for one match and fined after a social media prank making light of the coronavirus pandemic in early February. Speaking at […]
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Supreme Court asks Centre to fix Covid-19 test rates across country
Taking note of dissimilarity in Covid-19 testing rates across states, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to decide on the issue, and said all states should set up a panel of experts to inspect hospitals to ensure proper care of patients. A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul […]
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Bulbbul trailer: Anushka Sharma’s Netflix original is a scary affair, watch
The first trailer of Anushka Sharma’s latest production, Bulbbul is out and it is sure to scare you. The Netflix original features Rahul Bose, Tripti Dimri, Avinash Tiwary in important roles. The film trailer opens with a kid asking for a story to be told and it soon transforms into a horror […]