Google has made a lot of changes to its emojis over the years, and one of the casualties was a turtle that everyone seemed to love. The turtle was not removed, it was replaced by an upgrade of sorts. This upgrade changed a lot of other emojis too, essentially removing […]
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US military gets closer to building Transformers-like shape-shifting drones
Ever seen the ‘Transformers’ movie? If you have, you must be familiar with shape-shifting war robots that save the planet change their form into a vehicle by simply folding themselves. It looks really cool in movies but we know nothing like this exists in real life. Well, it might not […]
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Google’s answer to Apple’s AirDrop called Nearby Share may come to Windows, macOS and other platforms
Google’s answer to Apple’s AirDrop feature, called Nearby Share, has already been hinted at in Android 11, indicating its arrival to several smartphones in the coming months. But it looks like this feature is supposed to work on other platforms as well as per a new report by 9to5Google. As the name […]
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Vodafone, Airtel may face hefty payouts if Huawei, ZTE deals are cancelled
Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel might be forced to pay $600-650 million and $300 million, respectively, to Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE in dues if they are to cancel their existing equipment contracts with them. Canceling contracts also means that they will be barred from future dealing with these companies. […]
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Reliance Industries becomes first Indian firm to hit USD 150 billion market cap
Reliance Industries on Monday became the first Indian firm to hit a market valuation of USD 150 billion helped by a continuous rally in its share price. In morning trade, the company’s market valuation jumped Rs 28,248.97 crore to Rs 11,43,667 crore (USD 150 billion) on the BSE. The […]
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On Rath Yatra, Supreme Court says will let temple committee, Odisha govt decide
Modifying its earlier order, the Supreme Court on Monday said it is up to the temple authorities and Odisha government to decide on the annual Rath Yatra in the state. The Yatra was set to begin on June 23. The Centre and the Odisha government had petitioned the top court, […]
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CTET admit card 2020 expected soon at ctet.nic.in, here’s how to download
The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) will be held on July 5, 2020, in 110 cities all over the country. The admit cards for the CTET July 2020 exam is expected to be released by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) soon on its official website. Candidates who have […]
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Rupee rises 5 paise to 76.15 against US dollar in early trade
The rupee appreciated 5 paise to 76.15 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday tracking gains in the domestic equity market and sustained foreign fund inflows. Forex dealers said a weak US dollar against major currencies overseas also helped the domestic unit. However, rising crude prices and fresh […]
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India has closed military gap with China along border
India has the upper hand in military deployments along its border with China, says a recent Harvard University assessment. If the Chinese attacked, co-author Frank O’Donnell of the US Naval War College told HT, “due to the larger permanent military presence of Indian forces vis-a-vis Chinese forces along the border areas, […]
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CGBSE 10th, 12th Result 2020 date expected to be announced soon by Chhattisgarh Board
CGBSE 10th, 12th Result 2020: The Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE) is expeced to announce the Class 10 and Class 12 board exam results date soon. Chhattisgarh’s Principal Secretary, Education, Alok Shukla had on Saturday told HT that the result will be announced as soon as possible. Students who have […]
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UP BEd entrance exam rescheduled for July 29, check details
The Combined Bachelor of Education Entrance Examination in the state has been rescheduled to July 29, 2020, by the state government, in view of the COVID-19. Earlier, the examination was scheduled to be held on April 8, 2020, after which it was first postponed to April 22, 2020, due to […]
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Sensex surges over 400 points in early trade, Nifty above 10,300
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 400 points in early trade on Monday led by gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HDFC, amid positive global cues and foreign fund inflow. After touching a high of 35,170.08 in early trade, the 30-share index was trading 421.66 points, or 1.21 per […]
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Covid-19: Delhi schools set to continue online classes after summer break
While schools in Delhi will reopen after the summer break next month, classes are likely to continue to be conducted virtually, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. Officials at both government and private schools said that with infections surging in the national capital, chances of calling students to school are […]
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Govt plans to cut import dependence by building local capacity
The government is working on a sectoral strategy to reduce import dependence by building local capacity, creating value chains and quickly attaining self-reliance in at least half-a-dozen areas ranging from footwear and furniture to technical textiles and medical equipment to electronics and defence production, people aware of the development said. […]
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The Undertaker announces retirement from WWE
The Undertaker, the greatest character to ever be produced in the history of professional wrestling, has announced his retirement after spending nearly 30 years with the WWE. Undertaker, real name Mark Calaway, confirmed that he was done with wrestling during the final episode of his docuseries “Undertaker: The Last Ride,” […]