Apple had acquired the weather app Dark Sky in March this year and was going to discontinue the Android version of the app from July 1. Now, Apple has pushed back the shut-down plans for a month. All users who have the Dark Sky Android app can use it till August 1. […]
Likee pulls app from Play Store, App Store, says user privacy is its utmost priority
Likee on Thursday responded to the government’s interim ban on the short video-sharing platform and 58 other apps. The company said that it has temporarily taken off its app from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. It has also suspended its services in India. “We respect the […]
Google reveals what Indians searched the most in June
Google has shared insights on what people in India searched for the most during the month of June. The most searched topics include Sushant Singh Rajput, solar eclipse and coronavirus. The top trending topic on Google was Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Google Search Trends reveal interest spiked sharply on […]
Delhi University releases revised datesheet for open book exam 2020, check here
Delhi University has released the revised datesheet for its open book mode even semester/ final year examinations 2020. The exams were earlier scheduled to begin from July 1 which were postponed. Now, the DU OBE exams for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes will begin from July 10. The subject wise timetable can be […]
Saroj Khan last work Kalank will be remembered for its dance
On World Dance Day last year, late Saroj Khan has posted a picture of herself taking a dance pose and had written: ‘Dance isn’t about the feet dancing or the body moving, it’s about the soul talking’. In many ways, her dance numbers spoke and were not mere spectacles to behold. Till the […]
India extends ban on international flights till July 31
The ministry of civil aviation, modifying its earlier order, on Friday extended the ban on international flights till July 31. The earlier order said the ban would be in place till July 15. The decision comes even as capacity on domestic routes has been increased to 45% from the earlier […]
PM Modi wraps up Ladakh visit with swipe at China, says times have changed
On a quiet visit to Ladakh designed to deliver a loud message to China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told soldiers posted along the Line of Actual Control that the courage they had demonstrated had sent a message to the entire world. Addressing soldiers deployed in Ladakh, PM Modi said tales […]
20% marks from internal assessment 80% from best of previous semesters: Calcutta University
The Calcutta University on Thursday announced that in the absence of exams due to COVID- 19 situation, marks would be awarded on the ratio of 20 per cent from internal assessment and rest 80 per cent from the best aggregate of previous semesters in UG and PG levels. The decision […]
Saroj Khan had shared grief on Sushant’s death in last Instagram post
Late choreographer Saroj Khan died on Friday at the age of 71. The veteran figure was active on Instagram and had expressed grief at the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in her last post. Sharing a monochrome picture of Sushant on June 14, Saroj had written, “I had never worked with you @sushantsinghrajput […]
India lodges protest with Pakistan for more than 2,400 ceasefire violations on LoC
India on Friday registered a strong protest with Pakistan over more than 2,400 unprovoked ceasefire violations by Pakistani forces along the Line of Control (LoC) and the international boundary this year that have killed 14 Indians. People familiar with developments said on condition of anonymity that the Indian side, in […]
DU students object to uploading of admit cards having personal information on website
Several students here objected to the uploading of their admit cards containing personal information on the Delhi University website, flagging privacy concerns. According to final-year students who will be appearing for an online open-book exam, the access to their admit cards is so easy that anyone who is aware of […]
How US airlines are trying to stop Covid-19 transmission on flights
As some Americans prepare to travel for the July 4 holiday weekend, and airlines slowly ramp up service, the U.S. government has not changed rules for air travel during the pandemic, leaving airlines to implement their own measures. Most are taking what they call “a layered-approach.” That is the trick, according to […]
Compare me with Miandad, Inzamam instead of Kohli: Babar Azam
Reacting strongly to the ever-rising comparisons between him and India captain Virat Kohli, Pakistan batsman Babar Azam said he would rather want to be compared with Pakistan greats like Javed Miandad, Younis Khan, and, Inzamam-ul-Haq. “If you want to compare me with someone, I would like to be compared to […]
Hugo Boss poaches another Tommy Hilfiger executive
German fashion house Hugo Boss has appointed Oliver Timm as its chief sales officer with effect from Jan. 1, 2021, just weeks after it hired former Tommy Hilfiger boss Daniel Grieder as its next chief executive. Timm has been chief commercial officer of fashion company PVH Europe since 2016, overseeing the Tommy Hilfiger and […]
Gabriel named in West Indies squad for England series
Seasoned paceman Shannon Gabriel, returning from an ankle surgery, has been drafted into the 15-man West Indies Test squad for the Test series against England beginning on July 8. Gabirel was among the reserves when the West Indies players landed in England but proved his fitness with impressive performances in […]