Google will allow users to host free Google Meet calls longer than 60 minutes until March 31, 2021. The policy was set to expire on September 30. Google in April this year had made Google Meet free for everyone. The company also made calls unlimited through September 30 (now extended). The unlimited […]
Uttarakhand: Inter state movement of buses to started
Uttarakhand’s chief secretary Om Prakash on Monday issued the SOP for movement of public transport vehicles, including interstate and intrastate plying of buses. No public vehicle would be allowed to ply without proper sanitisation. Consumption of pan, tobacco, and cigarettes has been completely banned and all the passengers, conductor and driver would […]
Joe Biden calls Donald Trump a ‘clown’ as candidates spar in first debate
President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden sparred over their respective plans for U.S. health care, interrupting and talking over each other in the opening moments of their first debate as moderator Chris Wallace tried mostly in vain to control the conversation. “Folks, do you have any idea what […]
Neena Gupta on why she never got lead roles in her youth: ‘The heroine back then was someone who compromised, sacrificed’
Actor Neena Gupta has opened up on how her public image trickled down to her work, eventually hampering the kind of roles she’d get back in her youth. After spending decades in the industry, Neena has become one of the top celebs of the industry post her brilliant performance in Badhaai Ho […]
IPL 2020: Gavaskar convinced Virat Kohli is going to find form soon
It has not been a season of Indian Premier League to remember for Virat Kohli so far. The Indian run-machine has been kept quiet by the opposition bowlers in the three matches he has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the UAE. Even though RCB have managed to win two […]
Shreyas Iyer fined Rs 12 lakh for Capitals’ slow over rate against SRH
Shreyas Iyer, captain of the Delhi Capitals, has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday. He was fined Rs 12 lakh given this was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offence. […]
Here is your horoscope for 30 Sep 2020
Aries Saturn has just turned direct after retrograde motion since May, dear Aries, and career and reputation matters are set to pick up steam, even if it’s a slow and steady pace. This influence is useful for clarifying your business, career, and life path goals or projects, particularly since Jupiter […]
1959 claim is wrong, but it punctures China’s theory: Experts
China’s reference to a 1959 definition of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that was never accepted by India highlights Beijing’s reluctance to disengage, experts and senior army officer said, adding that the claim has also served to puncture the country’s claim that it did not transgress into Indian territory […]
Airtel partners with Lionsgate to bring Hollywood movies to Airtel Xstream Box
Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced that it had partnered with Lionsgate. As a part of this partnership, Airtel users will be able to access the entire catalogue of movies offered by Lionsgate on their Airtel Xstream Android 4K TV Box. The announcement comes almost a year after catalogue was available […]
Pak singer Meesha Shafi booked for ‘smear campaign’ against Ali Zafar
A Pakistani law enforcement agency has booked singer Meesha Shafi and eight others for allegedly staging a smear campaign against fellow singer-actor Ali Zafar, who has worked in Indian films, with a sexual harassment complaint. The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA), cyber-crime division, Lahore on Monday registered an FIR against Shafi, actor-host […]
Stubble burning: Environment ministers of Delhi, 4 other states to meet on Oct 1
The Environment Ministers of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh will meet on October 1 to discuss and tackle the problem of stubble-burning which causes pollution every year, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday. The virtual meeting will also be attended by the environment secretaries of Delhi and […]
‘Source of black money blocked’: PM shreds Opposition on farm law protests
They are insulting farmers by setting fire to the very equipment he worships, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, launching a full-blooded defence of the farm laws and hitting out at the opposition a day after members of the Punjab unit of Youth Congress set a tractor on fire at Rajpath near the […]
India provides Dornier to Maldives, will help monitor movement of Chinese vessels
India on Tuesday provided a Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft to the Maldives National Defence Force (MDNF) that is expected to boost efforts to keep a closer eye on the movement of Chinese vessels in regional waters, people familiar with developments said. The Dornier aircraft will operate under the command and […]
Drag queens to grace Vogue magazine cover in Brazil
A pair of drag queens will grace the October cover of Vogue in Brazil, the magazine said on Monday, marking a landmark for the iconic fashion publication in a nation where openly gay and trans people face violence and discrimination. Grammy-nominated singer Pabllo Vittar and rapper Gloria Groove will each […]
SSC exams 2020: Important instructions for candidates appearing in upcoming CBTs
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on Tuesday released guidelines for various upcoming recruitment examination on its official website. The Commission has included guidelines for the Covid-19 pandemic, which candidates appearing in the upcoming SSC examinations need to follow. Candidates who have applied for the SSC recruitment examination can check the […]