Pakistan’s telecommunication authority has blocked the Chinese app TikTok on Friday citing that the company has failed to comply with the government’s instructions for “development of an effective mechanism for proactive moderation of unlawful online content,” according to a report by Pakistan’s news agency Geo News.
Instagram now lets you save, and share audio from Reels
Instagram has announced new audio features for Reels. The new audio features bring Instagram Reels even more closer with TikTok. Instagram users can now save audio from Reels, and even share audio pages. There’s also a new audio browser to highlight trending songs. On Instagram Reels you can upload your own audio clip or […]
Zoom launches SSO feature to make classrooms safer
Video conferencing app Zoom has rolled out a new feature that is aimed at making virtual classrooms safer. The newly launched feature called Single Sign-On or SSO enables users to log in with one set of credentials to access all the features, which includes data, applications and other services. With […]
Sach- Shinkula, Phugtal: Travel enthusiasts explore the far reaches of the Himalayas amid coronavirus
While the whole world was gripped with the fear and uncertainty of Covid-19 a group of travel enthusiasts were looking forward to the light at the end of the tunnel. Despite whatever the pandemic and it’s restrictions threw at them, they made sure they followed all protocols and met every […]
India committed to peace in Afghanistan: Jaishankar after meeting Abdullah Abdullah
Minister of external affairs S Jaishankar on Friday met Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah and assured that India was committed to peace, prosperity and stability in the neighbouring country. The two leaders also discussed bilateral cooperation and regional issues during the meeting. “Pleased to meet Chairman HCNR @DrabdullahCE. A good […]
GST e-invoicing for all B2B transactions from April 1, 2021: Finance Secretary
The government will roll out the electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) system for all business-to-business (B2B) transactions under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime from April 1 next year that will replace physical invoices, finance secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey said. The government introduced the e-invoicing system on October 1, 2020 for […]
‘Kerala hasn’t learnt’: Ecologists react to tunnel project in Western Ghats
Green activists in Kerala are opposing the proposed 6.8 km tunnel along Kozhikode-Wayanad road, to be the third longest tunnel in the country once completed, calling it a recipe for ecological and other natural disasters. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had launched the project on Monday with much fanfare and vowed […]
RBI relaxes rules, makes home loans till March 2022 cheaper
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said it will rationalise risk weights and link them to loan-to-value (LTV) ratios only for all new housing loans sanctioned up to March 2022 in a step to boost the real estate sector. “In terms of the extant regulations on capital charge […]
Benedict Cumberbatch to return as Doctor Strange in Spider-Man 3
British star Benedict Cumberbatch is set to reprise his role as Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange, in the much-anticipated third instalment in the Spider-Man franchise, led by actor Tom Holland. Cumberbatch’s casting is third major crossover between films produced by Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures Spider-Man movies, after Robert Downey Jr’s […]
PM Modi to launch property cards under SVAMITVA scheme on Oct 11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday launch the physical distribution of property cards under the SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages And Mapping With Improvised Technology In Village Areas) scheme that enables rural masses to use property as a financial asset, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Friday. […]
World Food Programme awarded 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The World Food Program on Friday won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe. The announcement was made in Oslo by Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Nobel Committee. The Nobel Committee said that the coronavirus pandemic has added to […]
Unlock impact: Doon airport records over 30% surge in passenger traffic as flight frequency increases
With the Uttarakhand government easing restrictions on the entry of tourists following Unlock-4 and Unlock-5 guidelines, the domestic air traffic at Dehradun’s Jolly Grant airport has shot up substantially. Officials at the Jolly Grant airport say that they handled as many as 18,848 passengers — both inbound and outbound — in the last fortnight (from September 19 […]
PM Modi phones Putin, appreciates his ‘personal contribution” to deepen ties
Although Russia wants India and China to bilaterally resolve the Ladakh military stand-off, President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi maintain a close personal relationship that is the bedrock of bilateral Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. On Wednesday, PM Modi called up President Putin to wish him 68th birthday, just as […]
Suarez cried over treatment in final days at Barca
Luis Suarez has said he was reduced to tears by Barcelona’s treatment of him in his final weeks at the club before leaving for La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid and revealed he was not allowed to take part in training matches. “Those days were very difficult. I cried because of […]
Supreme Court refuses to cancel CLAT 2020 or stay counselling process
The Supreme Court Friday refused to either cancel the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)-2020 or stay the counselling process and asked five candidates, who were seeking quashing of the exam alleging technical glitches, to give their grievances within two days to the redressal committee. CLAT is a centralised national level […]