The seaplane that will connect Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad to Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Narmada landed into Kochi from Male, Maldives. The seaplane will reach Gujarat on Monday and will be inaugurated on October 31st by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mark the 146th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel. […]
3 PDP leaders resign, cite Mehbooba Mufti’s actions and words
Three leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have resigned citing Mehbooba Mufti’s “actions and undesirable utterances”, according to news agency ANI on Monday. The PDP leaders TS Bajwa, Ved Mahajan and Hussain A Waffa, who resigned from the PDP, wrote to party president Mufti citing their reasons. According to ANI, […]
China has ramped up military presence across LAC. Ladakh isn’t only target
China has been massively ramping up its military infrastructure, not just around the stand-off locations but along other stretches of the Line of Actual Control under the People’s Liberation Army’s Western Theatre Command. The deployment and the renewed focus on infrastructure upgrade has prompted Indian officials to suspect that the rapid militarisation […]
Corruption taking place right under Nitish Kumar’s nose, says Chirag Paswan
Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan Monday alleged corruption in Nitish Kumars flagship ‘Saat Nishchay’ (seven resolves) scheme and said if voted to power he will get it probed and send to jail those found guilty, including the chief minister. The LJP chief also raised accusing finger on Kumar in […]
Airtel IQ cloud-based communication platform launched in India
Airtel is making its presence even stronger in the enterprise segment by introducing Airtel IQ. It is a cloud-based communication platform that enables secure and easy communication between customers and businesses. The communication platform can mask numbers, encrypt the data mentioned during the communication and more when a customer gets […]
Microsoft begins killing Internet Explorer
Microsoft, back in August, announced that it will slowly start sunsetting its Internet Explorer version 11. The company had said that the process will begin in November this year and it will complete the process by August 2021. Now, the company has finally started taking steps in this direction. As […]
Donald Trump again shadowed by coronavirus as he enters final swing
President Donald Trump enters the final week before Election Day with a surge in US coronavirus cases and another White House outbreak threatening efforts to reverse his political fortunes with a string of barnstorming rallies. Trump started the weekend on a strong note, with campaign aides believing his improved performance […]
Joe Biden calls Russia as ‘the biggest threat’ to US security, alliances
US President Donald Trump’s Democratic challenger Joe Biden says he thinks the biggest security threat to America is Russia. “I think the biggest threat to America right now in terms of breaking up our– our security and our alliances is Russia. Secondly, I think that the biggest competitor is China. […]
Kareena shares pic with Shahid, Imtiaz as Jab We Met clocks 13 years
Actor Kareena Kapoor is feeling nostalgic as her film Jab We Met completed 13 years on Monday. She took to Instagram to share a picture with her co-star from the movie, Shahid Kapoor and director Imtiaz Ali. The photo shows Kareena, Shahid and Imtiaz looking at a playback monitor after shooting […]
Cyclist mowed down in hit-and-run case in south Delhi, driver arrested
A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly mowing down a cyclist in south Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri area, police said on Monday. They said the accused identified as Rohit, a resident of Gwal Pahari in Gurgaon, was arrested on Sunday. He runs a food stall in the same village. The deceased […]
Will give momentum to growth in Bihar, if voted to power, says Nitish Kumar
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday exhorted voters to bring him back to power so that the development initiatives taken by his government in the past 15 years could be continued. At a rally in Sakra assembly segment, Muzaffarpur, to canvass for party’s nominee Ashok Kumar Choudhary, the JD(U) […]
Nehru-Gandhi dynasty never respected the PM’s office: JP Nadda
Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Monday lashed out against the Congress for alleging that freedom of speech under the current dispensation and democracy is at a crossroads. In a series of tweets, Nadda accused the Congress of disrespecting the Prime Minister’s office and of double-speak on the issue […]
India’s Covid-19 fatality rate at lowest since March 22: Health ministry
India’s Covid-19 fatality rate has dropped to 1.50 per cent, the lowest since March 22, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday crediting the focused efforts of the Centre, states and UTs on effective clinical management of hospitalised cases. There are 14 states and Union Territories including Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, […]
Japan will achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050, announces PM Suga
Japan will achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared Monday, outlining an ambitious agenda as the country struggles to balance economic and pandemic concerns. The policy speech at the outset of the parliamentary session was Suga’s first since he took office on September 16 after his […]
Karnataka fights back coronavirus. What does it mean for India’s third worst-hit state
The steep decline in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in Karnataka indicate that the infections are shifting from high population density areas to other places, a noted epidemiologist said. After clocking up to 10,000 cases daily for over a week early this month with fatalities even touching 200 […]