Ever since the pandemic put a hold on to live gigs and performances, the spotlight shifted on streaming sites, since the latter became the main source of earning revenue for the artistes. Earlier this month, music-composer Vishal Dadlani, took to Twitter to express his thoughts on the revenue a musician […]
Celebs, RWA WhatsApp groups part of Centre’s Covid-19 vaccine strategy
The Union health ministry has released an 88-page document detailing how information about Covid-19 vaccine will be disseminated to all people, across all states in the country. “The communication strategy that supports the Covid-19 vaccines roll-out in India seeks to disseminate timely, accurate and transparent information about the vaccine(s) to […]
Tesla’s dominant position in China could be threatened next year
Tesla Inc. is coming to the end of its first year selling China-made cars with a commanding position in the world’s biggest electric-vehicle market, but Elon Musk shouldn’t rest on his laurels. While Tesla regularly topped monthly premium EV sales tallies this year, helped by the sedans churned out from […]
Sonu Sood on being trolled for his memoirs: ‘Not my concern’
Sonu Sood has responded to a section of social media that has targeted his memoirs and its title, I Am No Messiah. The actor, who came to the aid of migrant workers in the early days of lockdown, has now concertised his efforts to help people in need including those […]
Individual taxpayers get 10 more days to file tax returns
In a major relief to individual taxpayers, the government on Wednesday extended the deadline for filing the income-tax return (ITR) for the financial year 2019-20 from December 31 to January 10, and also advanced timelines for other assessees. “The deadlines have been extended for the third time to provide relief […]
Laxman praises Ashwin’s ‘lovely display of off-spin’ in Melbourne
Former Indian batsman VVS Laxman has hailed off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for his exemplary performance against Australia in the recently concluded Boxing Day Test. The Tamil Nadu bowler dismantled the Aussie batting by scalping three wickets in the first innings which included the dismissal of Steve Smith. Ashwin went on to […]
Google spotted testing this nifty but important unit conversion feature on Android
Search giant Google is making things a bit simpler for Android users by introducing unit conversions in the smartphone OS’ smart text selection tool. This means if you select a part of the measurement in a text, the tool will automatically select the entire measurement along with the number and […]
Shaheen Bagh’s Bilkis Bano is in Gal Gadot’s list of ‘Personal Wonder Women’
Bilkis Dadi, the octogenarian who was the face of the months-long anti-citizenship law protest in the Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh neighbourhood, has now found herself on Hollywood star Gal Gadot’s list of ‘My Personal Wonder Women’. The actor, who was recently seen reprising the titular role in “Wonder Woman 1984”, shared […]
Ranbir Kapoor photobombs Alia Bhatt in latest post from Ranthambore vacation. See more pics
Fans were excited to spot Ranbir Kapoor in the corner of the frame after his girlfriend, actor Alia Bhatt, shared a new picture from their Ranthambore getaway with family. Late Wednesday evening, Alia took to Instagram to share a picture from their bonfire-dinner. In the picture, Alia could be seen holding a […]
Bihar education dept to conduct exams for Class 9 from March 4
Academic activities in the government-run schools are likely to get back on track as the state education department has geared up to regularise classes and examinations of the current academic session to prevent delay in next academic session. Giriwar Dayal Singh, director of secondary education department, held a review meeting […]
Google starts testing TikTok, Instagram Reels-like short video carousel in app
In the past we have seen services like TikTok and Instagram featuring short videos carousel for easy access to content. However, it looks like Google is trying the same this time. The firm has been spotted testing a new dedicated carousel to show short videos just like the ones seen […]
Ananya Panday and Ishaan Khatter enjoy breathtaking view at breakfast
Actors Ananya Panday and Ishaan Khatter, who are both holidaying in the Maldives, have shared new updates from their vacation. While the two didn’t share any pictures together, they’ve been tagging the same resort in their social media posts. Ananya took to Instagram Stories to post several short videos of her […]
All voice calls from Jio to any network in India to be free
With interconnect usage charges (IUCs) for all domestic voice calls coming to an end from January 1, Reliance Jio said on Thursday it will once again make all off-net domestic voice calls free. On-net domestic voice calls have always been free on the Jio network. In September 2019, when the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) extended […]
Jharkhand Health Minister urges Harsh Vardhan to lift admission ban on 3 medical colleges
Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta on Wednesday requested Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to lift a ban on admission of students in three medical colleges of the state in Dumka, Hazaribagh and Palamu. Gupta made the request to Vardhan through a video conference. The National Medical Commission (NMC) has […]
Plan to develop 100 villages along the Indo-China border to be sent to Centre
To curb migration and generate employment in around 100 villages near Indo-China border, Uttarakhand government would soon send a plan to the Centre for development of these villages under the International Border Development Programme, said Subodh Uniyal, state agriculture minister. The state government has selected villages from 11 blocks from […]