The transfer of lecturers of government degree colleges and technical education institutions in Karnataka will be done through online counselling and the process will be limited to 15 percent of the total teaching staff, said Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwatha Narayana. Narayana who is also the Higher Education […]
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Shatrughan Sinha reveals why Rajesh Khanna was ‘very upset’ with him
Shatrughan Sinha has opened up about his feud with the late Rajesh Khanna over politics. Rajesh was unhappy with Shatrughan’s decision to contest against him in a by-election for the New Delhi constituency. In 1992, Rajesh contested the by-election on a Congress ticket, while Shatrughan was a member of the Bharatiya Janata […]
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces rationalisation of customs duty on gold, silver
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that the government would rationalise the customs duty on gold and silver in order to bring down the high prices. “Gold and silver presently attract a basic customs duty of 12.5 percent. Since the duty was raised from 10 percent in July 2019, prices of precious metals […]
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Dogecoin plunges after rally, sparking outcry on Reddit
The digital coin fell 46% in 24 hours to $0.02582 as of 4:35 p.m. in New York on Saturday, according to CoinMarketCap data. It recovered to $0.03 Sunday, although still less than half of its Friday high, when a blistering sevenfold surge sent the coin to more than $0.07. Amid […]
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Priyanka Chopra kicks away our Monday blues in ₹7k top for new interview
Head over to Priyanka Chopra’s Instagram account. The actor, who has been extremely busy promoting her upcoming autobiography, Unfinished and her recently released Netflix film, The White Tiger has decoded the correct way to nail a WFH look. The actor has been giving a lot of interviews and she has aced […]
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Google Maps Street View gets split-screen UI on Android
Google has rolled out an update on Google Maps that makes the service’s Street View feature a tad bit easier to use. A new report by 9To5Google indicates that Google Maps’ Street View feature is getting a split-screen user interface on Android. The report states that the new UI launches automatically when […]
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Preity Zinta on being missing from Bollywood: ‘I am not into selling myself’
Preity Zinta has no complaints about being away from the film industry. The actor, who was one of the most popular faces on screen in the 2000s, was last seen in Bhaiaji Superhit (2018) after a hiatus of several years. In an interview, Preity said that she has been away […]
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House tax will be more in Uttarakhand’s big cities
After the house tax in Uttarakhand’s urban bodies is linked to the circle rate, now the bodies will have to keep the pace of house tax at par with the GDP (GDP) of the district. This has been mentioned in the note of the cabinet meeting held on Saturday. Government spokesman and […]
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Kareena Kapoor Khan flaunts baby bump, new hairstyle in ₹24k silk kaftan dress
As Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Natasha Poonawalla, Maheep Kapoor and Seema Khan turned up at former actor Amrita Arora’s house to ring in her birthday, fashionistas undivided attention were fixed on the divas’ jaw-dropping ensembles. Putting their best fashion feet forward, the BFFs set the Internet on fire […]
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Google restores Element’s chat app on Play Store
Google has restored Element’s Android chat application on the Play Store. The app was briefly removed from the app store for allegedly hosting abusive content. The decision to take down Element’s chat app had created a bit of controversy. As Gizmodo points out, Element is a client for the federated chat […]
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PM Modi says Budget envisions self-reliance, will enhance India’s self-confidence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the Union Budget 2021-22 and said it will enhance India’s self-confidence amid the coronavirus pandemic while asserting that the budget envisions self-reliance. “The Union Budget 2021-22 has been presented amid unprecedented circumstances… Amid the situation created by COVID-19. Today’s budget will enhance India’s self-confidence and will instill […]
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Ind vs Eng: Chennai to see fans for second Test, TNCA to get official approval from BCCI today
The second Test between India and England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, slated to begin from February 13 will have a 50 percent crowd in attendance, Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) secretary RS Ramasaamy confirmed on Monday. “We have spoken to the BCCI, we will get official approval for 50 percent fans […]
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Pakistan Supreme Court extends interim detention order of Daniel Pearl murderers’ by a day
Pakistan’s Supreme Court (SC) on Monday extended the interim detention order of the accused involved in the murder case of American Journalist Daniel Pearl by one day, reported The Express Tribune. The three-judge bench of SC led by Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard the government’s petition wherein a notice to the attorney general of Pakistan was […]
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Govt to provide Rs 1000 cr for welfare scheme for tea workers of Assam, West Bengal
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed to provide Rs 1,000 crores for the welfare of Tea workers, especially women and their children in Assam and West Bengal for which a special scheme will be devised. “I propose to provide Rs 1,000 crores for the welfare of Tea workers especially women and their children […]
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Study: Afternoon naps are important for better mental readiness
Research published in the online journal General Psychiatry shows that regular afternoon naps are associated with better mental agility in people. The study shows that afternoon napping is linked with better locational awareness, verbal fluency, and working memory. Longer life expectancy and the associated neurodegenerative changes that accompany it, raise the […]