On May 7th, 1946, Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded ’Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo’, the company that would later become Sony. After its beginnings making tape recorders and transistor radios, it rapidly expanded into myriad industries. From its ‘My First Sony’ range to early cameraphones, virtual reality headsets to Digital Audio […]
What is Hamas? Who supports Hamas? What you need to know
In the past, many media outlets have referred to Hamas as a radical Islamist organization. Most recently, however, as Israel-Gaza fighting flares up again, media have referred to Hamas as an Islamist terror group. A majority of Western governments, including the European Union and the United States, have classified it as a […]
Will WhatsApp Take Back Its New Privacy Policy, In India? All That Has Happened So Far
There is no getting around this. WhatsApp is making some pretty big changes to its privacy policy which you now have to accept, if you are to continue using the messaging app. You now have a clearer picture of how much of your data is being shared. In the new […]
Company gets approval for India’s first self-use test kit for Covid-19
Mylab Discovery Solutions has won approval for India’s first self-use rapid test for Covid-19 a year after it was allowed to develop an indigenous RT PCR test. The Pune-based company’s CoviSelf test can be used by symptomatic individuals and immediate contacts. It costs Rs 250 per kit and gives results […]
Bengal wants Upper House back: how states have Councils
Earlier this week, the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal approved the setting up of a Legislative Council in the state. It was a promise made by the party in its election manifesto. West Bengal’s Legislative Council was abolished 50 years ago by a coalition government of Left parties. Currently, […]
Doordarshan plans to launch DD International to present ‘India story’
State broadcaster Doordarshan is planning to set up a new channel DD International to “project India’s point of view” to the world. Doordarshan floated an Expression of Interest (EOI) seeking applications for consultancy service to provide a detailed project report for establishing the channel. As per the EOI document, the […]
Open forest land new cremation ground for Covid victims in Uttarakhand after locals protest
A new cremation ground has been set up near government land in open forest areas in Uttarakhand after locals raised objections over cremating the bodies of Covid victims at the traditional crematoriums in Almora. With no help from the authorities or government, the relatives of Covid-19 victims are cremating the […]
32 People In Uttarakhand Village Test Covid Positive
Kotdwar: The second coronavirus wave is spreading fast to the villages of Uttarakhand. 32 residents of a village in Pauri Garhwal district tested positive on Tuesday. A villager said they had attended a marriage ceremony in the village on May 2, following which they began showing symptoms of COVID-19 like […]
NBCC bags a contract worth about Rs 597 crore in Uttarakhand
State-owned construction firm NBCC (India) Ltd said it has bagged a contract worth about Rs 597 crore in Uttarakhand. It has been awarded the work order for comprehensive design, engineering and project management consultancy (PMC) services for construction and development of infrastructural facilities in the main campus of National Institute […]
Cloudburst in Dehradun’s district; Red alert for heavy rain in Uttarakhand
At least four people are missing following the cloudburst incident in Uttarakhand’s Chakrata under the Dehradun district, local administration said on Thursday. However, no causalities have been reported, so far. Meanwhile, the weather department has issued a red alert for heavy rains for the next 24 hours in the state. […]
Black fungus strikes Uttarakhand, 42 cases reported at AIIMS Rishikesh
Dehradun: A total of 42 cases of Mucormycosis (black fungus) have been reported at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rishikesh so far. Two out of the 42 have died so far, informed Harish Thapliyal, PRO of AIIMS Rishikesh on Wednesday (May 19). “42 patients of […]