On the occasion of National Doctors’ Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the doctors’ fraternity at a programme organised by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, “India is proud of the efforts of all doctors in fighting COVID-19. 1st July is marked as National Doctors Day. At […]
IAF helicopters deployed to douse fire in J-K’s Ramban
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday deployed its two Mi 17 V5 helicopters to douse a fire that had broken out in Hijwa village of Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. “IAF had received a request on this matter at about 2:15 pm that day. Two Mi 17 V5 helicopters were quickly deployed from Udhampur and Srinagar […]
Google Messages will auto-delete OTPs and categorise like Gmail – Only in India
Google is rolling out an update to its SMS client on Android, Google Messages, that will allow it to automatically delete one-time passwords (OTPs) and also sort messages into categories, a la in Gmail. The app will use machine learning to sort your SMS text into personal transactions, OTPs, offers and standard personal […]
Canada Records All-Time High Temperature Of 49.5 Degrees,200+ dead
Canada set a record all-time high temperature Tuesday in the town of Lytton, British Columbia, for the third day in a row, its weather service said, as a deadly heat wave broils the country’s west and the US Pacific Northwest “At 4:20pm, Lytton Climate Station reported 49.5 degrees Celsius, once […]
Indian government extends ban on international flights till July-end
The Indian government has extended the ban on international commercial flights till 31st July, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a circular on Wednesday. The ban on scheduled overseas flights was to end on 30 June after a 15-month gap. Dedicated cargo flights, flights under the bilateral […]
Kim Jong Un warns of ‘grave incident’ in North Korea’s fight against Covid-19
North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un has rebuked ruling party officials for failure in anti-epidemic work, which caused a ‘huge crisis’ in the country, according to the state media. However, health experts said information was too sketchy to draw any immediate conclusions about whether the coronavirus had entered the country. “By neglecting […]
India reports 45,951 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours, slight rise since yesterday
With 45,951 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India on Wednesday reported a slight increase in daily cases, the Union Health Ministry informed. Yesterday, 37,566 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported, the first time in 102 days daily cases dropped below the 40,000 mark. As many as 60,729 recoveries and 817 deaths were also reported […]
World Bank approves 130 million USD to help Kenya fight Covid-19
The World Bank said it has approved 14 billion shillings (about 130 million U.S. dollars) additional financing to help Kenya facilitate affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. The lender said in a statement released on Monday that the financing will enable Kenya to procure more vaccines through the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) initiative and the COVID-19 Vaccines […]
Mandira Bedi’s husband Raj Kaushal passes away
Actor Mandira Bedi’s husband and filmmaker Raj Kaushal is no more. He was 49 when he breathed his last. Confirming the shocking news on Twitter, filmmaker Onir on Wednesday morning tweeted, “Gone too soon. We lost filmmaker and producer Raj Kaushal this morning. Very Sad.” According to reports, Raj Kaushal breathed his last on Monday morning after […]
RATIONAL announces hot sale on combi-steamers for Indian market
The current times call for the upgradation of professional kitchens in a bid to meet the rising demand for hygienically prepared food. Owing to the need of the industry, tech-enabled smart kitchen equipment has come to their rescue in not only maintaining kitchen hygiene compliance but also reducing the kitchen […]
Myanmar authorities to release 700 prisoners from Insein jail, says prison chief
Myanmar’s military authorities will release around 700 prisoners from Yangon’s Insein jail today, prison chief Zaw Zaw told Reuters. The prison chief declined to specify who would be released. More than 5,000 people have been detained since the military seized power on February 1 from the elected government led by […]
Two terrorists eliminated by security forces in Srinagar
Two terrorists were eliminated in a joint operation launched by security forces in Malhoora Parimpora area of Srinagar district in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday night, said Indian Army’s Northern Command. The security forces also recovered two AK Rifles and other war-like stores. “Op Malhoora #Srinagar. A joint Op was launched in Malhoora, Parimpora based on specific inputs. Overnight […]
‘Sopranos’ prequel trailer: Michael Gandolfini steps into father’s iconic role as young Tony Soprano
The trailer of the much-awaited ‘Sopranos’ prequel titled ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ was released on Tuesday. The trailer reveals the first look of Michael Gandolfini who has stepped into the iconic character played by the actor’s late father James Gandolfini as young Tony Soprano. The nearly two-minute trailer is presented with the tagline, ‘legends aren’t born, they’re made’, and […]
Equity indices trade higher, Maruti Suzuki top gainer
Equity benchmark indices traded higher during early hours on Wednesday amid positive global cues. At 10:15 am, the BSE S&P Sensex was up by 207 points or 0.39 percent at 52,757 and the Nifty 50 ticked higher by 48 points or 0.31 percent to 15,797. Except for Nifty realty which dropped by 0.5 […]
Sydney’s Covid-19 cases rise, four Australian cities in lockdown
Australia’s New South Wales (NSW), the worst-hit state in the country’s latest coronavirus outbreak, reported 22 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases today as four major cities endure a hard lockdown to contain the Delta variant. Around one in two Australians are under stay-at-home orders with Sydney, the country’s largest city, […]