Mindspace Business Parks REIT said on Thursday it has joined the global RE100 initiative led by Climate Group in partnership with not-for-profit charity CDP. With this, it has committed to transform to 100 percent renewable electricity use across all areas serviced and maintained within the Mindspace Business Parks REIT portfolio by the year 2050. RE100 brings […]
PM Modi pays tribute to Sant Kabir Das on his birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tribute to Sant Kabir Das on his birth anniversary and said the path shown by him will continue to inspire every generation to move forward with brotherhood and goodwill. “Paying tribute to Sant Kabir Das Ji on his birth anniversary. The path shown by him will continue […]
Priyanka Gandhi urges UP govt to extend date to purchase maximum wheat
Congress General Secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday slammed the Yogi government over less procurement of wheat from farmers and urged the government to extend the date to ensure maximum purchase. Priyanka Gandhi in a tweet in Hindi said, “In Uttar Pradesh, the last date for procuring wheat has passed and the government […]
Scarlett Johansson collaborates with Disney for ‘Tower of Terror’
Actor Scarlett Johansson, who is awaiting the release of her movie ‘Black Widow’, has teamed up with Disney to produce the ‘Tower of Terror’ project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the script of the project based on the classic Disney theme park ride would be written by ‘Toy Story 4’ director Josh Cooley. Whether the Oscar nominee […]
‘Stop fooling us and we know the reality’, Uttarakhand HC reprimands state govt on Covid-19 preparedness
The Uttarakhand High Court reprimanded the state government for the manner, in which it was preparing to deal with the third wave of COVID-19 and asked it to gear up for the Delta Plus variant. A division bench comprising Chief Justice RS Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma hearing a PIL related to the Uttarakhand […]
Rahul Gandhi reaches Surat court in ‘Modi surname’ defamation case
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday arrived at Surat court to defend himself in a criminal defamation case over the ‘Modi surname’ remark. The Congress leader had reportedly made the remark during campaigning for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. While addressing an election rally at Kolar on April 13, 2019, he had reportedly said, “I have a […]
McAfee antivirus software creator John McAfee hangs himself in a Spanish jail
John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a government official told The Associated Press on June 23. Hours earlier, a Spanish court issued a preliminary ruling in favour of the 75-year-old tycoon’s extradition to the United States to […]
Top Naxal commander Haribhushan died of Covid-19: Chhattisgarh Police
Top Naxal leader and Telangana State Committee Secretary, Yapa Narayana, more famous with his name Haribhushan reportedly died of COVID-19 in South Bijapur-Sukma interdistrict border region on Monday night. According to Bastar Inspector General, (IG), P Sundarraj, Bastar Police was continuously receiving information from certain quarters for the last few days that few senior Naxal cadres including that of Telangana State […]
NSE Academy partners with Harappa to provide training in behavioral skills
Harappa, India’s leading learner-centered institution of the future announces its partnership with NSE Academy–the wholly owned subsidiary and training wing of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)–to provide training in behavioral skills for investors and finance professionals, through its NSE Knowledge Hub. NSE Knowledge Hub is a complete AI Powered Learning Experience Platform (LXP) for the BFSI sector […]
Rajnath Singh leaves for two-day visit to Kochi, Karwar
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday set out on a two-day visit to Karnataka’s Karwar and Kerala’s Kochi to review some of the ongoing projects. While visiting Kochi, he will review the progress in construction work of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC). “Leaving New Delhi on a two-day visit to Karwar and Kochi. Shall review the ongoing infrastructure development at Karwar and also […]
Twitter opens applications to test Ticketed Spaces, Super Follows
Micro-blogging platform Twitter is opening applications for a limited test of its Super Follows and Ticketed Spaces features by creators, and it’s promising to give them a very generous split. According to The Verge, US-based users can apply separately for each program through Twitter’s mobile app. Super Follows are restricted to iOS, while Ticketed Spaces are available […]
Shiv Sena claims ‘nothing was gained’ from opposition meet at Sharad Pawar’s Delhi residence
Taking a swipe at the high-profile political meeting at NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s Delhi residence, Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana on Thursday said that nothing was gained from the meeting corresponding to the hype media had given it. The Shiv Sena had given the meeting a miss which was convened by Pawar reportedly to form a united opposition front against […]
WTC is exciting for the game, it puts big onus on Test cricket: Watling
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman BJ Watling has said that the World Test Championship (WTC) is exciting for the game of cricket and it puts a big onus on the longest format of the game. Watling’s remarks came as New Zealand defeated India by eight wickets in the finals of the World Test Championship […]
India reports 54,069 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate dips to 2.91 pc
India recorded 54,069 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and the daily positivity rate dropped to 2.91 percent, the Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday. The daily positivity rate has been below 5 percent for 17 consecutive days. The active cases further declined to 6,27,057, taking the weekly positivity […]
Equity indices trade higher, IT stocks in focus
Equity benchmark indices moved up marginally during early hours on Thursday with traders showing buying interest in IT stocks. At 10:15 am, the BSE S&P Sensex was up by 189 points or 0.36 percent at 52,495 while the Nifty 50 ticked higher by 42 points or 0.27 percent to 15,729. Except for Nifty pharma […]