Google has revealed more details about the “Safety” section, which will soon be available on the Play Store. The latest post on the Android Developers blog shows previews of what will happen when the new safety and privacy policies will be implemented in the first quarter of 2022, which is […]
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Vice Admiral SN Ghormade takes charge as Navy Vice Chief
Vice Admiral SN Ghormade on Saturday took over as the new Vice Chief of Naval Staff succeeding Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar. He was earlier the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations and Training) in the Integrated Defence Staff headquarters. Ghormade has also served as the chief of staff […]
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BSF troops eliminate 2 Pakistani intruders in Punjab’s Ferozepur
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops killed two Pakistan intruders in Punjab’s Ferozepur district on Friday, said BSF in an official statement. “On July 30, 2021, at about 2048 hours, BSF troops deployed in AOR of BOP, Thehkelan (Amarkot), Ferozepur observed suspicious movement of intruders sneaking inside Indian territory between a border post,” the BSF statement said. The troops challenged the intruders and told […]
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Australia imposes 3-day lockdown in Brisbane, other areas in Queensland
Australia has introduced emergency lockdown for at least three days in more than 10 territories in the state of Queensland, including its capital, Brisbane, Queensland’s Deputy Premier Steven Miles announced on Saturday. “11 LGAs [local government areas] will go into a snap three-day lockdown from 4pm [06:00 GMT] tonight, following a number of new locally acquired cases,” Miles […]
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Japan, US defence chiefs exchange views on situation in East and South China sea
Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi and US Defence Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III held a telephonic conversation on Friday and exchanged views over the current situation in the East and South China seas, where China is expanding its military presence. Speaking to reporters, Kishi said he and the US defence chief agreed to further strengthen […]
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India reports 41,649 new Covid-19 cases, 593 deaths
India reported 41,649 fresh COVID-19 infections, 37,291 recoveries, and 593 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. With this, the total cases in the country mounted to 3,16,13,993 including 4,08,920 active cases. The active cases constitute 1.29 percent of the total cases reported. […]
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Tokyo Olympics: India women’s hockey team defeat South Africa
The India women’s hockey team defeated South Africa 4-3 in their final Pool A game here at the Oi Hockey Stadium South Pitch on Saturday. As a result of this win, India’s hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals remain intact. In their five Group Stage matches, India won two and […]
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Uttarakhand’s first orchid conservation centre inaugurated in Chamoli
The first orchid conservation centre of Uttarakhand was inaugurated on Friday in the Chamoli district of the state. The conservation centre is spread over an area of around six acres with four parts including a demonstration area, a 1.25 km long orchid trail, an interpretation centre and a nursery. “The […]
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Hansal Mehta speaks in defense of Shilpa Shetty, calls out celebs for not supporting her
Bollywood filmmaker Hansal Mehta has extended his support for actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra, who has been in the news after her husband Raj Kundra was arrested in a case connected with the creation and distribution of pornographic content. The ‘Aligarh’ director took to his Twitter handle on Friday and asked everyone to […]
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WhatsApp to soon allow users transfer chat history from iOS to Android
The popular instant messaging platform- WhatsApp might soon allow its users to transfer chat history from iOS to Android and vice versa. As per Mashable India, a report by XDA Developers suggested that users could migrate their chat history from iOS to Android by using a ‘Switch to Android’ on the App Store- the Android app which has not rolled out yet. A popular website, WABetaInfo, that […]
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CESL signs pact with HPCL to set up EV charging points in metros
Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) has signed an agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) for setting up charging infrastructure in selected retail outlets at several cities across the country. Spanning 10 years, the agreement entails CESL and HPCL to jointly undertake setting up of EV charging points in Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, […]
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Lionsgate’s documentary on Bill Cosby has been scrapped
A Lionsgate documentary about Bill Cosby, which had been in the works for years, and gained attention since Cosby’s release from prison in late June, has been shelved, according to a report. No details regarding the project have been divulged by the production house. However, as per Variety, this Lionsgate project and a different […]
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Kanpur Police busts fake call centre, arrests two for duping US citizens
Kanpur Police on Friday busted a fake international call centre in the Naubasta area of the city and arrested two persons for allegedly cheating US citizens. Speaking to ANI, Additional DCP (Crime) Deepak Bhukar said that they cheated US citizens in the name of getting home and personal loans. “They […]
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NIA raids 14 places in J-K in two seperate terror related cases
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted raids at 14 places here in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the arrest of Lashkar-e-Mustafa (LeM) chief Hidayatullah Malik and recovery of a 7 kg IED in Jammu, the probe agency said. Multiple NIA teams carried out simultaneous raids at these locations that include Pulwama, Shopian, Srinagar, Anantnag, Jammu and Banihal […]
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Kochi Corporation shuts liquor outlets to contain spread of Covid-19
With the COVID-19 Test Positivity Rate (TPR) continuing to rise, the Kochi Corporation had ordered the closing of all the State Beverages Corporation (BevCo) outlets, which are the liquor outlets, in its limit to contain the spread of coronavirus. The Kochi Corporation is now in the C category as per the TPR rate. The Ernakulam district reported 2,359 […]