Privacy-focused browser maker DuckDuckGo’s new tool aims to prevent apps from tracking Android users. The tool, called App Tracking Protection, hopes to According to The Verge, DuckDuckGo’s tool hasn’t been rolled out as part of an update to all Android phones, nor is it available as a separate download. It’s built […]
Tripura: Suspicious bag triggers bomb scare at Agartala airport
A suspicious bag was found at the Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) airport in Agartala, airport authorities said on Monday. A bomb squad and airport security were rushed to the spot to look for possible explosives. “A suspicious bag has been found in Agartala Airport at around 9:45 am. Someone has left the bag on […]
Late Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal accorded Shaurya Chakra; wife, mother receive award
Army Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, who was killed in the 2019 Pulwama terrorist attack, was accorded the Shaurya Chakra (posthumously) by President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony on Monday. Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal’s wife Lieutenant Nitika Kaul and mother Saroj Dhoundiyal received his Shaurya Chakra. He has been accorded the Shaurya Chakra for his role in an […]
Tripura violence: TMC MPs reach party office in Delhi, seek appointment with Amit Shah
A total of 16 Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs including Derek O’Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Santanu Sen and Mala Roy arrived at the party office in Delhi on Monday. They have sought an appointment with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged police brutality in Tripura. TMC MP Saugata Roy said that the program […]
Pakistan minister acting like Taliban’s FM: Pak lawmaker Mohsin Dawar
Member of Pakistan National assembly, Mohsin Dawar, stated that the foreign minister of Pakistan with his staunch support for the Taliban was acting like a foreign minister of the outfit, which regained control over Afghanistan recently. The statement was made by Dawar during a panel discussion on “Chaos in Afghanistan” on Saturday, reported the News International. Pakistan foreign […]
Indian Air Force ace pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman to receive Vir Chakra on Monday
Indian Air Force ace pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman will be awarded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony on Monday. Varthaman was recently promoted to the rank of Group Captain. Abhinandan shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during aerial combat on February 27 […]
UP CM Yogi Adityanath says BJP government built houses for 45 lakh families
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the state government has provided houses to 45 lakh families in the state in the past 4.5 years. While addressing a rally in Gorakhpur on Sunday, the UP CM said, “The state government has provided houses to 45 lakh families for poor in the past 4.5 years, […]
Chile to hold second round of presidential election on December 19
Chile will hold a runoff of the presidential election in December since none of the candidates managed to get enough votes in the first round on Sunday. With over 94 percent of the ballots counted, Chile’s far right politician Jose Antonio Kast got 27.97 percent, while his main opponent, leftist congressman Gabriel Boric, got […]
India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 116.87 cr
With the administration of 32,99,337 COVID-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 116.87 crore, the Union Health Ministry informed on Monday. “As many as 1,16,87,28,385 vaccine doses of COVID-19 have been administrated so far as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 1,20,77,324 sessions,” […]
India reported 8,488 new Covid-19 in last 24 hrs, lowest in 538 days
India reported 8,488 new cases in the last 24 hours, which is the lowest in 538 days, the Union Health Ministry informed on Monday. As many as 249 people succumbed to the COVID-19 infection in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 4,65,911. Kerala has […]
Tripura Police: Neither BJP nor TMC permitted to hold rallies today in Agartala
The Tripura Police said that no permission has been granted either to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or All India Trinamool Congress for organizing a roadshow or rally in Agartala on Monday. However, permission for street corner meetings has been granted to both parties. Tripura is headed for civic polls […]
Mansukh Mandaviya to review progress of Covid-19 vaccination campaign today
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a review meeting on Monday with Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Puducherry to discuss the progress of COVID-19 vaccination in these states. “Will chair a review meeting today with the States of Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and UT of Puducherry. Our discussion will centre around the progress of COVID19 vaccination in these regions and the roadmap to […]
Yamuna authority to invite bid for film city construction on November 23
The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) will invite a bid for the construction of a 1,000-acre film city near Jewar Airport on November 23. The total cost of the project is Rs 10,000 crore. Arun Veer Singh, CEO of YEIDA, said that the Uttar Pradesh government has approved the draft […]
Bihar ministers involved in liquor trade, alleges Tejashwi Yadav
Political turmoil continues in Bihar over the liquor ban with Leader of Opposition and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav putting allegation against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and said that the state ministers are involved in the liquor trade. Speaking to the media, the RJD leader said, “The people who sit near Chief Minister Nitish […]
Joint Parliamentary Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill to meet today
The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 is meeting here on Monday. This meeting will be under the leadership of BJP MP, PP Chaudhary. Consideration and Adoption of a draft report of the Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 is on the agenda […]