Budgam Police, along with the 50 Rashtriya Rifles and 181 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), arrested two terror associates linked with the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tobia from Chadoora area of Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Jammu and Kashmir police press release, the arrested terror associates were identified as Imran Majeed and Aqib Amin from […]
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Tesla to restrict built-in gaming features in cars following safety agency probe: Reports
Tesla will modify features allowing people to play video games using a built-in touch screen during the ride following the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation, media reported on Friday. On Wednesday, NHTSA said it opened investigations against electric carmaker Tesla’s models that offered games on a front touch screen over fears that the feature […]
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UK’s Boris Johnson urges people to get Covid-19 vaccine in Christmas message
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday urged people in the United Kingdom to get a COVID-19 vaccine as a Christmas present to their “family and the whole country,” amid an unprecedented surge of infections caused by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. “And though the time for buying presents is theoretically running […]
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Kanpur: In biggest recovery ever, CBIC unearths Rs 150 cr cash in raids on perfume company
Vivek Johri, the Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on Friday said that the cash recovery of approximately Rs 150 crores from searches in Kanpur at several locations related to Trimurti Fragrance is the “biggest haul ever”. The teams of CBIC are currently at various premises […]
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Harbhajan Singh announces retirement from all forms of cricket
Veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh, the first Indian bowler to claim a Test hat-trick, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He bows out as the country’s fourth-highest wicket-taker behind Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev and R Ashwin. “All good things come to an end and today as I bid […]
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What Is An NFT? Everything you need to know
An NFT is a digital asset that represents real-world objectives like art, music, in-game pieces and videos. They are bought and sold online, routinely with cryptocurrency, and they frequently encode with the same underlying software as numerous cryptos. Although they’ve been around since 2014, NFTs are gaining notoriety now because […]
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WhatsApp spotted testing ability to upload media as status update when sharing over chat
WhatsApp has been spotted working on an ability to let users upload a photo or video as a Status update when they are sending the media content to a recipient in a chat. The change may come as an extension to the option to edit recipients of media content before […]
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Pakistan foreign currency reserves deplete after stalemate over IMF package
Pakistan’s foreign currency reserves are depleting after the persistent stalemate over the renewal of the IMF package. Pakistan’s total foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 25.027 billion; the foreign reserves held by the SBP stood at over USD 18 billion and commercial banks USD 6.45 billion, reported Geo News. Meanwhile, during the week […]
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20-year-old gangraped in Bijnor
A 20-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped by two of her friends after receiving cold drinks mixed with intoxicants in Bijnor, police said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Umer and Abdul. According to Bijnor police, the incident occurred at around 12 pm on December 19 when the main accused, Umer, […]
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Hindu community in Madagascar extends helping hand to fight drought
The Hindu Samaj Association of Antananarivo on Wednesday donated 25 tonnes of rice and 10 tonnes of beans to fight drought in Madagascar. The Association offered 25 tonnes of rice, and 10 tonnes of beans amounting to Ariary (Malagacy currency) 100 million (USD 25000) to a large number of villagers, severely affected by the drought, in the region […]
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Arvind Kejriwal : Channi govt very weak; Punjab needs strong govt
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday slammed Charanjit Singh Channi-led government over “internal disputes” and said that Punjab needs a strong and actionable government. Condemning the series of incidents in the state Kejriwal demanded strict punishment for those “deliberately disturbing peace” of Punjab. Addressing the […]
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No evidence of sacrilege in Kapurthala, FIR to be amended: Punjab CM
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday said that no evidence of sacrilege has been found in the Kapurthala case, wherein a man was lynched. Channi also said that the FIR in the case will be amended and probed accordingly. Addressing a press conference, Channi said, “In Kapurthala (killing […]
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MHA issues order to fill IG, DIG rank posts in CAPFs
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday issued an “office memorandum” to fill up the posts of Inspector General and Deputy Inspector General rank officers in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) on deputation basis. As per the order, it is directed to appoint 1994-batch Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory […]
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India now has more Unicorns than UK , became 3rd in the list
According to a survey released, India has surpassed the United Kingdom to take third position in the list of nations that are home to such firms valued at more than $1 billion each, after adding 33 ‘unicorns’ in a single year. Last year, India was ranked fourth in the world […]
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China firmly opposes US ‘Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act’ that bans imports from Xinjiang
China on Thursday firmly opposed the “Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act” that bans importing of goods into the US made with forced labour in Xinjiang. “On December 23 local time, the US side signed the so-called Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act into law. This Act maliciously denigrates the human rights situation in China’s Xinjiang in disregard of facts and truth. It seriously […]