WhatsApp is releasing a new native Windows app that does away with the outdated web-based backend, in order to run natively on Windows. According to GSM Arena, WhatsApp users can link a desktop computer to continue making and receiving calls and sending messages without needing to have their smartphone nearby. This is accomplished by using WhatsApp Web in […]
Uttarakhand: Earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hits Pithoragarh
Mild tremors were felt in the Pithoragarh area of Uttarakhand which was hit by an earthquake of 3.6 magnitude on the Richter Scale on Friday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at 12:55 IST. “Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 19-08-2022, 12:55:55 IST, Lat: 29.96 & Long: 80.12, […]
Delhi BJP chief: AAP introduced new excise policy to benefit liquor mafia
Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday said that the CBI raids at Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the national capital along with other places in the country were proof that the Aam Aadmi Party government had introduced the revamped Excise Policy to benefit the liquor mafia. The chief of […]
Assam: 2 Bangladeshi infiltrators sentenced to 5 years in jail
The District and Sessions court of South Salmara Mankachar district on Thursday convicted two Bangladeshi nationals and sentenced them five years imprisonment for entering India illegally. The court also imposed a fine of Rs.10,000 each. The failure in the payment of fine will lead to imprisonment of another six months […]
Manish Sisodia the best education minister, CBI will find nothing: Arvind Kejriwal
Amid ongoing turbulence around the CBI raids on Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s residence, Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal termed his deputy the best education minister and said “the central investigative agency will find nothing.” Highlighting the number of raids that the AAP party […]
Shanghai court jails Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua for 13 years
A Shanghai court on Friday jailed Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua for 13 years. As per Shanghai First Intermediate Court rulings, Xiao’s Tomorrow Holding conglomerate has also been fined to the tune of 55.03 billion yuan (USD 8.09 billion). The court said that Xiao and Tomorrow had “severely violated financial management order” […]
President Droupadi Murmu pays homage to former President Shanker Dayal Sharma on his birth anniversary
President of India, Droupadi Murmu on Friday paid homage to former President of India Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma on his birth anniversary. “The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, paid homage to Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma, former President of India, on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (August 19, 2022). The President and officials of Rashtrapati Bhavan […]
CBI should tell people if they recover anything: AAP’s Saurabh Bhardwaj extends support to Manish Sisodia
Extending support to Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided his premises, the Aam Aadmi Party MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj said CBI should tell people if they recovered anything. “We welcome CBI and other agencies that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has – including the […]
20 people arrested in UKSSSC paper leak case so far: Uttarakhand Police
As the investigation in the Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UKSSSC) paper leak case deepens, the state police informed that twenty people have been arrested in the case. Ajay Singh, SSP of Special Task Force Uttarakhand, said that on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday another arrest was made. So far, […]
Congress backs CBI raids on AAP leadership, says AAP-BJP colluded to damage party
As the CBI raided the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday in connection with the excise policy probe, the Congress said that he is not surprised that the raids did not take place earlier. “It is not suprising. We have been hearing about what has been happening in […]
CBI arrives Deputy Excise Commissioner Anand Tiwari’s residence
The officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation have reached the residence of Deputy Excise Commissioner Anand Tiwari in the national capital. Earlier in the day, the CBI raided the residence of Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia in connection with the Excise Policy case. “CBI has arrived,” Sisodia had said […]
Two arrested for cattle smuggling in Assam
Assam Police on Thursday arrested two persons in Khetri area for allegedly trying to smuggle cattle. A team of East Guwahati Police District intercepted a bus in Khetri area and arrested two persons. According to police, the duo was trying to smuggle 20 cattle from Geruati of Nagaon district to neighbouring […]
UN Chief Guterres calls to demilitarise Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
After holding trilateral talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ukraine’s Lviv, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a demilitarization of the area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant stating that any damage to the largest nuclear power station of Europe would be […]
New submarines could help Taiwan build strong deterrence against China: Experts
Amid heightened tension between China and Taiwan in the backdrop of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit to the self-governed island, defence experts are of the view that a new fleet of modern submarines could help Taipei build strong deterrence against Beijing. Analysts said in an RTI report published on […]
Imran Khan’s close aide Shahbaz Gill produced in Islamabad court in sedition case
A close aide of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Shahbaz Gill, who was arrested in a sedition case, was presented in Islamabad court after being deemed “fit” by medical board. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill arrived in Islamabad district and sessions court from Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (PIMS) in the […]