Fujifilm has announced the X-E4, which has the most compact interchangeable-lens camera in its X-series lineup. According to The Verge, at 121.3mm x 72.9mm x 32.7mm, the X- E4 camera is more than a centimeter thinner than its predecessor, the X-E3 from 2017. The X-E series slots into Fujifilm’s line-up as an […]
Banking, pharma stocks pull down equity indices
Equity benchmark indices cracked during early hours on Thursday amid weak global cues and as caution set in ahead of the Union Budget. At 10:15 am, the BSE S&P Sensex was down by 339 points or 0.71 percent at 47,071 while the Nifty 50 lowered by 98 points or 0.7 percent to […]
Scrappage Policy Approved; Govt To Charge Green Tax On Old Vehicles
The Ministry of for Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has finally approved the vehicle scrappage policy that will come into effect from 1st April, 2022. The policy, however, will be applicable only to government vehicles including both Central and State governments. The vehicles used by government departments and PSUs (Public […]
Facebook says it will permanently stop recommending political groups
Facebook Inc’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said yesterday the company would no longer recommend civic and political groups to users of the platform. The social media company said in October that it was temporarily halting recommendations of political groups for US users in the run-up to the presidential election. Yesterday, Facebook […]
Deep Sidhu hits out at farmer leaders for allegedly spreading false propaganda against him
Actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, who has been accused by farm bodies of trying to defame their agitation and termed a “traitor”, has hit out at farm leaders for allegedly spreading false propaganda and hatred against him. The 36-year-old Sidhu, who is in the eye of a storm for being among the […]
US stocks suffer worst one-day loss in 3 months as investors
US stocks suffered their worst one-day loss in three months on Wednesday, with the three major equity indexes tumbling more than 2 percent each, amid fears the market had been overbought after a rally with few breaks since late October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the broadest gauge of the New York Stock Exchange, lost […]
Sri Lanka chief selector Ashantha de Mel steps down
Sri Lanka chief selector Ashantha de Mel has stepped down following the 2-0 loss against England in the home Test series. De Mel said it had always been his plan to resign as selector at the conclusion of the England series. He had earlier stepped down as team manager — a post […]
Abu Dhabi T10: Waiting for opportunity to play alongside Bravo and Lewis
England’s batsman Adam Lyth, who has scored over 2,500 runs in T20s, is all set to turn up for the Delhi Bulls in the new season of the Abu Dhabi T10. The competition will be played at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi from January 28- February 6. The 33-year-old expressed […]
PM Modi pays tribute to Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa on his birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to late Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa, first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, on his birth anniversary while addressing the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Rally at Cariappa Ground in Delhi on Thursday. “We are holding this event of Annual NCC rally at the ground named after Field Marshal KM […]
Mumbai Police rescues minor girl from trafficking, 3 arrested
The Social Service Branch of Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested three people after they were allegedly planning to sell a minor girl for money. In a statement, the Mumbai Police said, “The Social Service Branch of Mumbai Police arrested three people yesterday in a raid and rescued a 14-year-old girl. Preliminary investigation revealed that the perpetrators had fixed for the […]
No risk would be taken to turn Haridwar into Wuhan says Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat
The Uttarakhand government will not take any risk during the COVID-19 pandemic that will turn Haridwar into Wuhan, said Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, ahead of the grand Kumbh Mela. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India has released a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) regarding the Kumbh Mela. According to the SOPs, the authorities concerned have […]
218 billion mobile app downloads in 2020
In 2020, web users around the world downloaded 218 billion mobile applications on their smartphones, a figure that’s up 7 percent last year, setting a new record, according to data from App Annie’s “State of Mobile 2021” report. China alone accounts for 44 percent of this activity. Mobile application downloads […]
REVOI a unique, nationalist start-up celebrates two years
By all means, 2020 was not a favorable year for many. The pandemic claimed not only human lives but also companies and jobs across the world. Several companies either closed down or reported negative growth. But The TRIM Media Pvt. Ltd.’s content development portal The Real Voice of India (REVOI.IN) stood out as […]
Poland implements near-total ban on abortion, protests erupt in several cities
A near-total ban on abortion came into effect in Poland on Wednesday, bringing thousands who protested against the original ruling back on the streets, The New York Times reported. Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal had handed down the ruling in October, but its imposition had to be stayed because of the widespread outrage. However, the government […]
Farm law protests: Petition filed in SC for judicial inquiry into tractor rally violence
A lawyer on Wednesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking a judicial inquiry into the violence that took place during the farmers’ Republic Day tractor rally, Live Law reported. Vishal Tiwari urged the court to set up a commission headed by a retired Supreme Court judge and comprising of two former […]