Google Lens will reportedly get a new logo soon. Ahead of an official announcement, the new logo has started to appear for many users. The refreshed logo features a “G” text at the centre with slimmer corners on the side. Google has also done away with dot that appears in […]
Uttarakhand Chief Minister holds COVID-19 review meeting
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday conducted a review meeting with government officials regarding coronavirus situation in the state. “Action will be taken as per the guidelines given by the Centre. As of now, the situation is under control in the state,” the Chief Minister said. “We have to maintain caution and alertness […]
J-K: Around 8 lakh students received mid-day meals, amid lockdown
The full benefits of the mid-day meal scheme have reached around 8 lakh students, in Jammu and Kashmir, amid the lockdown. “It was a challenge to extend the benefits of the mid-day meal scheme to such a large number of students. We utilised all of our resources and achieved the […]
Badshah: ‘It was sad to see Ratan Kahar in the situation that he is in’
Rapper Badshah was caught off guard with the plagiarism accusations against him over his new single Genda Phool, with regard to Ratan Kahar’s Bengali folk song “Boroloker biti lo”. The rapper wants to set things right by doing a song with the veteran folk artiste to “do justice to it”. He also […]
‘In my assessment, there won’t be any cricket for next one year’ – Shoaib Akhtar
Pakistan bowling legend on Sunday said that he feels there will not be cricket for one year. The former Pakistan bowler said that he does not expect the T20 World Cup in Australia to take place this year, in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. Akhtar was speaking to news agency PTI on […]
Delhi calling: Here’s what these celebs want to do post-lockdown
Delhi is not a city; it is a lived experience, shared with everyone who has ever been part of this megapolis. Once a Delhiite, always a Delhiite, they say. We speak to some celebrities from Delhi to know what is that one thing or place they are craving to do […]
‘Real fight, character’: EX-ENG captain on initial chat about India player
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has revealed that Duncan Fletcher, who was India’s coach, had earmarked Virat Kohli for greatness very early in his career. Fletcher was India’s coach from April 2011 to the end of the 2015 World Cup and he saw the rise of Virat Kohli – both […]
Ali Fazal opens up on wedding with Richa Chadha being postponed
When in 2019, Ali Fazal shot for a film in which he was in a voluntary house arrest, little did he know he’d be caught in a similar real-life situation – only involuntarily. “That was a posh, voluntary house arrest. It was a very convenient, nice, big house, because we wanted […]
Colourful ‘Peacock of the Fairways’ Doug Sanders dies at 86
Doug Sanders, who missed one of the most heartbreaking potential winning putts in British Open history, died Sunday of natural causes. He was 86. The US PGA Tour Champions website said he died in Houston, Texas. Known as the “Peacock of the Fairways,” Sanders was one of the most colourful […]
Celebs give an instrumental touch to quarantine
Some are strumming the guitar, some are figuring out how to play the piano. Celebrities caught within the parapets of their homes, are indulging in their love for instruments or trying to learn the ropes during the lockdown period. The social media world has given fans a closer look […]
Tiger Woods relives joy of winning fifth Masters
Fifteen-time major winner Tiger Woods says he can’t help feeling like the green jacket he claimed for winning the Masters last year doesn’t belong in his locker anymore. The 44-year-old Woods doesn’t like the idea of holding onto the coveted sports coat due to the world-wide coronavirus epidemic that led […]
Coronavirus Update: Election Commissioners forgo 30% salary for a year
The three election commissioners of India decided on Monday to forego 30% of their salary for a year in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, following the example of the president, vice-president, prime minister, the Union council of ministers and members of Parliament. The decision was taken at a meeting […]
Covid-19: 14 villages in Uttar Pradesh sealed because of one man
The district administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun has put 14 villages under quarantine after a man tested positive for coronavirus disease Covid-19. The man from Andhra Pradesh was staying in a mosque in Bhavanipur Khali area of the district, reported news agency PTI. He tested positive on Saturday. He had attended […]
Ministers back in offices as Centre debates lockdown decision
A day before the 21-day lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus disease Covid-19 ends, some government staff resumed office after an order by the Centre. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is one such government department where senior officials and other essential staff resumed operations after more than a fortnight of […]
Rajasthan government to amend prisoners parole rules to release inmates
The Rajasthan Government is soon going to amend the Rajasthan Prisoners on Parole Rules, 1958, in order to release inmates who have been granted parole in the past. On March 23, the Supreme Court told the states to form a committee under the chairman of State Legal Services Authority and […]