The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has temporarily shut all its schools as a precaution owing to threat of coronavirus, officials said on Wednesday. Tibetan Children’s Village schools President Thupten Dorjee said the schools were closed as a precautionary measure against the prevailing public health crisis, a post on the CTA’s […]
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Two more test positive for coronavirus in Hyderabad
The number of coronavirus infections in Hyderabad rose to three on Wednesday with two persons testing positive in preliminary checks, Telangana’s Public Health and Family Welfare said in a statement. The samples of the two persons have been sent to the National Virology Laboratory in Pune for confirmation. Of the two, one […]
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise reports sales that miss estimates on weak server demand
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. reported sales that fell short of Wall Street estimates, signaling weaker corporate demand for servers amid macroeconomic concerns and the ongoing shift to cloud computing. Fiscal first-quarter sales declined 8% to $6.95 billion, the San Jose, California-based company said Tuesday in a statement. It marked the fifth consecutive […]
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Pawan Gupta’s mercy plea rejected, Tihar to seek fresh death warrant from court
Tihar jail authorities will move Delhi’s Patiala House Court today seeking a fresh date of execution of death warrant for all four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case. The move comes after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected convict Pawan Kumar’s mercy petition earlier in the day. “In view of the rejection of […]
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Jamia teachers to contribute day’s salary for Delhi riot victims
Jamia Teachers’ Association (JTA) on Tuesday announced that all teachers of Jamia Millia Islamia will contribute a minimum of a day’s salary for the welfare of Delhi riot victims. The decision was taken after a delegation comprising Jamia teachers was sent to the riot affected areas in northeast Delhi on […]
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Apple restricts employee from travelling to Italy, Korea due to Coronavirus outbreak
Apple Inc restricted employee travel to Italy and South Korea, after recently instating a similar policy for China, as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread. “We have instituted specific travel restrictions in a few countries including China, South Korea, and Italy,” the company told employees in a memo that outlines its latest […]
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Social media BJP’s ‘oxygen’, PM Modi should make positive use of it: Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his tweet about giving up social media accounts. In an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana on Wednesday, the Sena advised PM Modi to emulate Ratan Tata and use the social media platforms positively by taking up issues of the […]
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New law soon to stop transfer of teachers in first 10-years of service, says Assam Education Minister
The Assam government on Tuesday said it will bring a new legislation to stop transfer of teachers in the first 10 years of service. Announcing the plan during the Question Hour, Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the bill will be introduced during the later part of the ongoing […]
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‘700 still missing in Delhi’, claims Mamata Banerjee targeting BJP for third consecutive day
Seven hundred people are still missing in Delhi following last week’s riots, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Wednesday, continuing her tirade against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government for the third consecutive day over the clashes in the national capital. “The situation in Delhi is pathetic. […]
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US hits Taliban with air strike: American military spokesperson
The US hit Taliban fighters with an air strike for the first time in 11 days in response to an insurgent attack on Afghan forces in southern Helmand province on Wednesday, an American military spokesman said. “The US conducted an airstrike on March 4 against Taliban fighters in Nahr-e Saraj, […]
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Coronavirus situation to be treated as an emergency, no need to panic: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday addressed the media over coronavirus outbreak and said that the administration is concerned about the situation. “There is no need to panic,” he said. The chief minister stated that a task force has been formed under his leadership which will include all concerned […]
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Amazon employee in Seattle tested positive for Coronavirus
Amazon on Tuesday notified employees of the first confirmed case of coronavirus among its US workforce. The tech told workers about the infected employee via email. The employee left work February 25 due to an illness and the company said it was informed Tuesday that the person had contracted the […]
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Chhattisgarh to amend rules after governor appoints 2 VCs
After the appointment of two Vice-Chancellors of state universities by Chhattisgarh Governor recently, the Congress-run state government is planning to amend the appointment rules through legislation in which the Governor’s role will be ‘nullified’. On Monday, Governor Anusuiya Uikey, appointed Baldev Bhai Sharma, the vice-chancellor of Kushabhau Thakre University and […]
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From virtual meetings to work from home: How are firms tackling coronavirus challenge
As the total number of positive coronavirus cases in India jumps to 6, many firms across the country are now taking a slew of precautionary measures. While some companies have put a cut on employee travels, others are contemplating to ask staff to work from home and hold virtual meetings. As per […]
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International Women’s Day 2020: Government campaign from 1st- 7th March
No sooner had Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday that he would give control of his social media accounts to “inspiring” women for a day on the occasion of Women’s Day (March 8) this year, the BJP-led Central government sprung into action. This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, […]