Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday announced a ‘No-Bag Day’ on Saturdays for students of government schools across the state. Delivering his customary speech during the presentation of the state Budget in the Assembly, he said that though there would be no studies on the said day, activities related […]
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India to switch to world’s cleanest petrol, diesel from April 1
India will switch to the world’s cleanest petrol and diesel from April 1 as it leapfrogs straight to Euro-VI emission compliant fuels from Euro-IV grades now – a feat achieved in just three years and not seen in any of the large economies around the globe. India will join the […]
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Facebook sued for $9 billion in unpaid taxes by US IRS
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has sued Facebook for $9 billion in unpaid taxes, alleging that the social networking giant undervalued the intellectual property it sold to the subsidiary, thereby dodging billions in taxes. The IRS lawsuit, filed in a San Francisco court, claimed that Facebook “undervalued the royalty […]
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Larsen & Toubro opens digitally transformed corporate museum in Chennai
L&T Construction has opened its state-of-the-art, new-look and digitally transformed corporate museum at Manapakkam in Chennai.Christened HHL Centre, after L&T’s founding father Henning Holck-Larsen, the revamped museum is, the best example of immersive storytelling using latest digital technology andplatforms by a conglomerate in India. Speaking on the occasion Mr SN […]
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TikTok’s India story 2.0: Nurturing creators’ community, brand repositioning byte-by-byte
Jaydeep Gohil, a 25-year-old from Surat, has become a TikTok sensation. Better known as “Hydroman”, Gohil performs underwater on popular songs. His unique performance has helped him gain over 4 million followers on the platform. An 18-year-old Yuvraj Singh aka Baba Jackson from Delhi gained everyone’s attention when Hrithik Roshan complimented him […]
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Maha Shivratri 2020: History, significance, why Lord Shiva is worshipped on this day
This year Maha Shivaratri will fall on Friday, February 21. It is a night dedicated to the worship of the Hindu God, Lord Shiva. Shivaratri is celebrated throughout India and among the Hindu population in Nepal and West Indies with fervour. In Hindu mythology, the calendar holds some significance and […]
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Elon Musk bought $10 million of Tesla shares on Valentine’s Day
Elon Musk bought 13,037 Tesla Inc. shares for $10 million on February 14, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Musk purchased the shares at an average of $767 each, raising his holding to 34.1 million, or 18.5% of the Palo Alto-based company. Tesla’s shares have soared […]
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The sanctified island rock of Lord Shiva at Omkareshwar
Bright vibrant boats bob on the bountiful river, as half-naked kids enjoy themselves with a dip and swim in the waters nearby; saffron-clad and sacred-ash smeared monks roam around nonchalantly while devotees from near and far hustle to get a glimpse of the sacred rock on the Sanskrit OM shaped […]
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Adobe Acrobat now integrated with Google Drive
Software major Adobe on Thursday announced the availability of Adobe Acrobat for Google Drive in the G Suite Marketplace. With the new integration, now more than one billion people who use Google Drive to store more than two trillion digital files can use Acrobat’s best-in-class PDF tools to create, view, annotate, modify, […]
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US intel officials say Russia intruding into 2020 poll campaign for Donald Trump re-election:
United States intelligence officials told lawmakers last week that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign by aiming to cast doubt on the integrity of the vote and boost President Donald Trump’s re-election, a person familiar with the briefing said on Thursday. The person, who spoke on condition of […]
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Volkswagen to unleash the new Golf GTI, teases image of new design
When Volkswagen launched the first Golf GTI 45 years ago at the International Motor show in Frankfurt, no one could have guessed that the three letters G, T and I would go on to identify an icon. But that is exactly what happened. Anyone referring to GTI today is talking […]
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New Zealand Man strangles Tinder date to death on her birthday eve, jailed for life
A New Zealand man was jailed for life Friday over the “depraved” murder of a British backpacker he met through the online dating app Tinder. The 28-year-old was given a non-parole period of 17 years for strangling Grace Millane in December 2018 in a case that shocked New Zealand, which […]
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‘May make tremendous trade deal with India, but will put America first’: Donald Trump
Days ahead of his India visit, US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the two countries could make a “tremendous” trade deal. “We’re going to India, and we may make a tremendous deal there,” Trump said in his commencement address at the Hope for Prisoners Graduation Ceremony in Las Vegas. […]
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Irish PM Leo Varadkar resigns, assumes caretaker role
Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar resigned on Thursday, staying on as interim leader while the country’s three main parties battle out deadlocked coalition talks after an inconclusive election. Varadkar “has this evening conveyed to the president his resignation from office,” the government said in a statement. “In accordance with the […]
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Fear of violence during Trump’s visit may have pushed back J-K panchayat polls
The fear of violence during the visit of US President Donald Trump likely led to a sudden postponement of the Panchayat body elections in Jammu and Kashmir, several government officials told HT on condition of anonymity. The sudden deferment was announced late on Tuesday night through a notification issued by the chief electoral officer […]