Property loss pegged at Rs 2765 crore, 60 lakh families affected in cyclone Titli, and flood: SRC
Woman patient dies, family members ransack hospital in Cuttack
Chemical usage: Check before you eat sweets this festive season
Dacoit held in Sundargarh; 2 pistols, 3 bikes seized
Differently-abled minor boy drowns in Bhadrak river
Truck hits Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express, 2 coaches derail
New Delhi: At least two coaches of a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express derailed Thursday after it was hit by a truck near Thandla in Madhya Pradesh, an official said. No passenger has been injured. Rajesh Dutt Bajpai, Media and Corporate Communication Director, Railway Ministry, told IANS here that the incident took...
Read moreGold rises by Rs 195 on festive demand
New Delhi: Gold prices rose by Rs 195 to Rs 32,225 per 10 grams Thursday increased buying by local jewellers to meet festive season demand. Silver followed suit and recovered by Rs 20 to Rs 39,500 per kg due to increased offtake from industrial units and coin makers. Traders attributed the rise in gold prices to increased buying by local jewellers, driven by ongoing festive season. Besides, weakness in the rupee,...
Read moreGlobal IT spending to grow 3.2% in 2019: Gartner
San Francisco: Driven by increased Cloud adoption, worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.8 trillion in 2019, an increase of 3.2 per cent from expected spending of $3.7 trillion in 2018, according to the latest forecast by market research firm Gartner. Global spending for devices -- PCs, tablets and mobile phones -- is forecast to grow 2.4 per cent in 2019, reaching $706 billion, up from $689 billion in 2018,...
Read moreUP court receives complaint against Facebook’s Zuckerberg
Lucknow: A complaint has been registered in an Uttar Pradesh court against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and three others for using national symbols and letter heads of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on its site without due permission. Chief Judicial Magistrate Anand Prakash Singh on Wednesday set November 12 as the next date of hearing when the petitioner lawyer Omkar's statement would be recorded. Others named in...
Read moreRe-verification of mobile subscribers KYC details voluntary post SC verdict on Aadhaar: DoT-UIDAI
New Delhi: The Government will not push for re-verification of mobile service customers and it will be done only if a customer opts to replace Aadhaar records with any alternate identity or address proof, the Department of Telecom (DoT) and Unique Identity Authority of India said in a joint statement Thursday. The joint statement said, the Supreme Court has prohibited issue of new SIM cards through Aadhaar eKYC authentication process and...
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Raj govt considers banning social messaging apps around examination centres to prevent cheating
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government is considering a ban on social messaging apps like WhatsApp around exam centres to prevent cheating, instead of the current practice of disabling the mobile internet services entirely. "We have suggested this to police department officials in a meeting and they are contemplating it. They will take a call on that and will...
Maneka urges all political parties to immediately form sexual harassment committee
New Delhi: In the backdrop of the 'Metoo' movement, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi Thursday urged all recognised political parties to form internal committees immediately to look into complaints of sexual harassment. Maneka Gandhi said she has written to six national parties and 59 regional parties to form internal complaints committee against sexual harassment and...
Ex-BSP MP’s son surrenders, arrested for waving pistol at hotel
New Delhi: The son of a former BSP MP who had threatened a man with a pistol at a luxury hotel here was arrested Thursday soon after he surrendered in a city court. A police official said Ashish Pandey, the son of former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Rakesh Pandey, was taken into police custody for a...
Indian sacked in Saudi for ‘offensive remarks’ on Sabarimala row
Riyadh: A Keralite expat in Saudi Arabia has been sacked from his job for allegedly posting offensive remarks on women amid the Sabarimala temple row, the media reported. Deepak Pavithram, an employee of Lulu Hypermarket in Riyadh, was fired on Tuesday for making misogynist and insensitive comments about women on the social media, the Khaleej Times reported....
Samsung launches flagship Galaxy Tab S4 for Rs 57,900 in India
Gurugram: Samsung on Thursday launched in India its flagship tablet, Galaxy Tab S4, a new two-in-one Android tablet that comes equipped with Samsung Dex and S Pen for Rs 57,900. Galaxy Tab S4 sports narrower bezels to fit a 10.5-inch display with Super AMOLED technology, as well as a 16:10 screen ratio. Powered by a 7,300mAh battery,...
BJP alleges Cong sponsoring Facebook advertisement in Pakistan for removing Modi
New Delhi: The BJP accused the Congress Thursday of running a "paid campaign" on Facebook in Pakistan for removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it a serious matter. Its spokesperson Sambit Patra flashed copies of a Facebook page which shows an advertisement of the opposition party calling for "Desh bachao, Modi hatao" (Save country, remove Modi),...
Love not restricted to any gender: Huma Qureshi
Mumbai: Actress Huma Qureshi says love is not restricted to any gender, and believes it is an individual's right to choose who they want to love. "I've always believed in freedom of choice and that includes an individual's right to choose who they want to love. I support the LGBT community because love is free and not...
Former Uttarakhand CM N.D.Tiwari dead
New Delhi: Former Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Chief Minister N.D. Tiwari Thursday died here at a private hospital following prolonged illness, hospital sources said. He was 93. Suffering from renal and old age problems, the former Union Minister passed away at 3 p.m. at Max hospital in Saket. Tiwari, the only Indian to have served as Chief...
Editors Guild hopes Akbar will withdraw criminal defamation case
New Delhi:The Editors Guild of India Thursday hoped that former Union Minister M.J. Akbar will withdraw his criminal defamation case against Priya Ramani, the first female journalist to accuse him of sexual harassment. In a statement, the Guild also offered to provide legal assistance to women who had accused Akbar of sexual harassment and also urged eminent...
Australia to play T20 against UAE
Sydney: Australia will play the United Arab Emirates for the first time in an official Twenty20 clash next week after the game was sanctioned, officials said Thursday. The touring Australians were scheduled to face the UAE as part of their tune-up for their upcoming T20 series against Pakistan. But it has now been granted full international status...
