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Google launches new Search engine for scientific community
Google on Thursday launched a new search engine for the scientific community that will help them make sense of millions of datasets present online.
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Kolkata best city for 4G availability in India, says OpenSignal
As 4G penetration increases in India, Kolkata has emerged as the top city with a 4G availability score of an impressive over 90 per cent, London-based wireless coverage mapping company OpenSignal said on Thursday.
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Uttar Pradesh: Ganga floods Varanasi ghats, 20 dead in rains
A swelling Ganga river has inundated the temples on Varanasi ghats and forced cremations at the Manikarnika to be shifted to upper platforms, a Uttar Pradesh official said on Thursday.
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India ignores Pakistan’s latest taunt on Kashmir at UN forum
India has brushed aside Pakistan’s latest attempt to raise the Kashmir issue at a UN forum and instead took the high road with an appeal for “good neighbourliness and a respect for other states”.
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Section 377 verdict: Supreme Court likely to pronounce much awaited judgement today
The Supreme Court of India is likely to pronounce its much-awaited judgement on Section 377, the 1862 law that criminalises homosexuality, today.
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US President Donald Trump again threatens to shut down government
US President Donald Trump has once again threatened to shut down the federal government over border security this time.
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British PM Theresa May’s statement on ex-spy poisoning case unacceptable: Russia
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s statement over the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia was “absolutely unacceptable,” the Russian Foreign Ministry has said.
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US dollar ticks down on stronger euro, pound
The US dollar fell as British pound and euro gained on possible breakthrough from Brexit talks.
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Jan Dhan Yojana to continue, scope widened: Govt
The government on Thursday said it had approved the indefinite continuation of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), while doubling the accident insurance and relaxing the age criteria by five years to further incentivise the scheme.
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About 100 people fall ill on Emirates flight to New York
As many as 100 passengers and crew reported feeling ill on Wednesday during an Emirates flight from Dubai to New York, and health workers were evaluating them as the airplane sat on the tarmac of JFK International Airport, authorities said.
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Delhi Metro price hike meant to defame Delhi government, says AAP
Delhi’s ruling AAP on Wednesday blamed the Modi government for the Delhi Metro fare hike and said it was meant to defame the city government.
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‘Make in India’ boost in Schneider Electric buying L&T’s E&A arm
Engineering conglomerate Larsen and Toubro’s (L&T) sale of its electrical and automation (E&A) division to the French multinational Schneider Electric will spur growth in domestic manufacturing, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Wednesday.
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Tata most ‘consumer-focussed’ brand in India, Patanjali 24th, says report
Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata is India’s most “consumer-focussed” brand, said a TRA Research report released on Wednesday.
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Twitter इंडिया के प्रमुख तरनजीत सिंह ने दिया इस्तीफा, बालाजी कृष होंगे अंतरिम हेड
ट्विटर के रेवेन्यू स्ट्रैटजी एंड ऑपरेशंस के प्रमुख बालाजी कृष अब अंतरिम कंट्री हेड होंगे.
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Google 20 year anniversary: Tech giant to keep building products for everyone
Google that came into existence 20 years back with its first product Search engine from a garage today has seven products that are used by more than a billion people every month.
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Delhi rain today: Light rainfall likely in national capital, predicts IMD
It was a rainy morning in the national capital on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average, the weather office said.
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Teachers’ day: Google wishes India with animated doodle
Teachers’ Day is celebrated in India on September 5 as a tribute to the second President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who was an exemplary teacher.
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Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles launched by Houthi rebels
Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Tuesday said that they had launched four ballistic missiles towards a town located in southern Saudi Arabia, and Saudi media reported that those projectiles were successfully intercepted.
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Per kilometre air fares in India cheaper than auto-rickshaw rides, says Jayant Sinha
India’s domestic air fares per km basis are cheaper than even an auto-rickshaw ride, Union Minister Jayant Sinha said on Tuesday.
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Soon, use mobile phones on flights in India! Government set to invite applications
The roadmap for in-flight mobile connectivity in India is ready and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is expected to invite applications for service license of the same in October, an official said here on Tuesday.
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RCEP trade negotiations will continue into 2019, says Suresh Prabhu
The long-drawn negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement will continue into 2019 to sort out issues related to goods and services trade among member nations, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Tuesday.
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Will provide financial aid to medal winners, talents: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government will “soon implement” two policies to provide financial aid to sportspersons: those who once win a medal; and for those identified as young talent for proper training at an early age.
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Vasundhara Raje promises mobile phone, Wi-Fi connection to Bhamashah Scheme benefeciaries
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has promised to provide a mobile phone and a Wi-Fi connection each to the beneficiaries of Bhamashah Scheme in Rajasthan.
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SpiceJet to operate flights on Delhi-Kishangarh route
SpiceJet on Tuesday announced the launch of its operations for a daily direct flight on the Delhi-Kishangarh-Delhi sector from October 8.
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India’s ‘single biggest urban infra’ initiatve: RInfra-Astaldi bags Bandra-Versova sea-link project
The Reliance Infrastructure Ltd-Astaldi S.p.A.(Italy) consortium has bagged the project for the northern extension of the Rajiv Gandhi Bandra Worli Sea Link from Bandra to Versova, an official said here on Tuesday.
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Amazon India अब हिंदी में, ऑनलाइन शॉपिंग से जोड़ेगी 10 करोड़ नए कस्टमर
अमेजॉन डॉट इन के हिंदी में लांच होने से उपभोक्ता उत्पाद की जानकारी, फायदेमंद सौदा और छूट, स्थान और ऑर्डर, अपने ऑर्डर के लिए भुगतान, अपने खाते को संभालने, अपने ऑर्डर को ट्रैक करने और ‘ऑर्डर हिस्ट्री’ हिंदी में देख सकेंगे.
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ADB unveils new tool to boost access to trade finance
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday launched its first Trade Finance Scorecard, a new tool to address market gaps stemming from the unintended consequences of global measures to fight money-laundering and terrorism.
