5 THINGS FIRST Officials of Twitter and IRCTC to depose before Parliamentary panel over data security; SC to hear Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan’s bail plea; Gauhati HC to hear plea challenging internet suspension during exam; IMF to hold talks for a bailout package with Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe; Indian Women’s League champions – Gokulam Kerala […]
Month: August 2022
Delhi’s DTC to get 8,000 E-buses by 2025: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi’s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal alongside transport minister Ashok Gehlot, flagged of a fleet of 97 new electric buses for service under the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). The flag-off ceremony was held at the Rajghat Depot in the capital city. At the ceremony, CM Kejriwal also expressed his goal to give Delhi the largest fleet […]
Twitter ordered to give Elon Musk additional bot account data
WASHINGTON: A US judge told Twitter on Thursday to surrender more data to Elon Musk on fake accounts, a key issue the billionaire is using to try to cancel his buyout bid. While Judge Kathaleen McCormick allowed the Tesla boss’s team an opening to bolster its argument that Musk was misled, she chastised them for […]
India hits back as China opposes US military drill
BEIJING/NEW DELHI: China’s defence ministry on Thursday said it was firmly opposed to any third party “meddling” in the border issue and hoped India would abide by the agreements to not hold military drills near the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the very pacts it had been accused of violating in eastern Ladakh leading to […]
Punjab Kings decide not to renew head coach Anil Kumble’s contract: Report | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: India spin legend Anil Kumble‘s stint as head coach at Punjab Kings has ended after the IPL franchise decided against renewing his contract. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, the decision to part ways with Kumble was taken by a board comprising multiple owners, including Bollywood actor Preity Zinta, industrialists Mohit Burman, Ness […]
NEET-UG results to be declared to September 7
A total of 18,72,329 candidates had registered for the largest entrance exam in the country of which 10.64 lakh were female. NEW DELHI: The results of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) will be announced by September 7, 2022. Issuing a statement on Thursday, the National Testing Agency which conducted the medical/dental and allied […]
Saree to Sharara, top steal-worthy ethnic looks of Sargun Mehta
Saree to Sharara, top steal-worthy ethnic looks of Sargun Mehta | Times of India Aug 25, 2022 CELEB LOOKS Neha Vashist Giving saree goals like a pro Being playful with a fusion look That sharara is giving out major festive vibes Velvet is the fabric of the season A floral lehenga can never go wrong […]
US climate bill keeps hope alive for halting warming at 1.5°C
WASHINGTON: With climate legislation passed through Congress on Friday, the US is on the brink of reviving a long-shot global hope: to limit warming temperatures to 1.5° Celsius (2.7° Fahrenheit). The 1.5°C warming limit was enshrined into the Paris Agreement in 2015 as a shared goal of world governments. It’s a crucial threshold beyond which […]
‘This time, there was no way India could have skipped Ukraine vote’
NEW DELHI: India voted on Wednesday against Russia’s proposal to prevent Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from addressing the UNSC remotely. According to sources, Russia had not objected to Zelenskyy speaking earlier and that it was only on this occasion that it tried to block his virtual address and sought a vote on it. “This was […]
Govt: Sputnik V recipients can take Covishield, Covaxin booster | India News
NEW DELHI: People who have taken two doses of Sputnik V vaccine and are not able to get the third dose of the vaccine due to supply-related problems can opt for Covaxin or Covishield as a precautionary dose, the health ministry has clarified. “One can take any of the available vaccines as a precautionary dose […]