Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) has decided to suspend its weekly ratings of TV news channels for a period of three months, covering all Hindi, regional, English news and business news channels with immediate effect. BARC measures TV viewership on behalf of broadcasters, advertisers and advertising agencies. BARC will not publish the weekly individual ratings […]
After being postponed from April 29 due to the pandemic, Billboard Music Awards 2020 was finally aired live. Hosted by Kelly Clarkson, the prestigious music ceremony was hosted at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The awards function did not see many singers participate (even digitally) in the show. Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles […]
Dr. Bhim Singh from India and Dr Aaesha Alnuaimi from United Arab Emirates won the Kalpana Chawla Haryana Solar Awards for their contribution in the field of solar energy. Haryana chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal announced this at the third Conference of International Solar Alliance organised through video conferencing at Haryana Bhavan in New Delhi. […]
Experts say that if one complains of vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain, it is important to get tested for Covid as these are also symptoms of the infection. Prof of Gastroenterology Department of PGI, Usha Dutta, said that corona infection is slowly affecting other parts of the body as well. In such a situation like […]
Video sharing platform YouTube said that it will remove videos containing misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines that contradict consensus from local health authorities or the World Health Organisation. In a blog post, YouTube said that this would include removing claims that the vaccine will kill people or cause infertility, or that microchips will be implanted in […]
After a gap of seven months, cinema halls and multiplexes will reopen in several parts of the country today with 50% capacity. However, Punjab government has decided not to open cinema halls in the state yet. “Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government decides not to open multiplexes, cinema halls and entertainment parks in the state yet,” chief […]
Former New Zealand skipper John R Reid, the country’s oldest surviving Test player, died in Auckland on Wednesday. He was 92. Reid, who was the 1959 Wisden Cricketer of the Year, made his debut for New Zealand against England in Manchester in 1949. The right-handed batsman was the first captain ever to score 500 runs […]
Punjab Government has provided an opportunity to the people to purchase property on the occasion of Navratri and Dussehra. The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) is conducting e-auction of more than 100 sites for IT, hotel, hospital, industrial, commercial and residential at Mohali, New Chandigarh and Rajpura. The e-auction commenced at 9am on October […]
Punjab government has decided to give 33% reservation to women at the direct recruitment in the Punjab Civil Services (PCS). The state cabinet on Wednesday approved the Punjab Civil Services (Reservation of Posts for Women) Rules, 2020, to provide such quota for women for direct recruitment to posts in government, as well as recruitment to […]
The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to grant three months extension/re-employment to doctors and medical specialists wef October 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020, in view of the Covid pandemic. The decision comes amid escalation in Covid cases in the state, which currently accounts for more than 1.25 lakh of India’s nearly 72 […]