India is ‘’very serious about issues of sovereignty and territorial integrity” and the country is ready for “all contingencies” to ensure that it is maintained, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament on Tuesday. He warned that any serious situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is bound to impact the bilateral […]
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has increased the vacancies to 2,557 for IBPS Clerk recruitment 2020. A notification regarding this was uploaded on the institute’s official website. Earlier, the number of vacancies notified was 1,557. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions online at ibps.in on or before September 23, 2020. […]
WhatsApp may soon launch new animated sticker packs. The Facebook-owned messaging app was spotted testing a new ‘Usagyuuun’ animated sticker pack. The new ‘Usagyuuun’ stickers are currently available on the beta version 2.20.200.6 Android app to a limited number of users. The update spotted by WABetaInfo reveals that these set of WhatsApp animated stickers are […]
The Upper House of the Parliament, Rajya Sabha, on Tuesday passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2020, which was tabled by Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, after an hour-long discussion. The Bill was already cleared by the Lok Sabha in March this year. It seeks to amend the Aircraft Act, 1934 which regulates manufacture, possession, […]
In a significant victory, India got elected as Member of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the principal global body focused on gender equality and women empowerment, beating China in a hotly-contested election. The CSW is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The 54-member ECOSOC, holding the […]
Indo- American production feature film ‘Harami’, written and directed by Shyam Madiraju and featuring Emraan Hashmi has officially been selected for the main competition section (New Horizons) of the Busan International Film Festival, 2020. One of the 10 films from nine countries, ‘Harami’ is the only Indian film to be selected for this year’s main […]
As the Sector 17 bus stand will resume services from Wednesday, bulk suppliers of vegetables and fruits have been shifting since Sunday evening from the temporary sabzi mandi site back to the old spot of Sector 26. Since the mandi remains closed on Monday, it will be set up by Tuesday. The sabzi mandi was […]
Advocate Prashant Bhushan deposited the ₹1 fine imposed on him by the apex court on Monday, but said this doesn’t mean that he is accepting the court’s judgement. The Supreme Court (SC) had said he can face jail for three months and a ban from practising for three years if he doesn’t pay the fine […]
Austria’s Dominic Thiem, 27, defeated Germany’s Alexander Zverev in a thrilling comeback in the five-set final 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(6) to lift his maiden 2020 US Open title on Monday. This was the first US Open final to be decided by a fifth-set tie-break. With this win, Thiem claimed his maiden Grand Slam trophy […]
Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant has added actor Amitabh Bachchan as its first celebrity voice experience in India which will be available next year. Users can simply say “Alexa, say hello to Amitabh Bachchan” on their Echo device, Fire TV, Amazon shopping app (Android) and other Alexa-enabled devices. “Technology has always given me an opportunity to […]