New Delhi The Centre today asked the states and Union territories (UTs) to check incidents of mob lynching fueled by rumours of child lifting on social media. More than 20 people have been lynched over the last two months on suspicion of child lifting, the latest being the killing of five men in Maharashtra’s Dhule […]
Bank designates 60 branches as ‘systemically important’ The fraud-hit Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Wednesday said it had begun a credit restructuring exercise that will ensure that large accounts as well as lending operations are concentrated in a few specially designated branches. “To ensure better accountability and operations, the bank is shifting most of the […]
Solution to the State’s problems lay in empowerment of the people and strengthening of the institutions of local self-governance, he says. Concluding a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the Union government was committed to taking measures to bring accountability, transparency, and good governance to the region. […]
The tariff war in India’s highly competitive telecom market is shifting from mobile to broadband. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, the state-owned telecom player, has announced a new Rs 491 landline broadband plan, which it calls the “most economic broadband plan” in the country. The new broadband plan from the telecom operator offers 20GB of data […]
60 years since Pele became the fourth teenager to score multiple goals in a FIFA World Cup™ game, Kylian Mbappe became the fifth. 48 years had passed since a team had overturned a two-goal deficit and won a knockout-phase match at the World Cup until Belgium rallied to stun Japan 3-2. The last had been West Germany, who came from two goals down to […]
New Delhi Music streaming app Saavn and telecom firm Airtel are among the dozens of companies that received either a special, one-time exemption from Facebook after it cut off access to user data in 2015 or signed data sharing agreements with the social networking giant as part of an “integration partnership”. This information comes from […]
Former World No. 1 Saina Nehwal swatted aside her Indonesian opponent Dinar Dyah Ayustine with a victory in straight sets to book her place in the second round of the ongoing Indonesian Open 2018. Nehwal registered a 21-12, 21-12 score over the currently 54th ranked Indonesian, wrapping up the match in just 35 minutes. The […]
Airport Authority of India (AAI) has published notification for the recruitment of Manager & Jr Executive vacancies. Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. Application Fee For Others: Rs.1000/- For SC/ST/PWD/ Female candidates: Nill Payment Mode (Online): Debit/ Credit Card Important Dates Starting Date for […]
New Delhi In a landmark verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal does not have independent decision making powers, and is bound to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers. The judgement pronounced in the […]
San Francisco: After facing a backlash over reports that third-party app developers can read your Gmail, Google on Wednesday said the company is continuously vetting developers and their apps that integrate with Gmail before it opens them for general access. A Wall Street Journal report earlier this week claimed that the search giant is reportedly […]