New Delhi HS Prannoy, the second-highest ranking Indian men’s singles player, has moved up two spots to a career-high No 8 in the latest reshuffling of the BWF world rankings. Prannoy, coming off his most successful year as a professional badminton player, had occupied the tenth spot in the men’s singles rankings for some time, […]
New Delhi After months of negotiations, the US global retail giant Walmart Inc has been able to strike a deal with Flipkart, India’s most valuable startup. According to a Bloomberg report, Flipkart Online Services Pvt has approved 75 per cent stake sale to Walmart for $15 billion. Tech giant Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc would also tag along with […]
New Delhi The 65th National Film Awards was attended by only a handful of winners on Thursday evening. The others were at the hotel or had returned to their respective homes after their protest against the organizers fell on deaf ears. President Ram Nath Kovind attended the prestigious ceremony for only an hour, during which […]
New Delhi The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council in its 27th meeting on May 4 is likely to clear the imposition of sugar cess, approximately between two to five percent, sources from Ministry of Finance told ANI. The council, chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is also expected to discuss increasing the government’s stake in the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN), […]
North Haven- Connecticut A house in Connecticut has exploded while police and a SWAT team were outside, responding to a report of a barricaded person. The explosion happened Wednesday night in North Haven. Authorities say six responding officers suffered minor injuries. Residents near the home reported on the police department’s Facebook page that they heard […]
Kuala Lumpur Two Malaysian badminton players have been hit with career-ending bans of 20 and 15 years respectively after being found guilty of corruption and match-fixing, the sport’s governing body said Wednesday (May 2). The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said former world junior champion Zulfadli Zulkiffli, 25, was banned for 20 years and fined US$25,000 […]
Xiaomi on Wednesday announced the launch of two new internet services in India — Mi Music and Mi Video. For Mi Music, the company has partnered with Hungama to offer more than 10 million tracks to users for free. The application comes with support for 13 Indian languages, including Hindi, Bengali and Marathi, among others. […]
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has published notification to conduct Combined Medical Services Exam 2018. Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online Application Fee & Intimation Charges For All Others: Rs. 200/- For SC/ ST/ PH: Nill Payment Mode (Online): Debit/ Credit Card, Internet […]
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has extended support to Aadhaar, saying the technology does not pose any privacy issue. Speaking at a conference, Gates revealed that his foundation has provided funding to the World Bank to take the Aadhaar technology to other countries as it is worth emulating. Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, the chief architect of […]
Jaipur/Lucknow/New Delhi A heavy dust storm swept across several parts of western and northern India on Wednesday, killing more than 100 people and injuring hundreds more in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand and leaving a trail of destruction, uprooting trees and disrupting power supply in Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh as well. At least 64 […]