Rajya Sabha (RS) passed a Bill on Tuesday to declare the five newly established Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) as institutions of national importance. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on March 20, 2020, and was introduced in the RS by Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. “The Bill will declare 5 IIITs […]
WhatsApp is seen working on a new feature called ‘Expiring Media’ that would make media files such as images, videos, and GIFs sent to the recipient’s phone disappear once the recipient leaves the chat. Word is that the company is working on another similar feature. But unlike the expiring messages feature that focuses on text […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is planning a mission to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024. The US space agency on Monday detailed the next steps under its Artemis programme for the Moon including the latest Phase 1 plans to land the first woman and the […]
After winning the match against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli credited spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for changing the course of the game. SRH stumbled to a 10-run loss against RCB on Monday. The David Warner-led side was not able to chase down the target of 164 runs. In the match, Chahal […]
Google Pay on Monday announced the rollout of ‘Tap-to-pay’ feature for its users on Android and iOS. The new feature will allow users to safely transact with their cards and use tap-to-pay feature on NFC-enabled POS terminals and online merchants. It is currently available to all users of Axis and SBI Card while the company […]
On Monday, eight members of the Rajya Sabha were suspended for a week after chaos in the House during the passage of the two farm bills. Derek O Brien, Sanjay Singh, Raju Satav, KK Ragesh, Ripun Bora, Dola Sen, Syed Nazir Hussain and Elamaran Karim have been suspended for one week for unruly behaviour with […]
While the Emmys may not have been as grand an affair this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, celebrities still put their best food forward as they dressed up for the virtual event. The 72nd Emmy Awards at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles opened to an empty stadium, occupied by host Jimmy Kimmel along […]
On Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s birthday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced a ‘Know Namo’ quiz, whose winners will get books autographed by the PM. The quiz which begins on Thursday will have questions on PM Modi and BJP. “How much do you know about PM Narendra Modi? Take ‘The Know NaMo Quiz’ on […]
WhatsApp was recently spotted experimenting with new icons for its feature WhatsApp web as part of the WhatsApp Web 2.2037.6 update. According to Mashable, the application is designing new voice and video calls buttons that are currently unavailable because it’s still under development. Also, WhatsApp is working towards new icons for the attachment menu. These […]
State Bank of India is going to make it mandatory from September 18 to enter one-time password (OTP) for withdrawal of ₹10,000 and more at ATMs. SBI debit card holders will now have to enter OTP sent on their registered mobile numbers along with their debit card PIN each time. The OTP is a system-generated […]