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 […]
The construction of the 9.2 km-long Atal Tunnel connecting Manali with Leh, which is the world’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000 feet, has been completed in a span of ten years. “Atal Tunnel, connecting Manali to Leh, is the world’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000 feet. The estimated period for completion of this tunnel was […]
Three members of the gang that murdered members of cricketer Suresh Raina’s family in Punjab’s Pathankot last month, during a reported robbery, have been arrested, said Punjab chief minister (CM) Amarinder Singh on Wednesday, as he declared the case ‘solved’. Eleven other accused are yet to be arrested, said DGP Dinkar Gupta, giving details of […]
An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted central Nepal on Wednesday morning. The epicentre of the tremor was was 48 km east (E) of Kathmandu at Ramche of Sindhupalchok district. No damages have been reported yet from the epicentre of the earthquake. “An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred around Ramche of Sindhupalchok […]
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr V G Somani has given permission to Serum Institute of India to resume clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country while revoking its earlier order of suspending any new recruitment for phase two and three trial. The DCGI, however, put certain conditions like taking […]
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 […]
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 […]