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Modi, Gadkari, other leaders wish Sonia on her birthday
New Delhi, Dec 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and other leaders on Thursday extended their warm wishes to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on her 75th birthday.
Taking to micro-blogging site, twitter, the PM…
Delhi CM Kejriwal flags off first pilgrim train to Ayodhya
Launched in 2019, the government pilgrimage scheme allows Delhi residents to undertake subsidised tours to popular pilgrim sites across the country
Noise ColorFit Ultra review: Best smartwatch under Rs 5,000?
Noise, which is currently leading the budget wearable market, recently launched its new ColorFit Ultra watch. It is priced under Rs 5,000, and while the market is already crowded with good options, the new Noise wearable aims to please…
Despite Covid-19 challenges, students continue to be inclined towards studying abroad
As many as 84 per cent of schools surveyed reported that most of their students had changed their minds about their first-choice destination or university – largely as a result of general uncertainty, difficulties with travel or financial…
UPSC Civil Service Mains 2021: How to prepare for world history
The syllabus for UPSC Prelims exam covers ancient India, medieval India as well as modern History. World History appears only in the UPSC Mains examination and is an important part of the General Studies Paper 1. The syllabus includes…
‘India is not only building games…’: FarmVille developer Zynga
A decade ago, mobile-game developer Zynga set the foundation for a new type of ‘social gaming’ with its hit FarmVille, a farming-simulation game that at one point was the most popular application on Facebook. While the game that lets people…
Kerala Police Cyberdome bags ISO 27001 Certificate for this year
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 1 (UNI) Cyberdome, a centre for excellence for Kerala Police in cyber security, has bagged the ISO 27001 Certificate for the Year 2021, it was reported on Wednesday.
For the first time in India, the ISO 27001…
Amazon fined $1.3 bn in Italy for misusing dominant market position
Rome, Dec 9: The Italian Competition Authority, a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization, fined the online retailer Amazon 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) for abusing its dominant market position, the authority said on Thursday.…
Mann Ki Baat: Indian startups crossed $1 billion valuation last in10 to 12 months
New Delhi, Nov 28 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India is leading in the world of Start Ups today and the Start-ups are getting record investment year after year.
"Prior to 2015, we only had 10-15 startups, however…
Aspire Hyderabad invites applications for Startup Launcher Program
Hyderabad, Nov 27 (UNI) Aspire, which houses the Incubators in University of Hyderabad (UoH) in association with The Entrepreneur Zone (TEZ - a Startup Accelerator) - invited applications for its Startup Launcher Program (SLP).
The…
SKM defers tractor march, as bill on farm laws coming up in Lok Sabha on Monday
New Delhi, Nov 27 (UNI) The Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Saturday announced deferring its planned tractor marches to Parliament, which were to start from November 29, the first day of Winter Session of Parliament, as a Bill to repeal the three…
Drag-flix and chill: India thrash Canada 13-1 in Junior World Cup
One allows the ball to fly into the net. The other generates so much pace that the ball zooms past the goalkeeper in mid-flight. And the third lets it kiss the surface and thud into the board.
Three set-piece specialists, three different…
Odisha Guv Prof Ganeshi Lal inaugurates FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup ’21
Bhubaneswar, Nov 24 (UNI) The FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021,
which will see 16 top teams from across the globe vie for the title, was today declared open by
Odisha governor Prof.Ganeshi Lal at the iconic…
Tiger strikes in Gadchiroli, kills one more woman
Gadchiroli/Nagpur, Nov 24 (UNI) The man-eater tiger of Maharashtra's Gadchiroli killed one more woman in the nearby forest in the district, sources said here on Wednesday .
According to the sources, victim Indira Atram (60) was attacked…
Tiktok rival Lomotif launches in India with strategic partner Socialkyte
NEW DELHI, Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With Tiktok's ban in India, the country continues to witness a rise in content creators and apps that become a voice for them to showcase their talent. The popular US-based app: LOMOTIF now joins the…
Fortified rice to be made available in open markets too: Ashwini Choubey
New Delhi, Nov 20 (UNI) The government could achieve the goal of providing fortified rice through public distribution system (PDP) shops before the deadline of 2024 and would also make the nutrition-rich rice available in the open market,…
Indo-Israeli Horticulture techniques Conference inaugurated in Panchkula
Chandigarh, Nov 21 (UNI) Under the Indo-Israel project, Horticulture Department, Haryana is organizing a three-day conference on Centre of Excellence and Excellence Villages. In this conference, about 80 to 100 officers of 23 states of the…
UP police confiscates plot worth Rs 3 cr registered in the name of Mukhtar’s wife
Lucknow ,Nov 21(UNI) Taking strict action on the family of jailed criminal politician Mukhtar Ansari, Uttar Pradesh police confiscated 194 square meters of prime land located on Vidhan Sabha Marg in the state capital on Sunday.
The prime…
Youth falls to death from paraglider at Bir
Dharamshala, Nov 21(UNI) A 32 year old from Lower Mamta Nagrota Bagwan died on Sunday after he fell from the paraglider during paragliding in the Bir area of this district, police said here this evening.
Kangra district Additional police…
Ground reporting in towns a bigger challenge : Abhisar Sharma
Sirsa, Nov 21 (UNI) Journalist Abhisar Sharma on Sunday said that the ground reporting in smaller towns was a bigger challenge.
He was speaking after being conferred with Ramchander Chhatrapati Samman 2021 here today.
Sharma said that in…
