J&K polls: Vote in large numbers, strengthen festival of democracy, says PM Modi
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the people in Jammu and Kashmir to vote in large numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy. The first phase of the long-awaited elections in the union territory is underway, with seven districts voting on Wednesday. This is the first Assembly polls since the […]
Prez Murmu in Jaipur today, to attend 18th convocation ceremony of MNIT
Jaipur, Sep 18 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu will be on a visit to Rajasthan on Wednesday where she will grace the 18th convocation of Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) at Jaipur. Officials said the convocation of the Institute will held at 11.30 a.m. at the Open Air Theatre of MNIT Jaipur Campus and the […]
Finance Minister Sitharaman to launch new pension scheme ‘Vatsalya’ for children today
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will launch the New Pension Scheme (NPS) ‘Vatsalya’ on Wednesday here, which will be joined by school children, according to an official statement from the Ministry of Finance. Announced in the Union Budget 2024, the scheme will allow parents to contribute a certain amount on behalf […]
Voting begins for 1st phase Assembly polls in J&K
Srinagar, Sept 18 (IANS) Bright sunshine on a clear autumn sky greeted voters as they started entering the polling stations in Jammu and Kashmir’s first of the three-phase Assembly elections on Wednesday. Security forces posted at the polling stations in Pampore Assembly constituency and Koil polling stations of the Pulwama district exchanged smiles with voters […]
Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi over Agnipath scheme, says will give jobs to Agniveers after serving in Army
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for “playing politics” over the Agnipath scheme and said that is the BJP’s responsibility to ensure jobs for Agniveers from Haryana, who are not retained after their four-year tenure in the armed forces under the short-term military recruitment […]
Neuralink’s Blindsight implant to restore vision to people who lost both eyes: Musk
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) In yet another groundbreaking invention, brain-computer interface company Neuralink has developed a Blindsight implant that can restore vision to people who lost both eyes, said founder Elon Musk on Wednesday. The experimental implant received the US Food and Drug Administration’s “breakthrough device” designation on Tuesday. “Much appreciated, US FDA!” Musk […]
Sensex trades flat ahead of US Fed meeting
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) India equity indices opened flat on Wednesday following a mixed trend in global markets ahead of the US Federal Reserve monetary policy decision later in the day. At 9.42 a.m., Sensex was up 38 points or 0.05 per cent at 83,117 and Nifty was up 10 points or 0.05 per cent […]
Mobile spams reach record high in Aug in South Korea
Seoul, Sep 18 (IANS) Mobile phone spam in South Korea reached a record high through August, despite ongoing government efforts to curb unwanted messages and advertisements, parliamentary data showed on Wednesday. From January to August, 280.4 million spam messages and calls were reported or detected by the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), up 68 […]
Chip-maker Intel may lose third spot in global sales in Q3: Report
Seoul, Sep 18 (IANS) US semiconductor manufacturer Intel may lose its third spot in terms of sales for the first time in the third quarter (Q3) to SK hynix, a major South Korean chipmaker, a report showed on Wednesday. SK hynix is expected to post a fresh high of $12.8 billion in revenue in the […]
Colin Farrell talks about his ‘weird’ transformation as the Penguin
Los Angeles, Sep 18 (IANS) For actor Colin Farrell, it was quite “weird” to transform into the comic book villain The Penguin. The actor hit the red carpet premiere in New York City for his upcoming series centering on the character he first played in ‘The Batman’. He called catching a glimpse of his transformation […]
