MP CM to launch ‘Awas Sakhi’ app at Gram Vikas Sammelan in Sehore
Bhopal, Oct 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will launch the mobile app ‘Awas Sakhi’ and ‘Gram Sadak Survey and Planning’ of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Rural (PMAY-R) during an event ‘Gram Vikas Sammelan’ in Sehor on Tuesday. During the event, Chief Minister Yadav will lay the foundation stone of 500 kms of […]
NC-Congress alliance crosses halfway mark in J&K: Trends
Srinagar, Oct 8 (IANS) The NC-Congress alliance has crossed the halfway mark and was leading on 48 seats, as per early trends. Statistics by the Election Commission of India indicate that the NC was leading in 40 and the Congress in eight seats. While the BJP was leading in 23 Assembly seats, the PDP was […]
Study identifies reason behind long-lasting Covid symptoms
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) A new study on Tuesday showed that damage to the brainstem — the brain’s ‘control centre’ — is behind the long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection. Researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford used ultra-high-resolution scanners that can see the living brain in fine detail to […]
Chemotherapy, radiation for breast cancer may speed up biological ageing: Study
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) While advances in cancer therapies have greatly improved survival rates for breast cancer, new research on Tuesday showed that common treatments, including chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, may accelerate the biological ageing process in survivors. The study led by a team from the University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences […]
US jury claims Cognizant discriminated against non-Indian workers, firm to appeal
San Francisco, Oct 8 (IANS) A jury at a district court in the US has found that tech major Cognizant allegedly discriminated against non-Indian workers in the Silicon Valley, asking for punitive damages against the company. According to multiple reports, the jury verdict against Cognizant came in a class-action lawsuit that claimed that the tech […]
1.1 mn medium, heavy commercial vehicles older than 15 years to boost scrappage policy
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The government’s scrappage policy has a significant potential with nearly 1.1 million medium and heavy commercial vehicles now older than 15 years, a report showed on Tuesday. Rating agency ICRA projected an additional 5.7 lakh vehicles to cross the 15-year age threshold in the next two fiscal years. Even if […]
Global tablet market up 15 pc in Q2, growth to continue this year
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Global tablet shipments grew 15 per cent (year-on-year) in the second quarter (Q2) this year, despite a slow period historically, a report said on Tuesday. The market witnessed a return to form in Q2 2024 as tech giant Apple and Samsung had new releases compared to none the previous year, […]
No digital labour platform perfect to ensure gig workers’ welfare in India: Report
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Digital labour platforms in India need to do more to improve the conditions of gig workers as from 11 such leading internet companies, no platform scored more than six out of the maximum of 10 points, and none scored all the first points across the five parameters, including Fair Pay, […]
Govt notice, poor service, tanking stock: Ola Electric skids off the road
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) From a show-cause notice from the government to consumers flooding social media platforms over myriad complaints regarding its e-scooters and service centres—while its share continues to slide—there appears no respite for Bhavish Aggarwal-run Ola Electric. On Tuesday, Ola Electric’s share touched its lowest at Rs 86 apiece before recovering a […]
Sensex trades higher, led by gains in banks
Mumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) India equity indices were trading in the green on Tuesday with gains in shares of UltraTech Cement, NTPC and L&T in BSE’s benchmark. At 9.59 a.m., Sensex was up 258 points or 0.32 per cent at 81,308 and Nifty was up 58.20 points or 0.23 per cent at 24,853. In the […]
