Apple acknowledges serious iOS bug, to fix it soon
San Francisco, Feb 16 (IANS) Apple has admitted that the iOS 11.2.5 has a serious bug which is capable of crashing apps and Apple devices via iMessage, saying that it was working on to fix…
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Facebook opens its Community Help to organisations, businesses
San Francisco, Feb 16 (IANS) Facebook has started opening up its Community Help feature — part of the Safety Check system — to businesses and other organisations so that that they can provide critical information…
‘Candidates contesting elections must disclose source of income’
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday directed all candidates contesting elections to disclose their sources of income, including those of their spouse and dependent children. In a landmark judgement, a bench…
SC reduces TN’s share of Cauvery water
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday reduced Tamil Nadu’s share of Cauvery water and increased Karnataka’s share. It said that given the global status of Karnataka’s capital city of Bengaluru, hence…
BREAKING NEWS: SC reduces TN’s share of Cauvery water
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Google kills ‘view image’ button from search results
San Francisco, Feb 16 (IANS) In a move to curb the lifting of copyrighted images from its platform, Google has removed the “view image” button from its image search results. “Today we’re launching some changes…
Key Indian equity indices open in green
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices opened on a higher note on Friday. The wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) traded higher by 45.75 points or 0.43 per cent at 10,591.25…
Twitter to soon livestream news to curb misinformation
San Francisco, Feb 16 (IANS) In a bid to stop the spread of fake news, Twitter will soon live stream news, in a window next to the users’ timelines, whenever a major incident takes place….
One-way traffic restored on Jammu-Srinagar highway
Jammu, Feb 16 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway that had remained closed for the last four days, was restored for one-way traffic on Friday. “Traffic will move from Jammu to Srinagar. No vehicle will…
PNB fraud case: Union Bank has $300 mn outstanding exposure
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) State-run Union Bank of India on Thursday said that it has an outstanding exposure of about $300 million in the $1.8 billion fraud detected by Punjab National Bank (PNB) and the…
‘Note ban hit Indians tourists’ visit to South Africa’
Bengaluru, Feb 15 (IANS) Note ban and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the Indian government have reduced the number of Indian tourists visiting South Africa last year, a South African tourism official said…
Italian, Turkish Defence Ministers meet amid military blockade dispute
Brussels, Feb 15 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti met her Turkish counterpart Nurettin Canikli here on Thursday amid a bilateral row over the blockade by warships in the Mediterranean of a drill ship owned…
Pan India fashion contest for models, designers launched in Kolkata
Kolkata, Feb 15 (IANS) A pan India fashion contest, to be held in 26 state capitals in the country, aims to provide a start up launch pad for the aspiring models and designers and conjure…
Odisha invites European nations to partner in Make in Odisha Conclave
Bhubaneswar, Feb 15 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday invited European nations to be partner countries in Make in Odisha Conclave to be held in November this year. The second edition of the flagship investors…
Italy unveils new economic diplomacy project to help companies
Rome, Feb 15 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Ministry and its foreign trade institute Ice have developed a new project to aimed at supporting the internationalisation of firms, especially small-to-medium-sized companies that want to bid for international…
‘Namocare’ to make India largest drug maker: Union Minister
Bengaluru, Feb 15 (IANS) The Central government’s ‘Ayushman Bharat’ health insurance scheme, or ‘Namocare’ as it is popularly known, would make India the largest drug maker in the world, said Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister…
India’s exports fall in January, so do imports
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) India’s exports plunged by 9.80 per cent to $24.38 billion in January, from $27.03 billion worth of merchandise shipped out in December 2017, official data showed on Thursday. However, on…
Government to revise GDP base year, measure women’s economic contribution
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The government is set to revise the base years of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) in order to “accommodate and factor”…
Amarinder, ministers to pay own income tax
Chandigarh, Feb 15 (IANS) All Punjab ministers, led by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, on Thursday announced their decision to voluntarily pay their own income tax, which is currently being paid out of the government exchequer….
Punjab to crack down on illegal occupation of government land
Chandigarh, Feb 15 (IANS) The Punjab government has decided to crack down on illegal occupation of government land in the state and a cabinet sub-committee has been set up for this, a state government spokesperson…