Nitish Kumar Rejects BJP Demand To Defer Forming Longest Human Chain In...
PATNA -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday rejected BJP's demand to postpone its programme of forming the world's longest human chain on January 21 in support of prohibition in the state in...
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Siri, Google Assistant And The Offline World Of Artificial Intelligence
In September 2016, Google launched its new chat app Allo in India. The app's highlight was the Artifical Intelligence powered Google Assistant -- a conversational bot that could help perform tasks such...
View ArticleAdoption Panel Moots Tax Sops To Stop Parents From Taking Illegal Route
NEW DELHI -- Reeling under a severe shortage of children in its pool, the national body on adoption has recommended a two-year tax break as an incentive for parents adopting through it so that...
View ArticleOdd-Even May Be Back, Along With Other Measures, If Delhi Pollution Touches...
NEW DELHI -- Odd-even may be back on Delhi's roads and a host of other emergency measures will kick in if pollution levels touch emergency proportions with the Centre entrusting the Supreme...
View ArticlePM Modi Associates Himself With Khadi While Walking Around In ₹15 Lakh Suits,...
RISHIKESH -- Taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose photo was replaced with that of Mahatma Gandhi in the KVIC calendars and dairies sparking outrage among many, Congress vice president Rahul...
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Best Earphones To Buy Under ₹2,000
Ten years ago, the headphones that came with new mobile phones used to be a key part of the package. But today, most smartphone makers are skipping putting a pair just to save costs. At most, you'd...
View ArticleLenovo Z2 Plus Now Available On Flipkart With A ₹3000 Price Cut
NEW DELHI -- Lenovo Z2 Plus (3GB/32GB variant) is now available on e-tailer Flipkart for Rs 14,999 starting Monday, the company said in a statement. Additionally, 4GB/64GB variant will also be...
View ArticleKashmir Man Tosses Baby To Death After Argument With Wife
In a bizarre and shocking incident, an 10-month-old baby died when she was thrown by her father on the ground after he fought with his wife. According to a report in The Times of India, the incident...
View ArticleKejriwal's Former Principal Secretary Blames Najeeb Jung For His Arrest On...
NEW DELHI -- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's former Principal Secretary has blamed former Lt Governor Najeeb Jung for his arrest for alleged corruption. Using polite language, Rajendra Kumar...
View ArticleRBI Hikes ATM Withdrawal Limit To ₹ 10,000
NEW DELHI -- The RBI on Monday hiked the daily ATM withdrawal limit from ₹ 4,500 to ₹ 10,000 and doubled the weekly Current Account withdrawal limit to ₹ 1 lakh. The withdrawals from ATMs will be...
View ArticleMassive Protests In Madurai Against The Ban On Jallikattu
CHENNAI -- Thousands of people on Monday took to the streets in Madurai's Alanganallur town in Tamil Nadu protesting a ban against Jallikattu, the ancient and popular bull-taming sport that marks the...
View ArticleElection Commission Gives 'Cycle' Symbol To Akhilesh Yadav, Huge Blow To...
NEW DELHI -- The curtain fell today on a major Act of the Yadav family feud, with the Election Commission (EC) deciding that the Samajwadi Party's (SP) 'cycle' symbol would go to the Akhilesh Yadav-led...
View ArticleOxfam's Inequality Report Has Big Flaws, But That Doesn't Narrow India's...
Mark Zuckerberg is wealthier than the poorest 40% of Indians, and Mukesh Ambani is worth more than the poorest 30% of Indians, a new report by Oxfam says. While Oxfam might be misstating some facts on...
View ArticleNo Money In Banks, Govt Announcement An Eyewash, Says Mamata On Increase Of...
KOLKATA -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday described as an "eyewash", the Centre's announcement of increasing the cash withdrawal limit from ATMs and demanded that all restrictions...
View ArticleAll Options Are Open, Says Ram Gopal Yadav Hinting At Alliance With Congress
NEW DELHI -- Brimming with confidence ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls after the Election Commission on Monday entitled the Akhilesh Yadav camp with the Samajwadi Party's 'cycle' symbol, Ram...
View ArticleIMF Slashes India's Growth Rate Forecast For This Fiscal From 7.6% To 6.6%,...
WASHINGTON -- The IMF today cut India's growth rate for the current fiscal year to 6.6 per cent from its previous estimate of 7.6 per cent due to the "temporary negative consumption shock" of...
View ArticleReliance Jio Acquired 72.4 Million Subscribers In 2016
Reliance Jio crossed the 72 million subscriber mark by the end of 2016 according to the Q3 report released by the company. The company had declared at the start of December that it had more than 50...
View ArticleBan 'Anti-National' PETA For Wanting To Do Away With Traditional Sports Like...
CHENNAI -- DMK's Working President and Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu assembly M.K. Stalin on Monday urged the central government to ban People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) as it "is...
View ArticlePak Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution Against Modi Calling Their Country...
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Senate today unanimously passed a resolution condemning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent remarks in which he described Pakistan as the "mothership of terrorism", calling it a...
View ArticlePolice Resort To Lathicharge As Several TN Youth Made Unsuccessful Attempt At...
ALANGANALLUR -- Several youths on Monday made an unsuccessful bid to tame bulls released on the roads by miscreants as police resorted to baton charge to disperse them even as a crowd gathered...
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