Tag: hindi news
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‘Chin up, lad… You’re a champion’, KKR deliver heartwarming message to Yash Dayal after Rinku walks away with a win
Needing an improbable 28 off the last 5 balls, Rinku Singh pulled off an incredible heist, smashing Yash Dayal for five maximums to take the Kolkata Knight Riders home in dramatic fashion. While Dayal had a forgettable day, KKR came up with a heart-warming gesture to cheer up the bowler, who conceded 31 runs off…
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Microsoft to let users block unwanted autoplay videos in Edge
Microsoft has started testing the new block feature with Edge testers in the Canary channel, which will allow users to fully block web videos from automatically playing in the Edge browser. “We have heard your requests for strict blocking of media autoplay, and we are excited to share it is now available! Edge Canary now…
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India: Rahul Gandhi convicted in 2019 ‘Modi surname’ defamation case, gets two-year jail term
Indian politician Rahul Gandhi has been convicted by a court in Gujarat’s Surat city in a criminal defamation case filed against him for his alleged ‘Modi surname’ remarks. The court sentenced Gandhi to two years in jail while imposing a fine of Rs 15,000 ($183), under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 499 (defamation), 500…
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Bengal government finally replaces Governor’s principal secretary
The ongoing tension between West Bengal government and the Governor’s House over the latter’s request for replacement of Nandini Chakroborty, Principal Secretary to Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, finally came to an end on Wednesday after the state government issued a notification to shift her from the post. According to the notification issued by the personnel…
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‘Anti-competitive offers by Samsung killing retail trade’, CAIT writes to CCI
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has written to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on alleged anti-competitive offers by leading manufacturer Samsung. The CAIT in a letter to the CCI Chairman has claimed that leading manufacturers like Samsung too have plunged into �anticompetitive and retail destructive’ policies like their Chinese counterparts and foreign…
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CMFRI identifies 146 potential sites along Indian coastline for sea cage farming
Aimed at empowering the coastal population through additional livelihood options, the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has chalked out plans to boost mariculture activities across the coastal states of the country. This was announced here by CMFRI Director A. Gopalakrishnan at a session on mariculture for researchers and academicians at the CMFRI. “CMFRI has…
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Investment worth $12.1 tn needed in oil and gas sector by 2045: OPEC Secy General
OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais on Monday said that by 2045, an investment of $12 trillion is needed in the oil and gas sector, which suffers from chronic underinvestment. Addressing a ministerial session during the India Energy Week which began here, Ghais said that while energy security is important, meeting growing demand is equally…
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TN forest department to tranquilise troublesome Makhna elephant
The Tamil Nadu forest department is in pursuit of a Makhna elephant that has been creating problems for the villagers in the Palacode forest range in parts of Marandahalli, Palacode, Papparapatti, and some areas of Pannagram. Farmers of the area had filed several petitions with the district administration of Dharmapuri which led to the forest…
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19 families shifted after houses develop cracks in Doda (Ld)
Nineteen families have been moved to safer places after their houses developed cracks at Nai Basti village in J&K’s Doda district, officials said on Friday. The officials said that several houses at Nai Basti village in the Thathri area of Doda district started developing cracks due to a land sink. The situation was accentuated by…