Congress demands probe into BJP link in Sushant’s death
‘Party shielding producer Sandip Singh’ Sushant Singh Rajput. File | Photo Credit: AP ‘Party shielding producer Sandip Singh’ The Maharashtra Congress on Saturday demanded an inquiry into the relationship between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and producer Sandip Singh, who is alleged to be a part of a drug cartel involved in the death of…
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Ex-Bihar police chief takes political plunge, joins JD(U)
Mr. Pandey is likely to contest upcoming assembly poll on JD(U) ticket from Buxar seat. JD(U) National President and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presents the membership slip to former DGP Gupteshwar Pandey as he joins the party in Patna. | Photo Credit: PTI Mr. Pandey is likely to contest upcoming assembly poll on…
Bejoy Nambiar’s ‘Taish’ to premiere on ZEE5 in October
The film stars Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Jim Sarbh and Harshvardhan Rane A still from ‘Taish’ The film stars Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Jim Sarbh and Harshvardhan Rane Filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar’s multi-starrer “Taish”, featuring Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Jim Sarbh and Harshvardhan Rane, is set to be released on ZEE5 on October 29, the…
Zomato, Swiggy get notices from Google for violating Play Store norms
New Delhi: Food delivery apps Zomato and Swiggy have received notices from Google for their in-app gamification features that allegedly violate the tech giant’s Play Store guidelines. The development comes just weeks after Paytm was blocked from the Play Store for a few hours for violating Google’s policy on sports betting activities. When contacted, Zomato…
Joe Biden warns that Americans will ‘not stand for’ Donald Trump refusing to leave office
ALLIANCE: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday said voters “will not stand for it” if President Donald Trump loses the election and refuses to leave office, raising the tension ahead of the November vote. At a debate with Biden on Tuesday night, Trump would not commit to accepting the election result, reasserting unfounded complaints…
Commission takes steps to ‘maintain order’ at next Trump-Biden debates
Commission takes steps to ‘maintain order’ at next Trump-Biden debatesAFPLast Updated: Oct 01, 2020, 12:17 AM ISTSynopsis”Last night’s debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining (two) debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues,” the CPD said in a statement.AFPWashington: The US Commission on Presidential…
Bank Zero is getting closer to launch
Home News (Image credit: Bank Zero) Digital banks have been on the rise in South Africa for some time. From TymeBank placing consoles in supermarkets to Discovery launching its own virtual bank, there has been no shortage of new innovations in this sector. One of the most interesting by far, Bank Zero, has officially gone live,…
Virgin Media will offer fix your broken smartphone screen for free
Home News Mobile Phones (Image credit: Inspired Images / Pixabay) Virgin Media is to offer free screen repairs to mobile customers who upgrade their device between now and November 8, claiming one third of all mobile phone users in the UK have a broken display.The telco hopes to capitalise on growing awareness of device repair…
PCB to shell out 90 million PKR extra for production after PTV’s withdrawal
Lahore Blues celebrate the National T20 Cup title PCB4:01 AM GMTUmar FarooqPakistan correspondent, ESPNcricinfo The PCB will be worse off by nearly PKR 90 million as a result of the withdrawal of state broadcaster PTV (Pakistan Television) from bidding for the rights of a production deal for the series against Zimbabwe and domestic cricket. A consortium…
View: Section 194-O of Income-Tax (I-T) Act would create difficulties for e-commerce cos
Synopsis194-O’s approach of one-size-fits-all won’t work in India, considering existing sectoral complexities, underlying costs of compliance.By Rameesh KailasamBudget 2020 introduced Section 194-O of the Income-Tax (I-T) Act. Its primary intent was to widen the tax base by bringing the ecommerce ecosystem into it. Participants in this ecosystem, it was believed, neither paid taxes nor filed…
View: The capital opportunity India is wasting
By failing to take advantage of the surfeit of global capital scouring the world for profitable deployment, the government fails the people of India, in desperate need of growth, incomes and jobs.SynopsisThere is an IPO fever raging in the US, apart from Covid-19. It shows that there is a mass of capital out there hungry…
ICMR, state govts differ on Covid-19 testing numbers
NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) announced on September 25 that 14,92,409 Covid tests had been conducted in the country on the previous day, a record high number not achieved before or since that day. However, data from 24 major states (and UTs) on the number of tests conducted in those states…
Save up to $50 with Home Depot’s latest Air Fryer deals
Home News (Image credit: Future) We typically see more air fryer deals as we head into the pre-holidays shopping period, and Home Depot is already offering some excellent discounts on appliances from Aria and Kalorik this week. Savings are reaching $50 off right now, on this 30Qt Aria air fryer, now down to $149.99 from $199.…
‘Shadow IoT’: The growing corporate security blindspot
Home News Computing (Image credit: Pixabay) With only a third of workers set to return to the office by autumn, UK businesses will continue to have millions of employees working from home for the foreseeable future.This change has required businesses to introduce a myriad of new policies and procedures to adapt, not least in the…
Pakistan to tour New Zealand for two Tests and three T20Is in December
The schedule for Pakistan’s second overseas tour since the Covid-19 pandemic has been finalised, with their visit to New Zealand over Christmas set to go ahead with virtually no deviation from the original FTP. The two teams will play three T20Is and two Tests from December 18 to January 7, with each international played at…
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