Day: August 24, 2020

Apple CEO Tim Cook is fulfilling another Steve Jobs vision

10:09 pm August 24, 2020

Berkeley: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, was a tough act to follow. But Tim Cook seems to be doing so well at it that his eventual successor may also have big shoes to fill. Initially seen as a mere caretaker for the iconic franchise that Jobs built before his 2011 death, Cook […]

More than 2800 non-gazetted CISF personnel get promotion

9:21 pm August 24, 2020

New Delhi: A promotion-cum-pipping ceremony of CISF was organized at CISF HQrs, New Delhi and simultaneously at all the Sectors/Zonal Headquarters across the India. A total of 2862 various ranks in non-gazetted category have been promoted all over India. “During this COVID pandemic phase, Rajesh Ranjan, DG, CISF took welfare initiatives for the force personnel […]

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un in a coma, diplomat says, claiming recent appearances ‘faked’

9:17 pm August 24, 2020

Pyongyang: Kim Jong-un, the 36-year-old leader of North Korea, has been absent from state affairs of late, fuelling renewed speculation over his health. According to the New York Post, Chang Song-min, a diplomat and former aide to South Korea’s late president Kim Dae-jung, has claimed that Kim is in extremely poor health. Recent appearances by the […]

Sonia slams Centre for ‘anti-people’ activities, ‘exploiting’ farmers

CWC asks Sonia to continue as interim chief, effect organisational changes

8:56 pm August 24, 2020

New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee on Monday urged Sonia Gandhi to continue as its interim chief till an AICC session can be convened and authorized her to effect necessary organizational changes to deal with the challenges facing the party. At an over seven-hour long meeting, which took place in the backdrop of more than 20 party leaders seeking an immediate […]

60,000 in Southern California to evacuate after blaze grows

Big California wildfires burn on as death toll reaches 7

8:49 pm August 24, 2020

Scotts Valley: Three massive wildfires chewed through parched Northern California landscape as firefighters raced to dig breaks and make other preparations ahead of a frightening weather system packing high winds and more of the lightning that sparked the huge blazes. There were hundreds of other wildfires burning Sunday across the state and nearly 250,000 people were under […]