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Zomato, Paytm, others face temporary disruption after Akamai outage

12:07 am July 23, 2021

New Delhi: Various online platforms in the country, including Zomato and Paytm, faced temporary disruption in services late Thursday evening due to a global outage at internet infrastructure company Akamai Technologies. In a tweet around 10 PM IST, Akamai said it was experiencing a service disruption. It said it was actively investigating the issue, and clarified that this was not the result […]

EDMC kicks off ‘Adopt a Tree’ drive

11:59 pm July 22, 2021

New Delhi : The East Delhi Municipal Corporation has planned to plant 4,800 saplings in the area as part of its ‘Adopt a Tree’ drive, which was launched on Thursday by its mayor. All 64 wards will be covered under this plantation drive, officials said. East Delhi Mayor Shyam Sundar Aggarwal inaugurated the ‘Adopt a Tree’ campaign by planting […]

UP CM assures priority in resolving problems of Korean entrepreneurs’ with projects in Gr Noida

11:53 pm July 22, 2021

Noida: Facing problems with their projects in Greater Noida, a delegation of South Korean entrepreneurs on Thursday met with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who directed state officials to resolve their issues on priority. The meeting was held in Lucknow, said BJP leader and Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh, who facilitated the interaction of the entrepreneurs with Adityanath. The Korean companies’ delegation included Samkwang India […]

Heavy rains lash Telangana, normal life crippled

11:47 pm July 22, 2021

Hyderabad : Normal life was affected in several parts of Telangana on Thursday as torrential rains continued to batter the state for the second day, leading to inundation of low-lying areas and disruption of road links. Reservoirs in the state received copious inflow and rivulets were in spate at various places following the downpour. Chief […]

Pegasus snooping row: Pilot demands independent probe

10:28 pm July 21, 2021

Jaipur: Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday demanded an independent probe into the charges of snooping on politicians, journalists and others using Pegasus spyware. He said privacy has been breached and it has been established with the facts revealed, and the Centre has no reason for not initiating an independent inquiry into […]