Wednesday

First case of black fungus reported in HP

Beijing eyes facial recognition tech for metro security

7:00 pm October 30, 2019

Beijing: Beijing will use facial recognition tools to speed up security checks in the city’s overcrowded metro, using a ‘credit system’ to sort passengers into different channels, state-run media reported on Wednesday. Long queues and commuters arguing with staff over slow security procedures are common sites during rush hour in the metro system of the […]

President arrives in Odisha on a 3-day visit

President Kovind asks Jamia to explore possibility of adopting more villages

3:16 pm October 30, 2019

New Delhi : President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday asked the Jamia Millia Islamia university administration to explore the possibility of adopting more villages and guiding the students to undertake development initiatives. “Jamia has already adopted four villages as per the HRD Ministry’s scheme and the students contribute to these villages. I want you to […]

HCL Tech shares jump nearly 6 pc after Sept qtr earnings

7:52 pm October 24, 2019

New Delhi: Shares of HCL Technologies on Thursday jumped nearly 6 per cent after the company posted a 6.9 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit for the September quarter, and raised its revenue growth forecast. The scrip jumped 5.87 per cent to Rs 1,160 on the BSE. On the NSE, it advanced 5.83 […]

Harish Rawat booked for violating COVID guidelines

Sting case: Harish Rawat says he has faith in judiciary

2:34 pm October 24, 2019

Dehradun: Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat, who is facing CBI inquiry in a sting case, has expressed faith in the judiciary and said the episode will put to test several institutions. A sting video had surfaced during President’s rule in Uttarakhand in 2016 purportedly showing Rawat in conversation with a news channel head negotiating […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria

2:04 pm October 24, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in “blood-stained” Syria, as Turkish and Russian troops seized territory previously held by US troops and their beleaguered Kurdish allies. “Let someone else fight over this long blood-stained sand,” Trump said in a White House speech that formalized the […]