WhatsApp Pay to finally launch in India by May-end: Report
WhatsApp Pay has been running in India in beta testing for over two years now. The payments method hasn’t been able to launch officially in India due to some roadblocks. It is now reported that WhatsApp Pay will be official in India by May-end. According to a report by Money Control, WhatsApp Pay will be available […]
First batch of 2000 Bihar students from Kota return
Bihar received its first lot of stranded students on board two special trains on Monday, days after their en masse return from the educational hub of Kota in Rajasthan had become a major bone of contention. One of the trains pulled up in Barauni town of Begusarai district with 1,200 students, while another 994 came […]
‘Bit too much’: Gautam Gambhir and Brett Lee against splitting T20s into four innings
Innovation has been a constant with the gentlemans game. From starting off with Test cricket, it has now come to T20 cricket on the international stage. And recently there were talks about splitting a T20 match into four innings, but the idea hasn’t impressed either former India opener Gautam Gambhir or former Australia speedster Brett […]
Ashutosh Gowariker recalls seeing an ‘unknown actor’ Irrfan Khan during Discovery of India’s shoot : ‘Have been fan ever since’
Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker recalled the days when he was a part of the shoot of Shyam Benegal’s Bharat Ek Khoj (Discovery of India), based on Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s book. He spoke evocatively of watching an ‘unknown actor’, who was later identified as Irrfan Khan. He wrote on Twitter: “As an actor, I was a part of #DISCOVERYOFINDIA in […]
Curve flattened, but no dip is a concern: AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria
While the lockdown has “helped in flattening the (COVID-19) curve” and provided a buffer for the country to upgrade its medical infrastructure, Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), expressed concern over the fact that “the curve has not shown a downward trend”. Dr Guleria, a renowned pulmonologist, is part of […]
Three Ships Sent To Evacuate Indians Stranded In Maldives And UAE
India has sent three naval ships to evacuate its citizens stranded in the Maldives and UAE due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a defence spokesperson said in the early hours on Tuesday. INS Jalashwa deployed off Mumbai coast, along with INS Magar, diverted for Maldives on Monday night, he said. While INS Shardul diverted to Dubai […]
For Indians stranded abroad, record-setting repatriation exercise begins May 7
India will begin the repatriation of tens of thousands of Indians stranded abroad from May 7, the government announced on Monday. The exercise, billed to be the largest repatriation exercise to bring civilians home, will begin from Gulf countries where 70 percent of non-resident Indians live. Government officials told Hindustan Times that the first phase […]
Destruction of Poppy at Wachi, Melhoora in Shopian
SHOPIAN, MAY 4: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner, Shopian Chaudhry Mohammad Yaseen and under the supervision of SDM Zainapora and Tehsildar Zainapora along with a team of Officers destroyed 13 kanals of poppy land at Wachi & Melhoora, here today. The SDM warned the cultivators against the cultivation of poppy and directed the Tehsildar […]
LAWDA demolishes several illegal constructions, encroachments, seizes illegal construction material
SRINAGAR, MAY 04: A demolition drive was launched by the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority under the supervision of Enforcement Officer in the Saidakadal, Ashaibagh and Dhobhi Ghat Shalimar areas in which 03 illegal constructions and structures were demolished. The demolition squad razed 01 double storey house, 01 single storey house, Tin walling, seized tin […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
25 new positive cases reported today, 303 cases recovered till date in JK JAMMU, MAY 04: The Government Monday informed that 25 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 01 from Jammu division and 24 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to […]
