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San Francisco: Facebook may finally launch its long-rumoured cryptocurrency later in June. The cryptocurrency, under Facebook’s “Project Libra”, is reportedly aimed at allowing Facebook’s global users to transfer money across borders and to make online purchases. With its cryptocurrency, the social networking giant is planning to include bonuses for merchants that adopt it. Infact, employees […]

Kathmandu: Nepal’s famed Pashupatinath Temple owns over 9 kg gold, 316 kg of silver and holds 1.29 billion Nepalese rupees in banks, a media report said. The temple’s income has remained a matter of curiosity for many. It is believed that Pashupatinath Temple is the biggest money-spinner among Hindu shrine in Nepal. Thousands, both Nepalese […]

New Delhi: Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep S. Puri on Thursday said that he has not received any proposal from the Delhi government to provide free rides to women on buses and metro. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal earlier this week had announced free rides for women on buses and metro. Taking a […]

Chennai: Expressing their grief over the suicide of two girls who had scored low marks in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), leaders of various political parties in Tamil Nadu on Thursday reiterated their demand for scrapping the entrance test. Two teenage girls from the state committed suicide after scoring low marks in the NEET exam, […]

Bhubaneswar: As part of its ongoing strategy to promote digital transactions, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday announced for waiving off charges on National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) or Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS). Such decision was taken during RBI’s bi-monthly monetary policy (MPC) meeting. “In the area of payment and settlement […]

Don’t miss the opportunity. Candidates awaiting a job in the railway sector should note that the Rail Wheel Factory (RWF) had invited applications for the positions of Supervisor & Technician. Interested and eligible candidates should apply for the posts as soon as possible as the last date for submission of application is June 6, 2019. […]

New Delhi: India on Thursday said that no bilateral meeting has been planned between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on June 13-14. “To the best of my knowledge, no bilateral meeting is being set […]

New Delhi: The Indian cricket team has grabbed the most searched team recognition on the Internet for the ongoing World Cup, while England have bagged the second position out of the 10 participating teams in a study conducted by SEMrush, the online visibility management and content marketing SaaS platform. The study further revealed that the […]

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a high-level meeting to discuss internal security and Maoist issues. It was attended by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Jain, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Joint Secretary (Naxals) and other senior Home Ministry officials. At the 40-minute meeting, Shah was apprised […]

New Delhi: Of the 36 political parties, whose representatives were elected to the 17th Lok Sabha, 15 got fewer votes than NOTA. Many of these parties contested only a handful of seats. Introduced in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the none of the above (NOTA) option, which indicates disapproval of all the candidates in a […]

San Francisco: China’s Internet powerhouse Tencent’s revenue from PUBG Mobile and its new version, Game For Peace, crossed $4.8 million a day in May, becoming the worlds top grossing mobile app, according to a new report from mobile app intelligence firm Sensor Tower. The two versions combined to generate an estimated $146 million in player […]

New Delhi: After years of speculation over her retirement, six-time world champion MC Mary Kom on Thursday said she plans to hang her gloves after winning the elusive gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. The 36-year-old has been the inspiring force in Indian boxing. In her 18-year long illustrious career, she has won six World […]

BY CHHAYAL BHATT & MEGH MODI Ahmedabad: Just as you enter the iron gates of ‘Abhang Dwar’ (invincible gate), a horse-cart welcomes you. Look around and there are vintage wooden ghunghroo bells, bamboo chairs, old-world charm wooden benches. And between all this, stands a proud Toyota Corolla Altis painted all over by cow dung, competing […]

New Delhi: Large parts of the country will continue to be gripped by a heat wave for another week as the monsoon’s arrival has been delayed, an expert said on Thursday. Although the monsoon is expected to hit Kerala in the next 48 hours, it would take at least seven days to reach the central […]

Amaravati: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) can now operate in Andhra Pradesh as the new state government of Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday revoked the order issued by the previous TDP government, barring the CBI from conducting raids in the state without its permission. The YSR Congress Party government issued the new orders, […]