Sweets for all embassies to mark Ayodhya Bhumi Pujan

- July 31, 2020

Ayodhya, July 31 The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will be sending boxes of Bikaneri laddoos to all foreign embassies in Delhi to mark the Bhumi Pujan ceremony of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya. The laddoos will also be distributed in the temple town here. According to the officials of the Trust, orders

Pandemic sales help Amazon post biggest profit in history

- July 31, 2020

San Francisco, Riding on surging online sales during the pandemic as people stayed home, Amazon reported solid second quarter results, registering a 40 per cent increase in net sales to $88.9 billion, compared with $63.4 billion in the same period last year. Net income increased to $5.2 billion in the second quarter, compared with net

Trump drops election delay idea targets postal voting

- July 31, 2020

New York, US President Donald Trump is using the impossible suggestion of delaying elections as a tool to scuttle plans by many states to allow all voters to cast their ballots by mail and to lay the basis for questioning the validity of the results. After asking in a Thursday morning tweet, "delay the Election

Never before in history Kerala passing through crisis

- July 31, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram,  Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Thursday said the state is passing through the worst ever crisis period as far as the finances are concerned. He also answered the criticism of the Congress led UDF on various issues. Issac said that in the past revenues falling by 10 to 20 per cent in a

Former Saurashtra coach Bababhai Joshi passes away

- July 31, 2020

Rajkot, July 31  Former Saurashtra coach and manager Hasmukhbhai Joshi, popularly known as 'Bababhai' Joshi, has passed away, the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) said on Friday. The 85-year-old breathed his last on Thursday. "Bababhai Joshi served cricket of Saurashtra in many capacities; as player, selector of Under 16, Under 19, Under 22; umpire, coach and

Bryan Cranston reveals recovery from Covid 19 donates plasma

- July 31, 2020

Los Angeles, July 31 Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston has revealed his recovery from mild symptoms of Covid-19, and said he donated his plasma with a hope that his antibodies would help others fight the disease. The "Breaking Bad" star opened up about his diagnosis via Instagram with a two-minute video, in which he takes his

Climate change driving UK s extreme weather

- July 31, 2020

London, July 31 Climate change driven by industrial society is having an increasing impact on the UKs weather, the Met Office has said. Its annual State of the UK Climate report, published by the Royal Meteorological Society on Thursday, confirmed that 2019 was the 12th warmest year in a series from 1884, reports the BBC.

Bolsonaro says he takes takes antibiotics for infection

- July 31, 2020

Brasilia, July 31 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said that he was taking antibiotics for an infection that has left him weak, after he was diagnosed with the COVID-19 earlier this month. "I just had a blood test. I was a little weak yesterday. I have a bit of an infection and I'm on antibiotics

AWS hits 43bn annual run rate biz Google Cloud reaches 3bn in Q2

- July 31, 2020

New Delhi, July 31 Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Cloud arm of retail behemoth Amazon, has become a $43 billion annualized run rate business, up nearly $10 billion in run rate in the last 12 months. According to Brian Olsavsky, Chief Financial Officer at Amazon, the companies are realising that their on-premise infrastructure is not

Rajasthan Cong MLAs shifted to Jaisalmer amid horse trading allegations

- July 31, 2020

Jaipur, July 31 Amid allegations of horse-trading, the Rajasthan Congress MLAs staying at a hotel in Jaipur have been shifted to Jaisalmer for the next 14 days on Friday. The Rajasthan Assembly is scheduled to convene on August 14 and till then the MLAs will stay at the Jaisalmer resort. The MLAs were staying at