Women Cricket Premier League held in Kashmir

- August 31, 2021

Srinagar, Aug 31 Women Cricket Premier League is being organised from August 30 to September 11 at Doru Stadium in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, officials said on Tuesday. The Army said a total of eight teams are participating in the second edition of the tournament this year. The inaugural match was witnessed by Indian

Windows 11 to arrive on October 5

- August 31, 2021

New Delhi, Aug 31 Microsoft on Tuesday announced that Windows 11 will launch on October 5, on existing PCs that are eligible for Windows 11 as well as new PCs with Windows 11 pre-installed. "The free upgrade to Windows 11 will begin rolling out to eligible Windows 10 PCs and PCs that come pre-loaded with

Second unit of NTPC plant in Odisha to start operations from Sept 1

- August 31, 2021

  Bhubaneswar, Aug 31 The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will start commercial operations of its second unit of Darlipali Super Thermal Power Station in Odisha's Sundargarh district from Sept 1, officials said on Tuesday. The first unit of the plant was commissioned on March 1, 2020. "The second unit of the power plant with 800MW

Conundrum of rights and entitlements The South China Sea Issue

- August 31, 2021

New Delhi, Aug 31 The South China Sea has been for years a hotspot, with various countries claiming sovereignty rights and entitlement of its small islands and reefs, and most importantly, access to its vast oil and gas resources and fishing grounds. China's sweeping claims to the sea, which includes an estimated 11 billion barrels

India carries out maritime drills with Algeria and Morocco

- August 31, 2021

  New Delhi, Aug 31 The Indian Navy carried out two maritime exercises with the Algerian Navy and the Moroccan Navy in the last one week, the Navy said on Tuesday. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tabar took part in a maritime partnership exercise with Algerian Navy ship 'Ezzadjer' on August 29. INS Tabar is on

Android users less interested in iPhone 13 models Report

- August 31, 2021

San Francisco, Aug 31 Android users are significantly less interested in the iPhone 13 models than they were for the iPhone 12 models, having been put off by the continued lack of a fingerprint scanner and concerns around child safety features, says a new report. According to a new survey by SellCell, only 18.3 per

Jungle Cruise sequel in works with original cast

- August 31, 2021

  Los Angeles, Aug 31   Hollywood stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt are set to return as wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher Dr Lily Houghton, respectively, for the sequel of their film 'Jungle Cruise'. Expected to also come back are director Jaume Collet-Serra and the film's producing team of John Davis, John

Bharti Airtel calls reports on investment by Google speculation

- August 31, 2021

New Delhi, Aug 31 Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Tuesday described that the reports on likely investment by Google into the company as speculations. The company responded after the exchanges had sought clarification on the reports of a possible investment running into thousands of crores by the US-headquartered technology major into the telco. "We would

Heavy rain floods affect 113K people in China s Shaanxi

- August 31, 2021

  Beijing, Aug 31 Torrential rain and floods have affected more than 113,000 people in the city of Ankang, in China's Shaanxi province, with over 23,800 others relocated, local authorities said on Tuesday. Heavy rains have lashed parts of Shaanxi since August 28, affecting 74 counties, reports Xinhua news agency. Among them, 11 registered precipitation

Taliban initiates dialogue with India in Qatar

- August 31, 2021

New Delhi, Aug 31 After the US completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban initiated dialogue with India in Qatar over safety, security and early return of Indian nationals stranded over there, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. For the first time, India has made public a meeting held between the two sides.