20 students test Covid positive in K taka

- November 30, 2021

Bengaluru, Nov 30  The district administrations are on high alert after 13 students of a government-run residential hostel in Hassan and seven medical college students, including an internee, tested positive for Covid-19, the health department officials said on Tuesday. Following the detection of positive cases at the Morarji Desai hostel of Guramaranahalli village in Channarayapatna

Apple working on new wireless charging tech Report

- November 30, 2021

San Francisco, Nov 30  Apple is reportedly working on a charger that can power multiple devices, an iPhone, AirPods, and Watch simultaneously. In the latest edition of 'Power On' newsletter Mark Gurman revealed some interesting information about the company's future wireless charging technology, reports MacRumors. He writes, "I also believe Apple is working on short

Messi wins record seventh Ballon d Or as Putellas claims women s award

- November 30, 2021

Paris, Nov 30 Argentina's Lionel Messi has bagged the Ballon d'Or award for a record-extending seventh time, as his former club Barcelona's Alexia Putellas clinched the women's award after a stellar season with the Catalan club. Messi, 34, beat another favourite Robert Lewandowski of Poland to receive the trophy from his friend Luis Suarez late

US global posture review calls for allies cooperation to counter N Korea China threats

- November 30, 2021

Seoul, Nov 30 The US Department of Defence has concluded its review of the global defence posture, calling for cooperation with allies and partner countries to deter North Korean threats and potential Chinese aggression. After months of analysis, the Pentagon released the results of the 2021 Global Posture Review (GPR) on Monday (US time), which

PhonePe SafeCard enables businesses to implement tokenisation easily

- November 30, 2021

Bengaluru, Nov 30  PhonePe, Indias leading digital payments platform, on Tuesday announced that its SafeCard tokenisation solution for online businesses enables their end customers to experience the convenience of saved card transactions with added security. This solution is in compliance with the recent RBI guidelines. PhonePe SafeCard enables businesses to offer tokenisation on their own

Govt to introduce important Bills in Lok Sabha today

- November 30, 2021

  New Delhi, Nov 30  The government on Tuesday will table 'The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021' in the Lok Sabha. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju will introduce the Bill. The opposition, however, is likely to continue to raise its voice over price rise, unemployment and extended

Oppn likely to boycott session if suspension of 12 MPs not revoked

- November 30, 2021

New Delhi, Nov 30  The floor leaders of opposition are meeting on Tuesday to discuss strategy after the suspension of 12 MPs in the Rajya Sabha. Sources said that if the suspension was not revoked, the opposition may decide to boycott the House. The Congress has alleged that the government wants to pass the Bills

US House Democrats mulls new stopgap spending measure to avoid govt shutdown media

- November 30, 2021

Washington, Nov 30  US Democrats in the House of Representatives are considering proposing a new stopgap spending measure that would keep the federal government funded through mid-to-late January, local media has reported. The House' move to extend government funding well into January would open up some breathing room for US lawmakers to deal with other

Recovery roadmap released for New Zealand tourism

- November 29, 2021

Wellington, Nov 29  New projections for the recovery of New Zealand tourism suggest that it could be 2024 before the industry gets close to its "new normal". Tourism Industry Aotearoa (New Zealand) (TIA) released a Tourism Industry Roadmap to an online audience of more than 400 at the opening of Tourism Summit Aotearoa on Monday.