India’s top tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran suffered a first-round exit from the Australian Open on Tuesday. He had qualified for the main draw of the Grand Slam as a lucky loser but failed to make it count as he lost 4-6, 2-6, 5-7 to Tatsuma Ito of Japan. The left-hander, who was the only Indian…
(Alert) Fake Flipkart Ads Phishing Scam Exposed On Twitter
Before starting the article SUSCRIBE Quickclarity news to get latest news updates Quickclarity News Service The fake advertisements are directing the user to a website, which has the look and feel of the official Flipkart website When contacted by Inc42, Flipkart said that it has a stringent process to check for fake and phishing sites Ministry of Consumer Affairs…
India Expected To Have 1.5 Lakh Jobs In Data Science This Year, Says Hyderabad-based Firm
HYDERABAD: India is expected to have 1.5 lakh new job openings in data science in 2020, an increase of about 62 per cent as compared to 2019, said a report by Hyderabad-based ed-tech company Great Learning.
India’s ‘Rapunzel’ sets new Guinness World Record with her 6-feet, 2.8-inch hair
Before starting the article SUSCRIBE Quickclarity news to get latest news updates The story of Rapunzel is an all-time classic. To briefly explain the fairy tale, Rapunzel was a young maiden who was trapped in a tower by a wicked witch who took her from her parents at birth. However, the most talked-about feature of the…
Prithviraj Chavan : Shiv Sena wanted to form govt with Congress, NCP in 2014
Former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan’s statement that the Shiv Sena wanted to form a coalition government with the Congress and NCP after 2014 state elections has set off a political storm. In an interview with PTI, when asked what made the Congress join hands with the ideologically opposite Sena, Chavan said, ‘A similar situation emerged…
‘Cannot do terror politics just because we have numbers’: Chandra Kumar Bose on CAA
‘Cannot do terror politics just because we have numbers’: Chandra Kumar Bose on CAA Amid continuing protests against CAA, NRC taking place in the country, West Bengal BJP vice president Chandra Kumar Bose said that he has suggested to the party leadership that with a little modification, the entire opposition campaign will fizzle out. Bose…
Cyberabad cops randomly demand fingerprints from citizens near Inorbit Mall
Highlights Citizen alleges that cops demanded fingerprints Commissioner of Police Cyberabad calls it ‘wrong information’ Hyderabad: In what seems to be the peak of a surveillance state, two police officers were found asking for the fingerprints of citizens at Inorbit Mall on January 19 in the evening. The incident came to light when one of…
Restrict alcohol purchase to one bottle, ban cigarette sale at duty free shops: Commerce Minister
The Commerce Ministry has recommended restricting purchase of tax-free alcohol to one bottle at duty-free shops as part of steps to reduce import of non-essential goods, sources said. The ministry has also recommended to its finance counterpart that purchase of cigarette cartons at duty-free shops should be prohibited, they said. These recommendations are part of…
Facebook apologises after vulgar translation of Xi Jinping’s name
Facebook Inc said on Saturday it was working to find out how Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appeared as ‘Mr Shithole’ in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologising for any offence caused and saying the problem had been fixed. The error came to light on the second day of a…
‘If Amit Shah wants…’: Sanjay Raut on Maharashtra-Karnataka border issue
Citing the Centre’s revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has said that Belgaum border dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra can be resolved if Union home minister Amit Shah wants. ‘If Home Ministry can resolve Kashmir issue and abrogate Article 370 then I think this…
If something’s on statute book, you have to obey: Salman Khurshid backs Sibal’s CAA remark
NEW DELHI: If something is on the statute book, you have to obey law, else there are consequences, says former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid, while responding to Kapil Sibal’s statement that the state cannot say ‘no’ to a law passed by Parliament. “If the SC doesn’t interfere, it’ll remain on the…
Investment in equity MFs drops 41% to Rs 75,000 cr in 2019; slow economy takes a toll
New Delhi: Investors pumped in nearly Rs 75,000 crore in equity-oriented mutual fund schemes in 2019, a sharp plunge of 41 per cent from the preceding year, mainly hit by extreme market volatility amid slowing economic growth. Experts, however, are of the view that equity schemes will attract investor interest this year as the market is…
Impossible for Hindu minorities to show proof of religious persecution: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Amid anti-CAA protest in Assam, state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that it is impossible for the person to go back to Bangladesh and collect a copy of police report to show the proof of religious persecution. ‘If a person has to prove it then he has to go to Bangladesh and collect a…
Is KL Rahul India’s long-term option for wicketkeeper-batsman in limited-overs?
Irrespective of what the results might turn out to be at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday, KL Rahul and his “multi-dimensional”- ity will be the biggest talking point and the biggest positive from the series. The contest against Australia at home had started out with talks about Rahul versus Shikhar Dhawan over who would…
Islamabad has shown weakness on Kashmir issue: Pak Minister
Exposing his own government’s narrative, a top Pakistani minister and a close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that Islamabad had shown “weakness” on Kashmir, contradicting his government’s claim that it has “succeeded” in internationalising the issue. The statement on Kashmir was made by Pak’s Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid who said the…
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