No public events will be permitted in Delhi tonight and tomorrow between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. as the state government declared a night curfew to limit New Year’s celebrations. The centre asked the states to consider a number of restrictions and scale down the New Year festivities after 20 cases of new mutated coronavirus strain-which is suspected to be slightly more infectious-have been identified around the world. No New Year’s Festivities, congregations and public meetings shall be allowed from 11 p.m. on 31 December to 6 a.m. on 1 January and 11 p.m. on 1 January and 6 a.m.…
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The Centre and Farmers’ Unions found some common ground on Wednesday to address protesting farmers’ complaints over growing electricity tariffs and fines for burning stubble. However, the key question of the three agricultural regulations and the legislative promise of the minimum support price persist. The Centre has decided to exempt farmers from emissions control regulations, the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and the Adjoining Areas Ordinance 2020. Farmers will now continue to collect power subsidy for irrigation and the Centre has withdrawn the draft of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020. This talks with the government…
The video of a police officer saving a puppy after it mistakenly dropped into a lake is running through social media. The 15-second clip was posted on Twitter by The Feel Positive Page and has gone viral with almost one lakh view so far. WHAT DOES THE VIRAL VIDEO SHOW? The dog fell into Lake Michigan and struggled for its life as seen in the viral video. Officer Juan Farris noticed the dog and immediately rushed to the spot. He pulled the dog up from the lake and thus, saved it from drowning. “Saving the dog,” is the caption of…
The video that US President-elect Joe Biden tweeted on Christmas has gone crazy on the internet with over four million views. The 42-second clip shows Joe Biden’s two German Shepherds, Champ and Major, enjoying the festive season. WHAT DID JOE BIDEN POST ON TWITTER? Champ Biden and Major Biden are completely opposite in nature as you will observe from the video that Joe Biden tweeted. While Champ was seated in front of the Christmas tree, Major was busy running around the house with his toy. Major, thereafter, began sniffing the toys kept beside Champ. “No matter how you’re celebrating this…
Boston Dynamics, a firm renowned for its robotics work and recently taken over by South Korean tech giant Hyundai, has been causing ripples with its innovative work over the last few years. However, the latest video released by the organisation has gone ahead and revealed exactly how mature its robotics work really is. To mark the end of the year, the company recently released a new video of its collection of robots dancing to an R&B hit from 1962, “Do You Love Me?”. In the video, Boston Dynamics’ robots including humanoid Atlas, dog-inspired Spot and Handle, are seen dancing with…
The renderings of an unidentified Motorola smartphone have appeared online. The photos leaked in the reports that Motorola unveiled its flagship Snapdragon 888 smartphone in 2021. The unnamed Motorola phone was made available on Weibo. They could be the effects of the forthcoming Motorola handset, but we can’t confirm that. As per my smart price, the renders of the mysterious Motorola phone shows a punch-hole display. The screen appears curved from all four sizes and by the looks of it, the display could have a high screen-to-body ratio. One can also expect an in-display fingerprint sensor. The pictures that were…
Three unidentified terrorists were shot dead in an encounter with the defence forces in Parimpora, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. Terrorists resorted to shooting on security forces during a cordon and search operation in the city on Tuesday night, a police officer said. Both sides intermittently exchanged fire all night. One militant was killed early in the morning, and two others were killed a few hours later, the official said. Sharing specifics of the briefing, a senior army officer said that the kind of ammunition used by the terrorists against the forces all night reflects the fact…
India will start exporting the native Akash missile system as it has obtained clearance from the cabinet for the same. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced a series of tweets on Twitter. “Under the #AtmaNirbharBharat, India is growing in its capacity to manufacture a wide range of defence platforms and missiles,” said Rajnath Singh https://twitter.com/rajnathsingh/status/1344194870122967040?s=20 The Cabinet chaired by PM @narendramodi ji today authorised the export of the Akash Missile System and a committee for quicker approvals has been set up.” Rajnath Singh went on to state that the Akash missile system is a significant security asset for the country with…
RSS Chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat released a book on Cultural Terrorism: Conflicts and Debates on Cultural Pasts, written by Dr BS Harishankar at Kesari Media Studies and Research Center, Kozhikode, Kerala on December 29. Published by Indus Scrolls Press is a series of 21 papers written by Dr Harishankar. The book focusses about how India’s history has been immensely affected by vested interest groups, especially NGOs belonging to Christian missionaries, both within India and abroad. The primary emphasis is on cultural terrorism and how different methods are pursued to disrupt Hindu society through the use of archaeology, linguistics and genetic…
Rajnath Singh said that the farmers are the backbone of the country and objected to them being labelled ‘Naxals’ and ‘Khalistanis.’ The defence minister hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said he didn’t know much about farming. The minister attacked Rahul Gandhi and said that he knew more about agriculture than the chief of the Congress since he was born into an agricultural family and his parents were both farmers. “Rahulji is younger to me and I know more than him about agriculture. Because I have been born from womb of a farmer-mother. I am the son of…