Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who had tested positive for COVID-19 recently, was shifted to the govt Doon Medical College here after developing fever, a politician said on Monday. As he had developed mild fever, he was taken for a check-up on Sunday evening to the GDMC where doctors decided to admit him, the official at the Chief Minister’s Office said. Rawat is under the observation of a team of doctors, the official said. The chief minister had tested positive for COVID-19 on December 18 after which he had isolated himself reception . His wife and daughter had also…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to his former cabinet colleague and late BJP leader Arun Jaitley on his birth anniversary, and said his warm personality, intellect, legal acumen and wit are missed by all those he closely interacted with. Other BJP leaders also remembered the previous minister of finance who for several years remained the foremost articulate party voice on a gamut of issues and was considered one among its sharpest political minds. Born in 1952, Jaitley died in August last year. “Remembering my friend, Arun Jaitley Ji on his birth anniversary. His warm personality, intellect, legal…
A fast food grocery store in Pompeii has been excavated, helping to expose dishes that were common with the people of the ancient Roman city who were part of eating out. Pompeii Archeological Park’s long-time president, Massimo Osanna, said Saturday that while some 80 such fast-foods had been discovered in Pompeii, it was the first time that such hot-food-drink food—known as thermopolis—was completely uncovered. A segment of the fast-food counter was partially dug up in 2019 during work to shore up Pompeii’s oft-crumbling ruins. Since then, archaeologists kept digging, revealing a multi-sided-counter, with typical wide holes inserted into its top.…
Actor James Doohan’s family is celebrating after keeping a major secret for the past 12 years. The late Doohan, who famously portrayed chief engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott on the original TV series “Star Trek,” had his ashes smuggled aboard the International Space Station, where they fittingly float in space today. “I have been keeping a secret for over 12 years,” Chris Doohan, one of the sons of the “Star Trek” actor wrote on Twitter, adding a link to a Dec. 25 article from the Times of London that revealed the secret. The Starship Enterprise engineer has travelled nearly 1.7 billion…
Hexagon Capability Centre India (HCCI), Hexagon’s research and development arm, a player in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, launched on Monday the HexArt Institute to democratise and further the skills of artificial intelligence among the masses. Launched as part of HCCI’s corporate social responsibility activities, HexArt will offer free AI education through courses designed for students from classes 8 to 12 and senior engineering graduates as well. In this endeavour, HCCI teamed up with Nasscom Foundation to set up the AI education community centre at Mehdipatnam in Hyderabad, at a cost of Rs 64 lakh, equipped with cutting edge infrastructure,…
According to data from consulting firm Tracxn, Indian startups earned investments to the tune of $9.3 billion in 2020 amid the Covid-19 challenges. As the number of deals this year reached 1,088 from 1,185 last year, the figure is far lower than the record $14.5 billion raised by Indian startups last year, TechCrunch announced on Monday. There were 20 funding rounds with dealsize $100 million or larger in 2020 compared to 26 in 2019. Similarly, rounds with dealsize $50 million to $100 million fell to 13 in 2020 from 27 last year. The figures exclude the funds rasied by Jio…
On Monday, the Assam Government tabled a bill in the Legislative Assembly to dismantle all state-run Madrassas by turning them into general schools on 1 April next year. Despite a united opposition, Minister of Education Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Assam Repealing Bill 2020 on the first day of the three-day winter session. The law aims to repeal two existing Acts—Assam Madrassa Education (Provincialisation) Act, 1995 and Assam Madrassa Education (Provincialisation of Employee Services and Re-Organisation of Madrassa Educational Institutions) Act, 2018. “This bill is not intended to control and repeal the private Madrassas,” Sarma said, adding the term “private”…
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday accused former Amethi MP and Congressman President Rahul Gandhi of using a foul language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and of using lies to sow chaos in the region. At this point, Congress will inevitably lose Rae Bareli’s Lok Sabha, represented by Congressman Sonia Gandhi, in 2024 elections, said Irani, who grabbed Amethi Lok Sabha’s seat from Rahul Gandhi in 2019 general elections. “Rahul Gandhi uses foul language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is indulging in lies to create confusion in the country,” said Irani on the second day of her visit to…
On Monday, the BJP-led government invited the 40 farmers’ unions to a meeting to revive talks on the Modi-divisive Government’s agricultural legislation on 30 December in Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi. In response to the farmers’ letter on the resumption of talks, the Agri Ministry claimed that the government is committed to seeking a logical solution to the legislation and the minimum support price (MSP) for their goods. The government is still committed to seeking a logical solution to all related issues with a strong purpose and an open mind,” said Taking note of the union’s request to restart talks, Agriculture Secretary…
Music composer AR Rahman’s mother Kareema Begum passed away in Chennai on Monday. On Monday afternoon, the music teacher posted a photograph of his mother on his Twitter profile without a caption. Tributes poured in from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami and DMK President M K Stalin. Director Mohan Raja, producer Dr Dhananjayan, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, music composers Shreya Ghoshal, Thaman, singer Harshdeep Kaur and many others expressed grief on social media. https://twitter.com/arrahman/status/1343470859567022080?s=20 https://twitter.com/arrahman/status/1343470859567022080?s=20 Shekhar Kapur, who is close to AR Rahman, paid his tribute with these words: “Your heart is broken, I know. But your mother left you…