Ashita Dubey, a Class 4 student, is busy doing what Apple CEO Tim Cook has always envisioned for: Start early when it come to learn coding. At an age when kids are busy listening to fairy tales, she is learning introductory Swift coding language at the Macro Vision Academy (MVA) which is an Apple Distinguished School in Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. Swift is a robust and intuitive programming language created by Apple for building apps for iOS, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Watch. It is easy to use and open source, so anyone with an idea can create something incredible –…
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Political parties have intensified campaigning for the Delhi assembly elections as the polling date approaches fast. The BJP is going all guns blazing with top leadership hitting the campaign trail for February 8 assembly polls. After Amit Shah, J.P.Nadda and Yogi Adityanath, now Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a rally in East Delhi’s Karkardooma on Monday. PM Modi will address another rally on Tuesday. Meanwhile, BJP Presidents Nadda will be addressing ‘nukkad sabhas’ at Shakurbasti, Model Town, and Chandani Chowk. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address rallies at Kanjhawala, Sadar Bazar and Paharganj; while Union Road Transport Minister…
In view of the Novel Coronavirus threat in China, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) with the help of the concerned state governments has set up screening and testing counters in most of the airports of northeast India, a top AAI official said on Monday. Officials in Mizoram capital Aizawl said that two people, who had returned to the state from China early January, have been kept under house quarantine in view of the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus in the neighbouring country. An official of Mizoram Health Department said that though both the person did not show any sign…
After two confirmed Novel Coronavirus cases in Kerala, a third case has been confirmed in the state, state Health Minister K.K. Shailaja said on Monday. Shailaja in a special mention in the Kerala Assembly said that a third case has tested positive for Coronavirus and has been under isolation at the Kanhangad in Kasargode district and the condition of the youth, who was a student in Wuhan, is stable. In a response to a query regarding updates on Coronavirus submitted by Leader of opposition Ramesh Chennithala, the Minister said: “Before it, there were two positive cases — both medical students…
Bengal inc on Saturday hailed the Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, particularly lauding the steps to boost agriculture, rationalise personal income tax and give fillip to infrastructure. N.H. Bhansali, CEO, Finance, Strategy & Business Development, and CFO, Emami Limited, called the Budget balanced. “Looking at the current market scenario, where growth has slowed down, the focus is on stimulating growth rather than fiscal discipline. Accordingly, the Finance Minister has announced many steps for furtherance of agriculture, commerce, industry, services and exports. “Withdrawal of DDT and relaxation of FPI norms are welcome steps to boost investor confidence. This…
With just three weeks left for the Magh Mela to conclude, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has stepped up its campaign to counter the anti-CAA propaganda. Over 800 RSS volunteers have stepped out in support of pro-CAA campaign among Mela visitors, saints, seers and devotees to brief them about the benefits of the law. The volunteers are taking out massive campaigns at Sangam, kalpwasi camps, camps of prominent seers and saints and other sectors. Over one lakh pamphlets have been distributed in the Mela township till now and an equivalent number will be distributed in the coming days. Kishan Chandra,…
A man shot dead by police after he attacked people in south London had been recently released from prison after serving time for terror offences. Police suspect him to be an Islamist-related terrorist incident, who had a hoax device strapped to his body. Of the three injured, two were stabbed by Amman: One man was being treated for life-threatening injuries, and a woman with non-life threatening injuries. The third person, a woman, was injured by glass following a firearm discharge by a police officer. The man shot dead by Scotland Yard on Sunday after he stabbed two people in the…
Apart from the presentation of the state budget, contentious issue like the Citizenship Amendment Act and the ongoing dispute between Karnataka and Goa over the waters of the Mhadei river, are expected to dominate the budget session of the state Assembly, when it begins Monday. The four-day session will see Chief Minister Pramod Sawant present his first budget, as well as the tabling of the report of the Comptroller Auditor General for the year 2019-20. “We will raise issues such as Mhadei, CAA, drugs, law and order, unemployment, bad finances and demand for detailed discussions on the issues to find…
Congress’ interim President Sonia Gandhi was on Sunday rushed to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here for a check-up after complaining of “uneasiness”. Gandhi reportedly suffered an asthma attack but this was not confirmed.
Fed-up with the 50 days of road blocking and harassing te common man, in a major twist, people in huge numbers from Faridabad, Noida, and Delhi demonstrated against the anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh. The people said that these protesters blocked the roads which made daily life hard for them The sit-in protest, which reached 50 days, has blocked many roads that pass through the area. This has made it difficult for commuters to pass through the region. Meanwhile, a large number of policemen were rushed to the area to prevent any untoward incidents between the two groups. The demonstrators…