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Friday, 28 June 2019

US weapon system that India is set to buy tests new missile

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US aerospace company Raytheon announced on Wednesday that it had tested the AIM-9X Sidewinder, a short-range air-to-air missile, from the NASAMS air defence system for the first time. NASAMS is the acronym for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, a mobile air defence system manufactured...

India, China have agreed to seek mutually acceptable solution to boundary issue : Govt

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India and China have agreed to seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution to the boundary question through negotiations, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday.  In a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan...

India likely to pay for Russian arms in euros to beat US sanctions

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India is likely to make its payments for Russian arms in euros to a Russia-nominated bank to bypass the threat of US sanctions for purchase of military hardware including the S-400 air defence missile system, people familiar with the details told ET.  While certain payments for existing defence...

Telangana sees sharp drop in groundwater table

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Western and Northern parts of Hyderabad worst affected Residents of Hyderabad are drawing between 600% and 140% of the annual recharge of groundwater table, according to scientists at the Telangana Groundwater Department. “The groundwater table in Hyderabad and Telangana is going down rapidly...

Instagram Rolling Out New UI, Making It Easier to Unfollow Users, Contact Businesses

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Business profile page has a new Contact button that displays phone number and email ID. Instagram is rolling out UI tweaks for its Android and iOS users bringing a sleeker design and easy to access unfollow and contact options. This new update makes it easier to unfollow people, message contacts,...

Tata Tigor EV priced from Rs 9.99 lakh

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Available in two mid-spec variants - XM and XT - the Tigor EV is only on offer to fleet operators, for now. Prices for Tata’s highly anticipated first all-electric vehicle, the Tigor EV, are finally known. Priced from Rs 9.99 lakh (and going up to Rs 10.90 lakh), the Tata Tigor EV is only...

How to enable WhatsApp dark mode on Android and iOS right now

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Dark Mode is the theme of this season and you can get the feature on WhatsApp as well. Here is how you can enable dark theme on WhatsApp for Android or iOS in simple steps. WhatsApp is the latest in the growing list of applications gaining support for Dark mode. Dark Mode, has in fact, become...

Western Railway Releases Recruitment Notification for Junior Clerk, Train Clerk Posts

              
The Western Railway has invited applications from interested and eligible candidates for the positions of Junior Clerks and Typist and Train Clerk. Applications can be submitted for the same before the notified deadline. The last date of online application submission for genera; departmental...

Wednesday, 26 June 2019

Cricket World Cup, WI Vs IND Preview: Mighty India Take On West Indies In Tricky Fixture

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Virat Kohli's India face West Indies in their upcoming Cricket World Cup fixture on June 27, at Old Trafford. Although already eliminated, Windies will be a tricky opponent for the Men in Blue. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's batting approach and position in the middle order will be the team management's...

NRC Assam: 1.02 Lakh people excluded from additional draft, Find names here

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NRC Assam: Assam government released additional draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) with over one lakh people have been excluded. Assam Government has published an additional list to exclude the names of over 1 lakh people from the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The final...

YouTube gaming star Desmond “Etika” Amofah dies at 29

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Amofah had struggled with mental illness and spoke of his discomfort with internet fame. Daniel Desmond Amofah, a.k.a. Etika, a popular gaming vlogger with more the 800,000 YouTube followers, has died at age 29.                        ...