Tag: PTI
President Kovind Confers Awards To 60 Sportspersons
Table tennis star Manika Batra and cricketer Deepti Sharma were among those who were presented the National Sports Awards by President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Batra, alongwith Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal and 2016 Rio Paralympics gold medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu were presented the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. ....
Twitter To Add Automated Captions To Audio, Video By Early 2021
Twitter is working on to adding automated captions to audio and video by early 2021, a feature that would help people with disabilities access the service in a much meaningful way.....
DMRC Urges Commuters To 'talk Less', 'break The Peak' During Travel
Lifeline of the national capital region, the Delhi Metro, is all set to ply on the tracks in a phased manner from Monday, after coming to a screeching halt almost six months due to coronavirus pandemic. ....
Alcohol Consumption Has Risen Sharply Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Adults have sharply increased their consumption of alcohol during the shutdown triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, with women increasing their heavy drinking episodes by 41 per cent, say researchers. ....
Prasar Bharati Ends PTI Subscription, Seeks Fresh Proposal
Prasar Bharati has ended its subscription of news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) and will now invite fresh proposals from other domestic news agencies, sources said. ....
Sleep Disruption Due To Overuse Of Smartphones
Cell phones have become integral to function for nearly everyone. While it has brought a lot of tasks to our fingertips, cell phones also have a host of disadvantages. Cellphones emit intermittent electromagnetic radiation (also referred to as Radio Frequency energy) and bright screen light, both these aspects have tremendous impact triggered from prolonged use. ....
Digital Dussehra: What OTT Platforms Have In Store
There is history, humour, lots of violence and and a lot more drama in store, as OTT platforms lay out the spread for the festival weekend. ....
Pakistan Has Fallen Into A Debt Trap, Claims Report
"Pakistan has slipped into a debt trap due to the governments failure to bring reforms and weak fiscal management, which has also raised national security concerns" -- this startling claim has been made by a report by the Institute of Policy Reforms (IPR), a think-tank run by a senior leader of Pakistans ruling party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). ....
Netflix Makes Streaming Free For Dec 5-6 Weekend In India
Streaming giant Netflix on Friday announced to make its platform free for the December 5-6 weekend in India. ....
AAP Planning 181 Press Conferences To Disclose 181 'corruption Schemes' Of BJP
Ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday announced to hold 181 press conferences to tell people about the "181 corruption schemes" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Municipal Corporation of Delhi. ....
