12:14 PM2G era was symbolic of policy paralysis, corruption; nation has moved transparently to 4G and now 5G: PM Modi
2G era was symbolic of policy paralysis, corruption; nation has moved transparently to 4G and now 5G: PM Modi
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12:13 PM5G telecom network to boost Indian economy by $450 bn in next one and half decade: PM Modi
5G telecom network to boost Indian economy by $450 bn in next one and half decade, says PM Modi at Trai's silver jubilee.
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12:13 PMPresident Kovind meets Jamaican PM; discusses bilateral cooperation
President Ram Nath Kovind has met Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, service, health, railway and transport services and sports with the Caribbean island nation.
President Kovind, accompanied by his wife Savita Kovind, arrived here on Sunday on a state visit, the first by any Indian President to Jamaica.
"President Ram Nath Kovind met Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica. They discussed enhancing cooperation between the two countries in trade and investment, service, health, railway and transport services and sports," the President's office tweeted.
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11:54 AMHong Kong to ease curbs even with hundreds of Covid cases
Hong Kong will proceed with relaxing virus curbs despite recording hundreds of cases a day, as the city’s Covid policy drifts further from Beijing’s zero-tolerance approach.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday the city would roll back social distancing measures on May 19 as previously announced, including opening bars and extending the hours for restaurants to serve customers.
“It is reasonable to have 200 to 300 cases each day,” Lam said at a regular weekly briefing. “We don’t need to worry too much. It is also our assessment that we can safely enter the second phase of easing social distancing measures.”
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11:39 AMUkraine mounts effort to rescue last fighters at steel mill
The Ukrainian fighters who doggedly defended a steel mill in the devastated port city of Mariupol have completed their mission, Ukrainian officials said, and efforts were underway to rescue the last of the defenders who remained inside.
Ukraine's deputy defense minister said more than 260 fighters, including some badly wounded, were evacuated from the hulking Azovstal plant Monday and taken to areas under Russia's control. Officials planned to keep trying to save an unknown number of fighters who stayed behind.
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11:33 AMPM Modi to launch 5G Test Bed project today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a programme marking silver jubilee celebrations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today via video conferencing.
The Prime Minister will also release a postal stamp to commemorate the occasion.
During the programme, Prime Minister will also launch a 5G Test Bed, developed as a multi-institute collaborative project by a total of eight institutes led by IIT Madras.
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11:23 AMGyanvapi mosque survey report not ready, Commission to seek more time from court
The commission tasked with the videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex here will on Tuesday seek additional time from a local court to submit its report as it is yet to be prepared, an official said.
The court had earlier asked the commission to submit the report by Tuesday.
Assistant Advocate Commissioner, Ajay Pratap Singh, said, "As per the orders of the court, the videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex took place from May 14 to May 16 from 8 am to 12 noon, and its report was to be submitted to the court."
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10:41 AMGoogle faces lawsuit for using NHS data of 1.6 mn people in UK
Google is facing a class-action lawsuit in the UK for allegedly using confidential medical records belonging to 1.6 million individuals for its artificial intelligence (AI) division called DeepMind. DeepMind allegedly passed data on patients for a smartphone app called 'Streams' that it received from the Royal Free NHS Trust in London, without the patients' knowledge or consent, reports TechCrunch. The smartphone app was developed to detect acute kidney injuries. It was subsequently used by the Royal Free NHS Trust on a discount basis.
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10:34 AMTwo active members including a Nigerian national of an international narcotic drugs syndicate arrested
Two active members including a Nigerian national of an international narcotic drugs syndicate arrested. A total of 6.2 Kg Heroin valued at Rs 40 crores was recovered from the arrested duo. The arrested Nigerian is the kingpin of the syndicate: Delhi Police Special Cell
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10:30 AMRupee hits fresh all time low of 77.78 per dollar
The rupee hit a fresh all time low during early trade on Tuesday hitting 77.78 per dollar as the dollar continued to strengthen against major global currencies as risk aversion forced investors to rush for safe haven assets.
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9:44 AMGlobal Covid caseload tops 521.9 mn
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 521.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.26 million and vaccinations to over 11.41 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 521,911,280 and 6,265,362, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered increased to 11,413,047,894.
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 82,613,628 and 999,841, respectively, according to the CSSE.
India accounts for the second highest caseload at 43,123,801.
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9:44 AMCBI books Karti Chidambaram over illegal gratification
The CBI has registered a new case against Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, for allegedly receiving illegal gratification, officials said on Tuesday. Following the registration of the FIR, the CBI on Tuesday morning started searches at nine premises of Chidambaram in Chennai and other cities in the country, they said.
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9:44 AMIndia reports 1,579 new Coronavirus cases, 19 deaths in 24 hours
The daily rise in new coronavirus infections fell below 2,000 after 28 days taking India's tally of COVID-19 cases to 43,125,370, while the active cases dipped to 16,400, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
A total of 1,579 new Covid cases were reported in a span of 24 hours and the death toll climbed to 524,260 with 19 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.75 per cent, the ministry said.
A decrease of 917 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.44 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.59 per cent, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,84,710, while the case fatality rate was 1.22 per cent.
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