Page 876 - Ians

Elon Musk renews vow to 'extend life to Mars' as fortune keeps growing

Following a huge growth in his personal fortune, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has renewed his promise to "extend life to Mars".

CM Yogi Adityanath to compensate 200,000 UP farmers for crop losses

To give prompt relief, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to provide compensation to about 2 lakh farmers for their crop loss due to rains and floods.

Trinamool's Babul Supriyo likely to resign as Asansol MP on Tuesday

Former union minister Babul Supriyo, who recently joined Trinamool Congress, is likely to resign as Asansol MP on Tuesday.

Apple captures 75% of global handset market operating profit in Q2

Tech giant Apple has been the biggest profit and revenue generator in the handset business as it captured 75 per cent of the overall handset market operating profit in the second quarter of 2021.

Sasikala inaugurates AIADMK golden jubilee celebrations, calls for unity

AIADMK's expelled General Secretary, V.K.Sasikala called for unity of all party factions and asked the cadres to work for its emergence as the number one party in Tamil Nadu in the days to come.

Google sent 50K warnings to targets of government-backed hackings

Google has said that so far in 2021, it has sent over 50,000 warnings to those whose accounts were the target of government-backed phishing or malware attempts

WhatsApp for iOS working on message reaction feature with new settings

WhatsApp has been working on new reaction features as the new beta version of the platform brings the ability to manage reaction notifications with new settings

I-T department searches 2 business groups based in several states

The first group is engaged in digital marketing and campaign management while the second group searched is engaged in solid waste management

No additional borrowing by Centre to meet GST compensation in FY22

The Centre will stick to its borrowing programme for FY22 and will not tap the market for more funds to meet the GST compensation shortfall for states.

PM Modi to 'play' crucial role for carbon credits to fight climate change

Nearly 200 nations will also put in place the crucial rules of the carbon market mechanism and its transparency to ensure its smooth functioning for supporting countries in achieving climate goals

US lawmakers protest more than Indians over Amazon's rigging in India: CAIT

The Confederation of All India Traders told Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal that in India political parties are silent on this matter

Oil alarm: India's oil import bill at 67% of FY21 in just 5 months of FY22

The sharp economic recovery and rising demand post the second wave of Covid coupled with a spike in global oil prices may pose a challenge for the government in FY22 to maintain fiscal discipline

Apple offers 20% bonus in India for adding money to Apple ID

Users are being notified about a 20 per cent bonus when adding funds to an Indian Apple ID account, citing a developer on Twitter

Accelerate action to achieve net zero transport emissions: UN summit

The UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference concluded with a call to accelerate progress towards achieving sustainable transport that would result in major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions

Superstar Vijay's possible entry into TN politics keenly watched

In popularity ratings, Vijay is second only to cinema icon Rajinikanth in the state

Huzurabad bypoll: A battle of prestige for KCR, Rajender

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been running the campaign for nearly four months now.

4-yr undergrad course likely to be implemented in all central universities

While the UGC is in discussion with the universities, the Education Ministry has also asked the vice-chancellors of all central universities to plan the implementation of FYUP.

Global coronavirus caseload tops 240 million, deaths at 4.89 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 44,916,322 and 724,153

Fuel rates hiked again, petrol at Rs 105.84 per litre in Delhi

Diesel prices have now increased 19 out of the last 23 days taking up its retail price by Rs 5.95 per litre in Delhi.

BJP's Baby Rani Maurya to take on Mayawati in Uttar Pradesh polls

A senior party functionary disclosed that Baby Rani Maurya will be addressing rallies in districts having a sizeable Dalit population.