Month: January 2019

WhatsApp limits ‘forwards’ to 5 chats for users globally to combat fake news

New Delhi : WhatsApp will now globally limit message ‘forwards’ to five chats at a time, a practice it had introduced in India in July last year to crack down on spread of rumours and fake news through its platform. In an update to its blog Monday, the Facebook-owned […]

Power Minister administers oath of Office to new CERC Member Shri Indu Shekhar Jha

Shri Lalchharliana Pachuau appointed as Member Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Manipur and Mizoram Shri R K Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy administered the oath of Office and Secrecy to Shri Indu Shekhar Jha here today. Shri Jha was appointed […]

Govt likely to circumvent PESB route to fast-track hiring of directors at Air India

New Delhi  : In order to fast-track the hiring of director-level executives at Air India, the Union Civil Aviation Ministry is likely to conduct the appointment process through its search-and-selection committee and not involve the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), according to a senior government official. “Currently, many director-level […]

WhatsApp limits message forwarding to fight ‘fake news’

San Francisco  :  Facebook-owned mobile messaging platform WhatsApp has announced it was restricting how many times any given message can be forwarded in an effort to boost privacy and security. In July, WhatsApp rolled out safeguards in India that included limiting the number of users to whom a message […]

Nitin Gadkari to Inaugurate Bridge Over River Raavi in J&K Tomorrow

open view news desk Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari will dedicate to the nation a 1210-meter span-bridge over the river Raavi in Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow. This bridge has been constructed at a cost of […]

Sensex drops over 100 pts on profit-booking, weak global cues

Mumbai :  The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 100 points Tuesday after a five-session winning spree as investors cashed profits in IT, metal, banking, consumer durables, power and auto shares amid sustained foreign fund outflows. Cues from other Asian markets were weak too. The BSE 30-share barometer dropped 134.05 […]

Police: 1 person killed at Illinois mall, shooter at large

Orland Park  :  Authorities say a man was shot and killed at a suburban Chicago mall and the suspect remains at large. Orland Park police say the 19-year-old was shot in the center of Orland Square Mall and ran away before collapsing outside a clothing store Monday evening. The […]

ECI Firmly Stands by Foolproof Nature of ECI EVMs

open view news desk It has come to the notice of Election Commission of India that an event claiming to demonstrate EVMs used by ECI can be tampered with, has been organised in London. Whereas, ECI has been wary of becoming a party to this motivated slugfest, ECI […]

Ex-diplomats, scholars urge China to release Canadians

Beijin :  A group of former diplomats and academics have signed an open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping calling for the release of two Canadians who have been detained on allegations of espionage. Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were last month arrested in China for […]

DRDO Workshop on Fire Safety Technologies and Services

  open view news desk Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr Subhash Bhamre inaugurated a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) workshop on ‘Fire Safety Technologies and Services’, here today. Fire Adviser, Ministry of Home Affairs Shri DK Shamialso attended the function. Secretary Department of Defence R&D & Chairman DRDO […]

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