Miscellaneous

Bengaluru, Jan 21: Congress legislator K Ganesh, who had allegedly assaulted the Vijayanagara MLA, Anand Singh, at a Resort here yesterday, has denied the media reports that he was involved in a brawl. The Congress MLAs, who had remained indoors entire day on Sunday following the reports of an attack on Anand Singh, who has been admitted to a private hospital, clarified on Monday that “the media

Washington, Jan 19: Microsoft has announced that it is ending support for Windows 10 Mobile and asked users to switch to an Android or iOS device. The company is preparing to end support for Windows 10 Mobile on December 10, 2019. The company released the Windows 10 Mobile version 1709, which is the final release, in October 2017, Cnet reported. The support will end on December 10 for all Windows

Chennai, Jan 17: Lingayat religious head of Sree Siddaganga Matha, the 111-year-old Sri Shivakumara Swamiji, who is being treated for a lung infection is now stable, according to his doctor. "As of now Swamiji's condition is stable. It has been fluctuating because of his age but all his parameters are now stable and he is responding to our medications," Dr Parameshwar told reporters here today

Jan 15: Facebook Inc will invest $300 million over three years in local news globally as it faces blistering criticism over its role in the erosion of the news business worldwide. The investment in time and money is a significant expansion of a plan to help newsrooms in the U.S. and abroad create and sustain viable business models to survive, the company said on Tuesday. Unlike earlier investments

Bengaluru, Jan 11: India's maiden manned space mission 'Gaganyaan' is set for December 2021 launch and is likely to include a woman astronaut, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K Sivan said Friday. Gearing up for the mission, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ISRO has set up a new centre to facilitate the manned voyage involving a three-member crew, he said. "We have put

Jan 10: Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Wednesday unveiled its next-generation smaller and power-efficient computer chip and a graphics processor, aiming at bigger rivals Intel Corp and Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Lisa Su, during a keynote address at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, gave a preview of AMD's third-generation Ryzen CPU chips for desktop users. The

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is a 'Mercy' to the whole world (Rahmathullil Aalameen). Muslims are the followers of that great 'Mercy' and they are fortunate to be his Ummath for the betterment of this life and life hereafter. He is the final messenger and "seal of prophets", whom Allah sent for the guidance of the whole mankind. While he was very strong in upholding and propagating the oneness of Allah

California, Jan 1: If email phishing scams were not enough, a new voice phishing scam has been discovered. The scam is particularly targeting iPhone users by making calls that seem like they are coming from Apple Support. According to TechCrunch, a user, Jody Westby, reported about a call from Apple Support asking for a call back from her. The contact information that came with the number appeared

El Segundo, Jan 2: She is turning 60 this year and still doesn't have a single wrinkle. Blonde or brunette, slender or curvy, black or white, princess or president, Barbie is a forever favourite for young girls, even if she has caused controversy over the years. The iconic doll has evolved to keep up with the times - check out her Twitter feed. And despite fierce competition in the toy industry

New Delhi, Dec 31: The Centre on Sunday extended the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland for a period of six months, declaring the northeastern state a 'disturbed area.' Union Ministry of Home Affair (MHA), in a notification, said that the area comprising the whole state of Nagaland is in such a "disturbed and dangerous" condition that the use of armed forces in aid of civil power