Miscellaneous

Washington, Mar 1: A letter written by Mahatma Gandhi, in which he discusses the nature of existence of Jesus Christ, is up for sale and could be purchased for USD 50,000. The letter dated April 6, 1926 written by Gandhi from his Sabarmati Ashram in India. Typed in faint ink and with a bold, unaffected signature, the letter was part of a private collection for the past several decades and is now

British telecom major Vodafone today said it plans to create the first 4G network on the moon to support a mission by PTScientists in 2019. "The moon will get 4G coverage next year, 50 years after the first NASA astronauts walked on its surface. Vodafone plans to create the first 4G network on the moon to support a mission by PTScientists. We have target to land in 2019 on Moon," a Vodafone

Beijing, Feb 26: China - the world's largest market for beef, pork and poultry - is steadily growing wary of meat as health-conscious Chinese are taking to a vegetarian diet that has sparked mushrooming of vegan restaurants in the world's most populous country. China's restaurant industry over the past few years is reporting growing number of entrepreneurs looking to capitalise on the popularity

Kolkata, Feb 22: Popular author Chetan Bhagat feels scoring high percentage in board examinations is not enough, students should also know how to market themselves. The author was speaking at a session on the 'Impact of Digital Co-creation in Business Revolution' organised by an engineering college here yesterday. "Can the guy who scores good marks but cannot communicate get a job?" the 'Five

Islamabad, Feb 21: Imran dated Bushra when I was his wife, said Reham Khan, the second wife of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Pakistan cricketer. Imran Khan, 65, tied the knot with Bushra Maneka in a private ceremony in Lahore on Sunday. In an interview with The Times, Reham alleged that her ex-husband knew Bushra for the last three years and continued to see her even

Apple has released a new iOS 11.2.6 update that includes a fix for the bug that is causing iPhones and apps like Facebook and WhatsApp to crash when a Telugu single character is received via iMessage. The bug was discovered last week and involves sending the character in Telugu to devices that crashes an iPhone and makes apps like Messages, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp inaccessible. "Apple

New Delhi, Feb 18: Gurmehar Kaur, who became the focal point of a nationalism debate last year, says her answer to repeated questions about how she survived the vitriol and social media trial and from where she gathered the strength to move on is her new book. "Small Acts of Freedom" is the story of three generations of single women in a family who have faced the world on their own terms. It has

Pune, Feb 15: A Pune-based woman's world came to an unexpected standstill when her son succumbed to cancer two years ago in Germany. But her joy knows no bounds now. She became a grandmother to twins born via surrogacy methods using her son's cryo-preserved semen. Doctors at Pune's Sahyadri Hospital performed the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedure and fused Prathamesh Patil's semen, extracted

New Delhi, Jan 29: President Ram Nath Kovind today exuded confidence that the law to ban instant triple talaq will soon become a law and Muslim women can live a life free of fear and with dignity. "Muslim women's honour was a victim of political upmanship. Now the country has the opportunity to free them from this situation," he said. "After framing the law for Triple Talaq, Muslim sisters and

The WhatsApp Business standalone app was announced by Facebook on Wednesday in an effort to make business communication with customers more streamlined for SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) on the popular messaging platform. A part of its WhatsApp for Business initiative that was first officially announced back in September last year and tested with businesses like BookMyShow and MakeMyTrip in