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First case of black fungus reported in HP

Beijing eyes facial recognition tech for metro security

7:00 pm October 30, 2019

Beijing: Beijing will use facial recognition tools to speed up security checks in the city’s overcrowded metro, using a ‘credit system’ to sort passengers into different channels, state-run media reported on Wednesday. Long queues and commuters arguing with staff over slow security procedures are common sites during rush hour in the metro system of the […]

Pakistan provides consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

ICJ judgment on Jadhav contributed to reduction of India, Pak tension: ICJ President

11:28 pm October 29, 2019

United Nations: International Court of Justice President Judge Abduylqawi Yusuf on Tuesday said he is “happy” that the judgement in the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav contributed to the reduction of tension between India and Pakistan. Yusuf during a press conference here said the Jadhav case was very delicate and sensitive as it concerned […]

Modi invites Saudi companies to invest in energy sector

11:24 pm October 29, 2019

Riyadh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invited Saudi companies to invest in India’s energy space saying that the government has set a target of USD 100 billion investment in the sector. Addressing a session at the Future Investment Initiative 2019 here, Modi said India offers a huge investment opportunity in the infrastructure sector also […]

EX-PM Manmohan Singh, union ministers part of first jatha to Kartarpur Sahib

11:21 pm October 29, 2019

New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh and Union minister Hardeep Puri are among the 575 people who will be part of the inaugural jatha to Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan through the Kartarpur corridor, central government sources said Tuesday. India on Tuesday shared with Pakistan the list of 575 […]

Maker of China’s TikTok denies report it is planning HK listing

7:48 pm October 29, 2019

Shanghai: Chinese internet start-up ByteDance, whose globally popular app TikTok has raised US security concerns, on Tuesday denied reports that it was considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong in the first quarter of next year. ByteDance, which is said to be valued at up to 75 billion, was reported by the Financial Times […]