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Five easy but proven methods to enhance recall memory

05 Aug 2020 02:44 AM IST

Retention in simple terms is the process by which new information is transferred from our short-term memory to long-term memory just like making a new knowledge stick. Did you know? About 70% of any new information is lost within 24 hours if we do not make an effort to retain

Aspiring to be a writer? Here’s all you need to know

05 Aug 2020 02:42 AM IST

Do you always feel like putting down your feelings and ideas on a piece of paper? Do you know the appropriate usage of words and phrases while writing down your thoughts? Do you have the art of conveying complex ideas and intriguing your reader with the help of soothing words?

After BSY, former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah tests positive for Covid-19

04 Aug 2020 14:39 PM IST

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly, Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and admitted himself to a hospital. “I have been tested positive for COVID-19 and also been admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors as a

India slams Pak in UN, calls it ‘nerve centre of terrorism’

04 Aug 2020 14:34 PM IST

Calling Pakistan a nerve centre of terrorism, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador TS Tirumurti, has lashed out at Islamabad for harbouring terror groups, saying it is home to the largest number of listed terrorists internationally and designated terrorist entities.In an interview to ANI, Ambassador Tirumurti on Monday

MoD releases draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 with focus on self-reliance

04 Aug 2020 06:10 AM IST

In order to provide impetus to self-reliance in defence manufacturing, multiple announcements were made under ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ package. In implementing such framework and to position India amongst the leading countries of the world in defence and aerospace sectors, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has formulated a draft Defence Production and

India’s ‘Quadratic’ Equations

04 Aug 2020 06:09 AM IST

It can’t be business as usual for India. On the global stage, the country needs to have the confidence of making hard choices based on its interests. We must get our ‘Quad-ratic’ equations right.

Sushant case: Demand for CBI probe in Bihar assembly

04 Aug 2020 05:19 AM IST

The matter was raised by BJP legislator Neeraj Bablu in the Lower House, gets support from RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.

No cash transfer, says Mumbai Police chief

04 Aug 2020 05:18 AM IST

Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh said that the Mumbai Police has gone through the accounts of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput and are yet to find anything suspicious. The investigating officials are however continuing with their probe, he said. “The FIR filed by Bihar Police says that Rs 15

Haryana the first state to have a college within radius of 15 km

04 Aug 2020 05:18 AM IST

CHANDIGARH : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Monday gave approval to set up 11 new colleges in the state. With this, Haryana has become the first state in the country to have a college within a radius of 15 km. The CM announced the setting up of these colleges

Sushant’s father ends silence, exposes Mumbai Police’s laxity

04 Aug 2020 05:17 AM IST

As the tussle between Mumbai and Patna police continues, late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s father has finally broken his silence on the matter for the first time. In a video message, which is now taking social media by a storm, Sushant’s father has claimed that he had informed Bandra police

Punjab CM lauds farmers for crop diversification

04 Aug 2020 05:17 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday lauded the state’s farmers for successful diversification of nearly 2.28 lakh hectares area out of the traditional paddy cultivation cycle in the current kharif sowing season. The success of the farmers in their diversification efforts, even amid the Covid-19 pandemic, has

Punjab hooch tragedy: Death toll mounts to 108

04 Aug 2020 05:17 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: Amid strict instructions from Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to further step up investigations into the hooch tragedy, the Punjab Police on Monday apprehended 12 more people, including two businessmen, and have launched a manhunt for eight others. Meanwhile, the death toll in the tragedy has gone up to