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Digital India programme will revolutionise concept of e-Governance: Shivraj Chouhan

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said the Digital India programme will revolutionise the concept of e-Governance and ensure fast delivery of services to citizens.

“The @_DigitalIndia program will certainly revolutionise the concept of e-Governance and ensure fast delivery of services to citizens,” Chouhan said on twitter.

“The @_DigitalIndia program will provide added impetus to inflow of investment and create jobs to turn the dreams of youth into reality,” he added.

Raje dubs Digital India Week ‘milestone’ for digitally developed democracy

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday said the ‘Digital India Week’ is a milestone for a digitally developed democracy.

“Heralding a new era of Digitization, @_DigitalIndia – a milestone in our verve for a digitally developed democracy!” Raje said on twitter.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the ‘Digital India Week’ at Indira Gandhi indoor stadium in the national capital with a view to empower the people of the country through the Digital India programme.

Digital India aims to transform the country into a digitally empowered knowledge economy. (ANI)

Digital India Week conceives of ‘IT enabled society’: RS Prasad

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Union Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said the ‘Digital India Week’ is not only an idea of an IT enabled service but an IT enabled society.

“I am indeed grateful that honourable Prime Minister after his historic victory within 100 days conceived this inspirational programme designed to completely transform governance by harnessing the potential of information technology with the participation of the government, the people and the private sector,” Prasad said at the launch of the mission.

Darjeeling landslide: PM condoles loss of lives; announces compensation for victims’ kin

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condoled the loss of lives due to the landslides in Darjeeling district and announced a compensation of Rs. 2 lakh from the PMNRF, to the families of the deceased.

“Deeply pained at the loss of lives due to the landslides in Darjeeling district. Condolences to the families of the deceased.

A compensation of Rs. 2 lakh from the PMNRF would be provided to the families of the deceased.

Apple launches iOS 8.4 Music app

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Apple has launched Apple Music which is now available for download using the iOS 8.4 update.

Apple Music is a built-in part of its iOS 8.4 Music app for iPhone and iPad devices.

According to the Techcrunch.com, the service offers a massive catalog of on-demand tracks for streaming playback.

The Apple Music is available for just USD 9.99 per month or USD 14.99 for a family plan that allows sharing with up to six users

Also, the service is free for three months from the day the user signs up.

Gmail’s latest update will add wallpapers, emoji

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Google has announced a latest update of Gmail with some new features.

According to the Techcrunch.com, the new features will include hundreds of themes and give users new ways to customize them with blur, vignettes and custom text.

Google announced the changes in a blog post.

Earlier, the catalog only featured a couple dozen themes including those that were plain colors only. The new catalog will increase Gmail themes, including more high resolution options.

Mitchell Starc sceptical over controversial pink ball in day-night Test

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Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc has raised concerns over the decision to use pink balls in the first day-night Test match scheduled later this year, stating that it reacts ‘ very differently’ to the usual red ball.

The 25-year-old paceman, who played a round of Sheffield Shield day-night trial matches in Australia, insisted that the pink ball doesn’t react anything like the red ball in terms of swing and hardness, the Guardian reported.

Males could help develop offspring’s brains before pregnancy

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A new study has shown that males could positively influence development of offspring’s brains before pregnancy.

Sachiko Koyama, an associate research scientist at Indiana University and lead researcher said that in the first of kind study, they found that male pheromones seem to influence the nutritional environment following birth, resulting in changes to the brain that could extend to future generations.

Chelsea Clinton charges USD 65,000 for 10-minute speech at University of Missouri

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Chelsea Clinton proved to be a better and more affordable option at the University of Missouri at Kansas City when the institute could not afford her mother Hillary Clinton’s appearance at its gala luncheon.

The US presidential candidate’s fees ranged between USD 370,000 and 800,000 as compared to her daughter’s USD 65,000, Sputnik news agency reported.

Chelsea is reportedly helping her mother appeal to young voters for her 2016 presidential campaign.

She agreed for a 10-minute speech and participated in a 20-minute question-and-answer session. (ANI)

Frost & Sullivan assesses factors fuelling retail growth in Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia is the second largest retail market in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with estimated sales of USD 98 billion in 2011. The major factors fuelling the growth of the retail industry in the Islamic kingdom are the increasing consumers’ disposable income, high marginal propensity to consume, increasing growth rate of the GDP, and Government spending. In addition, the country’s favourable demographic attributes make it one of the youngest and fastest expanding consumer groups in the world.

Strong performances help Santner, Elliott earn NZ central contract

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Rookie all-rounder Mitchell Santner and veteran Grant Elliott have been awarded a place in New Zealand’s list of centrally contracted players on Wednesday on the back of their recent strong performances.

Santner, who made his debut during the recently concluded series against England, produced an impressive performance with his left arm-spin and lower-order batting in the limited-over series.

Describing Santner as a ‘genuine all-rounder’, coach Mike Hesson said that his appearance on the list is recognition of his skills in all three forms of the game, Sport24 reported.

Royal Mint unveils Princess Charlotte’s christening coin’s design

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Designed by Engraver John Bergdahl, the design for Princess Charlotte’s christening coin has been recently unveiled by the Royal Mint.

The coin, which is surrounded by harp-playing cherubs, features an inscription, “To celebrate the christening of Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge 2015” in the centre, reported E! Online.

As per reports, the inspiration for the design was drawn from the lily font that has been used in the baptism of royal babies since Queen Victoria’s era.

Bill Clinton’s foundation marks 10yrs of fighting childhood obesity

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Bill Clinton’s foundation collaborated with American Heart Association 10 years ago to empower next generation to have a healthier relationship with food and fitness and to fight childhood obesity.

Clinton Foundation with American Heart Association has been slowly and steadily achieving its goal, as the number of calories that American children take in each day has been going down every day, childhood obesity rates have decreased, schools are serving more nutritious food to kids who have also reduced consumption of processed food and sugar-sweetened beverages, the CNN reported.

Apple’s first radio venture ‘Apple’s Beats 1’ launched

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Apple’s Beats 1 radio station, which is the tech giant’s first venture in radio, has recently launched its first show from Los Angeles with host Zane Lowe.

The former Radio 1 DJ premiered singer Pharrell William’s track ‘Freedom’ during the show and played hit ‘City’ by the Manchester band Spring King as the show’s first song, reported the BBC.

Moreover, rapper Drake, Pharrell William and Sir Elton John are also lined up to host shows alongside Dr. Dre, St. Vincent and Josh Homme.

Militants kill 30 soldiers in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula

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At least 30 soldiers have been killed in a fresh spate of simultaneous attacks by suspected Islamist militants on Egyptian army checkpoints in the restive Sinai Peninsula, security officials said.

The attack targeted at least six checkpoints south of the town of Sheikh Zuweid. The assailants also took soldiers captive and seized several armoured vehicles, reported The Washington Times.

US State Department releases new trove of Hillary Clinton’s emails

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The US State Department has released a trove of emails from United States Democratic Party front-runner Hillary Clinton’s first year as the Secretary of State as she mounts her second campaign for the White House.

According to the New York Times, many messages include simple scheduling and logistics where Clinton is confirming meetings at the White House.

The new trove of emails released by the State Department does not concern the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, that has been the subject of a Republican-led congressional inquiry.

Indofil CMD says Swaraj Kaushal never considered for director

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Indofil chairman and managing director Krishan Kumar Modi on Wednesday said that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s husband, Swaraj Kaushal’s name was never considered for the post of director, adding that the appointment was a mere suggestion by Lalit Modi.

“Lalit Modi had proposed that Swaraj Kaushal be given the post of an alternate director, a proposal that he later withdrew. Thus the board of directors never considered his name. We have never had any discussions with Kaushal over the same,” KK Modi told ANI.

Detailed story to follow. (ANI)

Lalit Gate: BJP slams Congress for raising baseless issues

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday criticised the Congress for coming up with a baseless issue over former IPL boss Lalit Modi’s alleged job offer to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s husband, Swaraj Kaushal, saying it had been done on a personal capacity.

“Regarding all the allegations, an email is sent on personal capacity to a professional appointee who is lawyer in this case which is Swaraj Kaushal and he’s not even accepted it. If this is the Congress’s idea of impropriety then they need to reflect on all cases that happen everyday in the country,” said Kohli.

Delay in purchasing goods would have resulted in lapse of funds: Pankaja

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Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde on Wednesday denied the charges of corruption levelled at her saying that the funds released by the Centre would have lapsed if there would have been further delay in ordering purchase of good for the department.

“Wrong things are being said about me in newspapers. In the past few days, I have studied all allegations against me and there is no truth in them,” My intention was to save every penny of the government fund,” said Munde.

Is X-ray, CT scan radiation really putting you at risk of cancer?

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While in recent years studies claiming that radiation from X-rays, CT scans and other medical imaging cause cancer have been widely covered, it turns out that such studies have some serious flaws.

According to a recent article by Dr. James Welsh and Dr. Jeffry Siegel, although radiation is known to cause cancer at high doses and high-dose rates, no data have ever unequivocally demonstrated the induction of cancer following exposure to low doses and dose rates.

Lenovo names Rahul Agarwal as India MD

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Technology major Lenovo on Monday said it has appointed Rahul Agarwal as the Managing Director of its India operations with immediate effect.

Agarwal succeeds Amar Babu, who will now take on a regional mandate as Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific and Chairman, Lenovo India.

“Rahul Agarwal takes charge at a time when Lenovo is gearing up for its next phase of growth, diversifying beyond PCs into the smart connected devices while maintaining a strong PC focus,” Lenovo said in a statement.

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Marvel’s ‘Spider-Man’ reboot to introduce new villains

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Marvel Studio President Kevin Feige has hinted that the upcoming Spider-Man movie may include all-new villains which fans have never seen before. Feige explained that the studio was making innovations with the antagonists in order to differentiate the upcoming movie with previous Spider-Man movies, reported AceShowbiz.

“Right now we’re interested in seeing villains we haven’t seen before,” Feige said of the upcoming reboot.

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Pensioners queue outside Greek banks amid withdrawal limits

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Banks and ATM machines were shut throughout Greece on Monday, the first day of capital controls announced by the government in a dramatic twist in the country’s five-year financial saga.

Despite the closures, pensioners lined up just after dawn at bank branches hoping they would be able to receive their pensions, which were due to be paid today. The finance ministry said the manner in which pensions would be disbursed would be announced later in the afternoon.

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MHA insists on a yearly police verification of journalists

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Departing from the past practice, the Home Ministry is now insisting that journalists accredited with the Press Information Bureau (PIB) will have to get their police verification done every year for renewal, a move that may make it difficult for the scribes to have easy access to central ministries and departments.

The Home Ministry has asked PIB to ensure that all government accredited journalists, numbering over 2,500, must have police verification at the time of yearly renewal of their official card, which gives them uninterrupted access to various ministries and departments.

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