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Airtel says service to go pan-India from tomorrow
Bharti Airtel said it’s ready to launch full mobile number portability (MNP) from tomorrow, which will allow customers to retain their numbers across the country.
The government has fixed July 3 as the deadline for a national rollout of MNP.
The company said with national MNP, mobile customers across the country can now easily shift between states without having to change their mobile number.
Scientists find potential new HIV therapy
Scientists have discovered a way to block replication of the most common form of HIV at a key moment when the infection is just starting to develop.
Transmitted through bodily fluids, the HIV-1 virus infects and destroys key immune cells, known as CD4 T cells, that would ordinarily mount a defense against the virus and initiate the antiviral activity of other immune cells.
Robot kills man at Volkswagen plant in Germany
A robot has killed a contractor at one of Volkswagen’s production plants in Germany, the automaker has said. The man died on Monday at the plant in Baunatal, about 100 kilometers north of Frankfurt, VW spokesman Heiko Hillwig said on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old was part of a team that was setting up the stationary robot when it grabbed and crushed him against a metal plate, Hillwig said.
He said initial conclusions indicate that human error was to blame, rather than a problem with the robot, which can be programmed to perform various tasks in the assembly process.
Ambani brothers,industry shower praises on PM Modi; hail Digital India
The Ambani brothers, who were the first to see Narendra Modi’s role at the Centre, today showered lavish praises on the Prime Minister saying India has now got a decisive and visionary leader.
Speaking at the launch of Digital India Week here, Anil Ambani said the Indian story, which had been driven by 3-Ds – democracy, demographics and demand, added a fourth ‘D’ – Decisiveness.
Former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa to contest parliamentary elections
Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has announced that he would contest next month’s parliamentary elections.
According to BBC, Rajapaksa lost presidential elections to party rival Maithripala Sirisena in January.
Rajapaksa told a large crowd of supporters in his home district that he could not reject their clamour for him to stand.
However, it is still unclear which party the former president will represent.
ANI
Ratan Tata to join Jungle Ventures as Special Advisor
The Singapore-based Jungle Ventures has announced that Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, will come on board as a Special Advisor.
Founded by Anurag Srivastava and Amit Anand, Jungle Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund focussed on helping build innovative technology-led companies in Asia-Pacific.
The venture fund said it has already made investments in 30 leading Asian start-ups, including Zipdial (recently acquired by Twitter), LiveSpace, Tradegecko, CrayonData, Fastacash and travelmob (acquired by Nasdaq listed HomeAway).
Eurozone says no bailout talks until after Greek referendum
Eurozone finance ministers have reportedly ruled out any bailout talks with Greece until the country holds a referendum on the proposals offered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union (EU) on Sunday.
While Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for a ‘No’ vote, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis accused the creditors of blackmail. However, he also promised that a deal would be reached after the vote and current restrictions on bank withdrawals would ease, reported the BBC.
Hajj house to come up with Marriage counseling centre
Concerned over the increasing number of divorce cases in the community over trivial issues, the Minorities Welfare Department has come up with a marriage counseling centre for Muslims at hajj house.
Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali will inaugurate the counseling centre on Thursday. The counseling centre will function under the directions of a committee with a former Judge E. Esmail as chairman and five other members.
CBI Officials Quiz Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday questioned former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran in connection with a case of alleged installation of over 300 high data capacity BSNL lines at his Chennai home to facilitate speedy transmission of programmes by a TV firm owned by his brother, an action termed by Home Ministry as threat to national security.
48-year-old Maran was questioned for nearly eight hours at the CBI headquarters by the agency’s Special Task Force which is handling the investigation, CBI sources said.
‘Hannibal’ could return for shorter season
Bryan Fuller has offered another update on the fate of Hannibal – hinting the show could return in a different form.
The show-runner said that moving from NBC to a “new venue would be an opportunity to adjust how many episodes we do”, reported Digital Spy.
Fuller voiced a desire to cut back from 13 episodes a season to “9 or 10”, adding: “It feels so digestible. Tightening up the story and shoring up the narrative by three episodes is exciting. It can make things tighter and move quicker.”