Microsoft Office 365 now available on Apple Mac

Microsoft Office 365 now available on Apple Mac

Apple has finally announced that Microsoft Office 365 is now available on Mac App Store where users can directly download signature apps such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel that are popular in Microsoft Windows system. Office 365 for Mac has been designed specifically to support features that are unique to the Mac experience – like […]

India puts into orbit satellite ‘Microsat R’ for DRDO and ‘Kalamsat’

India puts into orbit satellite ‘Microsat R’ for DRDO and ‘Kalamsat’

India on Thursday night opened the year’s space campaign by putting into orbit defence imaging satellite “Microsat R” for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and students-built nano-satellite “Kalamsat” in a copy book style. The notable aspects of this space mission are flying of a new variant of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), switching […]

President of India confers Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards

President of India confers Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards

President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards on 28 eminent personalities and two organisations of the Indian diaspora for their contributions and achievements in various fields, here on Wednesday. The awards were conferred at the valedictory session of this year’s Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) on the concluding day of the three-day diaspora […]

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ author to publish new novel

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ author to publish new novel

Writer E.L James, whose “Fifty Shades of Grey” series has broken sales records for contemporary adult publishing with over 150 million copies sold worldwide, has written a new novel which will be published globally in April, publisher Penguin Random House said. Titled “The Mister”, the contemporary romance, according to the publisher, will be set in […]

Pallavi Sharda wants to go back to dancing

Pallavi Sharda wants to go back to dancing

New Delhi,  Actress Pallavi Sharda is looking forward to finding a bit more ‘me time and to going back to her passion — dance, this year. “I am really looking forward to finding a bit more ‘me time’ and to getting back to some of my core passions such as dance. 2018 was an incredibly […]

Samsung Display develops UHD OLED panel for laptops

Samsung Display develops UHD OLED panel for laptops

Samsung Display Co said on Wednesday it has developed the world’s first Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display with ultra-high definition (UHD) for laptops. The panel-making unit of Samsung Electronics Co said it will roll out the UHD OLED panels with pixel counts of 3,840 by 2,160 in February, Yonhap news agency reported. Samsung Display […]

Ahead of Republic Day, 9 IS suspects arrested in Maharashtra

Ahead of Republic Day, 9 IS suspects arrested in Maharashtra

In a swoop ahead of Republic Day, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested nine youths including a 17-year-old boy – who were detained earlier – for alleged links with the Islamic State (IS) terror group and plans to create criminal disturbances in the state, an official said here on Wednesday. The ATS said during […]

Priyanaka named Congress General Secretary for UP East

Priyanaka named Congress General Secretary for UP East

Pushed to the corner in Uttar Pradesh by the SP-BSP alliance, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday played his trump card by appointing his younger sister Priyanka Gandhi as the party General Secretary in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh to galvanise the Congress cadre in a state that sends the maximum number of 80 members […]

Reliance Entertainment’s Amblin secures 10 Oscar nominations

Reliance Entertainment’s Amblin secures 10 Oscar nominations

Three films — “Green Book”, “First Man” and “Ready Player One” — backed by Anil D. Ambani-owned Reliance Entertainment’s Amblin Entertainment have scored a total of 10 nominations for the 91st Academy Awards. The nominations were announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday. “Green Book” finds a spot in five categories: Best Picture, Best Actor in […]

India to issue chip-based e-passport: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said work is on to issue chip-based e-passports to Indian citizens under a centralized passport system. “Our embassies and consulates are being connected to the Passport Seva Project worldwide,” he said addressing the inaugural ceremony of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2019 here. “This will prepare a centralized system connected […]