act Marathi Actress Amruta Takes an Entrepreneurial Path By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 08:34:34 +0530 Amruta Khanvilkar extending her wings to cover more facets of the entertainment industry. Full Article
act Industry Dialogue: There is The Need For an Anonymous Yet Open Flow of Data For Contact Tracing By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:04:38 +0530 A fairly straightforward yet key process, contact tracing is attempting to determine every person that an infected individual has come into contact with. It is a crucial tool to help identify those people who are infected or might potentially be infected to ‘flatten the curve’. Full Article
act Coronavirus Impact: Amazon India Extends Support to SMB Logistic Partners With Special Fund By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:15:43 +0530 This Partner Support Fund for SMBs in logistics will be available to Delivery Service Partners (DSP) and select Transportation partners in India. Full Article
act Indian Digital Tax May be Delayed as Covid-19 Impacts Google, Facebook, Others By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 03:58:09 +0530 India's new digital tax has caught the industry off guard as it was not part of the main proposals which the finance ministry had presented in parliament in April. Full Article
act Apple & Google Are Testing COVID Exposure Notification API: This is How Contact Tracing Will Work By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:22:54 +0530 The proposed solution will work in two stages. The first are the APIs that are now available on iOS for iPhones and Android OS for Android phones. The second will be an integration of contact tracing tech within Android and iOS. Full Article
act Microsoft Teams Has 75 Million Active Users Daily, While Zoom Continues to Confuse Numbers By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:01:25 +0530 Zoom had earlier claimed that they had surpassed 300 million daily users globally. Now, they simply say “300 million daily Zoom meeting participants”. That is just not the same thing. Full Article
act HCARD, a Robot Built by Indian Scientists, to Offer Contactless Treatment in Hospitals By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:00:23 +0530 Alongside the HCARD robot, CSIR's labs have been further contributing with contactless hospital waste management systems, sanitisation services and more. Full Article
act Growth in India's Software Market to See 4.1% Drop as Covid-19 Impacts IT Spending By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 06:56:36 +0530 The decline in growth rate is likely because enterprises relook at their buying decisions owing to an increased focus on profitability. Full Article
act Apple Services Business Hits All-Time Record to Soften The COVID Impact on The iPhone Sales By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 09:10:40 +0530 Services such as Apple Music, App Store, iCloud, Apple Arcade and Apple TV+ are raking in record revenues for the company. At the same time, products such as the AirPods, HomePod and accessories for the Apple Watch and the iPad Pro, to name a few, are also doing well. Full Article
act Zoom Does Not Have More Than 300 Million Daily Active Users Just 'Participants' By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 11:02:57 +0530 Shares of the video conferencing app also fell nearly 7% to $136.86 after the reports came out. Full Article
act COVID-19 Impact: Global Smartphone Sales Plummet 13% in Q1 2020, Samsung Worst Hit By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 12:55:01 +0530 This is the first time since Q1 2014, that the smartphone market has fallen below 300 million units in a quarter. Full Article
act NASA Picks Three Contracts Including Elon Musk's SpaceX to Build New Lunar Landers By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 01:25:49 +0530 The lunar landers will carry the astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon’s surface and back again. Full Article
act TikTok is Looking for Fact Checking Partners by Awarding a Rs 35 Lakh Research Grant By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 04:52:11 +0530 According to a Twitter blog post, the grant will help understand the "misinformation ecosystem" on the Indian social media space. Full Article
act Mobile Phone Manufacturing Resumes as Economy Slowly Reopens, ICEA Lauds Govt for Move By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 12:20:10 +0530 The government, on Friday, issued a directive to ease restrictions on manufacturing and sale of handsets across the country as the lockdown was extended for two more weeks. Full Article
act A Company That Trades User Data Has Built Contact Tracing for Feature Phones By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 06:39:22 +0530 Aiisma is a company that specialises in dealing with user data, and may hence be well placed to highlight the aspect of privacy in contact tracing. Full Article
act Coronavirus Impact: Smartphone Market Sees Zero Sales in April, No Clear Picture for May By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 07:40:18 +0530 Since the lockdown, smartphone manufacturing units are closed, retail shops are shut and online sellers are busy delivering groceries and other essential items. Full Article
act Your Next Dinner Date is a Battleground For Dineout, Zomato & Paytm’s Contactless Dining Push By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 10:58:10 +0530 There might be some over-enthusiastic implementations of contactless dining which may or not work as well as they should but remember that there will be a learning curve for everyone. But is it sustainable for everyone involved? And what about user privacy? Full Article
act Apple & Google Confirm Location Tracking to be Banned in COVID Contact Tracing Apps By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 09:28:57 +0530 Apple and Google said privacy and preventing governments from using the system to compile data on citizens was the primary goal Full Article
act Covid-19 Impact: Indian IT Industry Growth Slows Down, But Not Drastically By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 06:16:35 +0530 The IT services market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.6 per cent between 2019-2024, to be valued at $14.6 billion by the end of 2024. Full Article
act Aarogya Setu Developers Allay Concerns as Ethical Hacker Points Out Flaws in Contact Tracing App By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 11:02:15 +0530 They say that the Aarogya Setu app is designed to collect a user’s location at certain points in the process. Full Article
act About 14% of Active Internet Users in India Are Aged 5-11 Years Old By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 10:36:49 +0530 With better connectivity, quality of service, and affordability of mobile Internet, there could be an increase in rural consumers spending more time on the internet in the future. Full Article
act Google Nest Users to Get Added Security Layer, Two-Factor Authentication Coming Soon By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 11:52:10 +0530 This six-digit verification code is to verify that it is actually the user who is trying to access their account, and without this code, one won't be able to log in. Full Article
act Call of Duty New Game to Launch by End-2020, Confirms Activision By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 04:01:38 +0530 Speculations suggest that the new Call of Duty title may be a follow-up to the franchise's Black Ops series. Full Article
act Coronavirus Impact Pushes E-Learning More Than Ever: Is This The New Normal For Students? By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 12:50:48 +0530 Experts fear that while there will be a proliferation of information technology tools and gadgets, post-COVID-19, but internet and broadband will remain an issue in India. Full Article
act Facebook, Silver Lake And Now Vista: Jio is an Attractive Platform For Global Investors By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:34:19 +0530 These investments will push Jio’s Digital India vision for 1.3 billion people and businesses across the country, including small businesses, micro-businesses and farmers. Full Article
act Samsung Resumes Operations in Noida Factory With 30% Of Its Employees By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 04:16:29 +0530 In an official statement, Samsung said that it has received requisite permissions to restart production at our Noida factory. Full Article
act Microsoft, Amazon Continue Trading Fresh Barbs Over $10 Billion JEDI Contract Appeal By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 10:57:18 +0530 The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract is the US Department of Defense' cloud computing contract which has been reported as being worth $10 billion. Full Article
act Internet Traffic in India Sees 40% Spike in March Due to COVID-19 Lockdown: ACT Fibernet By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 02:29:06 +0530 The data is based on overall traffic data measured from February-April 2020 from 19 cities across the country. Full Article
act Top Indian Umpires Honing Third Umpiring Skills Through Simulation Activities Amid Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 03:31:45 +0530 The advent of technology, in recent years, has helped the game of cricket but has increased the challenge as well. Full Article
act Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar - 47 Interesting Facts About The Master Blaster By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 03:59:47 +0530 Tendulkar scored 2278 runs in just 44 World Cup innings at an average of 56.95 and strike rate of 88.98. Full Article
act Ashwin, Maharaj & Pooran Mutually Cancel Yorkshire Contracts By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:52:03 +0530 The Yorkshire County Cricket Club in a statement on their official website said on Monday that the contracts of R. Ashwin, Keshav Maharaj and Nicholas Pooran have been cancelled by mutual consent. Full Article
act BCCI Yet to Take Call on Contract Extension of Ombudsman DK Jain By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 05:09:02 +0530 Justice Jain was appointed as Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer in February, 2019 and now it is up to the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah to offer him an extension. Full Article
act Marnus Labuschagne Earns CA Central Contract, Khawaja Misses Out By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:56:10 +0530 Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday announced the list of 20 male players to be awarded national contracts for 2020-21, in which the name of left-handed batsman Usman Khawaja was missing. It is for the first time in five years that Khawaja has missed out on a central contract. Full Article
act Ravi Shastri, Virat Kohli Lead Tributes After Veteran Actor Rishi Kapoor's Death By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 09:36:06 +0530 Former India opener Virender Sehwag wrote: "Extremely disheartened to learn about the passing of Rishi Kapoor ji. Heartfelt condolences to his family." Full Article
act Virat Kohli Will Get More Runs but Rohit Sharma Most Impactful: Gautam Gambhir By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 12:27:09 +0530 Gambhir, however, believes that Kohli will end up scoring more runs than Rohit. Full Article
act Kabir Singh Movie Review: What a Fantastic Actor Shahid Kapoor has Turned Out to Be By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 05:15:17 +0530 Reddy’s direction is impressive. He knows his material well and keeps it on a tight leash, never skipping a beat. Full Article
act Annabelle Comes Home Movie Review: Not Exactly a Chilling Reminder of The Conjuring By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:39:09 +0530 Despite being the origin story, Annabelle Comes Home lacks the innovation. It’s a pretty straight forward tale of werewolves coming out of thin air and screaming their lungs out up close. Full Article
act Typewriter Review: Child Actors Impart Honesty to the Classic Horror Tale By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 03:42:10 +0530 'Typewriter' is a Netflix Original horror series produced by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment. All episodes are available for streaming now. Full Article
act Saaho Movie Review: Anything Goes in Prabhas, Shraddha Kapoor's Action Flick By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 31 Aug 2019 08:01:14 +0530 The impressively staged but ultimately exhausting action sequences take up the bulk of screen time, but they can’t salvage this soulless film that has all the depth and emotional wallop of a video game. Full Article
act The Zoya Factor Movie Review: Sonam Kapoor, Dulquer Salmaan's Film is An Enjoyable Rom-com By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 04:40:10 +0530 Fortune favours the brave and this one with all the talent it's equipped with plus 'The Zoya Factor' certainly seems to hold the promise of box office success. Read our full review below. Full Article
act The Zoya Factor Movie Review: Sonam Kapoor-Dulquer Salmaan's Film Seldom Rises Above its Clichés By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 01:29:30 +0530 Sonam Kapoor and Dulquer Salmaan's The Zoya Factor is not an unwatchable film by any measure. But it squanders the opportunity to say something about the world we live in, and our reliance on luck as both a crutch and an excuse. Full Article
act Commando 3 Movie Review: It Fails to Pack a Punch Despite Vidyut Jammwal's Slick Action By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 07:29:23 +0530 In the cinematic world run by superheroes, it is increasingly difficult for the audience to be impressed by the exploits of regular, on-screen heroes. Full Article
act 6 Underground Movie Review: New Netflix Actioner Makes for an Ideal Sunday Watch By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 01:07:55 +0530 '6 Underground' has in-excess action which makes it a must watch on Netflix. Read our full review of the latest Hollywood film below. Full Article
act Extraction Movie Review: Dhaka Faces Unimaginable Wrath of ‘Mercenary’ Chris Hemsworth By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:13:51 +0530 Sam Hargrave, stunt coordinator of Captain America-Civil War and Avengers-Endgame, faces the dilemma of choosing between hardcore action and emotional support till Chris Hemsworth decides to go all out. Full Article
act Quarantined contacts fume as Begur constable tests negative By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 04:06:00 IST Residents of Belattur in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district heaved a sigh of relief as a constable attached to Begur police station, who had visited the village on Monday, tested negative for Covid-19. Full Article
act Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal React to India's Hockey Draw at 2020 Tokyo Olympics By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 07:23:34 +0530 Captains of the Indian hockey teams, Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal, felt that they have a fair chance of qualifying from their group at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Full Article
act Indian Women's Hockey Team Disappointed With Coronavirus Impact on Their Preparation, Says Marijne By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:45:28 +0530 Indian women's hockey team's Tokyo Olympics preparation revolved around their foreign tours and travel restrictions due to coronavirus have thrown their plans into disarray. Full Article
act Coronavirus Impact: No International Hockey Events for India Till June By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 08:02:49 +0530 Indian hockey team, the senior as well as junior men's and women's, will not play international matches till June due to the coronavirus. Full Article
act Hockey India Conducts Interactive Sessions Through WhatsApp for Match Officials By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 01:31:23 +0530 Hockey India is carrying out interactive sessions for its registered technical officials and umpires, across six WhatsApp groups. Full Article
act 'Flawed, Complex Characters Make Fine Stories': Amish Tripathi on His Book Raavan, Enemy of Aryavarta By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 5 Jul 2019 01:18:52 +0530 Author Amish Tripathi launched Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta, which is the third installment of his wildly popular Ram Chandra series. Full Article