WhatsApp, which is testing its payments services in India, today said it is updating its terms of service and privacy policy to “reflect the addition of payment interoperability features” ahead of the full-fledged launch of the service. Almost one million people are “testing” WhatsApp’s payments service in India, which is the largest base for the Facebook-owned company that has over ...

Priyanka Chopra and rumoured beau Nick Jonas are in India. Days after the American singer introduced the Indian star to his family during a cousin’s wedding, the 35-year-old Bollywood diva has brought him to India reportedly to meet her family and friends. The duo were clicked driving out of the airport here last night by paparazzi. Photograper Viral Bhayani posted ...

The Uttarakhand High Court has passed orders to cancel the licenses of mobile users while driving the vehicle. At the same time, the State Government has been asked to ensure strict compliance with Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Not allowing motorcycle and scooter drivers to drive without the ISI mark helmets , and making SSP, CO and Kotwal ...

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat launched the Oak Tasar Development Project (T.S.P) at Kisan Bhawan on Ring Road on Friday. This project is being done with the support of the Central Silk Board, Textile Ministry, under CSS. On this occasion, besides announcing a grant of Rs 1 crore from the State Government for the supply of silkworms, the Chief Minister ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Uttarakhand High Court has banned vehicles from carrying iron sheets, iron rods or any protruding material beyond the body frame, till the Uttarakhand Government frame its own rules prohibiting their transport. It also slammed those using cell phones while driving and directed the state government to ensure motorists compulsorily wear the ISI-marked helmets. A Division Bench ...

A city court has sentenced two DDA officials to four years of rigorous imprisonment each for demanding Rs 6,000 bribe every month for allowing a man to run his eatery illegally in northwest Delhi. Special Judge Ashutosh Kumar handed down the jail term to Delhi Development Authority (DDA) officials Mukesh Chander and Satyabir Singh for demanding monthly bribe from the ...

A shocking case has emerged in Chhattisgarh’s Raigad district, where a policeman has asked for leave from his superior and to beat his wife. The policeman is stationed as head constable. The family of the cop posted in the Chhattisgarh police is going to stage a protest on June 25 in the capital Raipur. From this case there was a ...

Some passengers on an AirAsia India flight from Kolkata to Bagdogra got into an altercation with airline staff over deplaning them after the flight was delayed by over four hours, a passenger claimed. Indian Oil Corporation Executive Director (West Bengal) Dipankar Ray, who was also travelling in the same flight, complained of very “unprofessional and rude” behaviour from the airline ...

Marijuana will be legal nationwide in Canada starting October 17 in a move that should take market share away from organised crime and protect the country’s youth, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. The Senate gave final passage to the bill to legalise cannabis on Tuesday, legislation that will make Canada only the second country in the world to make ...

Teachers of Government schools can now send their entries directly for National Award for Teachers. Announcing this, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar said that this is a new initiative, as earlier entries were selected by the State Government. He said that Government Teachers themselves can apply for National Award for Teachers. In the new system, Government teachers/heads ...