AUGUST 19, 2019
A recent global study by the World Resource Institute has put Chennai on the map for being an ‘extremely water-stressed’ city. This means that, on an average, more than 80 per cent of its available water supply is used up every year by consumers, industries and agriculture.
A majority of districts in Tamil Nadu and Chennai, were found...
AUGUST 19, 2019
A mere week after Mojang killed Minecraft’s long-promised Super Duper Graphics Pack, the company announced another massive visual upgrade for the world’s best-selling PC game: Real-time ray tracing is coming to the Windows 10 Edition of Minecraft.
You need a GeForce RTX graphics card to enable ray tracing
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 Super Ventus OC
Mojang is partnering with...
AUGUST 19, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday had a telephonic conversation with United States President Donald Trump during which he made an indirect reference to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's "extreme rhetoric against India". PM Modi had a 30-minute conversation with Donald Trump which also covered bilateral and regional matters.
Without naming Pakistan, PM Narendra Modi said that extreme...
AUGUST 18, 2019
NEW DELHI, INDIA - The Delhi government on Sunday sounded a flood alert for the city and asked people in low-lying areas to vacate their homes as the water level in the Yamuna river is expected to cross the danger mark on Monday, East Delhi district magistrate said in an order.
The Yamuna was flowing at 203.37 metres...
AUGUST 18, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Sri Lanka 249 (Dickwella 61, Mendis 53, Patel 5-89, Somerville 3-83) and 268 for 4 (Karunaratne 122, Thirimanne 64, Mathews 28*) beat New Zealand 249 (Taylor 86, Nicholls 42, Akila 5-80, Lakmal 4-29) and 285 (Watling 77, Latham 45, Embuldeniya 4-99, De Silva 3-25) by six wickets
Dimuth Karunaratne celebrates his Test century - AFP
GALE, SRI...
AUGUST 18, 2019
LONDON, ENGLAND - A leaked cross-government study warning of the impact of a no-deal Brexit outlines a "worst-case scenario", cabinet minister Michael Gove has said.
Details from the dossier warn of food and medicine shortages if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
Mr. Gove, who is responsible for no deal preparation, said "very significant steps" had been...
AUGUST 17, 2019
In a major diplomatic victory for India, the United Nations Security Council in a “closed consultation” on Friday acknowledged India’s measures to bring normalcy and development to Kashmir and wanted all countries to follow suit.
India’s diplomatic encirclement of Pakistan has been a success with the primacy of its position over Jammu and Kashmir being undisputed and unchallenged....
AUGUST 16, 2019
Centodieci is Bugatti’s most powerful car with 1,600 horsepower.
Its design honors the Bugatti EB110 of the 1990s for Bugatti’s 110th anniversary.
Only 10 Centodiecis will be made at about $10 million apiece after taxes.
Bugatti unveils the Centodieci, its most powerful supercar
Bugatti debuted its most powerful supercar at Pebble Beach on Friday: a $10 million,1,600 horsepower...
AUGUST 16, 2019
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Cisco are launching their own software to help businesses get on the cloud.
The initiative combines TCS' Enterprise Cloud Platform (ECP), which delegates business operations across different cloud services, with Cisco's ACI for security.
"With the growing adoption of multi-cloud strategies, enterprises are looking for a simplified operating model with a consistent policy, security,...
AUGUST 16, 2019
The name of the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 is seen removed as it sits anchored in the Strait of Gibraltar on Friday. Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters
A day after Gibraltar judge allows vessel’s release, US condemns ‘scheme to unlawfully access US financial system’
The US justice department on Friday unveiled a warrant for the seizure of the Iranian oil...
