Probationary Officers Recruitment in Syndicate Bank

Syndicate Bank has released notification inviting interested, eligible candidates to apply for the posts of Probationary Officer. The candidates may apply to the posts in the prescribed format on or before December 28.   Total posts: 400 Name of the post: Probationary Officer Education qualification: The candidates…

Lenovo K6 Note launched in India, starts from 13,999

Lenovo has today launched the new Note series smartphone – Lenovo K6 Note in India. The K6 Note comes in two variants – 3GB RAM and 4GB RAM priced at Rs 13,999 and Rs 15,499 respectively. The K6 Note sports a 5.5-inch display with Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution. Under the hood is the same…

A.R. Rahman again in Oscar race for “Pele: Birth of a Legend”

Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman once again at the Academy Awards as his work for “Pele: Birth of a Legend” has found a spot in the list of Oscar contenders for the year. Rahman had registered a double Oscar win for his music Slumdog Millionaire in 2009. This time, his name features in a long list of 145 scores in…

Bahubali 2: Rana Daggubati’s new first-look posters released

It is a special birthday of Rana Daggubati today and as expected the makers of Baahubali have released his new ‘first look’ as Bhalladeva from Baahubali 2.  The actor shared images on his Twitter profile on Wednesday. In this new poster, Ran look fierce and powerful, seen in yellow armour. The official facebook…

Suzie Bates named Women’s ODI and T20 Player of the Year awards

New Zealand women captain Suzie Bates became the first player to win both the ICC Women’s ODI and T20I Player-of-the-Year awards. Bates had won the women’s ODI Player-of-the-Year award in 2013 but has been named the T20I Player of the Year for the first time. She scored 472 runs in eight ODIs for an…

RBI says Rs 12.44 lakh crore of old notes deposited in banks till Dec 10

The amount of demonetized currency that has been deposited in banks has crossed Rs 12.44 lakh crore on December 10, while they have issued Rs 4.61 trillion to them since the demonetisation drive began 35 days ago. “The old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000, which have been returned to the Reserve Bank and the currency…

US Warns ‘Aggressive’ Beijing In South China Sea

The US has warned China against “aggressive behavior in the South China Sea,” saying it would not accept Beijing’s control of the region. The warning by Admiral Harry Harris, head of the US Pacific Command, came on Wednesday as tensions between two powers continue to rise. “We will not allow a…

‘IS’claims  responsibility for Cairo cathedral bombing that killed at least 25

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a bomb attack on a Cairo church that killed 25 people  and wounded at least 45, the first claim for one of the worst attacks on the Coptic Christian community in recent memory. “IS” identified the suicide bomber by the pseudonym Abu Abdallah…

India to contribute $500K to UN Emergency Response Fund 

Today the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) hosted its High-Level pledging conference for 2017. Twenty-nine donors pledged almost US$273 million to the Fund to support urgent aid whenever and wherever crises hit. India has said it will contribute USD 500,000 to the United Nations’s emergency…

India ready to conduct final test on Agni-V that can reach northern China

India is all set to test its Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), capable of striking even the northern China. The test which is scheduled to happen today, December 14, will be the fourth and the final test of nuclear-capable Agni-V from Wheeler Island off Odisha. “This will be the final test of the…