WhatsApp Beta for Windows can now be downloaded from Microsoft’s Windows app store

WhatsApp has been long-rumoured to be working on standalone apps for Windows and Mac users. However, the beta version of the WhatsApp Windows app is now available for download. The beta version of the Windows app can be downloaded from Microsoft’s Windows app store. As per reports, It’s a Universal Windows…

Despite push, significant gap exists in private consumption, investment: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

In a pragmatic assessment, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said that India can grow at a remarkably quick pace and “there are numerous indicators that suggest that economic recovery is now taking hold”. But he felt that the “economy is yet to cover a lot of ground before it gets…

Gold, Silver prices today: Precious metals record marginal jump on MCX. Check latest rates here

Today, gold and silver are trading on the higher side of the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). Witnessing a hike of Rs 50 or 0.10 per cent, gold futures, maturing on December 3, 2021, are trading at Rs 49,068 per 10 grams on the MCX. Meanwhile, recording a marginal hike of Rs 167 or 0.25 per cent, silver futures,…

Petrol, Diesel prices today: Fuel rates remain unchanged on November 17| Check latest rates here

The state-run oil marketing companies(OMCs) have not revised the prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday. According to the latest price notification by OMCs, the fuel rates remained unaltered on November 17, 2021, across the country. Meanwhile, crude oil prices also continued to fall in the international market.…

Sensex, Nifty opened weaker as bank stocks drag

Indian shares fell on Wednesday, dragged by banking and pharma stocks, with Reliance Industries and Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd weighing on the Nifty 50 index. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index slipped 0.24% to 17,956.10 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.26% to 60,165.7 by 9:29 am.…

Delhi-NCR kids back to online learning as pollution forces schools to shut

Alarming levels of pollution in the National Capital Region have led the Commission for Air Quality Monitoring (CAQM) to issue directions to Delhi and neighbouring states to shut all educational institutions until further notice. This could affect children once again, as schools had been shut earlier for a long time…

Guna family ostracised for not donating land for temple, asked to drink urine for ‘purification’

A local panchayat in the Guna district of Madhya Pradesh allegedly ostracised a family from their community for not donating their entire land for the construction of a temple. Hira Lal Ghosi, a resident of the Shivaji Nagar area in Guna, approached the district collector on Tuesday alleging that the panchayat was…