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Simply put, Cell Broadcast is a system of delivering messages or alerts on the mobile phones of people in a defined locality – geo-targeted and geo-fenced. The mobile phones in the targeted area will sound out alerts automatically even if it is on a silent mode. The Cell Broadcast is also not affected by telecom traffic load. The NDMA plans to issue all ‘red alerts’ as Cell Broadcast. “When the mobile phones in India get compatible to get signals from the NavIC system (Indian GPS), then the alerts can be sent directly without depending on the telecom players,” an official…

The reveal was made after a screening of ‘Justice League: Warworld’ where DC went on to reveal that next year will see the release of a new ‘Watchmen’ adaptation along with ‘Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths’.Director Zack Snyder back in 2009 had done an adaptation of the graphic novel in a live action movie which was followed by a 2019 sequel series.An animated ‘Watchmen’ movie was announced in 2017 and now DC has revealed the new logo for the upcoming film.Written by Alan Moore and drawn by Dave Gibbons, ‘Watchmen’ was released in 1986, and alongside the likes of…

Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said following inputs about the attempt to influx heroin by Pakistan-based smugglers, police teams of Fazilka carried out an operation near Rano village of Fazilka, where the accused were expected to come after retrieving the heroin consignment dropped from across the border using a drone. On seeing the police party, the accused — Subeg Singh and Sandip Singh — tried to flee on motorcycle. The police apprehended them after a brief scuffle and recovered 10 packets of heroin, weighing 20 kg, he added. Assistant Inspector General of Police Lakbhir Singh said more arrests are…

The composer-singer shared that performing for the piece ‘Indradhanush’ was an electrifying experience for him.Each set of musical pieces was marked by different colours bringing alive the magic of ‘Indradhanush’.He performed tracks like ‘Naina Da Kasoor’, ‘Ghode Pe Sawaar’, ‘Jaan Nisar’, ‘Manjha’, ‘Shubhaarambh’, ‘Pardesi’ and several others.Talking about performing for the live audience in Melbourne, he said: “Performing in Melbourne was an exhilarating experience beyond words, The energy of the audience was absolutely electrifying, and their love filled my heart with joy. I couldn’t have asked for a more incredible crowd for my first-ever performance in this beautiful city. The…

Speaking to a local television channel, she noted that her father had himself stated that it is Chandy Oommen who will be hispolitical successor. Oommen Chandy, a sitting legislator, had represented the Puthupally Assembly constituency in Kottayam district since the past five decades. He had entered the Kerala Assembly for the first time in 1970 and continued to represent the constituency 12 times in a row. With his passing away, the seat has fallen vacant and speculations were rife on who will be representing the Congress in the ensuing by-election for the seat. Congress’s state President K. Sudhakaran had categorically…

Siraj mixed his inswingers, outswingers and wobble-seam deliveries to good effect with the second new ball to bag his best figures in an innings in Test cricket. In an early start to the day, West Indies managed to avoid the follow-on but could add only 26 runs to their overnight total.With the second new ball being just 5.1 overs old, India were to make inroads in an early start to day four’s play. It happened when Mukesh Kumar struck in the first over of the day, beating Alick Athanaze on the inside edge and trapping him lbw for 37.In the…

A crucial support level for the Nifty lies at 19,700, marked by significant put writing. Should the index breach this level, it may lead to a substantial market correction. On the upside, resistance is positioned at 20,000, he said.In the upcoming week, investors will be closely focused on the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, says Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.While a 25-basis point rate hike is widely expected, investors will be more interested in the committee’s commentary on future rate actions, seeking clues for the anticipated future rate pause, he said.The domestic market witnessed…

The deceased, identified as Arif, was the only brother among his five sisters. His father Ashraf Ali, a rickshaw puller, said his son was playing alone when the incident happened on Saturday evening. “He went downstairs where there was water-logging and drowned,” he said. The family used to live on the first floor of the house, which had two staircases. One of them is closed and they used the second staircase to come down. Ali was not at home, and the mother was sitting outside the home when Arif, who was alone on the first floor, went downstairs using the…

Chief Executive Officer of ‘Cloud Q’ Yassar Hameed, in a press conference on Sunday, told mediapersons that the company would be setting up a centre in Kerala based on the opportunities in the state.The CEO said that the company was interested in opening a new office in Kerala as the facilities provided in the state was good, including infrastructure.Hameed said that the company was currently providing job opportunities to 600 people and Cloud Q was a leading IT solutions provider for several companies and industries in the US, Canada and the United Arab Emirates.The CEO also said that Cloud Q…

“Just shouting in public would not address his issues. He is older than me and he can get angry but I want to advise him to discuss issues in the alliance to address the problems. Just going into the media and shouting in public would not help him,” Paswan, who reached Hajipur, said. “Every alliance has a limit. Unless and until all points are not finalised within the alliance, it would not be wise to discuss things in public. Creating disputes is not a good thing for an alliance. Whatever I raised the points, it was within the alliance and…