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New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) A large number of cab drivers of ride-hailing platforms Ola and Uber on Monday went on a strike in Tamil Nadu, demanding better remuneration and a ban on bike taxi services, which according to them, is eating up their revenue.The cab drivers are also demanding strict action on certain toll booths operating beyond their contract period.The strike was announced by the All India Road Transport Workers Federation and the Tamil Nadu Urimai Kural Driver Trade Union across the state, demanding a ban on bike taxi services.Moreover, the drivers have urged the state government to immediately…

Chennai, Oct 16 (IANS) Defence and Aerospace electronics solutions provider Data Patterns (India) Ltd has inked a licensing and transfer of technology agreement with Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) for miniature synthetic aperture radar (SAR) radar capability. According to Data Patterns, the technology was developed by Space Applications Centre (SAC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and is the forerunner of Indian space agency’s upcoming high resolution SAR satellite, the NISAR.The transfer of technology agreement was signed by Kuppuswamy, Vice President, Data Patterns and Rajeev Jyoti, Technical Director, IN-SPACe and A.Arunachalam, Director, NewSpace India Ltd.Commenting on the…

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Google-owned YouTube on Monday said that after multiple investigations, it has not detected any kind of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on its platform, and has submitted its formal response to the IT Ministry, after it was served a notice, along with other social media intermediaries last week, by MeitY to remove any CSAM on their platforms.In a statement to IANS, a YouTube spokesperson said that based on “multiple thorough investigations, we did not detect CSAM on our platform, nor did we receive examples or evidence of CSAM on YouTube from regulators”.The spokesperson added that…

Chennai, Oct 16 (IANS) Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a solar-thermal steam-based system that can help sterilise medical equipment in remote and rural areas, where access to electricity and water could be an issue.The project, funded by the Department of Science and Technology, uses portable steam cylinders charged by renewable energy-based stations (like solar energy) that are placed strategically in rural areas for power generation, steam generation and other uses. The team also designed special sterilisation chambers to utilise such portably stored steam and effectively sterilise the tools. “A portable steam storage canister can…

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The aesthetic injectables market in India is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 5 per cent through 2030, according to a report on Monday.With a growing population of beauty-conscious individuals, the demand for aesthetic procedures and products has witnessed a significant upswing in India in recent times.The increased awareness of varied beauty treatments and the influence of social media are contributing to the surge in demand for aesthetic procedures in India, said the report by GlobalData, a data and analytics company.It revealed that India currently accounts for about 1…

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea filed by a married woman to terminate her 26-week-long pregnancy.A bench, comprising CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice J.B. Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra, took note that the pregnancy had crossed 24 weeks and held that permitting the woman to carry on with the termination of pregnancy would violate Sections 3 and 5 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act. According to the fresh AIIMS report, there is no immediate threat to the mother or the foetus. The court noted that these are the only two exceptions to…

In a statement to IANS, the company said the audit of all the group subsidiaries has been completed and adopted. “Think and Learn Pvt Ltd, the parent company of Byju’s, is expected to adopt the consolidated results this week to factor in certain positive developments in the company,” the company said. In June this year, the company’s long-standing auditor Deloitte had flagged some concerns with the revenue recognition methods for Byju’s accounts in FY21, and resigned, citing delay in declaring FY22 results. Byju’s earlier missed its deadline to file the FY22 financial results in September. The company had convened a…

According to WABetaInfo, the company is developing a calendar button which will allow users to open a date picker panel to make it easier for users to search for a message shared on a specific date.This feature is currently in development, and the company plans to release it for the web client in the future.According to the report, this feature will be beneficial to users because one of the most notable advantages is the improved capacity to retrieve specific texts from previous chats.In addition, users will be able to easily find which messages were shared on a certain date via…

He was in Kolkata to inaugurate the community Puja of Santosh Mitra Square at Lebutala Park in central Kolkata, whose principal organiser is BJP councillor in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Sajal Ghosh.“This is not the occasion for making political statements. So, I will not do that now. But I will be frequenting the state more, making political statements and ensuring that there is change in the state,” the Shah said.He also referred to the theme of the Puja committee this year which is Ram Madir in Ayodhya. “The Prime Minister Narandra Modi will be inaugurating the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya…

A bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra, asked the Union government and NMC to furnish the tabular information within a period of six weeks relating to payment of stipend paid to medical students during their internship as part of fulfillment of five-year MBBS degree course.The bench also allowed impleadment of the government of National Capital Territory of Delhi as a respondent party.In an earlier order, the court had asked the MNC to explain if the statement that 70 per cent interns are not paid stipends is true and sought information as to…