Want to learn coding? Google Grasshopper app can teach you on your mobile. Global search engine and technology giant, Googlehas launched Grasshopper app, a platform to help budding coders learn programming languages on the go using their smartphones.
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Coding, also known as programming, is the way to communicate with computers. It tells a computer what actions to take; writing a code is like creating a set of instructions for the computer to follow. News Broadcast: Impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra moved by Opposition: Top updates. Opposition parties, led by Congress, are meeting Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu today to submit the motion for impeachment of CJI Dipak Misra.
Read for latest updates related to the impeachment The impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will be given a final shape on Friday at a meeting involving Opposition parties led by the Congress. After the meeting, the Opposition parties are likely to submit the motion to Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu. Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has called the meeting, coming days after the party said the option of moving an impeachment motion against CJI Misra was still open. The Opposition parties meeting in Parliament to discuss the matter include the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Left parties, the Samajwadi Party (SP), and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), according to sources quoted by news agencies in their reports. Impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra moved by Opposition Top updates.
News Broadcast: Naroda Patiya riot case: Gujarat HC acquits ex-BJP minister Maya Kodnani. The conviction of Bajrang Dal leader, Babu Bajrangi who had also moved the court challenging the previous ruling, was upheld Gujarat High Court on Friday acquitted former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister Maya Kodnani in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case in which 97 Muslims were killed following the Godhra riots.Maya Kodnani was sentenced to 28 years of imprisonment.
However, the conviction of Bajrang Dal leader, Babu Bajrangi who had also moved the court challenging the previous ruling, was upheld. He was sentenced to life imprisonment till death. Naroda Patiya riot case Gujarat HC acquits exBJP minister Maya Kodnani. News Broadcast: Sikh woman on Pak pilgrimage converts to Islam, marries Lahore man: Reports. She has applied for an extension of visa, citing "threats of assassination" to her life in India, before Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad A Sikh woman pilgrim from Punjab's Hoshiarpur district has reportedly converted to Islam and married a Lahore-based Pakistan national, reports reaching her family in Punjab have indicated.
Kiran Bala, daughter of Manohar Lal, wrote to the Pakistan Foreign Office that her visa should be extended as she married one Mohammad Azam, a resident of Lahore, during a ceremony held at Jamia Naeemia seminary in Lahore on April 16, The Express Tribune reported. She went to Pakistan on her Indian passport with Pakistan visa valid till April 21. Her old father-in-law, Tarsem Singh, alleged on Thursday that his daughter-in-law could have fallen into the hands of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and may have been forced to convert and remarry there. Sikh woman on Pak pilgrimage converts to Islam, marries Lahore man Reports. News Broadcast: Mecca Masjid blast case judge's resignation rejected: Top 10 developments. Following the Mecca Masjid blast case verdict, Asaduddin Owaisi lashed out at the NIA over the acquittal of the five accused and assured to provide legal help to the family of the victims The Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Court on Thursday rejected the resignation tendered by special National Investigation Agency (NIA) judge Ravinder Reddy, who delivered the Mecca Masjid blast case verdict.
Mecca Masjid blast case judge's resignation rejected Top 10 developments. News Broadcast: SC rules out fresh probe in Sohrabuddin case judge Loya's death: 10 points. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and judges A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, which dismissed the pleas, said that attempts were made to scandalise the judiciary The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the mysterious death of special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge B H Loya, who was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case involving Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Amit Shah.
Loya had on December 1, 2014 died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur, where he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague's daughter. Further, the apex court said that the submissions of the petitioners prima facie amounted to criminal contempt of court but that it was not initiating contempt proceedings. SC rules out fresh probe in Sohrabuddin case judge Loya's death 10 points. News Broadcast: Filing income tax returns: Here's how to avoid being labelled a tax evader. The income-tax department on Wednesday warned salaried-class taxpayers against using illegal means while filing their returns, stating that violators would be prosecuted Filing income-tax returns (ITRs)?
Take note: Those who furnish incorrect information while filing ITRs will be reported to their employers and punished under the law, the Income Tax Department on Wednesday warned salaried-class taxpayers. Filing income tax returns Here's how to avoid being labelled a tax evader. News Broadcast: IPL 2018: KKR breach Rajasthan fortress at Jaipur, beat RR by 7 wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) clinched their third win of IPL 2018, beating Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur to reach the top of Vivo IPL points table.
KKR captain Dinesh Karthik led from the front and scored a 23-ball 43. Robin Uthappa was good with the bat too as he scored 48 runs off 36 balls after Chris Lynn wicket in the first over. At no point, Rajasthan Royals' bowlers seemed to create any pressure on KKR batting line-up. With this, Rajasthan Royals' nine-match winning streak at Sawai Mansingh Stadium comes to an end. IPL 2018 KKR breach Rajasthan fortress at Jaipur, beat RR by 7 wickets. News Broadcast: Unnao rape case: BJP MLA Sengar's brother sent to police custody; updates. CBI remanded BJP MLA Sengar's brother Atul Sengar and four other accused to police custody for four days in Unnao rape case.
Read the top ten updates in the Unnao rape case. A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Tuesday remanded prime accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's brother Atul Singh and four other associates to a four-day police custody in connection with the Unnao rape case. The rape survivor’s family has alleged that BLP MLA Sengar’s brother Atul Singh Sengar, along with his companions, had also raped the girl and thrashed the victim’s father to death over his refusal to withdraw the FIR. A CBI official said: “The court has sent five accused -- Atul Sengar, Bauaa, Vineet, Sonu and Shail -- to four days in police custody. The agency has brought all the detainees to the Lucknow branch for further interrogation. Unnao rape case BJP MLA Sengars brother sent to police custody updates.
News Broadcast: Tamil Nadu college sex scandal: Governor won't resign; top 10 developments. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit ruled out his resignation in the wake of a raging controversy over a sex scandal in a college in the state involving an assistant professor Amid the raging Tamil Nadu Madurai Kamaraj University college sex scandal, Governor Banwarilal Purohit dismissed as "nonsense" and "baseless" an allegation that he was under the Union Home Ministry's scanner for sexual misconduct.
Purohit categorically denied any association with the college professor arrested for suggesting her students extend sexual favours to university officials in exchange for academic and financial rewards. Further, Purohit ruled out his resignation over the matter. Meanwhile, as political parties demanded a CBI probe into the matter, the Tamil Nadu Police chief ordered the transfer of the case involving an alleged attempt at sexual trafficking of college students by a professor to the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CBCID).
Tamil Nadu college sex scandal Governor won't resign top 10 developments. News Broadcast: IPL 2018: Rohit's 94 helps Mumbai secure maiden win, Kohli's 92 in vain. This is the maiden win for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2018 after three losses. Royal Challengers Bangalore's captain Virat Kohli is the only man who looked to score runs for RCB. Mumbai Indians managed to secure their first win of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) as they moved up to the 6th spot in Vivo IPL Points table. They defeated Royal Challengers Banglore (RCB) by 46 runs. Chasing a mammoth target of 214, Virat Kohli's heroics could not save the day for RCB as no other batsman came to his aide. Krunal Pandya scalped three wickets for Mumbai Indians. Earlier, after being reduced to 0-2 in the first over, Mumbai Indians had a remarkable recovery.
MI captain Rohit Sharma made 94 and missed a well deserved century. IPL 2018 Rohit's 94 helps Mumbai secure maiden win, Kohli's 92 in vain. Akshaya Tritiya 2018 Offers raining on gold diamond all you need to know. Akshaya Tritiya 2018 Offers raining on gold diamond all you need to know. News Broadcast: ATM crisis: Modi snatched our money, gave it to Nirav, says Rahul; updates. Several states are facing a cash shortage despite currency flows in the economy at the pre-demonetisation level Severe cash crunch has been reported in several states of India – Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana, and automated teller machines (ATMs) in these regions are running dry.
People are facing a huge monetary crisis, with a majority of ATMs running out of cash. ATM crisis Modi snatched our money gave it to Nirav, says Rahul updates. News Broadcast: Kathua rape: SC tells Mufti govt to protect victim's kin, lawyer; updates. In the Kathua rape case trial, which began on Monday, the court set April 28 as the next date of hearing The Kathua rape and murder case trial, which began in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, will see its next hearing on April 28. The eight people accused of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl on Monday pleaded not guilty and offered to undergo narco tests. As the trial in the case began, the district and sessions judge asked the state crime branch to give copies of the chargesheet to all the accused and fixed April 28 as the next date of hearing.
Of the eight people accused of the crime, one is a juvenile who is also under arrest. Kathua rape SC tells Mufti govt to protect victims kin, lawyer updates. News Broadcast: Blast outside Indian consulate office in Nepal's Biratnagar; no casualties. The security around the blast site has been tightened since the incident A minor bomb explosion took place outside an Indian consulate office in Nepal's Biratnagar damaging the wall of the premises, according to media reports on Tuesday. No injuries or casualties were reported as there were no officials present in the office at the time of the incident, according to the local media. Blast outside Indian consulate office in Nepals Biratnagar no casualties. News Broadcast: Now, book 12 train tickets with just 1 IRCTC ID if it's Aadhaar-linked! Indian Railways policy for booking tickets through irctc.co.in have changed.
Know IRCTC rules for train ticket Planning a vacation this summer? If you're excited about taking a train journey, you must know the new rules Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has introduced for booking railways tickets on its online portal. But, before that - link Aadhaar number with your IRCTC account. Now, book 12 train tickets with just 1 IRCTC ID if it's Aadhaar linked. News Broadcast: Mecca Masjid blast case: Aseemanand, others let off; top 10 developments. Swami Aseemanand, a former RSS member and Abhinav Bharat ideologue, was among those acquitted today by a special court in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case. Mecca Masjid blast case Aseemanand, others let off top 10 developments. News Broadcast: IPL 2018: Dhoni's career-best fails to see CSK through; KXIP win by 4 runs.
Kings XI Punjab won their second match at Mohali which helps them to move up the Vivo IPL points table. IPL 2018 Dhonis career best fails to see CSK through KXIP win by 4 runs. News Broadcast: Kathua rape trial today; Nirbhaya's mother says slow justice aiding rapists. Kathua rape trial today Nirbhayas mother says slow justice aiding rapists.
News Broadcast — IPL 2018: SRH's Deepak Hooda does a Houdini's Act... IPL 2018 SRHs Deepak Hooda does a Houdinis Act to defeat MI by 1 wicket. News Broadcast: Kathua, Unnao rape case: Rahul leads mid-night march, targets Modi; updates. Kathua, Unnao rape case Rahul leads midnight march, targets Modi updates. News Broadcast: India's own GPS: Isro successfully launches IRNSS-1I navigation satellite. The rocket was launched from First Launch Pad of SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. Indias own GPS Isro successfully launches IRNSS 1I navigation satellite. News Broadcast: After 4 years, Orkut founder to launch 'Hello' social network app in India. With hello, the aim is to create positive, meaningful, authentic connections and sustained social engagement A new social networking platform 'hello', set up by the founder of the once-popular Orkut, has announced its entry into the Indian market amid the controversy surrounding user data breach at Facebook. hello has been set up by Orkut Buyukkokten, who was the founder of Orkut that once was a leading social networking site in India and Brazil.
Interestingly, Orkut shut down its services in 2014, having lost its sheen to rivals like Facebook. | Today's Paper "If you look at social media today, it has isolated people instead of bringing them closer. It has become more about broadcasting than sharing. He added that with hello, the aim is to create positive, meaningful, authentic connections and sustained social engagement. After 4 years Orkut founder to launch Hello social network app in India. News Broadcast: Unnao rape victim to CM Yogi: 'Want justice'; BJP MLA still free; updates. BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused of raping an 18-year-old girl, is a four-term lawmaker from Bangarmau. Unnao rape victim to CM Yogi 'Want justice' BJP MLA still free updates. News Broadcast: CWG 2018: Shreyasi wins gold, Om bronze; Mary Kom, Gaurav assured of silver. Mary Kom enters the final round of women's 48kg boxing, assuring India of at least a silver medal, if not gold India continues to shine brightly on the seventh day of the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast Australia, with Shreyasi Singh clinching a gold medal in women's double-trap, Om Prakash Mitharval bagging a bronze medal in the 50m pistol finals, and M C Mary Kom and Gaurav Solanki assuring India medals in their respective boxing categories.
CWG 2018 Shreyasi wins gold, Om bronze Mary Kom, Gaurav assured of silver.
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