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19th - 20th Feb
Alok K. Verma to be new Delhi Police chief
Director General (prisons) Alok Kumar Verma will replace B.S. Bassi as the Delhi
Police Commissioner on March 1.
The Ministry of Home Affairs had sent three names to the CCA, which picked Mr.
Verma, a 1979-batch officer and the senior-most among the three IPS officers.
Aamir’s foundation to take blue gold message to
masses in Maharashtra
Actor Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao have started Paani Foundation, a not-
for-profit company whose main objective will be to communicate, impart
knowledge and bring about a change in outlook at the grassroots level on water
conservation and watershed management.
Paani will work with the Maharashtra government towards solving the water
crisis in the State.
China sends missiles to contested island
China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one of the
disputed islands it controls in the South China Sea, Taiwan.
Taiwan Defence Ministry spokesman Major General David Lo told Reuters the
missile batteries had been set up on Woody Island.
The island is part of the Paracels chain, under Chinese control for more than 40
year but also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam.
Ringing Bells’ smartphone to cost Rs. 251
Noida-based smartphone maker Ringing Bells is set to unveil India’s most
affordable smartphone, priced at Rs. 251, a move that is set to disrupt the
booming Indian mobile handset market.
The 3G handset, Freedom 251, features a 4-inch display, Qualcomm 1.3-GHz
quad-core processor and 1 GB RAM, according to details shared by the company.
t features a 3.2-MP rear and a 0.3-MP front facing camera and a 1,450-mAh
battery.
19th - 20th Feb
Alok K. Verma to be new Delhi Police chief
Director General (prisons) Alok Kumar Verma will replace B.S. Bassi as the Delhi
Police Commissioner on March 1.
The Ministry of Home Affairs had sent three names to the CCA, which picked Mr.
Verma, a 1979-batch officer and the senior-most among the three IPS officers.
Aamir’s foundation to take blue gold message to
masses in Maharashtra
Actor Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao have started Paani Foundation, a not-
for-profit company whose main objective will be to communicate, impart
knowledge and bring about a change in outlook at the grassroots level on water
conservation and watershed management.
Paani will work with the Maharashtra government towards solving the water
crisis in the State.
China sends missiles to contested island
China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one of the
disputed islands it controls in the South China Sea, Taiwan.
Taiwan Defence Ministry spokesman Major General David Lo told Reuters the
missile batteries had been set up on Woody Island.
The island is part of the Paracels chain, under Chinese control for more than 40
year but also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam.
Ringing Bells’ smartphone to cost Rs. 251
Noida-based smartphone maker Ringing Bells is set to unveil India’s most
affordable smartphone, priced at Rs. 251, a move that is set to disrupt the
booming Indian mobile handset market.
The 3G handset, Freedom 251, features a 4-inch display, Qualcomm 1.3-GHz
quad-core processor and 1 GB RAM, according to details shared by the company.
t features a 3.2-MP rear and a 0.3-MP front facing camera and a 1,450-mAh
battery.
