Seven Afghan army soldiers were killed and six security personnel were wounded after Taliban insurgents attacked a joint military camp in the country’s northern Balkh province on Tuesday, the defence ministry confirmed. “Unfortunately, the terrorists attacked a joint military base of Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security […]
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No white Christmas in Shimla this year too
There will be no “white” Christmas in Shimla and elsewhere in Himachal Pradesh this time too. A mellow sunshine will greet you throughout the day at most of the tourist destinations with the weather bureau on Tuesday predicting open skies in the state. “There is no significant Western Disturbances active […]
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Maduro urges Peru to arrest Venezuelan opponent
The President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro has urged the Peruvian government to arrest a Venezuelan opponent, whom he accused of being responsible for an assault on military barracks in the south of the country. “I ask that this terrorist named Vilca Fernandez, who on social media took responsibility for the […]
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Dense fog, dipping mercury in Punjab, Haryana
Dense fog with extreme cold continued to engulf many parts of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday, weather officials said. Road and railway traffic was affected due to low visibility, which reduced to less than 100 metres at some places. Traffic on highways was plying slow, the police said. The Amritsar-Ambala-Delhi […]
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Twitter ends support for animated PNG files
Twitter will no longer animate PNG files after trolls hijacked the Epilepsy Foundation’s handle and hashtags to send potentially seizure-inducing images to epileptic and photo-sensitive individuals. The company recently discovered a bug that allowed users to bypass its autoplay settings, and allow several animated images in a single tweet using […]
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Deepika, Priyanka, Sonam: The best-dressed female celebrities for 2019
Until the last decade, Bollywood celebrities didn’t pay any mind to how they dressed. The costumes in their movies were designed by one particular designer, like Sabyasachi Mukerji for Devdas, Neeta Lulla for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam or Manish Malhotra for Rangeela. And for their other usual public appearances, […]
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Elon Musk’s famous 2018 tweet comes true: Tesla stock hits record $420
Elon Musk lost his position as Tesla Chairman after posting a notorious tweet in August last year that he was “considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured”. Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 7, 2018 Over a year later, Tesla stock […]
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‘Bhoot Vidya’ a legitimate course at BHU now
Have you always been mystified and intrigued by the world of ghosts, the supernatural or the paranormal? Now you can learn ‘Bhoot Vidya’ or the ‘science of paranormal’ in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) which is starting a six month certificate course on the subject. Bhoot Vidya is essentially psychotherapy […]
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Bharti AXA general premium income surges 46% in H1 FY20
) Leading non-life insurer Bharti AXA General Insurance has recorded a whopping 46 per cent growth in its gross written premium at Rs 1,586 crore in the first half of financial year 2019-20 against Rs 1,087 crore in the corresponding fiscal period a year ago. The company said all product segments […]
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GPAT 2020 admit card to be released today at gpat.nta.nic.in
National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the GPAT 2020 admit card today on its official website. Candidates will be able to download the GPAT 2020 admit card at gpat.nta.nic.in. In its information bulletin NTA has mentioned that the GPAT admit card 2020 will be released on December 24. The NTA GPAT 2020 exam will […]
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NZ calls off search for two missing in volcano eruption
New Zealand authorities have announced the suspension of search operations for two people who remain missing following the recent eruption of White Island volcano, offshore in the northeast of the country. “This decision follows extensive shoreline and substantial aerial searches from east of White Island to north of Cape Runaway […]
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Wall Street ends higher, Boeing lifts Dow
Wall Street’s three main indexes closed higher as investors digested corporate news and economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 96.44 points, or 0.34 per cent, to close at 28,551.53 on Monday. The S&P 500 rose 2.79 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 3,224.01. The Nasdaq Composite Index was […]
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President Kovind lauds Pondicherry varsity women students for academic excellence
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday paid compliments on the academic excellence of girls for outnumbering boys in bagging gold medals in their respective disciplines. Delivering his address at the 27th convocation of the Pondicherry University here, the President, also the Visitor of the university under the provisions of the […]
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The meaning of each day after Christmas
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree… The Twelve Days of Christmas also referred to as Twelvetide, is a […]
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Shahid in love with Mira’s new pic: ‘Sun looks pale compared to you’
Actor Shahid Kapoor and wife Mira Rajput Kapoor’s PDA had enthralled their fans once again on Tuesday. Mira shared a photo on Instagram, announcing she ‘feels on the top of the world’ and her husband immediately dropped a loving message on it. Bundled up against the cold in a brown coat, Mira was seen […]