After hitting the 100 million followers mark on Instagram, India skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday thanked the fans for making the journey beautiful. Kohli shared a clip on Instagram which starts off reading “milestone reached together” and a montage of Kohli’s pictures and videos pops us on the screen. “You have made this journey beautiful. Feeling blessed […]
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Police conduct simultaneous raids at various jails in Bihar
Bihar Police conducted simultaneous raids at various jails across the state in the presence of local administration, police sources said on Wednesday. During the raid at Chhapra jail, police recovered three mobile phones, three SIM cards, and packets of tobacco. “No objectionable items were, however, found inside the jail premises. The […]
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Haryana Governor approves bill to reserve 75 pc jobs in private sector for locals
Haryana Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya has approved a bill that would provide 75 percent reservation in the private sector jobs for the people of the state, said Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday. “The Haryana Governor has approved a bill that reserves 75 percent of the private sector jobs for locals. This is […]
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BJP leaders to hold meeting over West Bengal Assembly election today
The core committee of BJP’s West Bengal unit will hold a meeting here in the national capital in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party chief JP Nadda on Wednesday. The committee will discuss election strategy and will also discuss probable candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls of […]
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Africa’s Covid-19 fight boosted as jabs reach Nigeria, Angola
Millions of coronavirus shots from the global Covax scheme have arrived in Nigeria, Angola and Kenya, as African countries ramp up their vaccine rollouts. Richer countries have surged ahead with vaccinations but many poorer countries are still awaiting deliveries, prompting the World Health Organisation (WHO) to warn that the crisis […]
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UK requests UN Security Council meeting on Myanmar
Britain has requested a new United Nations Security Council meeting on coup-hit Myanmar for Friday, diplomatic sources told AFP yesterday, as security forces have stepped up their use of violence against demonstrators in the Southeast Asian nation. The meeting would be behind closed doors at 1500 GMT, according to London’s […]
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Vernon Jordan, US civil rights activist and lawyer, dies at age 85
Vernon Jordan, who grew up in the segregated South to become an influential leader in the American civil rights movement, Washington politics, and Wall Street, has died at age 85, his daughter said yesterday. Jordan, who in 1980 was badly wounded by a white supremacist sniper in Indiana, died on […]
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Mizoram reports only one new Covid-19 case in last 24 hrs
Mizoram reported only one new COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 4,427, the state health department informed on Wednesday. The state now has 20 active cases, while 4,397 people have recovered from the disease. The death toll in the state stands […]
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Here is your horoscope for 03 March 2021
Aries You might see a flaw in a plan that sets you on the road to improvement, dear Aries, or events occurring now remind you of the need to manage your time more effectively. Today’s Full Moon can bring awareness of the need to manage your daily affairs with more […]
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Solskjaer promises ‘responsible’ transfer business at Man United
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United have to focus on realistic and responsible business as they target improvements to their squad during the coronavirus pandemic. Next Monday marks a year to the day since Old Trafford last welcomed fans, with a full house roaring the hosts to a 2-0 derby […]
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Sancho fires Dortmund into German Cup semi-finals
England winger Jadon Sancho hit the winning goal as Borussia Dortmund marched into the semi-finals of the German Cup with a 1-0 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Tuesday. Sancho slotted home the winner after the visitors launched a counter-attack from their own area in the second half of the quarter-final […]
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Greenhouse gas emissions associated with dietary guidelines vary between countries
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with national dietary guidelines advocating a healthy diet vary greatly between countries, with US guidelines having the largest carbon footprint and India having the smallest, according to a study involving seven countries. The study was published in the open-access Nutrition Journal. The variations result from differences in recommendations for and consumptions […]
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Google Workspace Being Refreshed to Better Assist Frontline and Remote Workers
Google is updating its productivity software to better meet the needs of frontline and remote workers, in a bet that the pandemic has permanently changed how work gets done. A version of the company’s Workspace offering will be tailored specifically for frontline workers, such as retail and health-care employees, the Alphabet unit said in […]
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Parineeti Chopra-starrer ‘Saina’ to hit theatres on March 26
Bollywood star Parineeti Chopra on Tuesday announced the release date of her much-anticipated sports-drama ‘Saina’, based on the life of ace shuttler Saina Nehwal. The film will hit the big screens on March 26, 2021. The ‘Girl on The Train’ actor hopped on to Instagram and dropped the first look poster of the film. […]
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Spectrum Auction 2021: Telcos Bid Worth Over Rs. 77,000 Crores in Initial Four Rounds
Day One of the spectrum auction is done with bids worth over Rs. 77,000 crores in four distinct rounds from participating bidders, namely Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Reliance Jio. The latest spectrum auction by the government comes five years after the last auction, which took place in 2016. Instead […]