We have lately been seeing a lot of impeccable maternity fashion and the original IT girl of Bollywood, Kareena Kapoor is to be thanked for that. The actor, during her second pregnancy, is making a statement with her sartorial choices and we cannot help but get inspired. When Kareena was pregnant […]
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Google is testing text and search image previews on hover
Google seems to be testing a slight tweak in the Google Search UI that shows image previews when your cursor hovers over a link. This new feature is showing up for some users in private browsing mode. While this new little tweak looks rather normal at a glance, it can […]
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Chinese firm behind Hambantota port project gets first contract in Sri Lanka’s Port City
One of China’s largest state-run firms that was behind the controversial Hambantota port project has bagged the first contract in Sri Lanka’s planned $13-billion Port City, weeks after the US criticised the Chinese government for acting as a “predator” in the island nation. The China Harbor Engineering Company Limited (CHEC), a subsidiary […]
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Dhanush joins star-studded cast of Russo brothers’ The Gray Man
Dhanush has joined the cast of the Russo brothers’ upcoming spy film, The Gray Man, which is reportedly the most expensive Netflix original ever produced. Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling and Ana de Armas will play the lead roles. Along with Dhanush, Netflix announced that Jessica Henwick, Wagner Moura, and Julia […]
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Covid: Millions prepare for tougher restrictions amid rising cases
Millions of people across the UK are preparing for tougher coronavirus restrictions amid growing concern about the rising number of cases. Thirty-eight million people in the south and east of England will be living under tier three rules – the strictest measures – from Saturday. Northern Ireland will begin a six-week […]
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Sikh preacher Baba Ram Singh’s mortal remains cremated in Karnal
Mortal remains of Sikh preacher Baba Ram Singh, who is believed to have taken his own life in support of farmers’ agitation against the three Central farm laws, were consigned to flames at Singhera village of Karnal district in Haryana on Friday. Thousands of his followers, including politicians, religious gurus, […]
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Iran rejects IAEA chief’s call that new agreement needed after Biden takes office
Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday rejected the UN atomic watchdog chief’s suggestion that reviving Iran’s nuclear deal after a new U.S. administration comes to power would require striking a new agreement. In an interview with Reuters on Thursday, Rafael Grossi, who heads the IAEA that […]
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Farm laws have not been introduced overnight, says PM Modi
Amid the ongoing farmers protest in the country against the three agriculture laws recently passed in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed Madhya Pradesh farmers via video-conferencing and said the laws have not been introduced overnight. There have been decades of discussions, consultations, he said. “These were the […]
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China’s new road cuts travel time to Karakoram Pass, raises red flags in Delhi
Satellite imagery and communication intercepts along the 3,488 kilometre Line of Actual Control (LAC) shows that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is undertaking a significant road and building infrastructure upgrade across Karakoram Pass and Aksai Chin to ramp up military capacities and capability against India. It is quite evident from the […]
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‘No coercive steps against BJP leaders’: SC notice to Bengal govt, police
The Supreme Court on Friday protected BJP leaders Arjun Singh, Kailash Vijayvargiya, Pawan Singh, Mukul Roy and Saurav Singh from any coercive steps to be taken by the West Bengal Police in FIRs registered against them which are pending investigation. The 3-judge bench headed by Justice SK Kaul issued notice […]
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Uttarakhand HC issues notice to CAT Chairman on IFS officer’s plea
The Uttarakhand High Court has issued notice to the Central government and Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Chairman Justice L Narasimha Reddy on a petition filed by Indian Forest Services Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Alok Kumar Verma on Wednesday issued a notice on […]
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Security-related issues may come before us in future, says Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that with changing times, the nature of threats and wars is also changing, adding that in the future, more security-related issues may arise before India. Attending the Military Literature Festival-2020 via video conferencing, the Defence Minister said, “From another point of view, I […]
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‘Unity sphere’, tech dome in New India garden plan
The New India Garden or Nav Bharat Udyan proposed to be built on the bank of the river Yamuna as part of Centre’s plan to extend the Central Vista axis from India Gate till the river will house a “sunflower plaza”, a “Growth Plaza” representing all states and UTs of […]
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Sunil Mittal’s $2 bn gamble on space
Space wars are here again, but with a difference. Pitted on one side is India’s telecom czar Sunil Mittal who has taken a big gamble by buying a 50 per cent stake in the once bankrupt low earth orbit constellation satellite company OneWeb. The company, Bharti Global, is planning to […]
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24,000 hearings online: How UP-Rera cleared major backlog
The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP-Rera) has been able to clear major backlogs through virtual hearings this year, despite the Covid-19 lockdown. Of the 30,956 complaints registered so far, the regulator has already heard 24,026 cases till December 15. And of these, some 5,115 complaints were filed by buyers in […]