Quibi, the multi-billion-dollar streaming platform launching Monday, is betting it can transform entertainment with short, Hollywood-quality clips to watch “on the go” — even as much of the world is trapped at home. Industry legends and stars from Steven Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro to Jennifer Lopez and Reese Witherspoon […]
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Elon Musk defends sending non-invasive ventilators to NY hospitals
Elon Musk has responded to critics who said that Tesla and SpaceX CEO sent non-invasive breathing aids to New York City Hospitals which could not be used to treat severe COVID-19 cases. New York City Hospitals recently shared an image on Twitter thanking Musk and Tesla for delivering 40 ventilators to Elmhurst […]
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Can Delhi schools conduct classes during summer break? Sisodia seeks parents’ suggestions
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has sought suggestions on whether schools in Delhi could conduct classes during summer break to make up for academic loss due to the lockdown over the novel coronavirus pandemic. During an online interactive session called ‘parenting in the time of lockdown’, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal […]
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IIT- Delhi invites proposals for supercomputer-based Coronavirus research
IIT-Delhi has invited proposals from the government and the private academic institutions as well as private firms in association with an academic partner from all over the country to use its supercomputer resource PADUM for COVID-19 research. In this, the allocation of supercomputer resource to merit-based proposals will be made […]
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PM Modi rings Manmohan Singh, Deve Gowda, Pranab Mukherjee over Covid-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached out to two former presidents and two former prime ministers of India to discuss country’s response to the unprecedented crisis over coronavirus outbreak, said officials privy to the developments. Pranab Mukherjee and Pratibha Patil are the two former Presidents to have received a […]
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Samsung’s next gen Galaxy Buds may look like beans
The race to make the most compact truly wireless earbuds is on. Samsung is reportedly experimenting with a completely new truly wireless earbuds with radical design changes. The next generation Galaxy Buds are internally codenamed “Bean”, because they actually look like the beans. WinFuture has published the renders of the […]
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JNU files FIR against students who misbehaved with guards, violated lockdown
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration has filed an FIR over violation of coronavirus lockdown by students at the university premises on April 1. FIR details mention that a student violated lockdown and misbehaved with security personnel, and later gathered a crowd, violating the lockdown. The University had on Thursday said […]
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How Chrome OS is helping students with disabilities study at home
As nearly 1.5 billion students adjusting to learning from home globally, Google is leveraging Chromebook accessibility tools to help students with disabilities, who are finding this adjustment even more difficult without hands-on classroom instruction and support from teachers and learning specialists. For educators and families using Chromebooks, there are a variety […]
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Jamia VC urges students, staff to show solidarity with PM Modi in fight against Covid-19
Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Prof Najma Akhtar on Saturday urged students, teaching and non-teaching staff to comply with the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to switch off lights at 9 pm to 9.09 pm on Sunday. “Prime Minister Modi has urged us to show solidarity with all agencies […]
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Kobe, Duncan, Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class
Kobe Bryant’s resume has yet another entry to validate his greatness: He’s now, officially, a Hall of Famer. And he’s got plenty of elite company in the 2020 class, one that may be as glitzy as any. Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, and fellow NBA […]
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Actor-author Patricia Bosworth dies from coronavirus at 86
Patricia Bosworth, an actress who once starred alongside Audrey Hepburn and later wrote biographies on several stars including Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, has died due to the coronavirus. She was 86. Bosworth’s stepdaughter, Fia Hatsav, told The New York Times that pneumonia brought on by the virus was the cause of […]
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US to airlift 22,000 Americans stranded overseas; many in India
The US is working “aggressively” to airlift around 22,000 Americans stranded overseas, many of them in India, due to the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official has said. The US has so far repatriated around 37,000 Americans stranded overseas due to the pandemic and is planning to bring another 22,000 of […]
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‘Dhoni had tasted blood…’: Nehra recalls day Dhoni ‘made a statement’
Former India fast bowler Ashish Nehra believes MS Dhoni signalled his arrival at the international stage after a rather jittery start when he smashed his first century against Pakistan at Visakhapatnam. India’s former captain scored his first international exactly 15 years ago in an ODI against Pakistan in Visakhapanam. He […]
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Priyanka Chopra thanks PM Modi for acknowledging her donation
Actor Priyanka Chopra has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he acknowledged her efforts and donation towards the coronavirus relief fund. Taking to Twitter, Priyanka replied to his tweet and also thanked the fans who made donations to combat the pandemic. The PM had tweeted on Saturday, “Be it individuals or institutions, […]
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Team India, IGNITED: Kohli has a solidarity message for citizens
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli on Sunday urged citizen to show their “spirit of India” to express solidarity with “health warriors” in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic when they light diyas and lamps tonight at 9 pm on the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The power of […]