Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla on Monday delivered its first cars made in China, marking a big milestone for the electrical automobile maker. The company handed over the first 15 Model 3 sedans assembled at company’s new Shanghai plant to company employees at the facility and deliveries to customers will […]
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Apple to donate money to support Aus fire relief efforts
Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that his company will be donating funds to help Australian firefighters in their efforts to contain the raging bushfires in the country. In a Twitter post, Cook thanked the volunteers working to fight the fires across Australia and encouraged everyone to stay safe. “Our […]
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Banned and Controversial Books Event
Celebrating the freedome to read The Booknerds Hangout: Banned and Controversial books was organised at Best Buddy Resto Cafe which incorporated works of Indian and western authors. The books to be discussed included Chittakobara by Mridula Garg,War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy,Twilight by Stephanie Meyer,The Boys by Garth Ennis […]
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BJP MP targets UP Police, says loot and murder continue unabated
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kaushal Kishore has attacked the Lucknow Police for its style of functioning, alleging criminals had a free run in the city. Referring to the killing of a property dealer in Lucknow, Kishore, Member of Parliament from Mohanlalganj, said on Twitter on Sunday that there is […]
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Did Twitter delete Trump’s controversial tweet?
In a rare incident, a controversial tweet from US President Donald Trump vanished from his feed, leading his 68 million followers to think that he had deleted the tweet containing the alleged whistleblower’s name whose complaint about the President’s dealings with Ukraine prompted the impeachment inquiry. Later, Twitter restored the […]
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In Uddhav Thackeray’s cabinet expansion, son Aaditya to make a surprise entry
Shiv Sena’s Aaditya Thackeray, the first-time lawmaker from Worli, is likely to be inducted as a minister in the cabinet expansion to be carried out by his father and party boss Uddhav Thackeray a few hours later on Monday, a senior Sena leader said on Monday. Over 30 legislators from […]
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Proton therapy lowers risk of side effects in cancer
Proton therapy leads to significantly lower risk of side effects for cancer patients when compared with traditional radiation, researchers have found. For the findings, published in the journal JAMA Oncology, researchers from University of Pennsylvania analysed if the cancer patients going through radiation therapy alongside chemotherapy faced severe side effects […]
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Iranian national staying in India for 11 years as Buddhist monk held
Security forces arrested an Iranian national allegedly living in India under the garb of a Buddhist monk for years, on Saturday late evening. He was arrested while attempting to cross over to Nepal without valid documents at the Indo-Nepal border in East Champaran district of Bihar. The arrested man has […]
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Indian Navy bans smartphones, social media on bases, ships
After the recent arrest of seven navy personnel for allegedly leaking sensitive information to an espionage racket with links to Pakistan, the Indian Navy has issued direction to ban the use of all smartphones and social networking platforms on-board ships and naval bases. “All social networking platforms including Facebook, Instagram, […]
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JEE Mains 2020 examination on January 6: Tips and Strategies
The National Testing Agency will conduct Joint Entrance Examination (Main) – 2020 on January 6. The JEE Main 2020 will be held in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode at different centres located in 233 cities across the country. The NTA JEE Main 2020 Admit Card was released by the exam […]
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Anti-government protests cripple oil field in Iraq
Iraqi anti-government protesters forced the shutdown of a southern oil field on Sunday. Demonstrations blocked roads leading to facilities amid unrest that has gripped the country for almost three months, the Efe news reported. Oil ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said in a statement on Facebook the government had temporarily suspended […]
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Schools in Haryana to stay closed on December 30, 31 due to cold wave conditions
Schools in Haryana will remain closed on December 30 and 31 in view of the severe cold wave that has gripped the state and other parts of the northern region for the past few days. “In view of the prevailing severe cold, the government has declared a holiday in all […]
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Scholar wants ‘bhoot vidya’ course name to be changed
With a controversy over the introduction of a certificate course in “Bhoot Vidya” in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) now raging on the social media, a member of BHU court has written a letter to the Vice-Chancellor suggesting a change in the name of the course. The BHU has already […]
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Ricky Ponting names Test team of decade, 4 England players, solitary Indian picked
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has picked his Test team of this decade. While the usual suspects make their presence felt in the side, there are a number of picks which might lead to few debates. He has named Virat Kohli the captain of his side which has a solitary […]
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Sensex jumps over 11 points; Nifty above 12,250
Equity benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 100 points in opening session on Monday tracking gains in banking, FMCG and IT stocks. The 30-share BSE index was trading 109.18 points or 0.26 per cent higher at 41,684.32, and the broader NSE Nifty rose 27.60 points or 0.23 per cent to 12,273.40. […]