The Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla recorded the coldest daytime December temperatures in the last two decades during the past month , the local weather bureau said on Monday. Also, the average monthly minimum temperature in Shimla during December was 3.8 degrees Celsius and this was the second lowest average minimum […]
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LPG, aviation fuel to get dearer from today
Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices were increased by 2.6 per cent on Wednesday to Rs 64,323.76 per kilolitre from Rs 62,686.51, while non-subsidised LPG gas prices were hiked by Rs 19 to Rs 714 from Rs 695. The revised LPG prices stood at Rs 714 per 14 kg from Rs […]
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Jofra Archer may miss Test against South Africa due to injury
England paceman Jofra Archer may miss out on second test against South Africa after skipping bowling practice at Newlands on Wednesday. Archer, who took six wickets in the first test defeat at Pretoria including 5-102 in the second innings, did bat in the nets and took part in fielding drills […]
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Hardik announces engagement with Serbian actress Natasa
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Wednesday announced his engagement with Serbian actress Natasa Stankovic via a social media post. “Mai tera, Tu meri jaane, saara Hindustan (I am yours, you are mine and the entire nation knows it). 01.01.2020 #engaged,” Hardik wrote on his Instagram profile where the couple were […]
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Sri Lanka names Angelo Mathews in T20 squad to tour India
Sri Lanka recalled former skipper Angelo Mathews to the T20 squad on Wednesday after a 16-month absence from the shortest form of the game for the upcoming India tour. The cricket board said Mathews, 32, will be in the squad led by Lasith Malinga to play three matches in India. […]
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J&K: 2 armymen killed in encounter in Nowshera
Two army soldiers were killed in an encounter with militants in the Nowshera area of Rajouri district in Jammu & Kashmir, an official said on Wednesday. Naik Sawant Sandip Raghunath, aged 29, belonged to Village Munde, Tehsil Karhad, District Satara, Maharashtra and is survived by his wife, Smita Sawant, the […]
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Sony PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X key details leak
Sony and Microsoft are working on their next-generation consoles namely, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, respectively. Microsoft has already revealed a few details about the Xbox Series X while PlayStation 5 features have also leaked multiple times. Now, a new leak has revealed graphic capabilities of the two next-gen […]
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Do Not Sell My Info: US retailers rushing to comply with California privacy law
US retailers including Walmart will add “Do Not Sell My Info” links to their websites and signage in stores starting January 1, allowing California shoppers to understand for the first time what personal and other data the retailers collect, sources said. Others like Home Depot will allow shoppers not just […]
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Pune witnesses warmest December in last 12 years
December 2019 has been the warmest winter the city has witnessed in the past 12 years with 13.7 degrees Celsius being the lowest recorded temperature, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The last time Pune recorded temperature below 10 degrees Celsius was 10.9 degrees Celsius in December 2007. The […]
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Trump does not expect war with Iran
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he does not foresee war with Tehran, after pro-Iranian demonstrators stormed the US embassy in Iraq. “I don’t see that happening,” Trump said at his holiday retreat in Florida when a reporter asked about the possibility of war with the Islamic republic. “I […]
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Two Indian banks to cease operations in Sri Lanka
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has permitted Indian private sector lenders Axis Bank and ICICI Bank to close their operations in the island nation, according to online news portal ColomboPage. This follows requests by their parent banks.The licenses issued to them will be cancelled once the winding-up operations are […]
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Denim, suits and more: Here is what 2020 holds for men’s fashion
Designers Arjun Khanna, Falguni Shane Peacock and Payal Singhal spill the beans on what men can look forward to wearing in this New Year. Designer: Arjun Khanna 1. Denim The biggest style statement for 2020 will continue to be denim. Denim across various forms and silhouettes is overripe for designers to experiment with. The […]
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Here’s how brain balances pleasure and pain
Researchers have discovered a brain circuit involved in dividing the labour to handle two opposing motivations for behaviour – pleasure and pain – an advance that may lead to key insights about mental illnesses like depression and anxiety disorders. According to the study, published in the journal Neuron, different classes of […]
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Cabin crew could prolong walkout at Lufthansa’s Germanwings
Cabin crew at Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings began a planned three-day strike Monday, with their union warning the industrial dispute could last longer. Daniel Flohr, deputy head of air stewards’ union UFO, told public broadcaster ZDF “we could prolong it at short notice” short of concessions from bosses, although “we don’t want that”. […]
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Reliance Industries tops in market cap gains in 2019
The records are breaking. With record inflows pouring into the Indian stock markets from foreign and domestic investors, large Indian companies are having a dream run clocking huge market cap gains in 2019. India’s largest conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd added a whopping Rs 2.49 trillion in market capitalization in 2019. […]