A two-month old baby was returned to his impoverished parents by an NGO and the Tripura police on Monday, just weeks after he had been given away to a childless couple. The baby boy was recovered through a joint operation of Child Line, police personnel of the state’s Unakoti district […]
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Maharashtra woman forced to drive after Uber driver falls asleep
A woman in Maharashtra’s Pune had to drive her Uber cab to reach home after she saw the driver falling asleep. The 28-year-old woman had booked the cab till her home in Mumbai’s Andheri from Pune at around 1 pm on February 1. The incident came to light after the woman posted […]
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Sensex jumps nearly 300 points; Nifty touches 11,300
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped nearly 300 points in opening session on Thursday tracking positive cues from global equities as central banks across the global prepare to combat the economic pressure of the coronavirus outbreak. After surging 299 points in early trade, the 30-share index was up 191.75 points, or 0.50 […]
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Supreme Court rejects RBI ban on cryptocurrency biz
In a significant verdict in favour of cryptocurrency -related businesses, the Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed an April 6, 2018 circular of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) banning banks and financial institutions from providing services to any individual or business entities dealing with or settling cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin. The […]
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A street in London has been named after Freddie Mercury
A quiet corner of south-west London has been named Freddie Mercury Close in memory of the famous Indian-origin singer-songwriter who lived in the area with his family. Mercury, the lead vocalist of the popular band Queen, was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar before his Indian Parsi family moved to […]
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PSPCL Recruitment Result 2020 for Various Posts declared at pspcl.in, direct links here
The Punjab state power corporation limited has announced PSPCL Result 2020 against CRA 293/19 and CRA 294/19 on its official website https://www.pspcl.in/. The results were released for the recruitment examination of account officer, revenue accountant and superintendent (Divisional accounts), junior engineer (Civil and electrical) and electrician grade. Candidates, who had […]
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‘Brain process behind revenge-seeking behaviour decoded’
Levels of the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin may increase in people engaged in conflict, and influence the section of the brain associated with decision-making activity, according to a study which sheds more light on the factors that drive people to seek revenge. The research, published in the journal eLife, noted that […]
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SSC CPO: GD Constable additional result 2018 released, 1678 more candidates shortlisted
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released an additional result for appearing in medical examination for the recruitment of Constable (GD) in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), NIA, SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles Examination, 2018. Earlier on December 17, 2019 SSC had shortlisted 1,50,548 qualified candidates to appear for detailed medical examination. In […]
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Parrots get probability, use stats to make choices
Does Polly want a cracker? That all depends on statistics. Parrots can learn to choose based on probability, making them the first animal outside of the great ape family that uses statistical modelling in their decision-making process, researchers said Tuesday. Wildlife experts taught six kea, a species of large parrot […]
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Haryana board class 12th Hindi question paper leaked; FIR registered
Hours after a video showing some people solving a question paper of Class-12 of Board of School Education Haryana went viral on the social media, the Panipat police registered a First Investigation Report(FIR) against the unknown suspects. The FIR was registered under sections 120 B and 417 of the Indian […]
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Louis Vuitton stages style history wall, Chanel goes pared-down
Louis Vuitton staged a dazzling cinematic fashion production to cap Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday, with a wall of around 200 human figures dressed in fashions that spanned human history. While, Chanel staged a comparatively low-key affair, as the coronavirus outbreak kept many of the regular VIPs and fashion editors away. Some […]
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Seven Congress MPs suspended from Lok Sabha for disrupting proceedings
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday suspended 7 Congress MPs — Gaurav Gogoi, TN Prathapan, Manickam Tagore, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Benny Behanan, Rajmohan Unnithan and Adv. Dean Kuriakose for disrupting the proceedings of the House for the rest of the Budget Session. The motion was passed by a voice […]
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In bid to cure coronavirus, decade-old Actemra drug emerges as hope
China has approved the use of Swiss drugmaker Roche’s anti-inflammation drug Actemra for patients who develop severe complications from the coronavirus as it urgently hunts for new ways to combat the deadly infection that is spreading worldwide. China is hoping that some older drugs could stop severe cytokine release syndrome […]
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Suspended AAP leader Tahir Hussain, wanted in IB staffer Ankit Sharma’s murder, arrested at Delhi court
Suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain was arrested on Thursday as he reached a Delhi court to surrender in connection with an FIR registered against him over violence in Northeast Delhi. Hussain was taken into custody by Delhi Police’s Crime Branch. The court had earlier rejected his anticipatory […]
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Apple temporarily closes retail store in Italy due to Coronavirus outbreak
Apple will temporarily close its retail store in Italy on March 7 and 8 on orders from the Italian government. The notice is the result of a decree of the President of the Council of Ministers issued last week that will see all medium and large retail stores shuttered over the […]