During the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, breastfeeding and the provision of human milk to infants is recommended by national and international organisations because it is effective against infectious diseases– It strengthens the immune system by directly transferring antibodies from the mother, say researchers. While the current coronavirus continues to affect all […]
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Aishwarya Rai loves the colour red and here are her best looks in it
Be it the red carpet or premiers, public appearances or functions, Aishwarya Rai’s sartorial choices rarely goes wrong. The former Miss World and one of the leading actresses in Bollywood, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is still one of the most relevant fashion icons we have today. Her onscreen and offscreen persona […]
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Tracing post-pandemic future of styling
With lockdown continuing and all the key fashion and luxury events of the year like the Met Gala and Paris Couture Week getting cancelled, a big question mark lurks on the future of fashion. With no Bollywood releases slated to happen in the coming months and all promotional tours getting […]
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The Taste with Vir: Pity the poor passenger
Let’s imagine some scenarios. Your cousin is getting married in another town. You know the date so you book air tickets for you and your family early enough. Then, a week before the wedding is supposed to be held, disaster strikes. Your cousin’s father-in-law to-be falls ill. The wedding is postponed to […]
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YouTube Premium testing free channel membership scheme
YouTube really wants you to get its Premium subscription. Already, the platform shows you multiple notifications/prompts to get the subscription. Now, it’s testing a new way to encourage users to get the subscription by giving them free channel membership for a limited period of time. According to 9to5Google, YouTube is testing the […]
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Teacher climbs tree for internet connectivity to teach students during lockdown
Prosperity is a great teacher, adversity even greater. And adversity in times of the lockdown has brought out the best in Subrata Pati who, unlike most other professionals, isn’t working from home. Perched atop a neem tree in his village, the history teacher is giving lessons to his students in […]
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China’s Chuwi unveils LarkBox, touted as the world’s smallest 4K mini PC
China-based Chuwi has released what’s being dubbed as the world’s smallest 4K mini PC. Called LarkBox, it measures 61x61x43mm and has 160CC volume. LarkBox runs on Intel 8th gen quad-core N4100 Cerelon processor. The processor is coupled with 6GB LPDDR4 RAM along with 128GB ROM. The device also features an […]
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‘Transgender’ to be added as separate category in job applications: Centre to depts
All central government departments were on Monday asked to include “transgender” as a separate category of gender for recruitment in civil services and other posts, according to a Personnel Ministry order. The move is based on the provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, notified in December last […]
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Facebook is banning anti-quarantine protests that violate social distancing rules
Facebook is banning anti-quarantine protest marches in the United States that violate the social distancing norms prescribed by the World Health Organisation and the government to contain the Covid-19 outbreak. To give you some context, people in some states across the US are protesting against the lockdown enforced to contain the […]
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Braj Raj Sharma to continue as SSC chairman for 2 more years, post retirement: Govt
Braj Raj Sharma was on Monday re-employed as the chairman of Staff Selection Commission for two more years, up to April 30, 2022, post his retirement this month end, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Sharma, a 1984-batch IAS officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, was in October last […]
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WhatsApp introduces new group calling limits in Android, iOS beta apps
WhatsApp, in the past couple of weeks has rolled out a bunch of new features to help people amid the lockdown enforced in countries across the globe in light of the Covid-19 outbreak. The company, among other things, has also imposed strict limitations on forwarded messages in a bid to contain the […]
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Let students attend online classes even if they are unable to pay fees: Sisodia to pvt schools
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday interacted with principals of over 300 private schools through video-conference and discussed teaching strategies to be adopted during online classes. “Considering the unusual times we all are going through, students should not suffer. We need to take utmost care while dealing with […]
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Jr NTR aces household chores, nominates Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna
Actor Jr NTR successfully completed the challenge given to him by filmmaker SS Rajamouli to upload a video of himself doing household chores. In the video he shared on Twitter, he’s seen mopping the floor, cleaning the dishes with a cloth and sweeping his garden. “Here it is Jakkana Rajamouli. It is […]
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‘World not starting for next 1 year, how can cricket start’: Shoaib Akhtar
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar believes cricket will not start for atleast one year as several countries do not have adequate testing kits and hence, there can be no planning done and no series can be held. The world is currently in a state of lockdown due to the coronavirus […]
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Salman’s Pyaar Karona gets rave reviews from Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan
Salman Khan has launched his new YouTube channel with the release of his new song, Pyaar Karona. The actor shared the audio of his new single on Monday and has now shared the music video on his channel. Alia Bhatt reacted to the video in her Instagram stories and wrote, “so […]