Indonesia will temporarily ban domestic and international air and sea travel, with some exceptions, starting this week to prevent a further spread of the coronavirus, the transport ministry said in a statement on Friday. The announcement came as the holy month of Ramadan began in the world’s largest Muslim majority […]
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This iOS text bug with Italian flag emoji and Sindhi characters is crashing iPhones
iOS has this notorious text bug which crashes iPhones and iPads and it involves a certain string of text. This time there’s a new string of text going viral which includes the Italian flag emoji and Sindhi characters. Apple hasn’t rolled out a fix for this bug as yet. If […]
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Himachal govt stressing on home-based teaching facility: CM
Amid lockdown in the wake of COVID-19, Himachal Pradesh government has launched ‘Har Ghar Pathshala’ programme to provide home-based teaching facility to students so that their studies do not suffer. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday held a meeting of the education department. Thakur said that under this initiative, […]
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Facebook Messenger Rooms now available in India: How to get started
Facebook took video calling up a notch by introducing ‘Messenger Rooms’ which also rivals apps like Zoom and Houseparty. This new feature which is built within the Messenger app supports up to 50 people in a video call, and lets people without a Facebook account join. Facebook is currently testing Messenger […]
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IIT-Delhi develops Covid- 19 test kit, gets ICMR’s approval
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi has developed a COVID-19 test kit, which has got the approval of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). “We started working on it by the end of January and got it ready in three months. We wanted to contribute to affordable low-cost diagnostics […]
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Gyms, theatres, casinos, pools to remain shut in Goa: Official
The Goa government on Saturday issued an order extending the closure of establishments like casinos, gymnasiums, night clubs among others in the coastal state till further orders. The order comes a day after the Centre allowed neighbourhood and standalone shops, including those located in residential complexes, in urban areas to open […]
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Google Android 11 Developer Preview 3 rolls out ahead of beta launch next month
Ahead of the official public beta release in May, Google has rolled out Android 11 Preview 3 update. Aimed at the developers, Preview 3 is said to be the final dev version before it starts rolling out to more number of users through the public beta. Google’s Android 11 is […]
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Lockdown in Mumbai, Pune region may extend till June
Mumbai and Pune Metropolitan region may continue to be under lockdown well beyond May 3. Maharashtra government officials said with the number of cases in the city and neighbouring areas increasing, parts of the state would continue to remain under lockdown at least till June. “As of now, there is no question of lifting the lockdown […]
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Almora: In Mangalta village, 20 women are working non-stop, packing and processing food and nutrition supplements
In Mangalta village, 20 women are working non-stop, packing and processing food and nutrition supplements to be distributed to the most vulnerable sections of the society – pregnant and nursing mothers, infants and children under six years. This has become even more critical during the COVID-19 lockdown period. As Babita […]
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Tripura govt orders inquiry into fund misappropriation to buy Covid-19 material
Tripura government on Friday ordered a probe into allegations of embezzlement of state funds to purchase kits to prevent coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, as alleged by former health minister and sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Sudip Roy Barman, and urged a two-member panel to submit its report at the […]
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Haryana govt directs private schools to only charge tuition fees during lockdown
In view of the COVID-19 lockdown, the Haryana government has directed private schools to only charge tuition fees on a per month basis for the time being from students. The other charges including building and maintenance funds, admission fees, computer fees and any other fees should not be charged. Any […]
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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai one of world’s highest-paid execs, 2019 compensation worth $281 million
Alphabet Inc. said in a regulatory filing that Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai was awarded $281 million in compensation last year, making him one of the world’s highest-paid executives. The vast majority of the package is stock awards, some of which will be paid out depending on Alphabet’s stock return […]
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HRD Minister felicitates IIT Delhi’s team for developing affordable test for Covid-19
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Friday felicitated a team of scientists from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, for developing an affordable test for COVID-19. A method to detect coronavirus developed by IIT which will significantly reduce the cost of testing, making it affordable for a large population […]
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FIFA to give members $150m of virus relief funds
FIFA will release USD 150 million (139 million euros) to its member football associations to help handle financial troubles caused by the coronavirus, the global governing body said on Friday. FIFA said that “all operational funding” for 2019 and 2020 would be distributed amongst the 211 member associations in the […]
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness release delayed
As part of Hollywood studio’s scheduling changes due to the coronavirus crisis, the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has been delayed. Marvel’s sequel to the 2016 Benedict Cumberbatch film, has been pushed back from November 5, 2021, to March 25, 2022, cited The Hollywood Reporter. The Sam Raimi […]