“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life” – Pablo Picasso Art, in all its forms, has a great power to heal and create a positive ambience and mood. It is therapeutic to indulge in art and in our fast-paced daily lives, we might forget to take […]
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Lockdown love: Is it really love or just loneliness?
“I am really getting attached to this girl I’ve been chatting with on a dating app. In fact, I think I’ve fallen in love. The catch is that we’ve never met,” Ankit Bose, a designer from Delhi, said during a Relationship Essentials virtual event I conducted earlier this week. Over […]
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Amazon, Flipkart request government to allow sale of non-essential items
Both Amazon and Flipkart have requested the government to allow the sale of non-essential items over the lockdown stressing on the fact that people will need these products over this prolonged period. The e-commerce companies have promised to deliver these items safely, ensuring social distancing. The sale of non-essential items […]
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Is revenge shopping a post-pandemic myth?
While a section of fashion set is hopeful that the post pandemic era will usher in a wave of revenge shopping, however, if one analyses the retail situation realistically, one could safely deduce that it may not be a possibility at all. With global economy being badly hit in the […]
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Google Doodle to feature throwback series of popular past Doodle games
For the next two weeks, Google will feature a throwback series of Google Doodle games. Starting today and for the next two weeks, Google will feature one past Doodle game everyday for people to play and pass their time as they stay home. “As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around […]
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An open and shut case: How did Quarantine get its name?
By May 3, India will have been in lockdown for 41 days. It isn’t the first time that people have been kept isolated to prevent the spread of a disease. There are mentions of it in the Bible, and in a Persian medical encyclopedia from 1025 – both to contain leprosy. […]
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Symlink security bug detected in 28 antivirus apps
Antivirus apps are one of our first lines of defence against viruses, malicious codes and other threats. But what if there was a way that protective layer could be disabled or neutralised? Apparently, security researchers have detected a bug that renders this protective wall useless. According to Rack911 Labs (via ZDNet), […]
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NPAT 2020 examination postponed due to coronavirus, check details
In cognizance of the coronavirus lockdown, NMIMS University has postponed the NPAT 2020 examination dates The decision has to postpone exam been intimated to the students through the official website. According to the revised schedule uploaded on the varsity’s official website, the NPAT Test scheduled on May 9 and 10, […]
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Google Assistant latest update improves ability to recognise voices
Google is making it easier for Assistant to understand the user’s voice by improving its ‘Voice Match’ feature. Google is also adding a new feature which lets users adjust the Assistant’s sensitivity to the hotword “Hey Google”. Google Assistant’s ‘Voice Match’ lets users teach Assistant to recognise their voice. This is useful […]
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No hike in tuition fee of IITs, IIITs this year: Govt
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) will not increase tuition fees for the academic year 2020-21 because of the crisis triggered by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), human resource development (HRD) minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said in New Delhi on Sunday. “After consultation with the […]
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‘India is an unpredictable country,’ Top Indian stars foresee new normal once pandemic mayhem ends
Will the fans rush back? Will training abroad be as hassle-free as it used to be? What about contact sports where social distancing can’t really be practised?In a nutshell, will sports and watching sports ever be the same again in a world scarred by the COVID-19 pandemic?Seeking answers to these […]
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Civil aviation ministry HQ reopens; ‘is sanitized and safe,’ tweets Hardeep Singh Puri
The headquarters of the Ministry of Civil Aviation at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan in Delhi, reopened on Monday. The office was sealed last week after a civil aviation staffer tested positive for coronavirus on April 21. In a tweet, Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri, said that the office has been sanitised, “is safe […]
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NEET aspirant in Kota ends life ‘for not living up to parents’ expectations’
Kota native girl NEET aspirant has committed suicide in Kota. Police informed that a 20 year old NEET aspirant was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her house in Santoshi Nagar of Mahaveer Nagar locality of Kota city on Saturday night. Circle Inspector, Mahaveer Nagar Police Station, Kota, […]
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‘Need to strengthen economic activities, combat Covid-19’: PM Modi to CMs
India is focusing on a two-pronged strategy aimed at saving lives of its citizens while also restarting economic activities that have come to a virtual standstill due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told chief ministers in a video conference on Monday. Going forward, the country needs to gradually convert […]
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Nadal says he’s ‘very pessimistic’ about return of tennis
Rafael Nadal said that he was “very pessimistic” over a full resumption of the professional tennis circuit which has been halted by the coronavirus pandemic. “From my point of view, I’m very pessimistic that the circuit can resume a normal activity,” said the world number two in a virtual chat […]