Philip Anderson, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who expanded the world’s understanding of magnetism and superconductivity, has died. He was 96. Anderson died Sunday at the Princeton Windrows retirement community in Princeton, New Jersey, his daughter said. No cause was reported. He researched the electronic behavior of solid materials such as […]
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Zoom becomes most-downloaded Android app in India, dethrones WhatsApp, TikTok
There is no looking back for video conferencing app Zoom as the Silicon Valley-based Startup has now climbed to the top of charts on Google Play Store. The Zoom app is now the most-downloaded Android app in India amid coronavirus lockdown in India. Zoom has dethroned the many popular entertainment […]
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Sudden spurt in number of Covid-19 patients in Andhra Pradesh in 12 hours
Andhra Pradesh witnessed a massive rise in the number of Covid-19 positive cases in the last 12 hours. A health bulletin issued by the state government said as many as 43 positive cases were reported between 9 pm on Tuesday and 9 am on Wednesday, taking the overall number of positive cases […]
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Markaz leadership resisted, then NSA Ajit Doval dropped by at 2 am
When Maulana Saad, head of Nizamuddin Markaz, refused to yield to pleas from Delhi Police and security agencies to vacate the Banglewali Masjid, Home Minister Amit Shah requested National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval to get the job done. According to top home ministry officials, Doval reached around 2.00 am on March […]
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Lakers players all free of Covid-19 symptoms
Two weeks after news broke that a pair of Los Angeles Lakers players tested positive for COVID-19, the team revealed Tuesday that all players are symptom-free after a completing a 14-day period of home isolation. “All Lakers players are currently symptom-free of COVID-19. The team will continue to follow the […]
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‘A Talibani crime’: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tablighi Jammat’s Nizamuddin congregation
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has called the Tablighi Jamaat’s international congregation at its headquarters in Delhi’s Nizamuddin, which was held between March 13 and 15, as nothing short of a “Taliban crime”, and also urged authorities to deal with it strictly. The meet has turned into a […]
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43 new coronavirus cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, tally rises to 87
As many as 43 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Andhra Pradesh since Tuesday night, taking the overall count to 87 in the state, the government said. Most of these cases relate to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation. West Godavari district, which did not have a single Covid-19 case […]
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Covid-19 crisis worsens in US, WHO says pandemic far from over in Asia: Key developments
The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 800,000 people across the globe and claimed more than 40,000 lives worldwide, the World Health Organization states. From China, the virus spread quickly to the rest of the world, finding a new epicentre in Europe and the United States. For the first time for any […]
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Prominent Indian-origin virologist in South Africa dies from coronavirus
World-renowned virologist Gita Ramjee has become the first Indian-origin South African to have died after contracting the novel coronavirus that has killed five people in the country. Ramjee, a stellar vaccine scientist and an HIV prevention research leader, had returned from London a week ago but reportedly showed no symptoms […]
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Global tech giants Google, Facebook seek to defer Indian digital tax
Big US tech firms such as Google and Facebook plan to seek deferment of a new Indian digital tax, which has caught them off-guard as businesses battle the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, three industry persons familiar with the matter told Reuters. India announced last week that, from April 1, […]
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Delhi govt hospital doctor contacts Covid-19, building shut
A doctor at a Delhi government-run hospital has tested positive for the coronavirus disease prompting officials to close down its out-patient department building, laboratories and offices, reports said on Wednesday. All contacts of the doctor are also being quarantined, according to reports. They said the doctor may have contracted Covid-19 […]
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April Fools’ Day 2020: History and significance
The origins of April Fools’ Day remain a mystery for many of us. According to some historians, it is believed that April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582 when France switched to the Gregorian calendar. Those who did not know about this change faced jokes, as they did not realise […]
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One-third of migrant workers could be infected with Covid-19: Centre tells SC
The government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that there is a possibility that three out of 10 people moving from cities to rural areas are carrying coronavirus disease Covid-19. The submission was made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the Centre in the hearing on two public interest […]
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Coronavirus update: Assam returnees from Nizamuddin tested for Covid-19, results in today
Some of the residents of Assam, who were present “in and around” the Tablighi Jamat gathering at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi and returned to the state, have been tested for the coronavirus and their results will be available on Wednesday, officials have said. The Assam government has said 455 people […]
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‘It’s special’: PM Modi lauds young India for contributing to PM CARES fund
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been taking to Twitter and expressing gratitude toward those contributing to the PM CARES fund in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. In a touching post, the Prime Minister thanked children who have been coming forward and donating from their little savings. “Have been seeing thoughtful messages […]