With 14 new COVID-19 cases reported in Uttarakhand on Sunday, the tally of people infected with the virus has reached to 1,355. These new cases have been reported in Haridwar (13) and Dehradun (1). As of now, 528 COVID-19 patients have been discharged after being treated for the disease while 13 have […]
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Reliance Jio offers 1-year free Disney+ Hotstar VIP subscription
Reliance Jio has launched a new scheme under which it is offering 1-year complimentary Disney+ Hotstar VIP subscription worth ₹399 to its prepaid users. The subscription is offered through different prepaid plans including add-on data packs. The scheme is available for both new and existing users. Here’s how Jio prepaid users can get […]
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Xiaomi teases a new electric toothbrush on Twitter
Xiaomi has been teasing the launch of a new Mi Electric Toothbrush on Twitter for the Indian market. The company’s tweet shared with the #ProCleaning asks – “How many of you are still stuck with manual brushing?” The tweet also has a seven-second video clip that shows off parts of […]
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Ok Google ‘Do Black lives matter?’
Google has been announcing new efforts to combat racism amid the ongoing protests in the US. It has now updated Google Assistant to provide a direct answer for “Black Lives Matter”. First spotted by 9to5Google, Google Assistant now responds to, “Do Black lives matter?” with the reply – “Black lives matter. Black […]
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Facebook dark mode for Android to roll out soon
Facebook recently rolled out dark mode for its desktop app. It’s now working on getting dark mode on Facebook’s Android app. More features like a coronavirus tracker are also in the works. Facebook dark mode on Android was spotted by 9to5Google who shared screenshots of the same. Dark mode appears to be almost […]
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The Great Diamond Glut: Miners stuck with gems worth billions
In one of the world’s biggest diamond vaults, hidden inside a nondescript office compound on the dusty outskirts of Botswana’s capital, the precious stones just keep piling up. Owner De Beers, which mines and auctions most of its gems in the southern African nation, has barely sold any rough diamonds […]
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‘India, China agree early resolution would contribute to further development of relationship’: MEA
India and China will continue military and diplomatic engagements to resolve a weeks-old stand-off along the Line of Actual Control, the external affairs ministry said on Sunday, indicating that a meeting of top army commanders had ended without a breakthrough. The statement added that the two countries, however, agreed that an […]
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18-year-old cleans street after protest in US, gets car and scholarship as reward
The protests against the killing of a black man at the hands of a white policeman have been raging across the United States. The protesters have clashed with the police, threw bombs and other things at them and even burned stuff. All this led to garbage lying around in the […]
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Sonam Kapoor hints she may travel to Mumbai, says ‘all my bags are packed’
Sonam Kapoor has been missing home as she couldn’t travel to Mumbai to meet her family during lockdown, just like millions of people across the country. The actor has now hinted that since domestic flights have resumed operations, she will soon fly from Delhi to Mumbai. Sharing a throwback picture of […]
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Australian surfer killed in shark attack
A three-metre (10-foot) shark attacked and killed a 60-year-old Australian man on Sunday while he was surfing in the north of New South Wales (NSW) state, police said. Several board-riders came to the assistance of the Queensland man and fought the shark off before pulling him to shore at Salt […]
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Covid-19: China’s exports in May contract as global lockdown devastates demand
China’s exports contracted in May as global coronavirus lockdowns continued to devastate demand, while a sharper-than-expected fall in imports pointed to mounting pressure on manufacturers as global growth stalls. The sombre trade readings for the world’s second-biggest economy could pile pressure on policymakers to roll out more support for a […]
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India China Ladakh standoff talks to continue at Brigadier-Colonel level
India and China, after a “cordial and positive” meeting between military commanders at Chushul-Moldo region on Saturday, have taken incremental steps towards resolution of the troop standoff at four points in eastern Ladakh. The Leh-based 14 Corps Commander Lt General Harinder Singh met South Xinjiang Military District Commander Major General […]
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Floyd protests: Top editor resigns over ‘Buildings Matter’ headline
A top editor in the United States resigned over a headline in connection with the George Floyd protests which have singed the country for more than 10 days. Stan Wischnowski, the Philadelphia Inquirer’s senior vice president and executive editor said on Saturday that he was stepping down. His resignation came […]
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Sachin Tendulkar praises Saiyami Kher for her act in Choked
Bollywood actor Saiyami Kher is receiving rave reviews for her latest film Choked and her performance in the Netflix original. The latest to shower praises on her is none other than legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin shared a picture of Saiyami batting in a field, dressed in a T-shirt and track pants, […]
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Egypt’s president offers initiative to end conflict in war-torn Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced on Saturday that Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh and eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar have welcomed an initiative to end the military conflict in the neighbouring war-torn Libya. Sisi’s announcement came after a meeting with the visiting Libyan leaders in Cairo during which they […]