New Okhla Industrial Development Authority — who would relate a place with such an unpoetic name with writers? But novelist Vikram Seth lives in this same Noida, after all. The legendary writer Qurratulain Hyder also spent her final years in this planned township in the all- encompassing National Capital Region. […]
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Asia electronics sector booms amid global economic slump
Global trade data in the Covid-19 era has been generally abysmal, but look a little closer and the electronics sector that fires Asia’s trade engines could be headed for a pretty good year. In South Korea, semiconductor exports rose in May and imports of equipment used in producing semiconductors surged […]
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Working out outdoors with mask on? Here’s what you need to keep a check on
Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan was recently clicked running around her building complex without a mask, whereas actor Rakul Preet Singh went out cycling with a mask on. While Khan faced some backlash, Singh advised fans to not let their heart rate go up when wearing a mask. Experts, too, believe that […]
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Vigo apps to shut down in India by October-end, users directed to TikTok
TikTok-parent ByteDance is going to shut down its Vigo Video and Vigo Lite apps in India. The company is directing users to download TikTok before the two apps shut down in October this year. In case you didn’t know, Vigo Video is a short video sharing platform where you can […]
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Germany says coronavirus tracing app ready to go
Germany’s smartphone app to trace coronavirus infections is ready to be launched this week, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Sunday. “It’s coming this week,” Spahn told ARD television, but he declined to confirm German media reports that the app would be launched on Tuesday. The app uses Bluetooth short-range radio to […]
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Quick and skillful: Pollock on why India have one of the best pace attacks
With Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar at their disposal, India currently have one of the best fast bowling attacks. Traditionally known for producing world-beating batsmen and fantastic spinners, India now have back-up pacers for all its front-liners. The likes of Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, […]
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Crunch time for China’s robot startups as pandemic brings pain and opportunities
With glowing blue eyes and trusting feline features, a new robot cat by Chinese startup Elephant Robotics seems happily oblivious to the worries of CEO Joey Song as he shows it off at the company’s lab in Shenzhen. Elephant Robotics’ main business is the automation of factory assembly lines but […]
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Hockey Pro League restart likely by October end
Sports is gradually lifting the shutters downed due to the Covid-19 pandemic with football, tennis, golf, rugby and cricket taking early steps towards a full schedule. Hockey though is likely to wait for at least another three months. FIH Pro League, suspended in mid-March, could return only in October at […]
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Djokovic breaks down in tears after hosting Belgrade exhibition
An emotional Novak Djokovic could not hold back the tears while hosting a charity event at his tennis complex by the Danube River on Sunday. Although the world number one missed out on Sunday’s Adria Tour final, in which Dominic Thiem beat Serbian Filip Krajinovic 4-3 2-4 4-2, the event […]
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Man City face futile pursuit, Villa seek survival as PL resumes
In ordinary circumstances Manchester City would have long since relinquished their Premier League crown to Liverpool. Yet on Wednesday, days before the summer solstice, Pep Guardiola’s side will step out at the Etihad Stadium hoping to delay Liverpool’s inevitable coronation a while longer. Three months after the COVID-19 pandemic shut […]
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Rahul Gandhi quotes Albert Einstein to attack government on Covid-19 lockdown
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi continued his attack on the government over the Covid-19 crisis, this time using the famous scientist Albert Einstein’s quote to criticise the nationwide lockdown. “This lock down proves that: “The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance.” Albert Einstein,” Gandhi said on Twitter. This lock […]
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‘Bound by roti-beti’: Rajnath Singh says India-Nepal ties are unbreakable, beyond ordinary
Any misunderstanding between India and Nepal, if any, will be sorted through dialogue, Union defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday while addressing Uttarakhand Jan Samvad virtual rally. “India-Nepal ties are not ordinary, we are bound together by ‘roti-beti’ and no power in the world can break it,” Singh said. […]
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2 Indian high commission staffers missing in Pakistan, tit-for-tat action suspected
Two Indian high commission staffers posted in Islamabad have gone missing on Monday morning, people familiar with the developments told Hindustan Times. It is suspected that the two staffers may have been picked up by Pakistani security agencies to frame them as spies. The Pakistani move is seen as tit-for-tat […]
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Gold ticks lower, holds tight range as second coronavirus wave fears weigh on stocks
Gold prices edged lower on Monday, trading in a narrow range, as fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections in Beijing cut investors’ appetite for riskier assets. Spot gold was down 0.2% $1,725.90 per ounce as of 0547 GMT. US gold futures eased 0.3% to $1,732.50. The metal climbed […]
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TS Telangana Inter Results 2020: TSBIE Manabadi 1st, 2nd year result expected tomorrow
TS Telangana Inter Results 2020: Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TS BIE) is expected to declare the result of intermediate or class 11 and 12 exams either on June 16 or 17, according to the media reports. Secretary Syed Omer Jaleel told indianexpress.com that the TSBIE Telangana board will submit […]