Alphabet Inc.’s revenue growth machine ground to a halt for the first time in the company’s two-decade history, stopped by the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing economic fallout that forced advertisers to pull back spending. Ad sales, which make up the bulk of sales at the Google parent, were $29.9 billion […]
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Text messaging shows promise as mental health therapy: Study
A text-messaging intervention, on top of normal care, can be a safe, clinically promising, feasible tool to provide support to people with serious mental illness, according to a new study. Published in Psychiatric Services, ninety-one per cent of participants who took the study found the text-messaging acceptable, and 94 per […]
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Interceptor 650, Himalayan help Royal Enfield boost UK presence
Royal Enfield came up with its 650 Twins in 2018. With the new bigger platform the company aimed not just as the domestic market but a complete global domination. And it looks like, the Chennai-based bike maker’s plan is heading in the right direction. Now the company has announced that […]
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Andy Murray predicts more U.S. Open withdrawals after Barty
Britain’s Andy Murray expects some of the top male players to follow women’s world number one Ash Barty in skipping next month’s U.S. Open in New York due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Australian Barty said on Thursday she was not comfortable travelling to the United States amid the […]
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LeBron James sinks winning hoop as LA Lakers edge Clippers
LeBron James followed his own miss and made the winning shot with 12.8 seconds left as the Los Angeles Lakers earned a 103-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday in the restart of the NBA season at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando. Anthony Davis […]
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Bharti Airtel CEO indicates another round of tariff hike
Bharti Airtel Ltd chief executive Gopal Vittal on Thursday hinted at another round of tariff hike, stressing that the telecom operator’s average revenue per user (Arpu) needs to move towards Rs 200 a month, and eventually to Rs 300, for a sustainable business model. Vittal did not give any timeline […]
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Andrea Pirlo returns to Juventus as Under-23 coach
Juventus have appointed their former World Cup-winning midfielder Andrea Pirlo as coach of the Under-23 side, the Serie A champions said. Pirlo, widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, spent a decade at AC Milan before making the switch to Juventus, where he won four league […]
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Brand value took a hit under Mistry, says Tata Sons
Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd said on Thursday that despite claims of good performance, the chairmanship of Cyrus Mistry saw an erosion in brand value and a decline in the financial performance of Tata group companies. The holding parent of Tata group companies said in a court filing that the bulk of operating […]
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Yuvraj Singh the mentor backs Shubman Gill to go the distance
Yuvraj Singh is back in Chandigarh, enjoying golf and spending time with young Punjab cricketers like Shubman Gill, Anmolpreet Singh and Abhishek Sharma at the ground. Yuvraj was approached by Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) secretary Puneet Bali to be a mentor at Punjab’s 21-day off-season camp and he readily agreed. […]
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Charter flights to move Ashok Gehlot MLAs to Jaisalmer amid poaching fears
Alleging that the “rate of horse trading” had increased after the date of announcement of assembly session from August 14, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has now moved his MLAs to Jaisalmer, 550 km from the state capital of Jaipur. The MLAs had been camping at a hotel outside Jaipur since July […]
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Probe into Sushant Singh Rajput’s death leads to war of words between Bihar and Maharashtra
The investigation into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput by Bihar police has caused friction with Maharashtra, whose force is also probing the case, leading to allegations and counter-allegations from both sides. A four-member team of Patna Police, which reached Mumbai on Tuesday, recorded the statements of at […]
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Covid-19: 9 die after consuming hand sanitiser in Andhra Pradesh
At least nine people died when they consumed alcohol-based hand sanitiser in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district in the last two days, the police said. The tragedy took place in Kurichedu town. While one person died late on Wednesday night, two others succumbed on Thursday night and six others on Friday […]
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Rafale vs J-20: Ex-IAF chief Dhanoa calls China’s bluff with ‘two simple questions’
Former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Friday dismissed claims that the Rafale fighter jets inducted by the Indian Air Force this week had no chance against China’s J-20 stealth fighter. The claims, made by an ‘expert’ in Chinese Communist Party’s tabloid Global Times, said that the Rafale was only superior […]
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Uttarakhand CM inaugurates 300-bed COVID hospital in Rudrapur
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated a 300-bed COVID-19 hospital building at Pandit Ram Sumer Shukla Smriti Government Medical College in Rudrapur on Thursday. Rawat also inaugurated a radiology block, a respiratory and skincare block along with the work of a World Bank-funded oxygen supply pipeline at the Government Medical College in Rudrapur. Apart […]
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Uttarakhand: Narrow escape for Dharchula MLA as he slips while crossing flooded river
Uttarakhand Congress MLA Harish Dhami had a narrow escape on Thursday after he slipped while crossing a flooded rivulet in Dharchula area of Pithoragarh. The incident occurred when the Dharchula MLA was on a visit to the Pithoragarh district. He met with the locals, interacted with them and took stock of their grievances, officials said. While on […]