The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has secured a financial assistance of Rs 455.02 crore from the Centre’s Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA) for construction of new academic buildings, hostels and research centres. The funds will also be used for establishment of Advanced Animal Research Facility, which will be useful for […]
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India crosses two crore Covid tests, more than six lakh daily tests on last two days
The Union health ministry has released data to show that India is continuously ramping up its Covid 19 testing capabilities to cross two crore cumulative tests mark including more than 6 lakh samples tested over 24 hours for two consecutive days. The health ministry release follows WHO chief scientist Soumya […]
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IIM CAT 2020 registration process begins at iimcat.ac.in, check important dates
IIM CAT 2020: Online registration process for Common Admission Test (CAT) 2020 has been started today, August 5. This year, Indian Institutes of Management- Indore will conduct the CAT 2020. Candidates can register themselves on the official website at iimcat.ac.in on or before September 26. IIM CAT 2020 will be conducted on November 29, […]
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TikTok’s price is a giant question mark in already complex deal
Microsoft has six weeks to hash out details of a proposal to buy the US operations of TikTok that satisfies the Trump administration and shareholders in Chinese parent company ByteDance. Of all the tricky questions that still need to be resolved for the deal to move forward, one stands out: How much […]
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Priyanka Gandhi congratulates UP’s Pratibha Verma for acing civil services examination
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday congratulated Sultanpur resident Pratibha Verma for securing the third position in the Union Public Service Commission’s civil services examination and bringing laurels to the state Taking to Twitter, Vadra wrote, “Congratulations to all the candidates who have cleared the Civil Services Examination. […]
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Microsoft Project xCloud game streaming service launches on September 15 for Android
After months of staying in the testing phase, Microsoft’s cloud-based gaming platform is ready for release. The company has said Project xCloud will launch on September 15 for Android devices. The platform will be available as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, which is available for $14.99 ( ₹1,125 […]
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US sending highest official to Taiwan since ties cut in 1979
The US secretary of Health and Human Services is scheduled to visit Taiwan in coming days in the highest-level visit by an American Cabinet official since the break in formal diplomatic relations between Washington and Taipei in 1979. The visit by Alex Azar, and especially a planned meeting with Taiwan’s […]
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Footballer who tackled poverty stars in British Vogue’s September issue
Footballer Marcus Rashford, whose campaigning pushed the government to change policy on free school meals, has won further recognition for his poverty-fighting efforts – starring on the cover of a British Vogue edition celebrating Black leaders. The Manchester United and England forward appears alongside fashion model and mental health campaigner […]
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Police inspector fires two rounds before arresting robber, accomplice escapes
One robber was arrested and another managed to escape on Wednesday early morning after Praful Ghodke, inspector (law & order), Sakinaka police station, missed the targets shot at from his service revolver. Earlier, the duo had robbed an auto driver, Mohammed Sharif Shamsul Huda Khan (46), of Rs 5,200 and […]
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Disney takes $5 billion hit but pandemic impact not as bad as feared
Walt Disney Co on Tuesday avoided the unmitigated disaster some investors feared as it eked out an adjusted profit amid the coronavirus pandemic that shut down parks, movie theaters and sporting events across the globe. Disney’s quarterly profit of 8 cents per share on an adjusted basis beat expectations for a […]
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Bihar: At least 26 people are feared dead in two separate boat capsize incidents
At least 26 people are feared dead in two separate boat capsize incidents in the swollen Gandak and Kosi rivers in Bihar’s Khagaria and Saharsa districts, respectively, late on Tuesday evening. So far, 10 bodies have been recovered after State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel and local divers have been […]
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Covid-19: Australia’s Queensland shuts border to curb virus second wave
Australia’s Queensland state on Wednesday said it would close its border with New South Wales state to hold back a second wave of COVID-19, while the country’s second-largest city Melbourne was set to shut most businesses from midnight. A surge in coronavirus cases in Melbourne has forced the state of […]
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Rajasthan govt cracks whip on Mukundra officers after death of two adult tigers in 10 days
The Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan government on Tuesday cracked the whip on officials of Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) following the death of two adult tigers in the past 10 days. The state government has removed Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Anand Mohan and Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), MHTR, T […]
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Sony’s profit up as people staying home play video games
Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. said Tuesday that its April-June profit jumped 53% as its video game and other online businesses thrived with people staying home due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo-based Sony reported a 233 billion yen ($2.2 billion) profit for the last quarter, up from 152 […]
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The beginning of a new era, says Amit Shah after Ram temple bhoomi pujan
The laying of the foundation stone by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Ram temple in Ayodhya marks the beginning of a new era, Union home minister Amit Shah said Wednesday. Shah, who is under treatment for Covid-19, took to Twitter to hail the bhoomi pujan ceremony and described it […]