Google is bringing Web Stories to its Discover section, and it’s available first in India, Brazil and the US. The Discover feed on the Google app for Android and iOS will now feature Web Stories. Android users can also access the Discover feed by swiping right from their home screen. Web Stories […]
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Yogendra Yadav, farmers protest near Haryana Deputy CM’s house
The Haryana police on Wednesday detained activist Yogendra Yadav and several farmers, protesting near the houses of deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala and power and jails minister Ranjit Chautala in Sirsa, seeking resignation of the duo from the Manohar Lal Khattar led government. The civil lines police took Swaraj India […]
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Kedarnath chief priest, health staff to be tested every 15 days for Covid-19
With rising pilgrim traffic, the Rudraprayag district administration in Uttarakhand has now decided that the priests of Kedarnath shrine along with health, police and administration officials will be tested for Covid-19 every 15 days, official said Wednesday. With relaxations under Unlock 5.0, the number of pilgrims visiting the Char Dham […]
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‘Should have raised alarm, not surrendered’: BJP leader on Hathras rape
A video of a BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki casting aspersions on the integrity of 19-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gang-raped in Hathras and subsequently died in a Delhi hospital is akin to chucking salt into the wounds of the aggrieved family. Ranjeet Srivastava, 67, a former chairman of Nawabganj […]
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Sushant Singh Rajput death: Mumbai Police to take action against journalists who chase vehicles
Soon after actor Rhea Chakraborty was granted bail by Bombay high court, Mumbai Police warned journalists that strict action will be taken against media representatives if they chased the vehicle of any celebrity, advocate or a person they wanted to interview. Chakraborty, who was arrested on September 9 after being […]
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2020 Nobel Prize for chemistry awarded to Charpentier and Doudna
French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing known as CRISPR. The recipients were announced Wednesday in Stockholm by Goran Hansson, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The prestigious award comes with […]
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Dabbawalas, consulates staff allowed to travel in local trains
Mumbai’s dabbawalas and staff of foreign consulates and high commissions have been allowed to travel in local trains which are currently being run only for essential services staff, officials said on Wednesday. Dabbawalas, the famous lunch-box carriers in Mumbai, last month said there was never a six-month break in the […]
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Sushant Singh Rajput death: In letter to CBI director, actor’s family lawyer calls AIIMS report ‘faulty’
Vikas Singh, the lawyer representing late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s family in the actor’s death case, on Wednesday wrote to the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), calling forensic report submitted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to the agency ‘faulty.’ In his letter, Singh […]
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Post-Brexit UK to create freeports to court foreign investment
As the UK’s final exit from the European Union on December 31 draws near, the Boris Johnson government on Wednesday announced the creation of freeports that will offer tax reliefs, simplified customs procedures and duty suspension on goods. Chancellor Rishi Sunak said sea, air and rail ports in England will […]
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Suzuki Access 125, Burgman Street get Bluetooth-enabled digital console
Suzuki Motorcycle India on Wednesday launched the Access 125 and Burgman Street with Bluetooth enabled digital console. The new Access 125 has been priced at ₹78,600 for the disc brake with alloy variant, while the drum brake with alloy variant has been priced at ₹77,700. The updated Burgman Street has been given […]
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Over 93,500 data science jobs vacant in India: Study
Over 93,500 data science jobs were vacant in India at the end of August 2020, a study conducted by EdTech company Great Learning said. Despite Covid-19, the enthusiasm and optimism around the analytics function continues to remain high with India contributing 9.8 per cent of the total global analytics job […]
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Sri Lanka widens curfew over Covid-19, those evading treatment to face legal action
Authorities in Sri Lanka on Wednesday widened a curfew and warned of legal action against those evading treatment for Covid-19 after reporting an escalating cluster centered around a garment factory in the capital’s suburbs. The number of confirmed cases has risen to 830 while more than 1,500 people have been […]
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RSS to hold its executive council meeting in 11 zones
The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic and its impact on livelihood, economy and businesses and the protest over the farm legislations will be among the issues that will come up for discussion at the upcoming Karyakarni mandal, or the all-India executive council meeting, of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The course of […]
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Hathras gang-rape case: Opposition hatching conspiracies, says Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath slammed the opposition parties leading protests against the alleged gang-rape and murder case in Hathras district. The chief minister accused the Opposition of hatching conspiracies against the state and said that they are “doing politics on the basis of caste, religion and region,” news […]
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Aus women’s team equal Ponting’s team’s world record
The Australian women’s team beat New Zealand by 232 runs Wednesday to record its 21st consecutive win in one-day international cricket and equal a world mark set by Ricky Ponting’s Australian men’s team in 2003. The Australian women haven’t been beaten in an ODI since losing to England on Oct. […]