A US-based electric vehicle startup has launched a three-wheeler that it claims does not require any charging to run. Aptera Motors has announced it has introduced the first solar electric vehicle (sEV) that requires no charging for most daily use and boasts a range of more than 1,600 kms per […]
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Weight-loss surgeries may weaken bone health
Researchers from the Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts claims that common weight-loss surgeries for adolescents with obesity called sleeve gastrectomy may lead to harmful effects on bones. According to the study, while teenagers may opt for popular weight-loss surgeries, they may know that the common side-effect of the same may […]
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Chinese scientists make world’s first light-based quantum compute
Chinese scientists claim to have created the world’s first light-based quantum computer which can solve problems far faster than a classical supercomputer, an advance hailed by experts as a “major achievement” that provides a fundamentally different approach to designing such powerful machines, the official media reported on Saturday. Jiuzhang, the […]
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Gionee in trouble! Chinese court says it implanted malware in 21mn phones
Quite often we hear reports about Google removing apps from its Play Store for installing malware onto users’ smartphones. Now, a smartphone maker has been found guilty of doing the same thing. China’s Judgment Document Network has found Gionee guilty of implanting malware in over 20 million smartphones to profit from users […]
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Avocados: The ‘pandemic-proof’ crop for health nuts
Health-conscious consumers are eating avocados like never before during the pandemic. After a brief drop in demand at the start of the Covid crisis, European and U.S. consumption are hitting record highs, according to Xavier Equihua, chief executive officer of the World Avocado Organization, a trade group. “Consumption is off the […]
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Britain to send largest warship, carrier strike group to Indian Ocean next year
The UK is sending its largest warship, aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, and its strike task group to the Indian Ocean early next year for its maiden voyage, with London describing the move as the country’s “most ambitious deployment for two decades”. The deployment comes against the backdrop of growing […]
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Salman Khan’s sister Arpita seen smashing plates in Dubai restaurant, video goes viral
Salman Khan’s sister Arpita Khan Sharma is seen smashing plates at a Dubai restaurant and the video has understandably gone viral. However, before you jump to any conclusions, it was not in the fit of rage that Arpita smashed the plates into smithereens but to honour an ancient Greek custom that seems […]
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‘Can’t build new century with old laws’: PM Modi amid farmers’ protest
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that reforms are needed for development and some laws from the past century have become a burden now. The comments were made during the virtual inauguration of Agra metro rai project, at a time when farmers are protesting the three laws passed by […]
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Mouni’s sultry mini dress at this whopping cost sets the Internet on fire
As fans waited to recreate Brahmastra star Mouni Roy’s oh-so-sultry look from her recent sizzling photoshoot in Dubai, the price of her bodycon dress certainly had fashionistas sweating. Flooding the Internet with a slew of her smoking hot pictures from the shoot, Mouni set the Internet on fire with her effortless sartorial elegance […]
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Be cautious in and after a relationship
Sending intimate pictures used to be such a taboo thing to do—no one talked about it but everyone did it. Then people started realising sexting was a given, which led to more and more intimate pictures being sent, which led to women getting their pictures leaked on the internet. Kanika […]
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India’s imports from China dropped 13%, exports went up by 16% in 2020
India’s exports to China increased by 16% in the first 11 months of the year despite the ongoing border military friction and the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, latest Chinese customs data showed on Monday. Conversely, India imported less from China during the same period, showing a 13% drop, […]
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2 years of Kedarnath: Sushant ‘was very troubled during shoot’
Sushant Singh Rajput’s work would always keep the actor alive in the hearts of his millions of his fans after his untimely death in June this year. One of his notable works is the 2018 film Kedarnath, which saw the actor playing ‘pithu’ at the holy Kedarnath shrine. The film was […]
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Farmers’ protest: Bharat Bandh to begin at 11am, say farmers
The Bharat bandh or the nationwide strike called by the farmers against the farm laws will begin at 11am and continue till 3pm on Tuesday, a spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union said on Monday. Thousands of farmers are protesting against the Centre’s new agricultural laws for the past 11 […]
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Actor-politician Vijayashanti joins BJP, day after meeting Amit Shah
Former Member of Parliament from Telangana and popular Telugu actress M Vijayashanti returned to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday after a formal induction ceremonyin Delhi, news agency ANI reported. This comes a day after she met Union home minister Amit Shah. Vijayashanti had recently quit the Congress party […]
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‘Landmark achievement’: Govt as active Covid-19 cases fall below 400,000
As India’s active cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) slipped below the 400,000 mark on Monday, the government said it was the country’s lowest tally since July 20 when 390,459 infections were reported. India recorded 32,981 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s tally past 9.67 […]