Ola on Monday announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state government in Tamil Nadu to establish what would be the world’s largest scooter factory with an annual capacity of two million units. To be built at a cost of ₹2,400 crore, the factory will help create […]
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5 UG medical seats reserved for Covid warriors’ wards from Puducherry
Five undergraduate medical seats have been earmarked for the children of deceased COVID-19 warriors in Puducherry in as many colleges across the country for 2020-21 under a central scheme, the union territory government said on Sunday. The seats were reserved in Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, MGMS Vardha […]
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Covid-19 woes bring US-style gig economy to South Korea
As the Covid-19 pandemic hit Seoul with full force last winter, mime and circus artist Kim Chan-su started his “two-job” life — as a courier and a circus clown. When not juggling on stage, he delivers meals and drinks from fried chicken to coffee in his Hyundai Tucson SUV, starting […]
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RRB recruitment exams to begin from tomorrow
The Indian Railways through its 21 Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) is organizing a mega recruitment drive in three phases starting from December 15, for filling up about 1.4 lakh vacancies in which more than 2.44 Crore candidates will be appearing in different cities across the country. The preparations for conduct […]
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Australia-New Zealand quarantine-free travel may begin in early 2021
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says a travel bubble with Australia could begin in the first quarter of next year once final details have been worked out. Addressing reporters after a Cabinet meeting, Ardern said the quarantine-free arrangements depended on levels of Covid-19 in both countries not getting worse. […]
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‘Angelina Jolie lookalike’ jailed for 10 years for ‘corrupting youth’
Instagram star Sahar Tabar, who made headlines for her resemblance to Angelina Jolie, has been jailed for 10 years, after she was arrested over her social media activities. She had previously called on Jolie to campaign for her release. According to a Guardian report, 19-year-old Sahar, whose real name is Fatemeh […]
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Google, YouTube, and Gmail down: Users facing issues accessing Google services
Google services, including Gmail, YouTube, and Google search, were down for millions of users across the world. Downdetector confirmed the outage saying that the issues started at around 11:56 GMT, and are affecting users worldwide. According to downdetector website, almost all the Google services seem to be affected. This includes […]
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More farmers extend support to farm laws, say they welcome them
At least 10 organisations representing farmers in several states met Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar to lend support to the three farm laws on Monday, on a day as many as 40 farmer leaders of the United Farmers Front began their day-long hunger strike at various border points near […]
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Abu Dhabi to reopen for foreign tourists amid vaccine optimism
Abu Dhabi is planning to reopen for international tourists by early January as it eases restrictive measures, looking to recover from the pandemic. The capital of the United Arab Emirates will allow visitors from a group of countries it deems safe, and that list will be updated every two weeks, […]
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‘Pure propaganda’: German scientist rebuts Chinese media on Covid origin
A top German biochemist quoted by Chinese state media as saying that the coronavirus did not originate in Wuhan has called it “pure propaganda” and said there is no evidence to suggest that the virus did not come from the central Chinese city. Earlier this month, Chinese news outlets quoted […]
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Maheep posts throwback with Bhavana and Seema, Neelam reacts
Actor Sanjay Kapoor’s wife and one of the stars of Netflix show Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, Maheep Kapoor shared a bunch of pictures with Seema Khan, Bhavana Pandey, Neelam Kothari Soni. Also featuring in them was Gauri Khan. Sharing them, she wrote: #Retro #fabulouslivesofbollywoodwives.” The first picture showed Maheep, Bhavana […]
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Google’s Pixel phones catch up with iPhones as they get this basic camera feature
Google recently rolled out an update for the camera app in Pixel phones. This update brought features like Audio Zoom and Cinematic Pan to older Pixel phones. It also added a storage saver, and new video effects. Google also improved the camera app in Pixel phones by adding two level indicators […]
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COVID-19 vaccine preparations at war footing in Uttarakhand
The preparations for COVID-19 vaccination is being undertaken on a war footing in Uttarakhand. The vaccination will start as soon as vaccines are made available by the Centre, said State Health Secretary Amit Negi. State Health Secretary Amit Negi said, “All preparations for vaccination are going on a war footing, as soon as […]
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Amitabh Bachchan wishes Remo D’Souza a quick recovery: ‘Get well Remo’
Actor Amitabh Bachchan wished dancer, choreographer and filmmaker Remo D’Souza a speedy recovery on Twitter. The ace choreographer suffered a heart attack on Friday. Retweeting a throwback video clip, shared by a fan, Amitabh wrote: “.. get well Remo .. prayers !! and thank you for your wishes.” In the clip, Remo was […]
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Wholesale price-based inflation picks up to 1.55% in Nov: Govt
India’s wholesale price gauge marginally picked up in November, data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed on Monday, with prices rising 1.55% from a year earlier. The annual wholesale price index rose in November, mainly because of an increase in prices of manufacturing items in the festival […]