Actor and model Gauahar Khan is all set to tie the knot to her fiance Zaid Darbar on the weekend. The couple of the hour kickstarted their wedding festivities with a haldi-like ceremony, known as Chiksa. In this ceremony, Chiksa is applied to the bride and groom to keep the buri nazar at bay. […]
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Oil tumbles as new virus strain revives demand fears
Oil prices tumbled on Monday as a fast-spreading new coronavirus strain that has shut down much of Britain and led to tighter restrictions in Europe sparked worries about a slower recovery in fuel demand. Brent crude was down $2.23, or 4.3%, at $50.03 a barrel by 1421 GMT, while U.S. […]
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Guatemala shuts doors for British, South African travellers
Guatemala will restrict entry beginning on Wednesday to travelers who have recently visited Britain or South Africa in an effort to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus strain, President Alejandro Giammattei said on Monday. The new measures will require people who have visited Britain or South Africa within 14 […]
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These Motorola phones will receive Android 11 update
Motorola on Monday announced the roadmap for Android 11 update for its smartphone users. The Android 11 OS update will be rolled out to select Motorola handsets in the coming months. Smartphones that are confirmed to receive the Android 11 update are: motorola razr 5G motorola razr 2019 motorola edge […]
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Ariana Grande announces engagement with Dalton Gomez
Singer Ariana Grande and luxury real estate agent Dalton Gomez are engaged. She took to Instagram to share the happy news with her fans, with a series of photos, in which she was seen cuddling with him. One of the pictures was a close-up shot of her engagement ring. “Forever n […]
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The 10 hot-selling cars in India in 2020 and why these found favour
It has been a roller-coaster of a year for the Indian auto industry. Already battling a slowdown carried forward from last year, the Covid-19 pandemic compounded the crisis for carmakers in India, just like it did globally. But the festive season brought some cheer, providing a silver lining at the […]
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DDC polls: Aijaz Hussain gives BJP first victory in Srinagar
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered its first victory in Srinagar in the District Development Council (DDC) election after its candidate Aijaz Hussain won the Khonmoh-II seat. Hussain credited the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hard work of party workers for his success. He also said that the […]
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Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes ‘next level’ battery technology
Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The iPhone maker’s automotive efforts, known as Project Titan, have proceeded unevenly since 2014 when it first started […]
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Amitabh shares pics of mom and brother, recalls childhood days
Actor Amitabh Bachchan took to Instagram to share a vintage black-and-white picture from his childhood with his mother, late Teji Bachchan and brother Ajitabh. He joked abut how he wanted to show off his first bush shirt. It was also his mother’s death anniversary on Monday. He wrote in Instagram, “… […]
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SBI SO Recruitment 2021: Application begins for 489 vacancies for engineers, managers
State Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday released various recruitment advertisements for filling 489 vacancies of specialist cadre officers. The online application process has begun from December 22 and the last date to apply is January 11, 2021. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online at sbi.co.in/careers. The SBI SCO recruitment […]
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28 years later: Priest, nun convicted in Sister Abhaya murder case; experts hail verdict
A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday found the two accused in Sister Abhaya’s murder case guilty and their quantum of punishment will be announced on Wednesday, bringing a dramatic end to the 28-year-old case. Both accused Thomas Kotoor and Sister Sefi were found guilty of […]
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Nvidia, Intel join the list of firms affected by SolarWinds hack
The SolarWinds hack appears to have affected more companies than earlier anticipated. Nvidia and Intel are the latest to join this growing list of organisations that have been affected by the massive hacking campaign allegedly linked to Russia. Intel said it is investigating whether it has been affected by the hacking […]
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Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 will soon reach India: Rajnath Singh
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 will soon reach India. “I believe our scientists will complete the trials very soon as the government has… agreed to vaccinate the doctors and health care staff first,” he said in his virtual address to mark […]
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Priyanka debuts White Tiger trailer, father-in-law says ‘proud of her’
The White Tiger’s trailer came out on Monday, with a sharp commentary on India’s deep class divide. The Ramin Bahrani film starring Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao is based on Aravind Adiga’s Man Booker Prize-winning book by the same name. This is the second trailer of the Netflix film, after the […]
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India to genome sequence all Covid-positive samples of UK passengers to check for new variant
All samples of passengers who arrive in India from UK that test positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) will be re-tested through a spike gene-based reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test to look for the new variant of Sars-CoV-2 that causes Covid-19, according to the union ministry of health and […]