The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is starting the process of delisting securities of three Chinese telecom companies, after President Donald Trump last month barred US investments in Chinese firms Washington says are owned or controlled by the military. It’s “a modest step, but at least an awakening to national […]
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Higher red blood cell transfusions level may cause risk to premature babies
A randomized clinical trial lead by researchers of George Mason University has examined the blood transfusions in premature babies and their long term impacts. The study appears in ‘The New England Journal of Medicine’ and is the largest study to-date to compare thresholds for blood transfusions in premature infants. Very […]
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UP Board Exams 2021: ‘There could be single invigilator in exam hall instead of two’
Instead of usual two, there could be just one invigilator in a room to monitor conduct of the exam in the 2021 UP Board examination. This will happen if there is shortage of teachers for invigilation duties because of the need to increase the number of examination halls by seating […]
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Polish city funds LGBT shelter despite government hostility
Authorities in the Polish city of Krakow have become the first to include financial support for an LGBT shelter in a country where the community has faced hostility from the government. The shelter offers temporary accommodation and psychological counseling for up to 12 homeless LGBT people. It has been run […]
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Alphabet unit Wing blasts new US drone ID rule, citing privacy
Alphabet Inc’s drone delivery unit Wing criticized Trump administration rules issued this week mandating broadcast-based remote identification of drones, saying they should be revised to allow for internet-based tracking. On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued rules that will allow small drones to fly over people and at night in the […]
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Khushi Kapoor in Rs 990 top and jeans shows why less is always more
It is the time of zoom calls and backyard photoshoots and Khushi Kapoor is telling us how to do it in style. The younger sister of Dhadak actor Janhvi Kapoor is someone that a lot of people look up to and take inspiration from her sartorial picks. Khushi’s wardrobe style has a girl-next-door vibe […]
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Ford pulls plug on plans to cede India business to Mahindra
Ford Motor Co. is reversing plans to cede most of its Indian operations to Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., deciding to pull out of a proposed joint venture (JV) and continue its standalone business in the country. The companies agreed to terminate the venture after reassessing in part due to the […]
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Xiaomi has launched a device that can sense your presence around it
Xiaomi today launched a product that can sense your presence around it. The newly launched device, that was launched on the company’s crowdfunding platform last month, is called the Mi Human Sensor 2 and it costs CNY 59 in China ( ₹660 approx). It is available for purchase via Jingdong and […]
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Alia Bhatt and Kajal Aggarwal welcome New Year with family, friends
Actor Alia Bhatt welcomed the New Year with her family and boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor in the jungles of Ranthambore in Rajasthan. She and Ranbir’s families are in the national park to ring in the New Year. Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and Shaheen Bhatt shared pictures from New Year’s eve party, which also […]
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Maruti caps off 2020 with robust sales in December
Maruti Suzuki capped off what has otherwise been a tumultuous 2020 for the automotive industry at large with a solid 20.2% year-on-year growth in December. The company sold a total of 160,226 units in the month, continuing with the recovery process and perhaps benefiting from the continued preference towards personal mobility […]
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Momos, biryani, pizza: That’s what India ordered the most on Zomato in 2020
Looking back at 2020, It has been an interesting year, particularly when it came to food and household chores. With the whole world going into a lockdown, most people who have never even fried an egg in their lives had to step into the kitchen to sustain themselves. However, once […]
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3 sites in Bihar identified for Covid-19 vaccination dry run
Patna, Jamui and Bettiah in West Champaran are among three districts of Bihar shortlisted for the pan-India dry run of Covid-19 vaccination to be undertaken on Saturday. Three facilities have been identified in each of these districts for the exercise. The urban primary health centre at Shastrinagar, community health centre […]
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4 more test positive of Covid-19 UK strain in India, tally reaches 29
A total of 29 people in the country have now tested positive for the new UK variant of Covid-19, with four added to the list on Friday, the Union health ministry has said. Among them, 20 people were found positive on Tuesday and Wednesday. Five were tested positive on Thursday […]
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Kangana Ranaut violated sanctioned plan at her Khar residence: Mumbai court
Kangana Ranaut committed grave violations of the sanctioned plan by consolidating three flats and covering floor space index (FSI)-free areas into habitable areas for her residence at Khar, the city civil court at Dindoshi observed while rejecting the actor’s plea for interim restraint on Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) from taking […]
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Animal teaser: Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor star in Sandeep Vanga’s actioner
The New Year began with the announcement of Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol. The film, speculated for a while now, also debuted its teaser with the announcement on December 31 night. Animal teaser has a voiceover by Ranbir as he discusses the […]