When Priya’s boyfriend posted a nude photo of her online, he told her it would give her a confidence boost by making her an object of desire for other men. Instead she felt powerless knowing that someone she loved had shared an intimate photo without her consent. “He said all […]
Qualcomm brings 5G to 4-series chips with Snapdragon 480 mobile platform
Qualcomm on late Monday announced the launch of Snapdragon 480 5G mobile platform. It is the first time Qualcomm is offering 5G capabilities on its 4-series SoCs, which will power several budget and mid-range phones in 2021. HMD Global, Oppo and Vivo have already committed to launching phones with the […]
Egypt eyes slow return for tourism after revenues dive in 2020
Egypt’s tourism sector is eying a gradual recovery after revenues plunged by nearly 70% to $4 billion in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the tourism minister and travel companies said. The number of tourists visiting Egypt sank to 3.5 million last year from 13.1 million in 2019, Tourism and […]
Honor V40 finally gets a launch date
The Honor V40 has been in the news for quite some time now. Reports in the past have detailed the features and specifications of Honor’s upcoming smartphone. Now, a new report sheds light on the launch date of the phone. A popular tipster who goes by the name Digital Chat […]
Swinging seventies make their presence felt in 2021
2021 begins on a note of the Swinging 70s with a Harry Styles and Phoebe Waller-Bridge collaboration both rocking custom shine-on Gucci ensembles. The “Treat People With Kindness” music video sees Harry in an Alessandro Michele silver rhinestone-embellished cropped jacket with crystal trim over a white floral silk jacquard shirt […]
CES 2021: Samsung releases two trailers, one of them has aliens in it
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021 will be held virtually this year between January 11 and January 14. Ahead of the annual tech fest, Samsung has released two trailers that give a glimpse of what we should expect from the company at the event or how well is the company […]
Air travel to continue to be impacted in 2021, predicts CAPA
Aviation consultant Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) has predicted that demand recovery will remain uncertain even in 2021, especially for international traffic. According to CAPA, international traffic is only expected to recover 35-40% of financial year 2020 levels, while domestic traffic in financial year 2021-22 is expected to reach 70-80% […]
British PM Boris Johnson calls off India visit, cites need to oversee response to Covid-19
Prime Minister Boris Johhnson on Tuesday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed his inability to visit India, where he had been invited to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade. A Downing Street spokesperson said: “The Prime Minister spoke to Prime Minister Modi this morning, to […]
Bihar prepared for Covid-19 vaccination drive, says CM Nitish Kumar
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said on Tuesday the state is prepared for the coronavirus vaccination and doses would be administered to healthcare, frontline workers and those above 50 years of age on a priority basis. He added that the state government would abide by the Centre’s guidelines and conduct […]
Bhagyashree says ‘everyone used to abuse’ her husband for whisking her away
Bhagyashree, who shot to stardom with her debut film Maine Pyaar Kiya more than 30 years ago, has revealed that she had rejected director Sooraj Barjatya’s offer seven times but would feel sad whenever she made him go back. Despite the film’s success, the actor quit Bollywood to get married […]
Asian stocks grind lower as focus shifts to Georgia Senate runoff
Asian shares edged lower on Tuesday amid uncertainty about Senate runoffs in Georgia, which could have a big impact on incoming US President Joe Biden’s ability to pursue his preferred economic policies. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.05%, pulling back from a record high. Australian stocks […]
69% parents want schools to reopen from new academic session in April: Surve
At least 69 per cent parents are in favour of schools reopening in April, when the new academic session begins, according to a survey. The survey, in which over 19,000 parents across the country were interviewed, also found that only 26 per cent of them approve of their children receiving […]
China flies choppers over Lhasa in military drill to tame Tibet
China has carried out an aerial drill over the Tibet’s capital of Lhasa, a preemptive move designed to remind Buddhists scattered across the vast Himalayan plateau about the communist party’s military might that last crushed an uprising by young Tibetans ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The aerial drill comes […]
Germany set to extend hard lockdown as daily deaths mount
Germany’s disease control center on Tuesday reported 944 more Covid-19 deaths, fuelling expectations that Chancellor Angela Merkel and the country’s 16 state governors will extend the country’s lockdown until the end of the month. Germany’s latest lockdown took effect December 16 after a partial shutdown starting in early November failed […]
Sourav Ganguly fit enough to fly plane, run marathon: Dr Devi Shetty
Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly can run a marathon and fly a plane as his heart is as strong as it was when he was 20, said cardiac surgeon Devi Shetty after examining the Board of Control for Cricket in India president at a hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday. Ganguly was […]