A 20-month-old toddler named Dhanishtha from Delhi’s Rohini has served a noble cause far beyond her years. She has become the youngest cadaver donor, donating multiple organs – giving a new lease of life to five patients. Her heart, liver, kidneys, and corneas were retrieved at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital […]
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Chhattisgarh Becomes First State To Provide Online Funds To Private Schools
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Chhattisgarh has become the first state in the country to provide online funds to private schools. School Education Minister Dr. Premasai Singh Tekam on Wednesday transferred Rs 101 crore of tuition fee directly to the bank accounts of 4473 private schools across the state under the […]
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Signal sees ‘unprecedented’ growth after WhatsApp controversy
Messaging app Signal has seen “unprecedented” growth following a controversial change in rival WhatsApp’s privacy terms and is looking to hire more staff as it seeks to bolster the service and supporting infrastructure, the head of its controlling foundation said on Wednesday. Along with another encrypted app, Telegram, Signal has […]
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Scientists have identified new antibodies against novel Covid-19 found
Scientists have identified and further developed novel antibody fragments from llamas and alpacas that can be used against the SARS CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19. These “nanobodies” identified by an international team led by the University of Bonn in Germany are smaller than classic antibodies. They can penetrate the tissue […]
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Google has rolled out a fix for issues with some Android apps
Alphabet Inc’s Google said yesterday it has rolled out a fix for issues with some Android apps developed using the company’s Exposure Notifications System that helps in Covid-19 contact tracing. The issue caused a delay in the ability of these apps to load or conduct regular exposure checks. It may […]
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Bihar to introduce tracking system to curb high school dropout rates in state
In a first of its kind move aimed to check the drop-out rate among children in Bihar, the state education department is set to introduce a tracking system. At present, the drop-out rate between children from primary to secondary levels is approximately 32 per cent, almost 34 per cent of […]
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Russell Brand praises Ali’s moustache in Death on the Nile, calls him ‘terrific’
Ali Fazal recently spoke about his Death on the Nile co-star Russell Brand in an interview the latter has responded with love and admiration. Russell has called Ali a ‘terrific’ actor and even praised his moustache. In his interview, Ali says that keeping in touch with Russell virtually during the lockdown […]
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Parler CEO says social media app, favored by Trump supporters, may not return
Social media platform Parler, which has gone dark after being cut off by major service providers that accused the app of failing to police violent content, may never get back online, said its CEO John Matze. As a procession of business vendors severed ties with the two-year-old site following the […]
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Indian shares slip as IT stocks drag after Infosys, Wipro results
Indian shares edged lower on Thursday as investors booked profits in IT stocks after heavyweights Infosys and Wipro posted December-quarter results, while awaiting details on a major U.S. stimulus package due later in the day. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index fell 0.2% to 14,543 and the benchmark S&P BSE […]
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Hong Kong police arrest 11 on suspicion of aiding activists’ escape attempt
Hong Kong police have arrested 11 people over suspected crimes related to assisting a group of 12 pro-democracy activists accused of trying to flee the city by boat for Taiwan last year, police and activists said on Thursday. Those arrested included eight men and three women, aged 18 to 72, […]
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Connecticut is investigating Amazon.com Inc for potential anti-competitive behavior
Connecticut is investigating Amazon.com Inc for potential anti-competitive behavior in its business selling digital books, the state’s attorney general said on Wednesday. The probe is one of many into the e-commerce platform’s business practices. Amazon is also under investigation by the attorneys general in New York, California and Washington state […]
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Uttarakhand: Schools can collect fees from class 10, 12 students
The Uttarakhand Government on Thursday said the government, government-aided and private schools can collect fees from students of class 10 and 12 from November 2, 2020, onwards. Education Secretary R Meenakshi Sundaram said “Schools for 10 and 12 were opened in the state from November 2. So the schools can take full fees only […]
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PM Modi to address Startup India International Summit beginning
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address participants from over two dozen countries at the two-day Prarambh: Startup India International Summit beginning on Friday, officials aware of the matter said. Over 200 global speakers will be involved in the summit with 24 sessions. The summit is focussed on enhancing multilateral cooperation and engagement […]
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Serum Institute expects WHO emergency approval for AstraZeneca shot soon
The Serum Institute of India expects WHO emergency-use authorization soon for the Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, which it is producing for mid and low income countries, its chief executive said. “The emergency use licensure from the WHO (World Health Organization) should be available and coming through in the next week […]
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Prepare food, clothes before birth: Sexist tips to pregnant women criticized
The government of South Korea’s capital is facing criticism for an online manual for pregnant women that contained sexist tips and gender stereotypes. The now-deleted guidelines, which were published on the website of Seoul’s “Pregnancy and Childbirth Information Center,” suggested that pregnant women should prepare food, clothes and daily necessities […]