Women, take note! As per new research females who have had serious complications during pregnancy are at a greater risk of dying. The findings of the research were published in the journal ‘Obstetrics and Gynecology’. A research team from the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) has shown that women who have had serious complications during pregnancy are twice as likely to […]
Ayushmann Khurrana offers piece of advice, shares stunning shirtless picture
Bollywood powerhouse Ayushmann Khurrana on Wednesday penned down words of wisdom and shared a stunning shirtless picture. The ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’ star took to Instagram and shared a piece of advice, stating that whenever one has to decide between choosing (fitoor) madness and fahem (intelligence), they should always go for madness. The […]
Kerala HC grants bail to approver in actor attack case
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Vipin Lal, who is an approver in the actor attack case. The Court directed him to appear before the trial court, which is the Additional Special Sessions Court in Kochi as per bail conditions. Earlier, the accused in the case actor Dileep filed a plea demanding Vipin […]
Twitter suspends over 550 accounts after violence during farmers’ Republic Day tractor rally
Twitter on Wednesday suspended over 550 accounts from its platform in connection with the violence during the farmers’ tractor rally in the national capital on the 72nd Republic Day. A Twitter spokesperson told ANI that the platform has also labelled tweets which were found to be in violation of its “synthetic and manipulated media policy”. […]
West Bengal: BJP leader Suresh Shaw, two others granted bail
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha President of Hooghly district, Suresh Shaw, and two workers of the party were granted bail by Chandannagore Court on Wednesday. They were arrested on January 21 in connection with raising slogan ‘desh ke gaddaron ko goli maaro’ at a BJP rally in Chandannagar on January 20. On January 21, […]
Bears ruin market mood, banking and metal stocks crack
Equity benchmark indices dipped sharply on Wednesday with broad-based selling across the counters as investors turned cautious after some corporates reported lower-than-expected numbers. Market experts said foreign and domestic institutional investors turned bearish and booked profits. At the closing bell, the BSE S&P Sensex was down by 938 points or 1.94 […]
YouTube Shorts eyes TikTok competition with 3.5 billion daily views in India
YouTube Shorts ― the video-sharing website’s quick clips meant to compete with TikTok ― are racking up 3.5 billion views a day during beta testing in India, the platform’s head said yesterday. Susan Wojcikci explained the feature in a note laying out her 2021 priorities. “So far, videos in our […]
Netflix adds new feature that improves audio quality
Netflix has announced that it is upgrading the Android version of its popular streaming app to make audio sound clearer and easier to hear over noisy background noise. The streaming giant explained in a blog post that this is possible with the adoption of the Extended HE-AAC (xHE-AAC) codec. It will be made […]
Los Angeles, fans remember Bryant one year after deadly crash
Basketball fans gathered across Los Angeles on Tuesday to remember Kobe Bryant, one year to the day after the former NBA superstar perished in a helicopter crash with daughter Gianna and seven others. Fans laid flowers and Los Angeles Lakers memorabilia at a makeshift memorial outside the Staples Center, the […]
Japan PM apologises after lawmakers’ night club outings
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised today after lawmakers from his ruling coalition visited night clubs despite his government’s call for people to avoid unnecessary outings to curb the spread of Covid-19. The news is another headache for Suga whose approval rating has tumbled due to dissatisfaction with his handling […]
Global economy to grow by 5.5 pc in 2021: IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the global economy is projected to grow by 5.5 percent in 2021 and 4.2 percent in 2022. Although recent vaccine approvals have raised hopes of a turnaround in the pandemic later this year, renewed waves and new variants of the virus pose concerns for the […]
Rajya Sabha’s BAC to hold meeting on Jan 29 ahead of budget session
A meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of Rajya Sabha will be held on January 29, ahead of the budget session of the Parliament. The union budget will be presented on February 1. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had said the first part of the budget session will start on January 29 and continue till February 15, and […]
Thailand reports 819 new virus cases, 1 additional death
Thailand today reported 819 new coronavirus cases, taking its total infections to 15,465. One additional death was reported, bringing total fatalities to 76. More than 700 of the new infections were in Samut Sakhon province, the epicentre of the most recent outbreak, the Covid-19 taskforce said at a briefing.
Virus-plagued Italy in political turmoil after PM quits
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned Tuesday in the hope of forming a new government after weeks of turmoil in his ruling coalition, leaving Italy rudderless as it battles the deadly coronavirus pandemic. He will stay on in a caretaker capacity while President Sergio Mattarella, the ultimate arbiter of Italian political […]
Equities edge lower, metal and auto stocks plunge
Equity benchmark indices dipped during early hours on Wednesday with metal and auto stocks witnessing profit-booking by traders. At 10:15 am, the BSE S&P Sensex was down by 297 points or 0.61 percent at 48,051 while the Nifty 50 lowered by 91 points or 0.64 percent to 14,148. Except for Nifty IT, all other […]