The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to almost everything with many music and film festivals facing the brunt of the health crisis. The latest to be impacted by the pandemic is singer The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’ World Tour. The singer has officially re-scheduled his ‘After Hours’ World Tour, reported […]
Samsung working on 200-megapixel camera sensor for smartphones
Tech company Samsung is now reportedly gearing up to increase the smartphone camera resolution threshold this year. Mashable quoted a report by noted tipster Ice Universe stating that Samsung has plans to introduce plenty of new ‘innovative’ ISOCELL camera sensors in 2021. Among the plans is a 200-megapixel sensor as well. The report is very light in […]
Rainshine Entertainment and Animasia Studio to adapt ‘Young Captain
Rainshine Entertainment, a global entertainment company that nurtures, creates and develops content studios that create fabulous content aimed at audiences worldwide, and Malaysia-based Animasia Studio, an award-winning animation and digital content production house, have teamed up to co-produce a trilogy of animated feature films based on the ‘Young Captain Nemo’ books, […]
TikTok to block users in Italy who say they are under 13, after girl dies
The video-sharing app TikTok said yesterday it had agreed with Italian authorities to block all users who gave their age as under 13, among other measures, after the death of a 10-year-old girl was blamed on a breath-holding social media challenge. Prosecutors in Palermo are investigating that case, which has […]
Morgan Wallen suspended from label after singer used racial slur
American singer Morgan Wallen is facing swift consequences after a video surfaced of the singer using a racial slur. Following the incident, Wallen’s record label Big Loud Records suspended his contract indefinitely. As per Variety, Wallen’s record label Big Loud, which releases his music jointly with Republic Records, announced on Wednesday that the singer’s recording contract is being suspended “indefinitely.” Big Loud Records said in […]
upGrad creates UK Board with four prominent figures in Global Education
upGrad, India’s largest higher edtech company announced the appointment of a four-member independent board to build their UK-based operations and accelerate expansion. The board comprises distinguished leaders such as Professor Sir Deian Hopkin, Julie Mercer, Dr. Kishore Sengupta, and Ashwin Assomull. Sir Deian is currently Principal Advisor at Wells Advisory […]
World Cancer Day: Understanding role of nutrition, lifestyle changes to control cancer
People across the globe need to be aware regarding nutrition and other lifestyle changes that can be implemented to help them recover and potentially reduce the risk of same cancer recurring or a new one developing. World Cancer Day, which is observed to spread awareness, inspire change and reduce the global impact of […]
KSG India guides students how to crack one exam with many jobs
UPSC has proved to be a strong source of employment in today’s job market. To help the students to achieve success in their UPSC carrier KSG India has come up with detailed guide to help the student. “We are confident that we will be successful in redefining the learning landscape […]
Sport participation levels reduced in students from lower socio-economic groups
According to new research, students from lower socio-economic groups (SEG) are less likely to participate in sport or physical activity at university. The research, led by Sheffield Hallam University, was published in the journal ‘Sport, Education and Society’. The main barriers affecting participation were found to be down to the cost of being […]
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal launches ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched ‘Switch Delhi’, an electric vehicle mass awareness campaign, to sensitize citizens about the benefits of switching to electric vehicles. Delhi government has rolled out incentives on the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) among all the states. “Our vision is that by 2024, 25 percent of new vehicles […]
Enzene Biosciences Ltd. obtains marketing authorization for its first biosimilar molecule in India
Recently Enzene Biosciences Ltd. announced that it has obtained Marketing Authorisation (MA) from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for Teriparatide – bioactive part of human parathyroid hormone (PTH), an anabolic approach to the treatment of Osteoporosis, compared to the anti-resorptive therapies such as bisphosphates and SERMs. According to company sources, […]
Study finds childhood diet has lifelong impact
Eating too much fat and sugar as a child can alter your microbiome for life, even if you later learn to eat healthier, a new study in mice suggests. The study by UC Riverside researchers is one of the first to show a significant decrease in the total number and […]
Instagram disables ability to share posts to stories in select countries
Users in some “select countries” have been sent a notification banner on their Instagram app. The banner informs users that the platform has disabled the ability to share (and reshare) posts from the feed to stories as part of a test. “We hear from our community that they want to […]
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 hits Sikkim
An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred near Yuksom in Sikkim on Thursday morning, said the National Center for Seismology (NCS). As per the NCS, the tremors were felt around 10:36 am at a depth of 124 kilometers. “Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.8, Occurred on 04-02-2021, 10:36:29 IST, Lat: 28.62 & Long: 87.38, Depth: 124 […]
BJP chief JP Nadda arrives in Kochi
Bharatiya Janata Party National President Jagat Prakash Nadda Thursday arrived in Kochi from Thiruvananthapuram. He left to Thrissur in an open jeep from the airport with a huge gathering of BJP workers flanking his jeep and waving BJP party flags. BJP State President K Surendran was seen accompanying him. Nadda is on a two-day visit to Kerala […]