Almost a year after the schools were shut due to a nationwide lockdown owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the Uttar Pradesh government has reopened schools for students of classes 6 to 8 from today. All school authorities have been urged to follow the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the […]
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SpiceJet halves net loss sequentially to Rs 57 crore in Q3
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday reported a net loss of Rs 57 crore for the quarter ending December 31, 2020, as against a loss of Rs 112 crore in Q2 FY21. Total income was Rs 1,907 crore as against Rs 1,305 crore while expenses were Rs 1,964 crore as compared to Rs 1,418 crore in […]
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Shared partisanship and social media ties
A study examines links between partisanship and ties on Twitter. Many people value partisanship as key to their identity. However, it is unclear whether individuals are more likely to form social connections based entirely on shared partisanship. Mohsen Mosleh, David Rand, and colleagues created eight Twitter bots designed to appear human. Four profiles […]
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iOS developer: The App Store has a ‘big problem’ with multi-million dollar scams
In the old days, downloading applications used to be a rather hit-and-miss situation — sometimes, you’d get legitimate, valuable software, and others, you get a virus masquerading as a viable app. Or, of course, there are apps that were simply useless. In 2021, however, you’d have thought that such issues […]
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Delhi Nursery admissions 2021: Online registration to start from 18 February
Delhi nursery admissions are all set to begin from 18 February 2021 for the upcoming academic session. The directorate has also started the preparation for the admissions process. The first list will be out on 20 March, said the Directorate of Education (DoE). The entire process of admission will be […]
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WhatsApp flap shows importance of message platform to Facebook
When WhatsApp users began to raise concerns about a new privacy policy being rolled out, members of a Washington pickup soccer group decided to switch their communications to rival messaging platform Signal, ditching the Facebook-owned service. The shift was “about moving as many users away from the Facebook empire, which […]
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WHO Team Finds ‘Australian Beef’ May Have Started Covid-19 Virus, Not Wuhan Wet-Food Market
It’s been well over a year since the Coronavirus broke out and was first reported in China’s Wuhan Province. Since then, many countries, including the United States, have accused China of not coming clean on the origins of the virus, which has claimed 2.34 million lives. Now, a team of […]
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Koo App: An Indian alternative to Twitter
Koo is a micro-blogging platform that is an alternative app to Twitter built for Indians. It was launched 10 months ago and till now have won the AatmaNirbhar innovation challenge and is a Made in India service as per the vision of PM Modi. The social media platform is developed […]
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Study: Managing aerosol lining could reduce Covid-19 spread
Researchers have suggested that stabilizing airway lining mucus in aerosol infected individuals might help manage the spread of COVID-19, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). The findings show that while examining 194 healthy individuals, ages 19-66 […]
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Govt mulls giving companies flexibility to have 4-day work week
The proposed labour codes could provide companies with the flexibility of four working days in a week, even as the working hours limit of 48 hours for a week will remain sacrosanct, said Labour and Employment Secretary Apurva Chandra on Monday. Chandra during a press conference on Monday outlined the key budget […]
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Leveraging digital technologies key to Asia’s Covid-19 recovery: ADB
Digital platforms and other technology-based tools are providing new growth opportunities for businesses of all sizes and across all industries in Asia and the Pacific — a trend that can contribute significantly to the region’s sustainable recovery from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Asian Economic […]
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President’s address to Parliament reflected India’s ‘sankalp shakti’, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the participation of women MPs during the discussion on the motion of thanks on the President’s address in Lok Sabha and said they enriched the proceedings with their thoughts. In his reply to the discussion, the Prime Minister said that that the address by […]
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Number theory: The Covid-19 story across the country’s districts
India has recorded at least 10.8 million confirmed cases of Covid-19, the second highest in the world after the US. But the trajectory of the new cases in India has been showing a promising trend – one that actually started almost five months back. India recorded 11,492 daily new cases […]
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Atmosphere of fear prevails in Bengal, says Governor Jagdeep Dhankha
Slamming the Mamata Banerjee-led state government over law and order situation, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday said that an atmosphere of fear prevails in the state. Interacting with reporters, the Governor said, “There is such an environment of fear in the state that people cannot even speak about it. I have been vocal […]
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Rabies treatment demonstrated as safe, effective for use in children in first pediatric trial
A treatment, known as KEDRAB (Rabies Immune Globulin [Human]), currently used in the prevention of rabies has been demonstrated to be safe and effective for patients age 17 and under. Results published today in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics report the first and only pediatric trial of any human rabies immunoglobulin […]