Mental health is a public health issue that’s of increasing concern in light of the pandemic. With anxiety, depression and stress, people the world over are feeling the full force of these symptoms, often linked to the virus, to lockdowns and restrictions, and to a period ― and a future […]
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New campaign in Karnataka warns tobacco users of the dangers of tobacco use
Tobacco use is the leading preventable killer in the world, and in India, it is responsible for around 1 million deaths annually. To reduce the burden of tobacco use, today the state health department of Karnataka launched a statewide tobacco control campaign to warn against the deadly harms of using tobacco and motivate […]
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Squad Trader, the leading financial broker takes note of the changes
Squad Trader launches it’s authorized forex brokerage firm and application that provides online trading services worldwide. In a short time, the application has made its name know in the forex market. The forex market relies upon worldwide exchange between countries but this has deepened with the advent of the pandemic […]
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Clubhouse a sandbox for talking ‘influencers’
An internet spin on talk radio, the new social network Clubhouse has become a sandbox for people tinkering with ways to win fans and make money with audio. Clubhouse, still invite-only and accessible just through apps on Apple mobile devices, lets users drop into virtual rooms to join hosted conversations […]
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Stronger brain activity after writing on paper than smartphone, finds study
Writing on a physical paper can lead to more brain activity when remembering the information an hour later, suggest the findings of a recent study led by Japanese university students and recent graduates. Researchers say that the unique, complex, spatial, and tactile information associated with writing by hand on physical […]
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6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Tibet
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Nagqu City, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, at 14:11 Friday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicentre was monitored at 31.94 degrees north latitude and 92.74 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 10 km, the centre said. (ANI/Xinhua)
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Spotify launches site explaining how it pays artists
Spotify launched a new website yesterday addressing questions on how it pays out royalties, but failed to dampen mounting anger from musicians struggling to survive in the streaming era. “Artists deserve clarity about the economics of music streaming,” Spotify said on its new Loud & Clear site, adding that it […]
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Amit Shah to release BJP’s manifesto for West Bengal on March 21
Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Friday said the party’s manifesto for the forthcoming West Bengal Assembly polls will be released by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah on March 21 in Kolkata. “BJP manifesto for West Bengal Assembly elections will be released by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on March 21 […]
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Congress and AIUDF alliance threat to Assamese culture, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam cabinet minister and BJP key strategist Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the Congress and AIUDF alliance is a threat to Assamese culture. Speaking to ANI, Sarma said “Congress and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) is a threat to Assamese culture. We have to defeat them in a manner so that they never silence our culture and ethos.” “In Assam, […]
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Uttarakhand govt working to enhance capacity of Anganwadi workers
Uttarakhand’s Department of Women Empowerment and Child Development and Meraki Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve pre-school/foundational learning of children in the state. Signing the MoU on March 15, the collaborative effort between the department and Meraki will work on multiple fronts including capacity building of Anganwadi Workers and Integrated Child […]
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Big Tech backs plan to tackle e-waste crisis
Major technology firms including Dell, Microsoft and Google have joined a new initiative aimed at creating a circular economy for electronics by 2030, amid mounting alarm over the world’s ballooning e-waste problem. The project comes as humanity’s insatiable appetite for smartphones, household appliances and electronic car parts combined with the […]
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Crackdown triggers exodus from Myanmar’s biggest city
Roads out of Myanmar’s biggest city were choked today with people fleeing the junta’s deadly crackdown on anti-coup dissent, as authorities in neighbouring Thailand said they were preparing for an influx of refugees. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February […]
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Japan’s Momota in Zii Jia’s way for semifinal spot at All-England
An uphill task awaits the country’s top men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia as he has to better world number one Kento Momota for a place in the All-England semifinals. The World Number 10 advanced to the quarterfinals after outclassing Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus 21-12, 21-13 in the second round […]
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Canadian spy hearing in China over after less than three hours, says diplomat
The hearing for a Canadian man detained in China for more than two years on espionage charges has finished after less than three hours, a Canadian diplomat said. Jim Nickel, the charge d’affaires of the Canadian embassy in Beijing, told reporters outside the courtroom in northeastern China that the hearing had […]
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Chris Gayle thanks PM Modi for sending Covid-19 vaccines to Jamaica
West Indies batsman Chris Gayle thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for helping Jamaica by providing COVID-19 vaccines under the Vaccine Maitri initiative. As part of the Vaccine Maitri initiative aimed to assist countries in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the Made-in-India vaccines reached Jamaica last week. “Honourable Prime Minister Modi, people of India and Government of India, […]