Russia recorded 23,218 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 23,543 the day before, bringing the total to 5,561,360, the federal response center said on Friday. “Over the past day, 23,218 COVID-19 cases were confirmed across 85 Russian regions, including 3,066 cases (13.2 percent) without clinical symptoms,” the statement said, adding that the rate […]
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Navjot Singh Sidhu attacks Amarinder over Punjab power crisis asks him to ‘act in right direction’
In another attack on Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday said the state government would not have to go for power cuts “if we act in the right direction”. In a series of tweets, Sidhu said that the Punjab Vidhan Sabha can bring in new legislation to amend […]
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Meghan McCain announces exit from ‘The View’
Meghan McCain has announced her departure from her famous daytime chat show ‘The View’. Meghan, who devoted more than four years to the talk show, made her exit official on Thursday and added that she will be staying through the end of July when the season ends, reported TMZ. Despite the recent public feud with […]
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India’s vaccination coverage crosses landmark of 34 crore
India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 34 crore on Friday. A total of 34,00,76,232 vaccine doses were administered till 7 am today, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed in a press release. In the last 24 hours, 42 Lakh vaccine doses were administered on the 167th […]
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Microsoft to introduce Dynamic Refresh Rate for Windows 11 laptops
With the newly launched Windows 11 just around, dynamic refresh rate or DRR has finally been introduced by Microsoft and it should help improve battery life on laptops. Higher refresh rate display smartphones have had software-enabled dynamic refresh rate capabilities for a while now as a battery-saving measure and although laptops and […]
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Prince William, Prince Harry happily reunite at Princess Diana’s statue unveiling event
Prince William and Prince Harry were all smiles as they reunited for their late mother Princess Diana’s statue unveiling event at Kensington Palace in London on Thursday. Amid the ongoing royal tension, the brothers who were not on good terms with each other in recent years, joined the forces to honour their late mother on what […]
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AJNIFM, Microsoft partner to build AI, emerging technologies Centre of Excellence
The Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM) and Microsoft have formed a strategic partnership to build an AI and emerging technologies Centre of Excellence. The collaboration seeks to explore role of cloud, AI and emerging technologies for transforming and shaping the future of public finance management in India. The centre will serve as a central body […]
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Our anti-drone technology can prevent Jammu Airbase like attacks: DRDO
The counter-drone technology developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) could help Army swiftly detect and destroy drones that pose a security threat to the country. As per Dr Jillelamudi Manjula, Director General- Electronics and Communication Systems (ECS), DRDO, the D-4 drone system could detect close-range attacks like the one in […]
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Battlegrounds Mobile India launched officially
Battlegrounds Mobile India has been launched in India. The PUBG Mobile alternative’s beta version was available for download in May for pre-registered players. Krafton, the developers, have announced that the Battlegrounds Mobile India official version is available for download on the Google Play Store. Users who have already downloaded the […]
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India reports 46,617 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hrs
India recorded 46,617 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and the daily positivity rate is at 2.48 percent, the Union Health Ministry informed on Friday. Less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for five consecutive days, said the ministry. The weekly positivity rate is 2.57 percent, […]
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Sanjay Miranka joins Poonawalla Group acquired Magma Fincorp as Group CFO
Poonawalla group acquired Magma Fincorp Ltd is pleased to announce the joining of Sanjay Miranka as its Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO) effective today. Sanjay will lead the group’s resource raising, regulatory compliance & governance, investor interactions, corporate legal, and work with the MD and Group CEO on the strategic transformation. Sanjay is a qualified CA […]
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Ethnic groups stage protest in Paris against China’s abusive policies on CCP centenary
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, anti-China and dissident groups including Tibetans, Uyghurs, the Falun Gong and Mongolians gathered in front of the French Foreign Ministry on Thursday to protest against the abusive policies of the Chinese regime. During the demonstration, the protestors enacted street plays to depict […]
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Equity indices trade flat, IT stocks suffer
Equity benchmark indices traded flat during early hours on Friday amid mixed global cues. At 10:15 am, the BSE S&P Sensex was down by 78 points or 0.15 percent at 52,241, and the Nifty 50 ticked lower by 13 points or 0.11 percent to 15,667. Sectoral indices at the National […]
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Uttarakhand government cancels ‘Kanwar Yatra’ to Haridwar
Uttarakhand government on Friday cancelled the annual Kanwar Yatra to Haridwar in the month of Sawan due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While speaking to ANI, State government spokesperson Subodh Uniyal told that the government has decided to cancel the Kanwar Yatra as a precautionary measure. Last year too, the yatra was cancelled due to the Coronavirus situation. The ‘Kanwar […]
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Massive fire breaks out in forest at J-K’s Rajouri
A massive forest fire broke out in Rajouri’s Kuldabbi area of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. While speaking to ANI, Rakesh Verma, Forest Range Officer, Sunderbani said, “Damage will be assessed once the fire is controlled. Our teams, along with villagers, are trying to douse the flames. It has been controlled from one side.” Further […]