Prices of Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) were on Thursday hiked by oil marketing companies. The price of domestic LPG cylinder has been increased by Rs 25.50 per cylinder with effect from today and domestic cylinders weighing 14.2 kg will now cost Rs 834.50 in Delhi, sources told ANI. “The price of 19 […]
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El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin as legal tender is a wake-up call
Many regard the market for bitcoin—the world’s leading cryptocurrency—as a game of winners and losers played out among hedge funds, amateur investors, geeks, and criminals. The huge risk inherent in a highly volatile anonymous digital currency is best left to those who understand the game well, or who don’t really […]
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India logs 48,786 new Covid-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 2.54 pc
As many 48,786 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. Less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported since four consecutive days, said the ministry, adding that this is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the […]
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Hong Kong silenced as China celebrates party centenary
Police were out in force across Hong Kong on Thursday, ready to stamp down on any sign of dissent as China’s Communist Party celebrated its centenary, in a vivid illustration of how the once-outspoken finance hub has been successfully muzzled. The grand celebrations in Beijing coincided with the 24th anniversary […]
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Zoom buys AI company that worked on real-time translation
Proprietary video teleconferencing platform recently announced that it’s acquiring a company known as Kites (short for Karlsruhe Information Technology Solutions), which has worked on creating real-time translation and transcription software. According to Mashable, Zoom said that the acquisition is a move to help it make communicating with people who speak different languages easier and […]
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Bombay HC to pronounce verdict in Gulshan Kumar murder case today
The Bombay High Court will pronounce the verdict in the Gulshan Kumar murder case at 10.30 am today. A bench of Justices Jadhav and Borkar will pronounce its verdict in the case. A total of four appeals are listed in the High Court. Three appeals are against the conviction of accused Rauf […]
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Di Venuto, Vaughan join Australian men’s team coaching staff
Cricket Australia on Thursday announced the appointments of Michael Di Venuto and Jeff Vaughan to the positions of assistant coach with the Australian Men’s Team. Di Venuto is currently with the Australian squad in St Lucia for the T20I and ODI tour of the West Indies. He and Vaughan will join Justin Langer’s coaching staff […]
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TCIL & Jupitice announce MOU for strategic partnership to promote “Private Justice Delivery Platform”
Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) – India’s state-run telecom engineering and consulting company entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with respect to a new strategic partnership with Jupitice Justice Technologies Private Limited – a Chandigarh based Justice Technology startup. Under the terms of the MOU, TCIL and Jupitice will jointly promote the digital private justice delivery […]
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Covid-19 Delta variant detected in 96 countries, says WHO
The Delta COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, has already been detected in 96 countries, 11 more than last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its weekly epidemiological update on Wednesday. The Delta variant, also referred to as a “double mutant” because it carries two mutations, is 55 percent more transmissible than the […]
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Officials in Karnataka’s Yadgir undertake Covid-19 vaccination at farms, worksites
In its fight against the COVID-19 and to get more and more people vaccinated, the District Health Officer of Yadgir district of Karnataka have collected details of people registered under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) from the Gram Panchayat office and started going to fields and worksites to administer the […]
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China’s Xi pledges ‘reunification’ with Taiwan on party’s birthday
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to complete “reunification” with self-ruled Taiwan and vowed to “smash” any attempts at formal independence for the island, taking a tough line on the 100th birthday of the ruling Communist Party. China considers democratically-ruled Taiwan its own territory, and under Xi has stepped […]
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ED summons Pune businessman Avinash Bhosle, his son in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Pune-based businessman Avinash Bhosle and his son Amit Bhosle in connection with a money laundering case registered against them. Avinash Bhosle has been asked to appear before the agency on Thursday while his son has been asked to appear on Friday. Further details awaited. (ANI)
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Lionel Messi becomes free agent as Barcelona contract expires
Argentine striker Lionel Messi has finally become a free agent after his contract with Barcelona expired on June 30. Barcelona was hopeful of renewing Messi’s contract before the June 30 deadline, however, it has not been yet and as a result, the 34-year-old is now officially a free agent, reported Goal.com. Messi had expressed […]
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Priyanka Gandhi played role of crisis manager for Rahul-Sidhu meeting
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra played the role of a crisis manager in making possible the meeting between party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday said sources. According to top sources, no meeting of Sidhu and Rahul Gandhi was scheduled earlier. It was Priyanka Gandhi who took the initiative and convinced Rahul Gandhi to meet Sidhu. […]
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US court overturns actor Bill Cosby’s 2018 sexual assault conviction
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it has overturned on appeal actor and comedian Bill Cosby’s 2018 sexual assault conviction. Cosby appealed the conviction on the grounds that the original District Attorney involved in the case decided that Pennsylvania would decline to criminally prosecute Cosby for the incident, forcing him to provide four sworn […]