Global wealth tripled over the last two decades, with China leading the way and overtaking the US for the top spot worldwide, Bloomberg reported. A report by McKinsey & Co. examines the national balance sheets of ten countries representing more than 60 percent of the world’s income. China accounted for […]
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Ind vs NZ, 1st Test: Axar fifer helps hosts take lead (Stumps, Day 3)
Team India bowled out New Zealand at 296 on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test, here at Green Park Stadium on Saturday Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin starred with the bowl, as they scalped five and three wickets respectively. Umesh Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja returned with one apiece. For visitors, […]
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Don’t buy Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet warns Government of India
The Department of Telecommunications has warned Indian citizens to not buy Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet Services In India as the same is not yet licensed in the country. In a statement, the telecom department told Elon Musk’s company to “get a licence before offering Satellite-based services.” The government pointed out that ‘Starlink […]
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Tibetan govt-in-exile president raises concern over construction of dams on Brahmaputra river
Penpa Tsering, President of the Tibetan government-in-exile, has raised concern regarding the building of a dam on the Brahmaputra River by China and believes that the mega project can have serious implications on lower riparian countries like India, and Bangladesh. Tsering said, “China has been building multiple dams on all the rivers that […]
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Farmers’ protest: Tractor rally scheduled on November 29 postponed
The farmers protesting against farm laws have postponed the tractor rally scheduled on November 29, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference here, Farmer leader Darshan Pal Singh said, “After a meeting, Samyukt Kisan Morcha has decided to postpone the proposed tractor rally to Parliament on November […]
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PM Modi directs officials to increase second dose coverage of Covid-19 vaccine
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday directed the top officials to increase the second dose coverage of the Covid-19 vaccine in the country. PM Modi chaired a meeting of top officials which lasted for almost two hours where he reviewed the public health preparedness and vaccination-related situation for Covid-19, as per the […]
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India now ranks third in organ transplantation, behind USA, China: Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that India now ranks third in the world in organ transplantation, only behind USA and China as per the data available on the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation (GODT) website. While addressing the 12th Indian Organ Donation Day, the Health Minister […]
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Researcher finds way to manipulate memories in brain
When you receive an important file to work on, you keep it safe to remember about it. Similarly, our memories first land in one part of our brain and then shift to another for long-term storage. This process is known as memory consolidation. Kyoto University’s Akihiro Goto researched this process […]
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PM Modi : Need to be proactive in light of new Covid variant
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting with top officials on Covid-19 and said that we need to be proactive in light of the new variant while laying emphasis on the precautions to contain the virus. PM Modi was briefed about the Covid-19 situation across the world, including new […]
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3 Kashmiris beaten up in Ranchi, police detain 3 people
Three Kashmiris were beaten up by a group of people following an altercation in the Doranda area of Ranchi on Saturday, said police. The police said that three people have been detained in the matter so far “Three Kashmiri persons were beaten up by a group of people following an altercation over […]
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Karnataka CM Bommai calls meeting with health dept over Covid-19 surge
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai on Saturday called a meeting of experts of the health and disaster department to discuss the rise in COVID-19 cases in the state. Bommai said, “I have called a meeting of experts of health and disaster departments today in view of a surge in COVID-19 cases […]
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Ind vs NZ, 1st Test: Axar spins web as hosts take firm control (Tea, Day 3)
Axar Patel spun a web as New Zealand lost four wickets in the second session of the ongoing Day 3 of the first Test against India here at Green Park, Kanpur on Saturday. At tea break on Day 3, New Zealand’s score read 249/6 — with the visitors still trailing by […]
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Indian consulate in Nepal holds panel discussion as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
The Consulate General of India in Birgunj organized a panel discussion on Saturday relevance of the constitution as part of celebrations of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. The discussion was held on the topic “Relevance of Constitution in Governance with special reference to Democracy.” The panellists highlighted characteristics of the Constitution viz. Neutrality, Inclusiveness, Amendability, Progressiveness, Separation of Power, […]
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Dehradun FRI bars entry of tourists after 11 cases of Covid-19
Dehradun-based Forest Research Institute (FRI) on Saturday bars entry of tourists after the detection of 11 positive cases of COVID-19 on the campus. According to the Institute Director, Arun Singh Rawat, “FRI bars entry of tourists and local workers for a week following the detection of 11 COVID-19 cases at Indira Gandhi National Forest […]
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Arvind Kejriwal joins protest of contractual teachers in Punjab’s Mohali
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday joined the protest of contractual teachers in Mohali, Punjab who have been pressing several demands including regularization of the services of contractual teachers. Kejriwal had recently launched ‘Mission Punjab.’ In view of the upcoming polls, the AAP supremo under ‘Mission Punjab’ […]