The World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday it was too early to draw any conclusions from its mission to Wuhan as to whether the Covid-19 pandemic started in China.A team of WHO experts arrived in Wuhan on January 14 to start probing the origins of the deadly coronavirus, more than […]
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Beckham defends hiring pal Neville as Inter Miami coach
Forced to operate from a distance last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, David Beckham promised yesterday to be the hands-on owner he said he would be and defended hiring his friend Phil Neville as Inter-Miami coach. Despite qualifying for the Major League Soccer playoffs in their debut campaign in […]
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Here is your horoscope for 23 Jan 2021
Aries Today’s energies tend to stir your passions or your need for action, dear Aries. Especially as the day advances, there’s a tendency to go a little too far with this as we head toward a Mars-Jupiter square. Watch for making too-quick decisions that happen just for the sake of […]
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MoRTH signs MoU with IIT Roorkee for continuation of Professorial Chair
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi for the continuation of MoRTH Professorial Chair focusing on research and development, teaching and training in the area of development of highway infrastructure. According to an official […]
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Uttarakhand govt asks for list of protesting teachers, staff
The Uttarakhand Higher Education Directorate on Thursday asked heads of private aided colleges to submit a list of teachers and staff who took part in protests against the state government The directorate, in a statement, said that the salaries of the staff from Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal, Tehri Garhwal and Udham […]
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Uttarakhand STF suspects ex-army officer in fake ID case
In the ongoing investigation in the fake Indian Army ID cards case, Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) on Friday said that one former Indian Army personnel is allegedly behind these activities. Ajay Singh, Superintendent of Police of STF said, “Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) and Army Intelligence, today morning while investigating the case found out that one former Indian Army officer, Raghuveer Singh is […]
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Uttarakhand slashes RT-PCR, Rapid Antigen tests rate
Uttarakhand government on Friday slashed the rates of Reverse Transmission PCR (RT-PCR) and Rapid Antigen tests in the state. “The rates of RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen tests in the state were Rs 900 and Rs 719 per sample respectively. Now, these have been lowered to Rs 500 and Rs 427 respectively,” informed Amit Negi, Health Secretary, Uttarakhand. As many […]
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German scientists make paralyzed mice walk again
German researchers have enabled mice paralyzed after spinal cord injuries to walk again, re-establishing a neural link hitherto considered irreparable in mammals by using a designer protein injected into the brain. Spinal cord injuries in humans, often caused by sports or traffic accidents, leave them paralyzed because not all of […]
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Young sumo wrestlers lifting weights in the ring, 10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai
Among the young sumo wrestlers lifting weights in the ring, 10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai stands out. Last year, he has crowned the under-10 world champion, beating out competition from as far afield as the United Kingdom and Ukraine. His training regime, devised by his father Taisuke, is relentless. He trains six days […]
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Syria alleges ‘Israeli aggression’ in Hama, four dead
Syrian air defences confronted early today “an Israeli aggression” in the region of Hama that killed four people from the same family, state media said. Israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes in Syria in recent years against suspected Iranian military deployments or arms transfers to Tehran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah […]
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Alphabet shutting down Loon, which used balloon alternative to cell towers
Google parent Alphabet Inc is shutting down its internet balloon business, Loon, which aimed to provide a less expensive alternative to cell towers, saying on Thursday that it was not commercially viable. Founded in 2011, Loon aimed to bring connectivity to areas of the world where building cell towers is […]
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Dutch buy delivery uniforms, borrow dogs to dodge curfew
Fears of being cooped up during a curfew have led the Dutch to resort to creative ways to dodge the rules, with people signing up for borrow-a-dog services and ordering the uniforms of home delivery companies. From Saturday, a nightly curfew to try and curb the pandemic starting at 21:00 […]
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Lampard deserves more time at Chelsea, says Arsenal’s Arteta
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta survived a difficult run of form earlier this season and looks to have turned the club around and the Spaniard said his Chelsea counterpart Frank Lampard should also be given time to get them back on track. Lampard is under huge pressure at Chelsea after Tuesday’s […]
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Intel avoids outsourcing embrace, investigates hack of results
The incoming chief executive of Intel Corp said on Thursday that most of the company’s 2023 products will be made in Intel factories but he sketched a dual-track future in which it will lean more heavily on outside factories. The lack of a strong embrace of outsourcing from new CEO […]
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Biden orders expanded aid to address growing hunger crisis
President Joe Biden is ordering an expansion of government benefits for hungry Americans, after the coronavirus pandemic ignited the worst hunger crisis the United States has seen in modern times. The decree, one of two executive orders the White House said he will sign today, is modest and far short […]