Aries Today’s New Moon can prompt the need (or desire) for a new approach to your career, business, responsibilities, or reputation, dear Aries. You have a strong desire for more authority over your own life! Unexpected professional opportunities can pop up, or this New Moon brings a sense of renewal […]
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Makar Sankranti 2021: Date, Shubh Muhurat and Time
The festival of Makar Sankranti, one of the major festivals of Hindus, is on 14th January this year. The festival is celebrated when the Sun enters the Capricorn zodiac sign during the Pausha month. According to Hindu beliefs, the festivals is marked by charity and giving ‘daan’. On this day […]
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Asia’s chicken farmers are confronting the region’s worst bird flu outbreak
MUMBAI/TOKYO (Reuters) : Asia’s chicken farmers are confronting the region’s worst bird flu outbreak in years, with the deadly virus affecting farms stretching from Japan to India, roiling some poultry prices and showing no signs of easing. More than 20 million chickens have been destroyed in South Korea and Japan […]
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Trump impeached for unprecedented second time
Donald Trump became the first US president in history to be impeached twice when the House of Representatives voted yesterday to charge him with inciting last week’s mob attack on Congress. The Senate will not hold a trial before January 20, when Democrat Joe Biden assumes the presidency, meaning the […]
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Neymar on the spot as PSG clinch French Super Cup against Marseille
Neymar scored on his return from injury as Paris St Germain beat Olympique de Marseille 2-1 to win the French Super Cup in Lens on Wednesday. Brazil forward Neymar, who had been out of action since mid-December with an ankle injury, netted from the penalty spot in the second half […]
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Govt clears Rs 48,000-cr deal for 83 Tejas fighters
The Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) Wednesday cleared the much awaited Rs 48,000-crore deal for 83 LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) Tejas aircraft, which will see a greater collaboration between state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and private firms as part of ‘Make in India’. With the CCS now clearing […]
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Commandos of the National Security Guard will be deployed in Haridwar during the Kumbh Mela
Commandos of the National Security Guard (NSG) will be deployed in Haridwar during the Kumbh Mela, Uttarakhand police announced on Wednesday. The announcement came after Major General VS Ranade, NSG (IG Operations) met Uttarakhand Police Commissioner Ashok Kumar and discussed the deployment of NSG. Ashok Kumar said that “to take action against the anti-national elements, two NSG teams will […]
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Intel’s self-driving car unit plans to step up use of its own radar tech by 2025
The head of Intel Corp’s self-driving car subsidiary said on Tuesday the company wants to shift toward using its own radar-based technology and use a single lidar sensor per vehicle by 2025 in a bid to lower the cost of autonomous driving. Mobileye has taken a different strategy from many […]
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Tesla has entered the Indian market by registering its subsidiary in Bengaluru ,What we know about Tesla in India
Tesla has entered the Indian market by registering its subsidiary in Bengaluru which makes its much-speculated entry in India official. The development is not sudden as Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari in December confirmed that Tesla would be coming to India in early 2021. Tesla CEO […]
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Goa minister urges CM to drop plans for IIT at Shel-Melaulim
Bowing to public sentiments, Goa Health Minister and BJP MLA Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to drop the proposal for an IIT campus at Shel-Melaulim and said he will not allow the construction of the same. Speaking to reporters, the MLA from Valpoi in Sattari said […]
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Grammy Awards postponed to March 14 due to Covid-19
The Grammy Awards ceremony due to take place on January 31 has been rescheduled to March 14 because of the coronavirus surge in Los Angeles, organizers said on Tuesday. The Recording Academy and broadcaster CBS said in a joint statement that the ceremony to present the highest honours in the music […]
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Landmark study reveals link between gut microbes, diet, illnesses
Diets rich in healthy and plant-based foods encourages the presence of gut microbes that are linked to a lower risk of common illnesses including heart disease, research has found. A large-scale international study using metagenomics and blood chemical profiling has uncovered a panel of 15 gut microbes associated with lower […]
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BMC allows various education boards to conduct exams in Mumbai
The Mumbai civic body has allowed various state, national and international educational boards to conduct exams physically as per their schedule in the city while following all COVID-19 prevention guidelines. Earlier, citing fear of a second COVID-19 wave, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) last month deferred the opening of schools […]
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Rapper Dr Dre says he’s ‘doing great’ in hospital after reported aneurysm
Veteran rapper and record producer Dr Dre said on Tuesday he was being treated by medics in hospital, after a media report said he had suffered a brain aneurysm and was in intensive care. Celebrity news website TMZ said Dre suffered the aneurysm – a bulge in a weakened blood […]
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Indian shares end flat; Infosys gains ahead of results
Indian shares ended mostly unchanged on Wednesday as losses in HDFC and Reliance Industries were offset by gains in tech heavy weight Infosys ahead of its quarterly earnings. Investors also await December-quarter earnings from another tech major Wipro. The Nifty ended down 0.04% to 14,564 and the benchmark Sensex was […]