A mask made of three layers (muslin-flannel-muslin) reduced surface contamination by 99 per cent, total airborne microorganisms by 99 per cent, and bacteria recovered from the smaller particles, aerosols, by 88 per cent to 99 per cent.
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Mbappe praises Klopp amid Liverpool transfer interest
Paris, May 27 (IANS) Paris St. Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has lavished praise on Premier League giants Liverpool and their manager Jurgen Klopp amid rumours that he wants a move away from Parc des Princes. Liverpool, along with other top European clubs, have been touted as a possible destination for[Read More…]
‘Flying Bullets’ operationalised, IAF chief takes Tejas sortie
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Indian Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria flew the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter on Wednesday with the 45 Squadron at Air Force Station Sulur near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. This will be the first major event for the IAF since the outbreak of COVID-19.[Read More…]
No country thought of exit strategy, says Swedish physician to Rahul Gandhi
I think the way we have done it in Sweden is that the main thing is to protect the old and the frail. They should be protected from the disease. Everything else comes second.
This tool can detect antivirus antibody in 20 minutes
The system can detect anti-H5 avian influenza virus antibody with only two microliters of serum sample and within 20 minutes, the researchers said.
Biocon gets approval for use of CytoSorb to treat critical COVID-19 patients
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Biocon Biologics has received DCGI approval for emergency use of CytoSorb to treat critical COVID-19 patients. The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) had recently approved CytoSorb for emergency use in COVID-19 patients. Biocon Ltd. announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary Biocon Biologics has received[Read More…]
Two passengers found dead on Shramik train in Varanasi
One of the deceased was identified as Dashrath Prajapati, 20, who was physically challenged. He was on his way to his home in Badlapur in Jaunpur. The other deceased is yet to be identified.
‘Pickle challenge’ to spice up Idukki CPI unit’s fund drive
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) In an example of out-of-the-box thinking, Communist Party of India cadres in Idukki district committee have come up with novel ideas to collect money for the Kerala Chief Minister’s Relief Fund without unnecessarily burdening the doners. Under the initiative kick-started by the Idukki unit, a ‘pickle[Read More…]
Bowlers will find it more difficult to get back to rhythm, feels Lee
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Former Australian speedster Brett Lee believes once cricket resumes post the COVID-19 lockdown, it will be a bit more difficult for the bowlers to find their rythym as compared to batsmen. All cricketing activities have remained suspended since mid-March following the outbreak of novel coronavirus[Read More…]
Ravi Shastri turns 58: Kohli, Rahane lead birthday wishes
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Cricket fraternity on Wednesday turned to social media to wish India head coach Ravi Shastri on his 58th birthday. India captain Virat Kohli and Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane were one of the first to wish Shastri on his special day on Twitter. Kohli uploaded a[Read More…]
‘37% Indian women never bought gold jewellery, but want to’
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A World Gold Council (WGC) report on Wednesday said that there is an ample scope for retail demand of gold jewellery in the country as around 37 per cent of Indian women have never bought gold but would consider purchasing in the future. The World[Read More…]
Sensex gains 250 points amid volatility, Nifty above 9,100 (Lead)
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) The Indian equity indices rose after a volatile initial trade with the BSE Sensex rising over 250 points and the NSE Nifty50 trading over the 9,100 mark. The indices were supported by healthy buying in banking and finance stocks. The S&P BSE Banking index was trading[Read More…]
IMD issues advisory to fishermen over rough Arabian sea
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said that a low-pressure area was likely to form over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining areas around May 31 and advised fishermen not to venture into the deep-sea fishing till June 4. “The situation is being monitored[Read More…]
Four labourers dead, 15 missing as boat sinks in Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 27 (IANS) At least four labourers were dead and 15 remained missing after a boat capsized in the river of Jamuna in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj district, a senior police official said on Wednesday. The district’s police chief Hasibul Alam told Xinhua over phone that the boat carrying some 70[Read More…]
US convict with Al Qaeda-links sent to home quarantine in Hyd
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) A man who was convicted in the US for terror funding the Al-Qaeda and then deported to India last week, has been brought to Hyderabad, police said on Wednesday. Mohammad Ibrahim Zubair, 40, who reached here late on Tuesday, has been kept in quarantine at his[Read More…]
Lockdown is not a goal, says Harvard Prof Ashish Jha in talk with Rahul Gandhi
The reason to do the lockdown is that you are trying to slowdown the spread of the virus, as the virus is a new one. The humanity had not seen this virus before. That means all of us are suspects. All of us are susceptible population.
Samsung to provide 80% of iPhone 12 OLED displays: Report
San Francisco, May 27 (IANS) Samsung Display is expected to provide nearly 80 per cent of the OLED displays used in this year’s iPhone 12 lineup. Apple is expected to launch four new iPhones under the iPhone 12 series in September or October which would include two premium variants. According[Read More…]
Slack threatens Microsoft’s entire Office 365 empire: CEO
San Francisco, May 27 (IANS) After claiming earlier this month that Microsoft Teams is not a real competitor to Slack, Stewart Butterfield, the CEO of the enterprise messaging platform, has said that the success of Slack threatens Microsoft’s entire Office 365 empire. In an interview with The Verge, Butterfield said[Read More…]
Will remember bowling to Sachin for rest of my life: Annabel
Melbourne, May 27 (IANS) Australia women all-rounder Annabel Sutherland has said that she will always cherish the moment she bowled to batting legend Sachin Tendulkar during the Bushfire Cricket Bash earlier this year. On February 9, Tendulkar faced Australia’s star all-rounder Ellyse Perry and Sutherland in an over during the[Read More…]
Ola Electric acquires AppScooter maker Etergo, to launch 2-wheeler next year
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Ola Electric on Wednesday acquired the Netherlands-based Etergo BV, an innovative electric scooter company known for its award-winning AppScooter for an undisclosed sum, and announced its foray into the premium electric two-wheeler market, both globally and nationally. Aiming to launch its global electric two-wheeler in[Read More…]
Private lab in UP wrongly diagnoses 6 as corona patients
Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) A private testing laboratory that gave a false report of six people testing corona positive in Meerut district, is likely to lose its licence. Meerut District Magistrate Anil Dhingra has already recommended cancellation of the licence of the lab, which has its main office in Gurugram[Read More…]
Corona patient with HIV history recovers in 6 days
Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) A Coronavirus positive patient with the history of HIV has recovered from the infection within just six days. The 34-year old man who successfully defeated COVID-19 was admitted to King George’s Medical University, KGMU in Lucknow after getting injured in a road accident last week. The[Read More…]
Lucknow housewife takes up sanitizing
Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) After Imran Saifi hit the headlines earlier this month when she was seen sanitizing places of worship in Delhi, it is now Uzma Syed Parveen who has taken up the task in Lucknow. Uzma had a tough time convincing her husband and in-laws to carry out[Read More…]
Zoom hires VMware veteran Sankarlingam as product, engineering head
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Video meet app Zoom on Wednesday announced it has hired enterprise softare major VMware veteran Velchamy Sankarlingam as President of Engineering and Product. Reporting directly to Zoom CEO Eric S. Yuan, Sankarlingam will join the company from June 12 and oversee the company’s engineering, product[Read More…]
Corona cases cross 1.5L mark in India, with 42.44% recovery
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Maintaining the plateau of over 6,000 cases, India on Wednesday crossed the psychological 1.5 lakh mark of total Covid-19 cases so far. However it also posted a strong recovery rate of 42.44 per cent as at least 3,935 people were also cured during the day.[Read More…]