New York, April 20 (IANS) In a bid to take on Twitch and Youube, Facebook is set to launch its own gaming app on Monday that will be free and allow billions of users to watch and stream live games from their smartphones. The Facebook Gaming app will initially be[Read More…]
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Cash strapped Russian couple rescued from hills in TN
Chennai, April 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu police have rescued a cash strapped Russian couple who had climbed up the Annamalai hills in Tiruvannamalai. According to police, the Russian couple – Viktor Maksutov and Tatiana Simonaeva – had come on a spiritual trip and were staying in Tiruvannamalai and went broke.[Read More…]
Stocks trim early gains tracking weakness in Asian market
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Indian equity indices pared initial gains to trade on a flat note, tracking weakness in the Asian markets. Selling pressure in energy, FMCG and telecom stocks weighed on the market. At 10.18 a.m., Sensex was trading at 31,632.29, higher by 43.57 or 0.14 per cent from[Read More…]
‘Covid-19 claims are at 2.5 times average health insurance’
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, April 20 (IANS) The Covid-19 claim amount is nearly 2.5 times of the average claims amount paid, said a top official of a standalone health insurer. He said the company is bracing up for increased claims for Covid-19. “The Covid-19 claim amount is nearly 2.5 times[Read More…]
Centre upset with Kerala relaxation in lockdown
Thiruvananthapuram, April 20 (IANS) The Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla expressed the ire of the Centre in a letter to State Chief Secretary Tom Jose after hearing about the relaxation in lockdown rules in Kerala, which was against the central guidelines. This letter came Sunday night after it was pointed[Read More…]
Apple may unveil new AirPods along with MacBook Pro in May
San Francisco, April 20 (IANS) Apple is reportedly planning to launch a new version of its AirPods next month along with 13-inch MacBook Pro. A recent tweet by Jon Prosser, a reliable Apple insider from YouTube channel Front Page Tech, has claimed that the new AirPods were expected during March[Read More…]
Italy places 34 migrants in quarantine
Rome, April 20 (IANS) Italian authorities have placed 34 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea last week, in quarantine amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak in the European country. The rescue boat Aita Mari, run by Spanish NGO Salvamento Maritimo Humanitario, transferred the migrants to the Italian Rubattino ferry in Palermo,[Read More…]
All credit to this doctor for Goa’s ‘zero COVID’ status
Panaji, April 20 (IANS) As Goa notched a zero COVID-19 record on Sunday, after the last of the seven active cases tested negative, Edwin Gomes, nodal officer for the state’s designated facility for coronavirus treatment, has emerged as the face of the state’s fightback. The 58-year-old Head of the Medicine[Read More…]
COVID-19: 50 arrested for ‘assaulting’ Covid warriors in Bengaluru hotspot
Trouble reportedly began when the secondary contact persons refused to meet the health workers on Sunday evening and stay at the quarantine centre for isolation.
Key Saudi Islamic body recommends home prayers during Ramazan
Riyadh, April 20 (IANS) Saudi Arabias top Islamic authority has called on all Muslims around the world to perform prayers at home during the Muslim holy month of Ramazan in accordance with health guidelines to fend off the spread of the novel coronavirus. The lunar fasting month, set to begin[Read More…]
RSS ‘Shakha’ app helps in holding shakhas
Varanasi, April 20 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has gone digital in Corona times. RSS volunteers of Kashi Prant are now downloading the ‘Shakha app’ on their smart phones to connect with each other and take up organizational activities online as well as offline. The app, developed by Rajasthan[Read More…]
Crowds on spot as football resumes in Turkmenistan
Moscow, April 20 (IANS) Around 400 spectators were on spot to watch the game between Altyn Asyr and Kopetdag in a 20,000-capacity stadium in the capital, Ashgabat as football league resumed in Turkmenistan on Sunday. The match was the first fixture played in the domestic league since March 20, reports[Read More…]
COVID-19 recovery a chance to eliminate inequalities: Pope Francis
Vatican City, April 20 (IANS) Pope Francis said the process of exiting the coronavirus pandemic was a chance to eliminate inequalities and the “virus” of selfishness. On Sunday, the Pope held a mass without an audience at the Vatican City on the occasion of Mercy Sunday in the Christian calendar,[Read More…]
Apple-Google COVID-19 contact tracking not available on Huawei phones
San Francisco, April 20 (IANS) Millions of Huawei handsets including the flagships Mate 30s and P40s will not have access to the joint Apple-Google contact tracing system for new coronavirus. The comprehensive solution from the tech giants use Bluetooth to identify and list phones users in your circle and if[Read More…]
Panel to facilitate burial of corona patients in UP
Lucknow, April 20 (IANS) The Islamic Centre of India has formed a 15-member “Qabristan Sewa Samiti” to facilitate the last rites of persons dying of coronavirus in Lucknow district. The committee will follow the safety protocol set by the health department, in keeping with the tenets of Islam. The 15-member[Read More…]
Debate over US stay-at-home ordrs highlights federal-state discord
Washington, April 20 (IANS) An ongoing debate in the US about whether it’s time for Governors to lift their stay-at-home orders meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 has highlighted a discord between federal and state governments, fueled by the pandemic and partisan politics. Protesters, some armed, have taken to[Read More…]
Coronavirus cases mount to 17265 in India, 543 deaths
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) With 1553 new cases in 24 hours, the total tally of novel coronavirus cases stood at 17265 on Monday, the Ministry of Health and Family welfare said. The health ministry in morning update said that, of the total cases, 14175 are active cases, with 543[Read More…]
2-yr probe into child abuse website leads to arrest of 16 in Aus
Canberra, April 20 (IANS) The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Monday that a two-year international investigation into a website where users pay for child abuse material has lead to the arrest of 16 people in the country. Authorities were also able to remove four Australian children from further harm,[Read More…]
COVID-19: I am opposed to vaccination, says Djokovic
All professional tennis activities currently remain suspended till July 13 due to COVID-19 pandemic which has claimed more than 1.6 lakh lives across the world.
Bengal accuses NICED of giving defective corona test kits
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The West Bengal government has accused the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) of supplying ‘apparently defective’ test kits resulting in delays in detecting the coronavirus infection, and urged the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)to look into the issue. The NICED is an[Read More…]
Ramadan 2020: Nadwa, Deoband seminary issue advisory to maintain social distancing
The Deoband seminary has also issued a similar advisory for the month of Ramzan.
‘Some UK heritage could be lost forever after pandemic’
Kabul, April 20 (IANS) Some of the UK’s treasured heritage could be “lost forever” after the novel coronavirus pandemic, as centuries-old skills required to safeguard them risk wipeout if craftsmen lose their jobs, an official has warned. According to a survey carried out by Historic England, a non-departmental public body[Read More…]
11 industrial units to begin operations in UP from today
Lucknow, April 20 (IANS) Eleven industries will restart operations in Uttar Pradesh from Monday, subject to conditions. These include steel, refineries, cement, chemicals, fertilizers, garments (excluding apparel), foundries, paper, tyre, common effluent treatment plants and sugar mills. However, only the manufacturing and industrial units will be permitted to function and[Read More…]
22 on bicycle yatra to Bihar quarantined in UP
Firozabad (Uttar PradeshP), April 20 (IANS) A bicycle expedition of 15 migrant workers, on their way to Bihar, has ended in a quarantined shelter in Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh. The migrant workers had started their journey from Gurugram and were travelling to their homes in Bihar when they were[Read More…]
My post-lockdown music will reflect memories of this period: Shujaat Khan
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) While he may be at home during this lockdown and doing the same things he used to — riyaz, exercising, spending time with family and watching Netflix, there is something amiss. “Believe me, the feeling of interacting with the music connoisseurs in[Read More…]