New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Swedish music streaming platform Spotify has announced that it will arrive in over 80 new countries, along with rolling out 36 new languages on its platform. Announcing this at its online event, “Stream On” late on Monday, the company said that sounds and stories that[Read More…]
By Yashika Mathur New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Bollywood horror is evolving beyond simple tales of ghosts, haunted houses and possession stories. FIlmmakers are learning to give a spin to the tale. New sub-genres are being created blending horror with comedy, romance, mythology and more. Horror comedies, Horror films with[Read More…]
Mexico City, Feb 23 (IANS) Mexican health authorities began to vaccinate older adults with a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac, after a shipment of doses arrived on February 20. Mexico’s government designated the first shipment of the Sinovac vaccine to arrive in Ecatepec, a city in central[Read More…]
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) With Bangladesh banning painkiller ketoprofen used widely to treat the cattle, it became the first country to ban any of the drugs now known to be toxic to vultures since the previous veterinary diclofenac ban more than 10 years ago. Ornithologists said[Read More…]
Moscow, Feb 23 (IANS) The Russian Foreign Ministry said it is disappointing that the European Union (EU) foreign ministers had decided to prepare new sanctions against Russian citizens “under a far-fetched pretext”. Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, said on Monday that the foreign[Read More…]
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 111.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.47 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the[Read More…]
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 23 (IANS) A letter petition has been sent to the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court urging him to take cognizance of the murder of two minor Dalit girls and the critical condition of the third in mysterious circumstances at the Babuhra village in Unnao.[Read More…]
Seoul, Feb 23 (IANS) Motional, a joint venture between Hyundai Motor and Aptiv, said on Tuesday it has tested self-driving vehicles on public roads in the US, becoming one of the world’s first companies to achieve Level 4 autonomy. The Boston-based company said it tested multiple autonomous vehicles with and[Read More…]
By Arul Louis New York, Feb 23 (IANS) While President Joe Biden doubled down on the nomination of Neera Tanden to a top cabinet post as it began unravelling, activists are mobilising for and against her. South Asians for Biden, a group that campaigned for him, asked members of the[Read More…]
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 23 (IANS) Brazil will begin to produce a Covid-19 vaccine in the first half of 2021, a state-run biological sciences institution has said. With a technology transfer agreement with British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation based in Rio de Janeiro will be able to start[Read More…]
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Queen Elizabeth II is set to address the UK on March 7, sharing a televised message, ahead of Commonwealth Day, a media report said. The Queen’s comments would be aired on the BBC One in a special programme that would replace the usual Commonwealth Day service[Read More…]
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) The US Department of State has reaffirmed the willingness to engage with Tehran over the nuclear issue, downplaying new threats by the Iranian leadership to boost uranium enrichment. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday in a daily press briefing that the US is willing[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Screenwriter-producer Adele Lim shot to global fame writing Crazy Rich Asians in 2018 and is back penning the story of Disneys new CGI fantasy adventure, Raya And The Last Dragon. She says the makers wanted her to anchor the story in love, given the fantastical tone[Read More…]
By Nikhila Natarajan New York, Feb 23 (IANS) On February 22, 2021, America woke up to a terrifying statistic: More than 500,000 dead from the coronavirus in the country’s deadliest year. That is more Americans who died in a single year than in World War I, World War II, and[Read More…]
New York, Feb 23 (IANS) The US has reached the grim milestone of half a million coronavirus deaths, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. With the national case count topping 28.1 million, the death toll across the US on Monday rose to[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 23 (IANS) Television personality Scott Disick reportedly introduced his girlfriend, teen model Amelia Hamlin, to his three children — Mason, Penelope and Reign — in Miami. Scott shares custody of the children with ex-girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian. “Mason, Penelope and Reign Disick were seated between Hamlin and their[Read More…]
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Another 10,641 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,126,150, according to official figures released on Monday. The country also reported another 178 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 23 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has said that his government will not allow Tamil Nadu to use surplus water from the inter-state Cauvery river and will take strong measures to protect the state’s interests. The Cauvery river water sharing dispute erupted again after the Tamil Nadu[Read More…]
Moscow, Feb 23 (IANS) The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday it welcomes the agreement reached by Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday to continue “essential verification” for up to three months. “We hope that this step will help improve the general political situation regarding Iran[Read More…]
Baghdad, Feb 23 (IANS) At least three rockets have been fired at the US Embassy in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, the media reported citing security sources. Out of the three rockets, one of them fell within the perimeter of the Green Zone while others landed[Read More…]
Alur (Karnataka), Feb 23 (IANS) Speedster Sree Santh’s five-wicket haul and Robin Uthappa’s rapidfire 55-ball 81 (8x4s, 4x6s) guided Kerala to a three-wicket win over Uttar Pradesh in a Elite Group C match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Monday. This was Kerala’s second straight victory. Captain Sachin Baby[Read More…]
Amaravati, Feb 23 (IANS) Janasena party leader and actor-politician Pawan Kalyan’s aide, Nadendla Manohar, on Monday filed a writ petition in the High Court to direct the State Election Commission (SEC) to issue a new notification for MPTC and ZPTC polls. Manohar said that he could not find time to[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Monday set a new record for the maximum number of Covid vaccinations in a day across 306 immunisation sites. It inoculated 633 people, the highest at a site in the national capital so far, officials[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) After their tour of Argentina where the Indian women’s hockey team played a total of seven matches, the Rani-led squad is all set to travel to Germany to play four matches against their national squad as part of their preparations for the Tokyo Olympic Games.[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 23 (IANS) About 50 per cent of vehicles owned by the Karnataka government will be electric in the next 2-3 years to promote e-mobility and curb pollution, Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan saud on Monday. “We will replace 50 per cent of all petrol/diesel government vehicles with[Read More…]
