Los Angeles, April 2 (IANS) Singer Dolly Parton is continuing her efforts to aid in the coronavirus crisis by donating $1 million to help researchers find a cure for COVID-19. Parton pledged the money to medics at Nashville, Tennessee’s private research school Vanderbilt University on April 1 as she urged[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) With increased adoption of collaboration tools that enable remote working raising new security threats amid the COVID-19 crisis, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins has said that the company will to do everything it can to keep people and organisations secure and protect their privacy. “At Cisco,[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) It is no secret that the legendary Sachin Tendulkar started his career as a middle-order batsman and it was only when Navjot Singh Sindhu got injured in New Zealand that the little master got his first opportunity at the top of the innings in ODIs.[Read More…]
Los Angeles, April 2 (IANS) Award-winning singer-songwriter Adam Schlesinger, best known for his work with rock band Fountains Of Wayne, was reported to have died after he was diagnosed with coronavirus. He was 52. The “Stacy’s Mom” singer was hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 in February, a fan suggested he had[Read More…]
Bengaluru, April 2 (IANS) Ram Navami, the birthday of Hindu deity Ram, was celebrated without devotees in hundreds of temples across Karnataka due to the 21-day lockdown enforced to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic, an official said on Thursday. “It’s first time ever the devotees were unable to visit[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) In a bid to help fight against the new coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), Microsoft-owned professional networking platform LinkedIn on Thursday said that it is offering free job postings, promoting urgent jobs and hiring resources to companies from industries in critical need. LinkedIn is offering companies and organisations[Read More…]
Dhaka, April 2 (IANS) Bangladesh plans to release 3,000 prisoners, who are facing trials in different cases, amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak in the country’s crowded jails, it was reported. The jail authority has sent a proposal regarding the matter to the Home Ministry along with a list of[Read More…]
Gandhinagar, April 2 (IANS) A 52-year-old man from Vadodara died due to the coronavirus infection on Thursday, taking the total death toll in Gujarat to seven. The total number of positive cases in Gujarat is 87. The man was under treatment in Vadodara’s SSG Hospital and he had a travel[Read More…]
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh), April 2 (IANS) One person in Uttar Pradesh suspected to be infected with the coronavirus admitted in an isolation ward in Shamli district, has committed suicide by jumping off an under-construction building where the ward had been set up. Senior officials have reached the hospital and the[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 (IANS) With the 21-day nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus scare having entered the second week, most IT companies in Kerala are rolling forward and appear to be running smoothly on the now-popular work-from-home concept. A manager of a leading IT company said on the condition of[Read More…]
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The coronavirus outbreak has seen the world come to a standstill and even sporting events across the globe have either been suspended or cancelled. The fate of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) also hangs in balance as the[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Congress working committee met on the backdrop of country facing the coronavirus pandemic and took feedback from the congress-ruled states, as party has been suggesting various measures to help the marginalised sections and daily wagers. Party president Sonia Gandhi slammed the lockdown as “unplanned”[Read More…]
Santa Clara, April 2 (IANS) Leading chip-maker Intel on Thursday announced it has broken the 5 GHz barrier for laptops with the 10th Gen Intel Core H-series mobile processors that will take gaming to a new level. The H-series of chips delivers desktop-caliber performance that gamers and creators can take[Read More…]
Turin, April 2 (IANS) Juventus star Paulo Dybala has revealed that he once told club teammate and football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo how much they disliked him in Argentina because of the way he walks and his overall demeanour. “Once we were travelling, I was sitting next to him and I[Read More…]
Ranchi, April 2 (IANS) Jharkhand Welfare and Minorities Affairs Minister Haji Hussain Ansari and his family members are in home quarantine as the minister’s son had reportedly attended Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi. The special branch (state intelligence) has submitted a report to police headquarters in which name of Tanverul Hassan,[Read More…]
Kochi, April 2 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed the state government order to state-owned Bevco to supply liquor at the homes to those who got prescriptions from government medical doctors about withdrawal symptoms and thus needing drinks. Congress MP T.N. Prathapan, who approached the court, said: “Just[Read More…]
Kabul, April 2 (IANS) The Afghan government and the Taliban are set to swap the first batch of their prisoners on Thursday, a move expected to pave the way for the start of intra-Afghan talks between the two sides, according to sources. This development come after two video meetings between[Read More…]
Chandigarh, April 2 (IANS) Haryana on Thursday saw its first coronavirus death of a 66-year-old resident, who was undergoing treatment at PGIMER in Chandigarh, doctors said. He was a diabetic and suffered from several complications. The patient was initially admitted to a hospital in his hometown Ambala before referring to[Read More…]
Washington, April 2 (IANS) NASA has received over 12,000 applications from people showing willingness to join its next class of Artemis Generation astronauts who will help the US space agency explore the Moon and Mars like never before. The application for the newest class of astronauts opened March 2 and[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) Two stand alone COVID-19 hospitals with a total capacity of 650-beds have been readied by the Odisha government in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. These hospitals are ready to provide dedicated health care to COVID-19 patients, said a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office. The first one is[Read More…]
London, April 2 (IANS) The suspension placed on men’s and women’s tennis has been further extended until July 13 due to the continuing outbreak of coronavirus. The suspended tournaments include ATP events in Hertogenbosch, Stuttgart, London-Queen’s, Halle, Mallorca, Eastbourne, as well as the WTA events in Hertogenbosch, Nottingham, Birmingham, Berlin,[Read More…]
San Francisco, April 2 (IANS) Swedish music streaming app Spotify has launched ‘Spotify Kids’ for the users in the US, Canada and France Like YouTube Kids, everything in Spotify Kids is curated to ensure songs are kid-friendly, the company said in a statement. “We are constantly working on ways to[Read More…]
Canberra, April 2 (IANS) Two more Australians are set to appear on state television on Thursday to accuse Cardinal George Pell of sexually assaulting them when they were young, in fresh allegations against the Vatican’s former financial chief, currently serving a six-year prison sentence for abusing two other children. Pell,[Read More…]
Guwahati/Agartala, April 2 (IANS) Three Tablighi meeting attendees have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Assam, taking the total corona positive cases in the northeastern state to 16, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. According to Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, one more positive case was found[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Ace India cricketer Rohit Sharma on Wednesday roasted Rishabh Pant after he came to know that the young wicketkeeper-batsman wants to challenge him in hitting the biggest six. During an Instagram Live session, Jasprit Bumrah told Rohit that Pant wants to challenge him to see who[Read More…]
