Panaji, Nov 13 (IANS) After a Twitter spat with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over a controversial railway project, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday, taunted a top Maharashtra government bureaucrat, making comparisons between Covid management efforts in Goa and its neighbouring state. Speaking at a function organised in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Adar Poonawalla, CEO and Owner of Serum Institute of India (SII) is putting $250 million of his familys fortune into a bid to ramp up manufacturing capacity to 1 billion doses through 2021. “I decided to go all out,” said the 39-year-old said. Among the[Read More…]
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have revealed that face masks worn to stop the spread of Covid-19 can trigger bouts of eczema in people with sensitive skin and allergies. Eczema is a condition that causes inflamed, itchy, cracked, and rough skin. The most common type[Read More…]
Seoul, Nov 13 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has not made any public appearances for the past 23 days, South Korea’s Unification Ministry official said. Kim was last seen in public on October 21 when he visited a cemetery in the South Pyongyang province for fallen Chinese soldiers that[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) On November 13, 2014, star Indian opener Rohit Sharma registered the highest-ever individual score in One-Day Internationals. Rohit smashed 264 against Sri Lanka at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata and etched his name in record books. The Board of Control for Cricket in India[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 13 (IANS) A 64-year-old Kerala man, who believes himself to be an amateur scientist, has developed a hot air inhaler which could keep even the Coronavirus at bay, but authorities are yet to put their stamp of approval on it. As of now it is just a claim.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Singer Guru Randhawa is in Delhi to celebrate Diwali with family. He says it is a great time to reconnect with loved ones, especially after lockdown. The festival of lights is just round the corner, and he feels it is incomplete without family. “It is[Read More…]
BY ARUNDHUTI BANERJEE Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Fatima Sana Shaikh started out as a child artiste in the nineties, and arrived in the scene as a grown-up actress with a bang, essaying a central role in the 2016 Aamir Khan blockbuster, Dangal. However, the anti-climax happened with her second release[Read More…]
Panaji, Nov 13 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that the 14-year “delay” in the liberation of the former Portuguese colony was like a “vanvaas” (banishment), and despite more than four centuries of colonial rule, the region had managed to preserve its culture, traditions and a connect[Read More…]
London, Nov 13 (IANS) Men feel less powerful in their private lives than in their public ones, say researchers, adding that power in private space matters more than when among the public. Power is often associated with men who possess visible status and money. But it can also be exercised[Read More…]
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft that will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station, the Crew-1 mission, has completed a key prelaunch milestone, the integrated static fire. Crew Dragon is targeting launch on a Falcon 9 on Saturday at 7.49 p.m.[Read More…]
Manchester, Nov 13 (IANS) Former Manchester United forward Albert Quixall has passed away at the age of 87, the club has informed. Quixall spent six seasons at the Old Trafford, during which he helped the club to win its first trophy of the 1960s – the FA Cup in 1963.[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Nov 13 (IANS) The number of daily count of Covid cases in Telangana dropped to below 1,000 on Friday even as the cumulative tally surpassed 2.55 lakh-mark. The health authorities in the state tested 42,163 samples during the last 24 hours and of them 997 were found positive, pushing[Read More…]
Auckland, Nov 13 (IANS) Left-arm pacer Trent Boult has returned to New Zealand from the United Arab Emirates after participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and is currently in Managed Isolation Quarantine (MIQ) in Christchurch with his guitar and enjoying the food as he embarks on his two weeks[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Gautam Adanis mushrooming empire has become a focus of criticism for those who believe that capital is being concentrated in the hands of a few favoured corporate titans at the expense of Indias middle class, Financial Times reported. The report said some argue the concentration[Read More…]
Kabul, Nov 13 (IANS) An education centre in Kabul where a suicide attack took place that claimed the lived of 43 people, has reopened nearly three weeks after the carnage. The Kawsar-e-Danesh tutoring centre was attacked on October 24. TOLO News reported. Teachers on Thursday said the students returned to[Read More…]
San Francisco, Nov 13 (IANS) Amazon has filed lawsuit against 13 individuals and businesses including two social media influencers for allegedly advertising, promoting, and facilitating the sale of counterfeit luxury goods in Amazon’s store, in violation of the company’s policies and the law. The lawsuit was filed in the US[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Rajshree Saraf, 24, recently shifted to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a creative technologist. She has never been away from home, not even once. This year, due to international travel limitations and the alarming rise in the Covid-19 cases, she will spend[Read More…]
Islamabad, Nov 13 (IANS) The State Bank of Pakistan has banned online payments for electronic media content from India with immediate effect, a media report said on Friday. “We are in receipt of a letter from the cabinet division, Government of Pakistan, whereby they have instructed to stop different modes[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of “Dhanteras”. In a tweet, he said: “May Lord Dhanwantari bring happiness, prosperity, good fortune and good health in everyone’s life.” In view of the festive days, the Prime Minister has urged[Read More…]
By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, Nov 13 (IANS) There is great news for heavy drinkers as Canadian scientists have developed a device that quickly reverses alcohol intoxication. The device uses the simple technique of hyperventilation – deep and rapid breathing – to suck alcohol out of the blood. According to Joseph[Read More…]
United Nations, Nov 13 (IANS) Thousands of people continue to be killed and injured every year by landmines and explosive weapons across the globe, while the raging Covid-19 pandemic has forced mine-clearance efforts to be scaled back, a UN-backed civil society report said. According to the Landmine Monitor 2020 issued[Read More…]
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) A prolific author and philanthropist, Sudha Murty is quite content at often being addressed as “Mrs Narayana Murthy”, as she presides over the Rs 400 crore Infosys Foundation that works among the less privileged sections of society and practices what she preaches[Read More…]
San Francisco, Nov 13 (IANS) The Nintendo Switch has become the best selling console for 23 straight months in the US, selling 735,926 units of both the Switch and Switch Lite in the month of October. According to data from the NPD Group, it represents a 136 per cent increase[Read More…]
Amritsar, Nov 13 (IANS) The holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as Golden Temple, will be lighted up in festive spirit in this Sikh holy city in Punjab but fireworks would be symbolic to mark Diwali, officials said on Friday. The show of firecrackers at the Golden Temple[Read More…]