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Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 499.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.18 million and vaccinations to over 11.11 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death […]
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San Francisco: Meta on Tuesday announced it is testing new features in Horizon Worlds, its social virtual reality (VR) app, that will help creators sell virtual items and make money. In a conversation with Vidyuu Studios, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that creator monetisation and metaverse economy is really important. “There are two new things […]
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Vijaynagar: Lauding the central government over the recent hike in fuel price, Karnataka Tourism Minister Anand Singh on Monday said that “If Narendra Modi was not the Prime Minister of India at the moment, the price of petrol would be Rs 200 to Rs 250 per litre.” After driving the Demu train on Monday, he […]
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Hyderabad: Bharat Serums and Vaccines Global will set up an injectable and vaccine manufacturing facility at Genome Valley with an investment of Rs 200 crore. Industries and IT Minister KT Rama Rao announced this on the microblogging platform. “Glad to announce that @BSV_Global decided to announce that they will set up a state of the […]
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Bethesda: According to a new study, researchers using a fully-automated artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning model were able to identify early signs of type 2 diabetes on abdominal CT scans. The study was published in the journal, ‘Radiology’. Type 2 diabetes affects approximately 13 per cent of all U.S. adults and an additional 34.5 per […]
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New York: Scientists have constructed the first single-cell atlas of postnatal lung development in humans and mice. The map will help answer how lungs develop after taking their first breaths outside the womb and what cellular events and changes early in life give rise to lung malfunction and diseases. The research could also help provide […]
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San Francisco: Google has sued a scammer who used a network of fraudulent websites that claimed to sell basset hound puppies — with alluring photos and fake customer testimonials — in order to take advantage of the elderly during the pandemic. This scam disproportionately targeted older Americans who can be more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Google […]
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Jammu: A woman was arrested on Tuesday for beating her toddler mercilessly in J&K’s Samba district. Police sources said that a video went viral on social media in which a mother was seen beating her child mercilessly. Police investigation identified the woman as Preeti Sharma, resident of Upper Kamila Purmandal in Samba district. “An FIR […]
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New Delhi: Indian ice-speed-skating athlete Vishwaraj Jadeja recently became the first Indian athlete to have skated 100 kilometres on the Frozen Sea in Sweden, as part of the Sea Ice Classic, Lulea. It was the first time an Indian has attempted and finished such a feat. His finish time was 4 hours 53 minutes which […]
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New Delhi: To congratulate a beneficiary of PM Awas Yojana on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a letter to congratulate him for the ownership, to add up to his contentment. According to an official statement, Modi sent a letter to Sudhir Kumar Jain of Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh for adding up to his […]
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Singapore: The overall risk of myopericarditis – a type of heart inflammation – following a Covid-19 vaccination is rare and is comparable to or lower than the risk following non-Covid shots, confirms a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Researchers from National University Hospital, Singapore examined international databases, looking at more than 400 million […]
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Mumbai: Actress Bhumi Pednekar, who has been a part of content-driven entertainers such as ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’, ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’, ‘Shubh Mangal Savdhan’, ‘Lust Stories’ and ‘Badhaai Do’, says that as an artiste she has always relied on her instincts to choose projects. Courtesy her work, Bhumi is now the face of seven […]
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Hyderabad: Two persons died in separate road crash incidents at Kodangal in Vikarabad district on Tuesday. Sources said a motorist died after he was hit by a rashly driven tractor on the road between Angadi Raichur and Neeturu Gate in Kodangal. On receiving information the police reached the spot and started enquiry. During this, a […]
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Los Angeles: It’s the strong women in her life that raised Priyanka Chopra to become one of the powerful personalities. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Priyanka (@priyankachopra) On Tuesday, Priyanka took to Instagram and recalled how her “nani” (maternal grandmother) played a consistent part in her upbringing. “All of […]
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Chennai: A Chennai-based IT firm on Monday gifted as many as 100 cars to its employees for their constant support and unparalleled contributions to the company’s success and growth. Ideas2IT, an It firm has gifted Maruti Suzuki cars to 100 employees. “We are gifting 100 cars to 100 of our employees who have been a […]
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Hyderabad: Stepping into new arenas of the music industry and exploring the versatility of Indian music, Shailey Bidwaikar has released her first Tamil song with music director Maris Vijay. Their upcoming song ‘Kadhal Vithaiyee’ has been released on every major music platform. In the past, Shailey has left her mark on audiences performing on the […]
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San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk would not be joining Twitter’s Board of Directors but he may still engage with the social media company’s management on a variety of discussions, an amended regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has clarified. According to Teslarati, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO would be able […]
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New Delhi: Epic, the developer of popular game Fortnite, has announced a $2 billion round of funding from Sony and KIRKBI, the family-owned investment company which founded the Lego Group. The funds will be used to boost Epic’s dream to build the metaverse. Sony and KIRKBI invested $1 billion, respectively, in Epic. “This investment will […]
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Washington: DJ Khaled was honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame star. The ceremony was conducted on Monday and was attended by several of Khaled’s key collaborators and supporters, including the moguls Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs; artists Fat Joe, and Teyana Taylor, Variety reported. He was also surrounded by his family members – […]
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New Delhi: India recorded 796 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,36,928, while the active cases dipped to 10,889, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,710 with 19 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]
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New Delhi: Indian equity indices extended their losses from the previous session and traded lower in early trade on Tuesday. At 9.46. a.m., Sensex was 0.5 per cent or 295 points down at 58,670 points, whereas Nifty was 0.6 per cent or 112 points down at 17,563 points. IT stocks are likely to do well […]
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New Delhi: Seven in 10 working women in India have resigned or are considering quitting their jobs this year as pay cuts, bias and exclusion become their penalties for working flexibly amid the pandemic, a LinkedIn report revealed on Tuesday. The research by Microsoft-owned professional networking platform found that poor employer sentiment towards flexible working […]
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Hyderabad: The time for clearing of pending traffic challans on a discount offer will end on April 15 evening. With three more days left for the discount period to end, the Hyderabad Traffic Police officials have urged citizens to make use of the time and clear the pending traffic challans, if any. The discount period […]
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New York: The diplomatic and defence leaders of India and the US have discussed expanding their cooperation into new defence areas like space and cyberspace to enable their militaries to jointly meet the challenges of this century, according to a readout of their 2+2 meeting that stressed “common strategic interests”. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, […]
