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Twice the Protection, Half the Risk: Why Double Masking is the Need of the Hour
Experts, including Dr Anthony Fauci – America’s top infectious diseases expert – are advocating for the use of two masks instead of one as the world grapples with newer, more mutant strains of the coronavirus.
Google Maps Gets Transliteration Support for 10 Indian Languages to Show More Accurate Results
Google Maps' new transliteration system show better search results for Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu. The company has special systems to deal with tricky acronyms.
This Modified Maruti Suzuki Dzire Sedan Is Actually an Electric Car With a 250 Km Driving Range
The Dzire sedan purchased, last year, was converted from petrol to EV by Northway Motorsport, a company noted for converting several other petrol and diesel vehicles into electric models.
UP Police Remove Protesting Farmers Blocking National Highway in Baghpat, Tents Destroyed
Following the orders of the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police, cops reached the protest site and removed the farmers. Scores of protesting farmers were sitting at the protest site on the National Highway 709b.
Upcoming All-New Tata Safari vs Old Model - What Has Changed: Design, Features and More
In its current avatar, Tata has equipped enough firepower in the Safari to make the argument fool-proof, or has it? Hence here is how the last iteration goes up against the new one on paper.
Budget 2021: Bullet Trains to Expand Network Across Country as Govt Likely to Raise Allocation for Railways
The draft plan proposed an 8,000-kilometre-long high-speed rail network by 2051. This would include new bullet train corridors such as Varanasi-Patna, Amritsar-Jammu and Patna-Guwahati among others.
At 80, Vermont's Sen. Leahy Ready To Run Impeachment Trial
He's known for prowling the Capitol with his camera or friends like the rock icon Bono. He's played leading roles in fights over Supreme Court nominations, government surveillance of Americans and protecting his state's dairy farms.
Cloris Leachman, Oscar-winning Star of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Phyllis,' Dies at 94
Cloris Leachman, a character actor whose depth of talent brought her an Oscar for the The Last Picture Show and Emmys for her comedic work in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and other TV series, has died. She was 94.
'Tribute to Jayalalithaa's Achievements': Tamil Nadu Govt Opens Grand 'Phoenix' Memorial of Late CM
The grand memorial, modelled on a phoenix to depict Jayalalithaa's political resurgence against all odds, was unveiled with incumbent K Palaniswami vowing to form 'Amma's' government after the coming assembly election.
OPINION | Was China Testing Waters for a Fresh Round of Crisis With its Failed Sikkim Misadventure?
For a country, which has for long, profoundly believed in Deng Xiaoping’s philosophy of ‘hide your strength, bide your time’, and one which proficiently analyses every plan before putting it to execution, it is highly unlikely that the Sikkim incident was...
In Wall Street David V. Goliath Story, 2 Goliaths Fall
In a David and Goliath saga that has emerged on Wall Street this year, Goliath has fallen.
Biden Aims For Most Ambitious US Effort On Climate Change
President Joe Biden on Wednesday was undertaking the most ambitious effort ever to cut America's oil, gas and coal emissions and stave off the worst effects of climate change. New executive orders target federal subsidies for those industries and halt new...
Education Sector’s Budget 2021 Wish List: Allocating 6 Per Cent of GDP, Push to Tech-Based Solutions, Checking Dropout Rate
Covid-19 has impacted learning outcomes, especially for those who belong to disadvantaged sections. The Budget must focus on bridging the learning gap
After R-Day Rafale Show, 3 More Jets on Way to India from France in Non-stop Flight
India had signed an inter-governmental agreement with France in September 2016 for procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets at a cost of around Rs 58,000 crore.
AstraZeneca Contradicts Earlier Statement, Says Will Attend EU Meet on Covid-19 Vaccine Delay
An EU official had earlier said that AstraZeneca pulled out of meeting with the European Union to discuss delayed vaccine commitments to the bloc.
Two Farmer Unions Withdraw from Protests After Republic Day Violence in Delhi
The Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu), which had publicly denounced the violence, have pulled out of the ongoing protests against the three contentious farm laws.