Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Instagram Makes Date of Birth Mandatory for All Users in Teen Safety Push

Instagram is rolling out measures to ensure proper teen safety on the app. It is making it a mandate for all users to fill in their birthday details. If they haven't provided with birthday details...

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BSNL Offers 2GB High-Speed Daily Data for 365 Days With New Rs. 1,498 Plan

BSNL has launched a new Rs. 1,498 prepaid recharge plan that carries 2GB high-speed daily data access for 365 days. Additionally, the state-owned operator has brought a promotional offer with the Rs....

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Supertech Noida Twin Towers To Be Razed, Supreme Court Cites "Collusion"

Twin 40-floor residential towers in Uttar Pradesh's Noida - which house over 900 flats and were built by real estate firm Supertech - will be demolished over the violation of construction by-laws, the...

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"Don't Compel Students": High Court As Telangana Schools Reopen Tomorrow

Parents cannot be forced to send their children to school for classes and schools also cannot be forced to reopen, the Telangana High Court said today as physical classes are all set to resume from...

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"Sobering" Dip In New Zealand COVID-19 Cases Amid Tight Lockdown

New Zealand's government on Tuesday reported that new COVID-19 cases fell for a second day, down to 49, amid the tight lockdown the country undertook during the latest outbreak this month.

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Parading With Captured Weapons, Taliban In "High Spirits" After US Leave

Hours after the final foreign forces flew out of Afghanistan, Taliban leaders walked victorious through the airport, flanked by guards dressed in special forces combat kit inspecting destroyed US...

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Boult Audio AirBass Encore TWS Earbuds With IPX7 Build Launched in India

Boult Audio AirBass Encore true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds have arrived in India with Environmental Noise Cancellation (ENC). They are a budget friendly pair of TWS earbuds that deliver up to 36...

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PayU's Prosus to Buy Payments Company BillDesk for $4.7 Billion

PayU's Prosus has agreed to buy payments company BillDesk in a $4.7 billion (roughly Rs. 34,380 crores) deal.

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Netflix Now Supports UPI AutoPay Payments in India

Netflix is now rolling out support for UPI Autopay recurring payments in India. UPI Autopay will be available on Netflix.com and Netflix's Android app. Netflix might be getting ahead of the curve...

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Fossil Gen 6 Smartwatch Range With SpO2 Sensor Launched

Fossil Gen 6 line-up has been unveiled in the US. The lineup has differnet dial sizes and styles and is powered by the Snapdragon 4100+ platform. It runs on the Wear OS 2 software with Wear OS 3...

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"I'm A Martyr's Son": Rahul Gandhi Joins Outrage Over Jallianwala Revamp

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has joined the growing outrage over the renovation of the Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab - where over 1,000 people died 102 years ago after the British, led by General Dyer,...

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Video: Taliban Inspect US Choppers After American Forces Exit Afghanistan

Taliban fighters enter a hangar in Kabul airport soon after the United States military left Afghanistan and start examining Chinook helicopters, in a video that has been shared on social media.

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"Rocket Came, Hit Car Full Of Kids": US Strike Killed 10 Of Kabul Family

The US said Sunday it had destroyed an explosive-laden vehicle in an air strike, thwarting a bid by the Islamic State to detonate a car bomb at Kabul airport. On Monday, it looked as if they could...

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Paralympics: Singhraj Adhana Wins Bronze In Men's 10m Air Pistol (SH1)

Tokyo Paralympics: India's Singhraj Adhana won the bronze medal in men's 10m Air Pistol (SH1) event.

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2021 Tata Tigor EV Scores 4 Stars In Global NCAP's First Electric Vehicle Crash Test

The 2021 Tata Tigor EV has become the first Electric Vehicle (EV) ever to tested by Global NCAP, and it has received 4 stars for both adult and child occupant safety.

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2021 Tata Tigor EV Launched In India; Prices Start At Rs. 11.99 lakh

The Tata Tigor EV is now on sale in four varaints- XE, XM, XZ+ and XZ+ (O) and adopts the brand's ZipTron powertrain shared with the Nexon EV.

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Billionaire Who Shorted Subprime Calls Crypto "Worthless" Bubble

Cryptocurrencies, regardless of where they're trading today, will eventually prove to be worthless; once the exuberance wears off, or liquidity dries up, they will go to zero, John Paulson said

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Anupam "Lives In A Rented Apartment" In Mumbai. His Only Property Is In...

"I decided 4-5 years back that I don't want to own property," said Anupam Kher

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As Afghanistan Adjusts To Taliban Rule, Music Goes Silent

Even before the last US flight left Kabul at midnight on Monday, many of the bright and garish sights and sounds of city life in Afghanistan were changing as those left behind tried to fit in with the...

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"Rocket Came, Hit Car Full Of Kids": US Strike Killed 10 Of Kabul Family

The US said Sunday it had destroyed an explosive-laden vehicle in an air strike, thwarting a bid by the Islamic State to detonate a car bomb at Kabul airport. On Monday, it looked as if they could...

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What Next For "Symbolic" Kabul Airport After US Withdrawal?

With the Taliban in possession of Kabul's airport after the United States completed its withdrawal on Tuesday, the focus will now shift from the mammoth Western evacuation operation seen in the past...

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Video: Taliban Inspect US Choppers After American Forces Exit Afghanistan

Taliban fighters enter a hangar in Kabul airport soon after the United States military left Afghanistan and start examining Chinook helicopters, in a video that has been shared on social media.

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UN Listed Terror Groups LeT, JeM Need To Be Called Out: Foreign Secretary

Pakistan-based terror groups Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba are UN Security Council proscribed terror entities that need to be called out and condemned in the strongest possible terms, Foreign...

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Monday, August 30, 2021

Japan Withdraws 1 Million More Moderna Shots As Foreign Substances Found

Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine contamination problems in Japan have widened with another million doses being suspended, after foreign substances were found in more batches and two people died ...

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Australia's "Covid Epicentre" Warns Of Hospitalisation Peak In October

Intensive care cases in Australia's New South Wales will hit a peak in October as COVID-19 infections accumulate, said the premier of the country's most populous state, which reported record daily new...

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"All Parties'' Should Make Contact With Taliban, "Guide It'': China To US

China has told the US that the Afghanistan situation has undergone fundamental changes and it is necessary for "all parties" to make contact with the Taliban and "guide it actively", reiterating that...

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Is Elon Musk an Alien? Hear It From the SpaceX CEO Himself

Elon Musk said that "of course" he is an alien, when a user posted an old video on Twitter where the SpaceX CEO was seeing pondering the age-old question: "Where are the aliens."

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OnePlus 9RT Spotted on BIS Certification Site

OnePlus 9RT launch in India seems imminent as it has been spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards certification website. The listing doesn't reveal any specifications of the smartphone but suggests...

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Mi Notebook Ultra First Impressions: High-End Features and Design

Xiaomi's new premium laptop, the Mi Notebook Ultra, looks good and has some compelling features. Has the company struck the right balance?

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Explained: How Shopee Became Brazil's Most-Downloaded Shopping App

Shopee took just two years to become Brazil's most-downloaded shopping app, winning users to its low-cost marketplace with its game-changing approach to e-commerce: in-app mini-games offering coupons...

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Google Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro Tipped to Launch on September 13

Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro were unveiled by Google earlier this month. A new leak suggests that the phones' dedicated launch event will be held on September 13. Pricing and availability information of...

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Vivo X70 Series Set to Launch on September 9

Vivo X70 series is set to launch on September 9, the company announced on Weibo on Monday. Vivo also released some images of Vivo X70 Pro+ that show its leather back design and quad rear camera setup.

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Taliban Condemns "Arbitrary" US Drone Strike, Says 7 Killed: Report

A Taliban spokesman said a US drone strike targeting a suspected suicide bomber in Kabul on Sunday resulted in civilian casualties, and condemned the United States for failing to inform the Taliban...

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Tamil Nadu Woman Arrested After Videos Show Her Torturing Her 2-Year-Old

A 23-year-old woman has been arrested by the Tamil Nadu Police for allegedly torturing her two-year-old child.

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That's Not Paint On Jeans. It's Gold Being Smuggled In Kerala

Officials at the Kannur airport in Kerala seized 302 grams of gold on Monday morning.

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Opinion: Opinion: Google's Retail Banking Push Threatens Traditional Lenders

Will banking meet the sorry fate of newspapers? With the tech industry creeping up on licensed deposit-taking institutions in India, it's time to take the question seriously.

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Maruti Suzuki India To Hike Prices Across Its Model Line Up In September 2021

Maruti Suzuki India will be increasing prices across its model line-up in September 2021, and the company has stated that the price hike is mainly due to the increase in various input costs.

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"Love Letters": Sena Mocks Probe Agency Summons To Maharashtra Minister

The Shiv Sena, a former ally of the BJP, shares the power with the Nationalist Congress Party and Congress in Maharashtra.

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US Drone Attack "Arbitrary", "Should Have Been Reported To Us": Taliban

A Taliban spokesman said a US drone strike targeting a suspected suicide bomber in Kabul on Sunday resulted in civilian casualties, and condemned the United States for failing to inform the Taliban...

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Japan Withdraws 1 Million More "Contaminated" Moderna Vaccine Shots

Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine contamination problems in Japan have widened with another million doses being suspended, after foreign substances were found in more batches and two people died ...

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New Zealand's Auckland To Stay In Lockdown For 2 More Weeks

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a lockdown in Auckland by two weeks, while officials reported the country's first death linked to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

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Elon Musk Signals Competition Concerns Over Nvidia-Arm Deal: Report

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has signalled competition concerns over Nvidia's planned purchase of Arm, as per a report citing multiple sources.

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Researchers, Cybersecurity Agency Urge Action by Microsoft Cloud Database Users

Researchers who discovered a massive flaw in the main databases stored in Microsoft's Azure cloud platform urged all users to change their digital access keys, not just the 3,300 it notified this...

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Fast & Furious 9 India Release Date Silently Brought Forward by a Day

Fast & Furious 9 India release date silently brought forward a day to Thursday, September 2. F9 movie ticket bookings open in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

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Staggered Lunch Breaks, Quarantine Room: Delhi Schools' Reopening Rule

Delhi schools for Classes 9 to 12, colleges, universities and coaching institutes will reopen from September 1, 2021.

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Teachers Should Be Prioritised For Covid Jabs: World Health Organisation

Teachers and school staff should be among the groups prioritised for Covid-19 vaccinations so that schools in Europe and Central Asia can stay open, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef said...

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Sunday, August 29, 2021

Shiv Sena Promotes Those Who Speak Against Me, Says BJP's Narayan Rane

Terming his arrest as a "bad omen" and an "attempt to disrupt" his 'Jan Aashirvaad Yatra', Union Minister and BJP leader Narayan Rane on Sunday alleged that the Shiv Sena promotes those party leaders...

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Rajnath Singh Slams Pakistan For Resorting To Proxy War Against India

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday indicated that Pakistan, after losing two wars to India, had started resorting to proxy war and that terrorism had become an integral part of its state policy.

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Gujarat To Give Rs 3 Crore To Paralympic Silver Medallist Bhavina Patel

The Gujarat government on Sunday announced a Rs 3 crore reward for paddler Bhavina Patel for her historic silver medal win at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

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Pant "Doesn't Have Technique To Play In These Conditions": Ex-Pak Captain

Rishabh Pant's failure to post a big knock in the ongoing Test series in England has prompted questions about his batting. Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has his say.

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Muslim Made To Chant Jai Shri Ram In Madhya Pradesh, 2 Arrested: Cops

A Muslim man gave in and chanted the religious slogan Jai Shri Ram when gheraoed by two men in Sekli village of Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district on Saturday.

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Ayodhya Is Nothing Without Lord Ram: President Ram Nath Kovind

Ayodhya is nothing without Lord Ram, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Sunday as he visited the city, where a Ram temple is under construction.

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Discharged After Angioplasty

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday was discharged following angioplasty at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur.

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At Huge BJP Footmarch In Telangana, "Taliban Mindset" Slur

Thousands participated in a 55-day BJP-led footmarch that started from Hyderabad today, leading to concerns about a resurgence of Covid. The Praja Sangrama padyatra also made the "Taliban mindset"...

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"Chief Minister Must Apologise": Satya Pal Malik On Haryana Farmers' Protests

Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has once again backed farmers protesting the three farm laws and criticised the ruling BJP, demanding that Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar apologise for the...

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"Stones Thrown At Cops": Chief Minister On Clashes At Farmers' Protest

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has defended the police action against protesting farmers in Karnal, saying assurances of a peaceful protest were given, but stones were hurled at cops and a...

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Toddler With Head Stuck Inside Pressure Cooker Freed By Doctors In UP

A toddler who got his head stuck inside a pressure cooker while playing with it was extricated following two hours of painstaking efforts by a team of doctors at a private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's...

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Transgenders Get Separate Toilets At Delhi Metro

Delhi Metro has made the provision of allowing Transgenders access to separate toilets at its stations, which were hitherto meant for Divyanjans only.

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UAE Says To Resume Visas For Tourists Vaccinated Against Covid

The United Arab Emirates announced it will resume issuing visas to all tourists fully vaccinated against Covid from Monday, a month before Dubai hosts the delayed Expo 2020 trade fair.

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France's Emmanuel Macron Visits ISIS Former Stronghold In Iraq's Mosul

French President Emmanuel Macron was to pay a visit Sunday to the ISIS's former Iraqi stronghold Mosul, a day after vowing to keep troops in the country.

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Day After Clashes With Cops, Farmers Hold Mahapanchayat, To Block Roads

Haryana Farmers Protest: A day after the violence, farmers are holding a mahapanchayat in Nuh and they will also block the Jalandhar-Delhi highway for two hours, while farmers in Punjab will also...

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Want To Meet Sachin Tendulkar, Show Him My Medal: Bhavinaben Patel

Bhavinaben Patel, who won silver at the Tokyo Paralympics, said Sachin Tendulkar has inspired her a lot and she wants to meet him for more motivation.

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"Ludicrous": P Chidambaram On Government Body Omitting Nehru Photo

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday hit out at the Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR) for omitting the photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru from the first digital poster to celebrate the 75th...

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Hurricane Ida Upgraded To Category 4 Storm: US Forecasting Agency

Hurricane Ida was upgraded to a Category Four storm Sunday with minimum wind speeds of 130 miles per hour (209 kilometers per hour), as it remained on course to hit New Orleans, the National Hurricane...

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UAE Says To Resume Visas For Tourists Vaccinated Against Covid

The United Arab Emirates announced it will resume issuing visas to all tourists fully vaccinated against Covid from Monday, a month before Dubai hosts the delayed Expo 2020 trade fair.

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Theranos Founder Claims Abuse By Ex-Boyfriend In Fraud Trial-Court Filings

Theranos Inc founder Elizabeth Holmes has accused her former boyfriend, who was president of the blood-testing startup, of abusing her, court documents unsealed on Saturday showed, hinting at a...

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Watch: How A Truck Driver Averted A Crash After Brake Fails At Toll Plaza

A truck heading towards a toll plaza in Uttar Pradesh almost crashes but the driver quickly averted an accident by getting back control of the vehicle in seconds, a video shows.

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Air India Asks US Court To Dismiss Cairn Energy Plea, Calls It Premature

Air India has asked a New York court to dismiss a petition filed by Britain's Cairn Energy for seizure of its assets to enforce $1.2 billion arbitral awards against the Indian government, saying the...

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"Breaks My Heart": Grofers Founder On "Hate" Over "10-Minute Delivery"

The founder of online grocery startup Grofers, facing heat over the company's promise to deliver groceries in 10 minutes, has clarified that the presence of its stores in densely located areas and its...

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Saturday, August 28, 2021

Farmers Block Highways To Protest "Brutal" Police Action In Haryana

Angry farmers have blocked multiple roads across Haryana to protest police action against other farmers in neighbouring Karnal district; the protests have affected traffic on roads in Kurukshetra and...

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Mumbai's Nariman Point, Cuffe Parade Underwater By 2050: Civic Body Head

Mumbai municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said today that by 2050, a major portion of south Mumbai, including the business district of Nariman Point and state secretariat Mantralaya, will go...

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Apple Launches Programme to Fix iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro 'No Sound Issues'

iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro manufactured between October 2020 and April 2021 may be affected by no sound issues and Apple has announced a service programme for the same. Affected users can get service...

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Assam Floods Affect Over 1.33 Lakh Across 11 Districts

The flood situation in Assam is worsening after over 1.33 lakh people across 11 districts were affected, a bulletin issued by the state's disaster management agency on Friday said.

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No Large Gatherings During Festival Season Amid Covid: Centre To States

The Centre today asked all states and union territories to ensure there is no large gathering during the upcoming festival season and, if necessary, impose local restrictions to check the spread of...

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Students Won't Be Forced: Delhi Government On Reopening Of Schools

No student will be forced to come for offline classes and teaching learning will continue online as well, when schools reopen in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Adopts Resolution Against Farm Laws, AIADMK Walks Out

The Tamil Nadu Assembly today adopted a resolution urging the Centre to withdraw three contentious farm laws, against which some farmers' unions have been holding protests outside Delhi for months.

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Samsung Galaxy A21 Simple With Exynos 7884B SoC, Single Rear Camera Launched

Samsung Galaxy A21 Simple SCV49 has launched in Japan. The budget-friendly offering comes in two colours and a single configuration. The phone is backed by a 3,600mAh battery and is powered by an...

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A COVID-19 Antibody Discovered That Can Neutralise All SARS-CoV-2 Strains

Molecular Biology Consortium based at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source (ALS) claims to have discovered an antibody that can neutralise all known SARS-CoV-2 strains, including the new mutants.

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5 Arrested In Mysuru Gang-Rape Case, Says Karnataka Top Cop

Mysuru gang-rape case: Five people have been arrested in connection with the gang-rape of a student in Mysuru and a vicious assault on her friend, Karnataka DGP Praveen Sood said on Saturday.

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Trinamool's Abhishek Banerjee, Wife Summoned In Money Laundering Case

Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, his wife Rucjira Banerjee have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate on September 1 in an alleged money laundering case.

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No Public Appearance And 1 Photograph: The Low Profile Taliban Chief

In the days since taking power in Afghanistan, a wide range of Taliban figures have entered Kabul -- hardened commandos, armed madrassa students and greying leaders back from years of exile.

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Mysore University's Order On Girls' Movement Amid Outrage Over Gang-Rape

Days after the gang-rape of a student in Mysuru, the University of Mysore has issued a circular prohibiting female students from moving about its Mansangotriya campus after 6.30 pm. A similar order...

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No Public Appearance And 1 Photograph: The Low Profile Taliban Chief

In the days since taking power in Afghanistan, a wide range of Taliban figures have entered Kabul -- hardened commandos, armed madrassa students and greying leaders back from years of exile.

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"Intellectuals Have A Duty To Expose Lies Of State": Supreme Court Judge

Public intellectuals have "a duty to expose the lies of the State", Supreme Court Justice DY Chandrachud said Saturday morning, stressing that in a democratic country it is important to hold...

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Rahul Gandhi's Meeting As Navjot Sidhu's Defiance Fuels Punjab Problem

Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat is meeting Rahul Gandhi today, day after Navjot Sidhu warned that it will be "disastrous" for the party if he is not given freedom in decision-making.

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2 Die In Japan After Shots From Suspended Moderna Vaccines: Government

Two people died after receiving Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan's health ministry said on Saturday.

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Opinion: American Dilemma And Afghan Misery - by Rajmohan Gandhi

Minute-to-minute developments around the Kabul airfield are impossible to predict, but what happens will have major consequences in the US and in much of the world.

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Domestic Violence Case: Singer Honey Singh Skips Court, Gets Last Warning

A Delhi court today came down heavily on Punjabi singer and actor Yo Yo Honey Singh for not appearing before it in a domestic violence case filed by his wife.

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"They Didn't Need To Die": Pentagon Seeks Answers For Kabul Attack

By Wednesday night, U.S. intelligence agencies were near certain that an attack was imminent outside Kabul airport, triggering a State Department warning to American citizens to leave the area...

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2 Die In Japan After Shots From Suspended Moderna Vaccines: Government

Two people died after receiving Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan's health ministry said on Saturday.

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Future Of Kabul Airport Subject Of Intense Negotiations

Who will ultimately run the airport in Kabul after US forces leave? That question -- a vital one for Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers but also for Western nations still hoping to evacuate everyone...

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"They Didn't Need To Die": Pentagon Seeks Answers For Kabul Attack

By Wednesday night, U.S. intelligence agencies were near certain that an attack was imminent outside Kabul airport, triggering a State Department warning to American citizens to leave the area...

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Friday, August 27, 2021

'Allow Me to Take Decisions Or Else...": Navjot Sidhu To Congress

Stung by the Congress's ultimatum in a controversy over his advisers, Navjot Sidhu today declared that it would be "disastrous" for the party if he was not given freedom in decision-making.

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Another Rahul Gandhi Meeting Today Over Chhattisgarh "Leadership Issue"

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, facing a challenge to his job from rival TS Singh Deo, headed to Delhi for a meeting with Rahul Gandhi today, sending strong signals to his Congress bosses...

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The Afghan Minister Who Became A Bicycle Courier In Germany

Sayed Sadaat used to be communications minister in the Afghan government before moving to Germany last September in the hope of a better future. Now he is a delivery man in the eastern city of...

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Have Post-Covid Issues, Angioplasty To Be Done: Rajasthan Chief Minister

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today said that he will undergo angioplasty at a hospital in Jaipur after experiencing "severe chest pain".

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Turkey Holds First Talks With The Taliban In Kabul: Recep Tayyip Erdogan

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey has held its first talks with the Taliban in Kabul, adding that Ankara was still assessing the terrorist group's offer to run the Afghan capital's...

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Hundreds Of Displaced Families Seek Food And Shelter In Kabul

Hundreds of Afghan families who have been camping in searing heat at a Kabul park after the Taliban overran their provinces begged for food and shelter on Thursday, the most visible face of a...

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Spain Ends Evacuations From Kabul: Government

Spain said Friday that it has ended its evacuation operations out of Kabul following the arrival of "the last two Spanish flights" in Dubai, just over a week after it began airlifting its citizens in...

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Watch the New Trailer for The King's Man, Out in December

The King's Man's new (and fourth) trailer is here. The King's Man release date is December 22. Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton lead the cast of The King's Man, directed by Matthew Vaughn.

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Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G India Launch Tipped for September 3, Price Leaked

Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G price in India and launch date have been tipped. The phone is expected to launch on September 3 priced above Rs. 30,000. The 6GB RAM + 128GB storage option may be priced at Rs....

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JioPhone Next Phone Said to Go on Pre-Bookings in India Next Week

JioPhone Next pre-booking in India will start from next week, according to a report. The Jio smartphone is rumoured to carry a price tag of Rs. 3,499.

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China Issues Draft Guidelines for Internet Recommendation Algorithms

China has issued draft guidelines on regulating the algorithms used by Internet service providers to make recommendations to users, part of efforts to protect the privacy and data security of users,...

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Dell Rides PC Demand for Remote Work to Beat Q2 Revenue Estimates

Dell beat market estimates for second-quarter revenue as the shift to hybrid work kept demand strong for its laptops, desktops, and cloud services.

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YouTube Suspends Payments to Accounts Over Brazil Election Disinformation

YouTube said it had suspended payments to content producers from 14 channels accused of spreading fake news about next year's election by the country's federal electoral court.

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Navjot Singh Sidhu Adviser Quits Amid Row Over Controversial Remarks

Malvinder Singh Mali quit as Punjab Congress branch chief Navjot Singh Sidhu's adviser today, day after the party threatened to dismiss him over his controversial remarks if Mr Sidhu failed to remove...

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Britain To End Afghanistan Evacuations In "Matter Of Hours"

Britain to end evacuations from Afghanistan "in a matter of hours", says defence minister: news agency AFP

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"Nothing Political": Sonu Sood, Arvind Kejriwal Meet For A Delhi Scheme

Actor Sonu Sood on Friday played down talk of his political debut ahead of Punjab elections next year, following speculation that he or his sister - Malvika Sachar, a social activist in the state's...

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Opinion: PM Modi's Green New Deal Could Really Work - Here's Why

After making great strides in promoting renewable energy, India is once again being singled out as a global climate laggard.

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Chris Cairns Suffers Paralysis In Legs After Live-Saving Heart Surgery

New Zealand cricket legend Chris Cairns has been left paralysed after suffering a stroke during a heart operation and faces "a long road to recovery", his family said Friday.

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50% Adults In India Have Got At Least One Vaccine Dose

India has completed administering at least one dose of Covid vaccine to at least 50 per cent of its adult population, as 61 crore beneficiaries have been inoculated so far under the nationwide...

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85 People, Including 72 Afghans, 13 US Troops, Dead In Kabul Attack

At least 85 people, including 72 Afghans, were killed after twin blasts outside Kabul airport Thursday evening. 13 US soldiers and 28 Taliban fighters also died in the attack, which took place a week...

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Britain To End Afghanistan Evacuations In "Matter Of Hours"

Britain to end evacuations from Afghanistan "in a matter of hours", says defence minister: news agency AFP

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The Afghan Minister Who Became A Bicycle Courier In Germany

Sayed Sadaat used to be communications minister in the Afghan government before moving to Germany last September in the hope of a better future. Now he is a delivery man in the eastern city of...

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US Coronavirus Hospitalisations Hit 8-Month High

The number of coronavirus patients in U.S. hospitals breached 100,000 on Thursday, the highest level in eight months, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Thursday, August 26, 2021

"Painful Moment" As Dutch Halt Kabul Evacuation Flights

The Dutch government said it would stop evacuation flights from Kabul on Thursday in what it acknowledged was a "painful moment" that would leave some people behind in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

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Police Arrest Man Over Injecting Food At Three London Supermarkets

British police said on Thursday they had arrested a man after processed meats and microwaveable products at three supermarkets in west London were injected using a number of needles.

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Mother Teresa's 111th Birth Anniversary: Tributes Pour In From Leaders

On the occasion of the 111th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa, many leaders from across the country paid tributes to the Nobel laureate's selfless service towards the underprivileged.

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Covid Most Transmissible 2 Days Prior, 3 Days Post Symptoms Appear: Study

People infected with theS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, are most contagious two days before, and three days after they develop symptoms, according to a study conducted in China.

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Doing All To Evacuate Indians In Afghanistan: Centre At All-Party Meet

The government has told opposition parties that the immediate priority is the evacuation of all Indians stranded in Afghanistan, sources said on Thursday.

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"Like A Senior BJP Leader's Visit": Samajwadi Party On President's UP Trip

The Samajwadi Party has hit out at the BJP over President Ram Nath Kovind's four-day trip to Uttar Prades; this will be his second trip to his home state in just over two months; the first was in...

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"Disturbing Trend" That Police Side With Ruling Party: Chief Justice

It is a "disturbing trend" in the country that police officers side with the ruling party, the Supreme Court said today, delivering a sharp message at a time there have been allegations of...

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New Zealand Defends "Covid Zero" Strategy, Australia Says "Just Absurd"

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defended her "Covid zero" elimination strategy Thursday amid fears an outbreak of the highly transmissible Delta variant has rendered the previously...

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India Revenue Secretary Says Open To 'Tinkering' Tax Rates On Automobiles

India is open to discussing a change in tax rates on automobiles, the country's revenue secretary said on Wednesday, indicating receptiveness over negotiation on a long-standing request from...

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UN Pays Homage To Mother Teresa On Birth Anniversary With Postage Stamp

Today marks Mother Teresa's 111th birth anniversary. The United Nations (UN) has paid a glowing tribute to Mother Teresa by releasing a definitive postage stamp.

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Salesforce Says Hybrid Work Will Fuel Demand for Its Cloud-Based Software

Salesforce signalled the shift to hybrid work would keep demand for its cloud-based software strong in the third quarter, after trumping market expectations for earnings in the May-July period.

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Google, Microsoft, More Tech Firms Pledge Billions in US Cybersecurity

Leading US technology companies have committed to investing billions of dollars to strengthen cybersecurity defences and to train skilled workers, the White House announced Wednesday following...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specifications Tipped by Google Play Console Listing

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has been spotted on Google Play Console listing, as per a report. The phone is tipped to be powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC and pack 6GB RAM. It is likely to run on Android 11...

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Fast & Furious 9 Box Office Crosses $700 Million Ahead of India Release

F9 is the first Hollywood movie to gross over $700 million (about Rs. 5,197 crores) at the box office worldwide since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Fast & Furious 9 India release date is September 3 in...

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Google Said to Tap Samsung 5G Modem Tech for Next Pixel Flagship

Google will tap Samsung to supply the 5G modem for its next flagship Pixel smart phone, sources familiar with the matter said, signalling the first win for the South Korean firm in a US market...

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Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer Beats Avengers: Endgame Record

Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer has beaten the record set by Avengers: Endgame, amassing over 355.5 million views worldwide in the first 24 hours. Spider-Man: No Way Home release date in India is...

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"Take Care, Government Busy With Sales": Rahul Gandhi Dig In Covid Tweet

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a two-for-one swipe at the government - over the "worrying" Covid situation and slow pace of vaccinations and the National Monetisation Pipeline announced...

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Rishabh Pant Reveals Why Virat Kohli Was "Upset" On Day 1 Of Leeds Test

A ball was thrown at Mohammed Siraj from the spectator stands on the opening day of the third Test against England, Rishabh Pant said after the first day's play.

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Reports Of Death "False", Was "Beaten By Taliban": Afghan Reporter

Even as Tolo News, Afghanistan's first independent news channel, confirmed the death of its reporter Ziar Yaad Khan in Kabul, the man tweeted saying the report is false.

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New Zealand PM Defends Virus Elimination Policy

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defended her "Covid zero" elimination strategy Thursday amid fears an outbreak of the highly transmissible Delta variant has rendered the previously...

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Britain Warns Of "Imminent" Threat Against Kabul Airport

The terrorist threat against Kabul airport is "very serious" and "imminent", Britain's armed forces minister James Heappey said on Thursday as the UK government warned its citizens to stay away from...

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Joe Biden And Tech Bosses Talk Cybersecurity After Ransomware Attacks

President Joe Biden gathered Wednesday with business and government leaders to discuss improving cybersecurity following high-profile attacks that raised questions about the vulnerability of so-called...

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What Is The ISIS Threat In Afghanistan?

As desperate Afghans crowd Kabul airport trying to get on any evacuation flights to flee the Taliban, officials have warned of another jihadist threat: the ISIS group.

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Samsung Galaxy A21 Catches Fire In-Flight, Forces Evacuation: Report

When the fire broke out, the crew tried to contain the smoke using the battery containment bag. But the amount of smoke reportedly forced the deployment of evacuation slides. A spokesperson for the...

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Amazon Echo Show 8 (2nd Gen) With Better Camera Launched in India

Amazon Echo Show 8 (2nd Gen) was launched in India on Wednesday, August 25 as an upgrade to the existing Echo Show 8. The new model offers a better camera as a major improvement over the previous...

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Apple HomePod Mini Adds Hands-Free Music Streaming on Gaana

Music streaming service Gaana is now supported for hands-free streaming on the Apple HomePod mini, and users can directly stream tracks on the smart speaker through voice commands.

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Apple, IBM, Said to Work With White House to Tackle Cyber Challenges

The White House is hosting an event on Wednesday that will bring together the largest US technology companies for a discussion about cybersecurity challenges following a raft of high-profile hacking...

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Waymo Begins Testing With Public in San Francisco

Waymo has started taking a few San Franciscans on rides in its self-driving sport utility vehicles and hopes to open the robotaxis to anyone in the city in less than the three years it took to launch...

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Xbox Series X/ Series S, Xbox One Consoles Are Getting Xbox Cloud Gaming

Xbox Series X/ Series S, and Xbox One consoles will soon be able to stream games via Xbox Cloud Gaming. Microsoft has announced that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will be able to play over 100 games...

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Vivo Y21s Specifications Tipped via US FCC, Geekbench Listings

Vivo Y21s may be launching soon as it was spotted on US FCC and Geekbench listings. These listings reveal some key specifications of the smartphone that include a 5,000mAh battery, USB Type-C port,...

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Huawei Said to Get US Approval for Licences to Buy Auto Chips

US officials have approved licence applications worth hundreds of millions of dollars for China's blacklisted telecom company Huawei to buy chips for its growing auto component business, two people...

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Russia Postpones Lunar Mission Over Problems During Testing

Russia said it postponed its first mission to the Moon's surface in decades as a result of "problems" encountered during tests of the Luna-25 spacecraft.

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Vivo X70 Pro Tipped to Feature Dimensity 1200 SoC, Full-HD+ Display

Vivo X70 Pro has been spotted on Google Play Console with the model number V2105. It is tipped to feature a full-HD+ display and be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC. The phone is likely to...

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Redmi Note 10 Lite Tipped to Have Been Spotted on IMEI Database

Redmi Note 10 Lite allegedly appeared on the IMEI database on Tuesday. The database included model number 2109106A1I that is said to be associated with Redmi Note 10 Lite that Xiaomi could launch in...

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Matrix 4 Is Called The Matrix Resurrections

Matrix 4 now has an official title: The Matrix Resurrections. Matrix 4 teaser trailer unveiled at CinemaCon 2021. Matrix 4 release date is December 22 in cinemas.

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Airbnb Opens Up Housing for 20,000 Afghan Refugees Globally

Airbnb opened the doors of its properties to 20,000 Afghan refugees globally and sought assistance from hosts who rent property through the home-sharing company for more free housing for those fleeing...

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TikTok, Shopify Team Up to Let Users Shop From App

Shopify said it was partnering with TikTok to work on a feature that would let shoppers buy directly from the social media app.

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Facebook Considers NFT Venture Alongside Digital Wallet

Facebook is considering building products and features related to non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the digital assets that have taken off with the rise of blockchain technology.

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Instagram Shop Tab to Show Advertisements Globally

Instagram said it will launch advertising on its Shop feature globally as it seeks to earn more money from brands hoping to reach new customers.

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Realme GT 5G to Go on Sale for First Time in India Today at 12 Noon

Realme GT 5G was launched in India last week and will go on its first sale today, August 25, at 12pm (noon). It will be available via Flipkart, Realme website, and mainline channels. The phone starts...

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Uddhav Thackeray's Old Dig At Yogi Adityanath Viral Amid Narayan Rane Row

A 2018 comment by Uddhav Thackeray against Yogi Adityanath has resurfaced on social media since the arrest of Union Minister Narayan Rane yesterday over his comments against the Maharashtra Chief...

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'Don't Panic And Get Back To Work', Taliban Order Former Officials

Ashraf Haidari, an economist at the Aghan finance ministry, was waiting anxiously at home when a call came from the Taliban: a commander ordered him back to work so he could help run the country once...

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"You Stood Still And Silent". How Malala Faced Taliban Bullets

Nine years after she was shot by the Taliban, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai watched in horror as the terrorist group seized power in Afghanistan.

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For Years Taliban Spokesman Operated From Shadows, Now He Is In Spotlight

For years the Taliban's top spokesman shunned the public eye, even as he amassed hundreds of thousands of followers online where he live-tweeted the insurgency.

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Afghanistan's Hazara, Long-Persecuted Minority Living In Fear Of Taliban

Schools and rallies bombed, hospitals targeted and commuters ambushed: for years, the Hazara community has suffered some of Afghanistan's most violent assaults.

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US, China Accuse Each Other Of "Bullying" Nations

US Vice President Kamala Harris again charged China with bullying its Southeast Asian neighbours, the second time in two days she has attacked Beijing during a regional visit aimed at countering...

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Spain Warns Will Have To Leave People Behind In Afghanistan

Spain will not be able to rescue all Afghans who served Spanish missions in Afghanistan because of the "dramatic" situation on the ground, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said Tuesday.

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Millions Of Microsoft-Stored Data Records Mistakenly Exposed

Some 38 million records stored on a Microsoft service, including private information, were mistakenly left exposed this year, security firm UpGuard said Monday.

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Ukrainian Evacuation Plane Hijacked In Kabul, Diverted To Iran: Reports

A Ukrainian plane in Afghanistan to evacuate its citizens was hijacked and diverted to Iran, reports quoted a Ukraine Minister as saying.

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Afghan Evacuation On 'War Footing' As G7 Meets On Taliban Deadline

Western countries worked at a "war-footing pace" on Tuesday to get people out of Afghanistan, a NATO country diplomat said.

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"Who'll Believe Them Now?" China Hits Back At Harris With Afghanistan Dig

China on Tuesday held up America's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan as an example of Washington's "selfish" foreign policy, hitting back at Vice President Kamala Harris's accusations of...

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Samsung to Invest KRW 240 Trillion Over Next Three Years

Samsung Group will invest KRW 240 trillion (roughly Rs. 15,26,645 crores) in the next three years to expand footprint in biopharmaceutical, artificial intelligence, semiconductor, and robotics...

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Apple, Google's Commission Dominance Likely to Be Curbed by South Korea

South Korea is likely to bar Google and Apple from charging software developers commissions on in-app purchases, the first such curbs by a major economy that could hurt the tech giants' lucrative...

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Sony May Have Refreshed PlayStation 5 Models to Be Lighter

PlayStation 5 consoles may have been refreshed to be 300 grams lighter and come with a new base stand clamp that carries a tool-less screw. An Australian publication reported that the new stock of PS5...

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Redmi Note 10 Lite Tipped to Launch in India Soon

Redmi Note 10 Lite is tipped to launch in India soon as a rebadged Redmi Note 9 Pro. Separately, Xiaomi has discontinued the regular Redmi Note 10 in Indonesia. However, the phone is still on sale in...

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How to Book COVID-19 Vaccination Slot on WhatsApp

MyGov Corona Helpdesk chatbot was introduced in March last year to help prevent misinformation around the coronavirus pandemic. The chatbot has introduced the ability to book a vaccination slot via...

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Taliban Have Stopped Food, Andarab Valley Situation Dire: Amrullah Saleh

Afghanistan's "acting" President Amrullah Saleh has highlighted the dire "humanitarian situation" in Andarab valley of the northern Baghlan province and accused the Taliban of committing human rights...

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"Following Rule Of Law": Cop On 'Immediate Arrest Of Narayan Rane' Order

Nashik Police chief Deepak Pandey issued orders for the immediate arrest of Union minister Narayan Rane after an FIR or police case was registered against him in the north Maharashtra city over his...

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Hyundai i20 N Line Unveiled In India

The Hyundai i20 N Line marks the entry-point of the Korean brand's N Line division in India and is being offered only on the range-topping 1.0-litre GDI Turbo iMT and DCT iteration.

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Paralympics: M Thangavelu Quarantined, Tek Chand To Be India's Flagbearer

Tokyo Paralympics: Javelin thrower Tek Chand was named the new flag bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony after Mariyappan Thangavelu was quarantined as he was deemed a close...

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UK Says Evacuation Window At Kabul Airport Unlikely To Be Extended

Western governments are unlikely to extend the evacuation window to allow their citizens and Afghans more time to fly out of Kabul airport, Britain's defence minister Ben Wallace said.

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Netflix Unveils 42 Original Films for 2021, Indian Titles to Come

Netflix's original film slate for the rest of 2021 includes Don't Look Up (Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence), Red Notice (Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds), The Power of the Dog...

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OPPO Aims to Strengthen Its Customer Centricity Approach, Expand Its Network to 600 After Sales Service Centre by 2022

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Are Lithium-Ion Batteries in EVs a Fire Hazard?

General Motors has expanded the recall of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles due to a risk of fire from the pouch-type lithium-ion battery cells made by LG. The recall underscores the challenges...

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Minister Narayan Rane Faces Arrest Over 'Slap Uddhav' Jab; BJP-Sena Clash

Workers of Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena and the opposition BJP clashed in Mumbai today over Union Minister Narayan Rane's comment on slapping Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for his "ignorance of...

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Meetings With Rahul Gandhi As Congress Moves On To Chhattisgarh Problem

Weeks after clamping a lid on a crisis in Punjab, the Congress is firefighting in Chhattisgarh, where Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's minister TS Singh Deo has laid claim to the top post, demanding...

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Infosys Hits Record High, Market Capitalisation Tops $100 Billion

Infosys shares have so far this year rallied 40 per cent, massively outperforming the Sensex which has advanced 16.6 per cent.

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3 Girls Locked In Tamil Nadu Home Over Father's Loan, Rescued Hours Later

Three young girls were locked up in their home in Tamil Nadu for several hours on Monday, by a man their father owed money to.

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COVID-19 Pushes 80 Million People In Asia Into Extreme Poverty: ADB

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has pushed an estimated 75 million to 80 million more people in developing Asia into extreme poverty as of last year compared with what would have happened...

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Monday, August 23, 2021

"State's Future Assets": IIT-Guwahati Student, Accused Of Rape, Gets Bail

The Gauhati High Court granted bail to a student of the IIT-Guwahati, accused of raping a fellow student, calling both of them "the state's future assets".

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"Slightly Surprised We're Still On Air": Owner Of Afghanistan's TOLO News

The Taliban have said they are open to a free Afghan media, but it is still unclear how much independence will be afforded to news organisations in the long run, Saad Mohseni, the owner of Tolo News,...

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Cryptocurrency Payments Now Being Accepted by Over 85,000 Swiss Merchants

Cryptocurrency payments are now being accepted by over 85,000 merchants in Switzerland from their customers through a collaboration between Worldline, a French payment and transactional services...

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Vivo Y33s With 50-Megapixel Primary Camera Launched in India

Vivo Y33s has launched in India that comes with impressive specifications. The phone is offered in a single 8GB RAM and 128GB storage model but it comes with Extended RAM 2.0 that uses some of the...

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PM Asked Foreign Ministry To Brief Parties On Afghanistan: S Jaishankar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the foreign ministry to brief floor leaders of political parties on developments in Afghanistan, foreign minister S Jaishankar has said.

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Navjot Sidhu Summons Aides As Amarinder Singh Slams "Dangerous" Remarks

Controversial comments by Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Sidhu's advisers threaten to shatter his fragile truce with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who has publicly told them off for "atrocious and...

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Woman's Body - Hands, Legs Tied - Found In Plastic Bag In Drain In Mumbai

The body of a woman was found stuffed inside a plastic bag in a drain in suburban Makhurd, with police suspecting it to be a case of murder, an official said on Monday.

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Realme C21Y With Triple Rear Cameras, 20:9 Display Goes Official in India

Realme C21Y was launched in India on Monday. The Realme phone can be compared with the likes of Redmi 9, Infinix Hot 10S, and Nokia G20.

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Realme Narzo 30 5G Is Now More Affordable With New 4GB + 64GB Model

Realme Narzo 30 5G is now even now more affordable with a new 4GB + 64GB variant that will go on sale starting August 24 during Realme Fan Festival 2021. The phone is priced at Rs 13,999 and will join...

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Mi 11T, Mi 11T Pro Surface on Certification Sites Ahead of Official Launch

Mi 11T and Mi 11T Pro specifications have been tipped by the listings appeared on the US FCC site ahead of their formal announcement. Both phones are speculated to launch on September 23. Meanwhile,...

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United Over Caste Census, Rivals Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav Meet PM

A cross-party delegation led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning to discuss the conduct of a caste-based census (in the state and across the country)...

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Infosys CEO To Explain Tax Site Glitches To Government Today: 10 Points

Infosys CEO Salil Parekh has been summoned by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to explain persisting glitches in the online tax portal developed by the company even two months after its launch.

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Soon, You May Have To Memorise 16-Digit Number For Online Payments

RBI Guidelines: By preventing Google Pay and PayTM, and Amazon and Flipkart from storing customers' card information, the new rules will ensure customer safety and data security

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Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S 4MATIC+ Coupe Launched In India; Priced At Rs. 2.07 Crore

The Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S 4MATIC+ Coupe joins the GLE 53 AMG Coupe already on sale in the country, and packs the monstrous turbocharged V8 engine under the bonnet.

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Covid-Sceptic Church Fined $3,600 For Flouting Sydney Lockdown

Australian police on Monday criticised a Sydney church for flouting the city's Covid-19 lockdown by holding a service for 60 people in a pandemic hotspot.

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US Vice President Kamala Harris Vows "Enduring Engagement" In Asia

Vice President Kamala Harris vowed "enduring engagement" in Asia on Monday, offering reassurances of Washington's commitment to the region following the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan and...

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Australia PM Says Covid 'Groundhog Day' To End When More Vaccinated

Australia must start to learn to live with COVID-19 when higher vaccination targets are reached, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, despite concerns in some states about the impact of a...

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Covid Antibody That Protects Against Broad Range Of Variants Identified

Researchers have identified an antibody that is highly protective at low doses against a wide range of variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19.

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Apple II Manual From 1980, Signed by Steve Jobs, Sells for $787,484

Apple II manual, a rare collectible inscribed and signed by late Apple founder Steve Jobs in 1980, has been auctioned for a whopping $787,484 (roughly Rs. 5.85 crores) on August 19. The buyer is Jim...

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iQoo 8 Could Launch in India in Mid-September, iQoo 8 Pro's Launch Unclear

iQoo 8 may launch in India next month around mid-September, as per a known tipster. The iQoo 8 series, including the vanilla iQoo 8 and iQoo 8 Pro, was launched in China last week. The two phones...

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Mob Beats Muslim Bangle Seller In Indore; Minister Says Used Fake Name

A 25-year-old man selling bangles was mercilessly beaten in full public view by a group of men, who also allegedly took away Rs 10,000 that he was carrying in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Sunday. A...

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Boosters Will Help Curb Delta Or More Dangerous Variants, Say Scientists

The roll out of a third dose of Covid vaccine has sparked debate on ethical and political grounds, since a large swath of the human population is yet to receive any inoculation. But the case for...

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From The Editor's Desk: World Car Introduces EV Category

As the automobile industry hurtles towards massive changes, the one thing we have all accepted as no longer inevitable - is electrification. The annual World Car Awards programme recognises this by...

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Sunday, August 22, 2021

We Don't Want Afghan Militants In Russia: Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that the conflict in Afghanistan directly affects the security situation in Russia, Russian news agencies reported.

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Taliban Fire In The Air, Use Batons To Control Crowd At Kabul Airport

The Taliban fired in the air and used batons to make people line up in orderly queues outside Kabul airport on Sunday, witnesses said, a day after seven people were killed in a crush at the gates.

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Tata Motors Confirms HBX Name For Upcoming Micro SUV; First Teaser Out

Tata Motors has dropped the first teaser video of its upcoming micro SUV, confirming that the production model will be called - Tata HBX. It also gives us a glimpse of the model's upfront design,...

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At Least 20 Deaths In Last Week During Kabul Airport Evacuation: Report

At least 20 people have died in the past seven days in and around the Kabul airport during the evacuation effort after Taliban insurgents took over the Afghan capital last week, a NATO official said...

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Afghan Resistance Ready For Conflict But Prefers Negotiations: Report

Former Afghan government forces forming a resistance movement in a fortified valley are preparing for "long-term conflict", but are also seeking to negotiate with the Taliban, their spokesman told AFP...

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Government Summons Infosys CEO Tomorrow To Explain Tax Site Glitches

The finance ministry has summoned Infosys chief Salil Parekh tomorrow to explain the continuing glitches in the new income tax e-filing portal. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had expressed...

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Reduced By Up To 20 Paise

In Mumbai, petrol prices stand at Rs. 107.66 per litre after seeing a drop of 17 paise, while diesel rates fell 20 paise to Rs. 96.64 per litre. Delhi saw a 20 paise drop in both petrol and diesel...

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3 Robbers Shot Dead In Assam's Kokrajhar As Police Stop Bank Heist

Three alleged bank robbers were shot dead by police in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Sunday after an attempted robbery of an Allahabad Bank branch went wrong.

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Taliban Blame US For Evacuation Chaos At Kabul Airport

The Taliban on Sunday blamed the United States for the chaotic evacuation of tens of thousands of Afghans and foreigners from the capital, one week after the hardline Islamist group returned to power...

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"Should Be Done At Least Once": Nitish Kumar On Caste-Based Census

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would be visiting Delhi tomorrow to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to push for caste-based census. He would be leading a 10-member delegation, which would include...

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Heartwarming Video Of Girl Kissing Baby After Reaching India From Kabul

Two infants were among 168 people, including 107 Indian citizens and two Afghani senators, evacuated from Kabul on a special Air Force flight this morning.

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Kalyan Singh Lived For "Public Welfare": PM Pays Tribute In Lucknow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh was a valuable personality and a capable leader who became a "symbol of faith" for the common people.

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"Indian Brothers, Sisters Rescued Us": Afghan Woman On Her Evacuation

The situation in Afghanistan is "deteriorating", an Afghani woman refugee, who is among 168 people evacuated from Kabul on a special Air Force flight this morning, told news agency ANI.

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7 Killed In Chaos Near Kabul Airport, Says UK Defence Ministry

Seven Afghan civilians have died in the chaos near Kabul airport, the British defence ministry said Sunday.

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Afghan Returnees In India To Be Vaccinated Against Polio: Health Minister

India has decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees against polio for free as a preventive measure against the wild polio virus, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday.

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SBI Opens Floating ATM On Houseboat At Dal Lake In Srinagar

State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, has opened an ATM on a houseboat at Srinagar's Dal Lake, a popular tourist attraction.

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8 Killed As Hurricane Grace Unleashes Severe Flooding In Mexico

Hurricane Grace pummeled Mexico with torrential rain on Saturday, causing severe flooding and mudslides that killed at least eight people after becoming one of the most powerful storms in years to hit...

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Russian Rocket Launches 34 New UK Satellites

A Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted into space carrying 34 new satellites from British operator Oneweb, which aims to provide broadband internet everywhere in the world.

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7 Killed In Chaos Near Kabul Airport, Says UK Defence Ministry

Seven Afghan civilians have died in the chaos near Kabul airport, the British defence ministry said Sunday as thousands of people try to flee the country.

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Video: "Everything Built In Last 20 Years Finished," Says Afghan Senator

Two Afghan senators were among the 24 Sikhs who landed in India this morning, repatriated from the war-torn nation that's now under the control of Taliban.

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Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Seats Cut After Success In Population Control: Court

Tamil Nadu has faced "unfair" political representation in the Lok Sabha since 1962 after the state managed to successfully bring down its population, the Madras high court said recently.

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Woman Chokes 2-Year-Old Nephew To Death, Dumps Body In Delhi Drain: Cops

A 24-year-old woman who allegedly abducted and murdered her two-year-old nephew and dumped the body in a nalla in Punjabi Bagh area has been arrested along with her husband who assisted in the crime,...

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Sri Lanka Bans "Drunk Driving" Of Elephants In New Protection Law

Sri Lanka will issue captive elephants with their own biometric identity cards and ban their riders from drinking on the job under a wide-ranging new animal protection law.

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Saturday, August 21, 2021

Tripura Congress Chief Pijush Biswas Quits, May Join Trinamool: Sources

Tripura Congress leader Pijush Kanti Biswas has resigned as chief of the party's state unit and "retired from politics", according to a short tweet he posted Saturday.

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"Indecent": Congress Seeks Minister's Removal For Remarks On Rahul Gandhi

Union Minister Raosaheb Danve has criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that he was of no use to anyone, and also likened him to a bull.

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Kareena Kisses Baby Jeh In New Pic From Maldives. He Is 6 Months Old Now

Kareena Kapoor is currently enjoying a vacation in Maldives

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Taiwan Says China Wants To "Emulate" The Taliban

Taiwan's foreign minister accused China on Saturday of wanting to "emulate" the Taliban, saying the island that Beijing claims as sovereign Chinese territory did not wish to be subject to communism or...

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Drones Successfully Used to Deliver Medicines in Bengaluru

A pilot led by Throttle Aerospace Systems (TAS) and UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) under the supervision of the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) successfully conducted a trial for the...

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Google Shutting Down Android Auto App in Favour of Google Assistant

Google will shut down Android Auto mobile app with the launch of Android 12. The US tech giant says people who want a driving-friendly interface for their Android Phone should use Google Assistant's...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 360-Degree Renders Surface Online in 5 Colour Options

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 360-degree renders have leaked, courtesy tipster Evan Blass. The leak shows that the phone may have a triple camera setup at the back and a hole-punch flat display in the front....

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Week-Long Rally Sends Cardano Cryptocurrency Coin Price to All-Time High

Cardano (ADA) price in India recently touched an all-time high of $2.58 (Rs. 191.70) in the anticipation of its 'Alonzo' upgrade. Co-founded by Charles Hoskinson, a mathematician and former CEO of...

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Zydus To Produce 1 Crore Doses Per Month By October, Says Chief

Zydus Cadila, whose Covid vaccine ZyCoV-D for adults and children aged 12 years and above got approval yesterday, said it hopes to produce one crore doses per month by October.

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14 Arrested In Assam For "Supporting Taliban" On Social Media: Police

Fourteen people were arrested from across Assam for alleged social media posts "supporting the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan", police said today.

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Watch: MK Stalin Hits Gym In Latest Video, Sets Fitness Goals

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin is setting fitness goals with a new video that shows him working out at the gym.

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Farmers' Protest Hits Train Movement, National Highway In Jalandhar

Farmers seeking hike in sugarcane prices blocked rail tracks and a national highway in Jalandhar today, impacting movement of trains and vehicular traffic.

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2022 Indian Chief Line-Up Launch Date Revealed

Indian Motorcycle will launch the 2022 Indian Chief line-up in India on August 27, 2021. The new Indian Chief line-up will have three models - Chief Dark Horse, Chief Bobber Dark Horse and Super...

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Man Found Dead In Noida Claimed In Note He Killed His 2 Children: Cops

Just days after two children were found dead near a school in Noida's Sector 34, the body of their father was recovered from a dilapidated building in Basai village in Sector 70 on Friday, said the...

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Sony Xperia 10 III Lite With Snapdragon 690 SoC, Triple Rear Cameras Launched

Sony Xperia 10 III Lite has been launched in Japan. The phone is a slightly toned-down variant of the Sony Xperia 10 III that was launched in April. The Sony Xperia 10 III Lite comes with a triple...

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150 People, Mostly Indians, Captured By Taliban Near Kabul Airport: Reports

Around 150 people, many of whom are believed to be Indian citizens, have been abducted by Taliban fighters from outside the gates of Kabul airport, according to reports by local media.

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Back Channel Talks On To Secure Release Of Indians In Kabul, Say Sources

Around 150 people, many of whom are believed to be Indian citizens, have been abducted by Taliban fighters from outside the gates of Kabul airport, according to reports by local media.

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Athletics U20 C'ships: India's Amit Wins Silver In 10,000m Race Walk

India's Amit won the silver medal in mens 10,000m race walk at the World Athletics U20 Championships with a time of 42 minutes 17.94 seconds.

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Air Force's Special Flight Evacuates Over 85 Indians From Kabul: Sources

An Air Force C-130J transport aircraft took off from Kabul this morning with 85 people on board, news agency ANI reported, as the government continues efforts to evacuate Indian citizens from the...

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Taliban Co-Founder In Kabul For Talks On Setting Up Government: Official

The Taliban's co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar arrived in Kabul on Saturday for talks with fellow members of the group and other politicians on establishing a new Afghan government.

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Taliban Vow To Be Accountable, Probe Reports Of Afghanistan Reprisals

The Taliban will be accountable for its actions and will investigate reports of reprisals and atrocities carried out by members, an official of the Islamist militant group told Reuters on Saturday.

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After Hundreds Assault Woman TikTok User, Another Video Shocks Pakistan

Women in Pakistan are dealing with a worsening situation where they fear for their safety in the face of rising incidents of assault.

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Grace Makes Landfall In Mexico As Major Hurricane

Hurricane Grace slammed into Mexico for a second time early Saturday as a major Category Three storm, threatening to bring significant flooding and mudslides, US forecasters said.

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Friday, August 20, 2021

He Built An $8.9 Billion Fortune. Then Trouble Began With A Fire

Bom Kim amassed a fortune at Coupang Inc., the Amazon of South Korea, that reached as much as $8.9 billion, and became the poster child of a new kind of wealth generation in the country.

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Samsung Galaxy M52 5G, Galaxy M32 5G Complete Specifications Tipped

Samsung Galaxy M52 5G and Galaxy M32 5G's complete specifications have allegedly leaked ahead of official launch. Samsung recently confirmed the launch date for the Galaxy M32 5G to be August 25 but...

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Dogecoin Foundation Announces Return With 'Renewed Focus'

Dogecoin Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to support the cryptocurrency with advocacy and trademark protection, has announced a reconstitution of its board. In its new form, the group will include...

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Call of Duty: Vanguard Release Date, India Price, Trailer Revealed

Call of Duty: Vanguard is out November 5 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X with full crossplay support. It will return to four World War II theatres, and will have full integration with...

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NASA Halts SpaceX Work on Lunar Lander After Blue Origin Lawsuit

NASA agreed to temporarily halt work on lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk's SpaceX after rival billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin sued the US government, an agency spokeswoman...

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Asus Chromebook Detachable CZ1 2-In-1 With Military Grade Toughness Unveiled

Asus Chromebook Detachable CZ1 has been unveiled. It features a 10.1-inch full-HD (1,920x1,200 pixels) LCD WUXGA touchscreen display. It is powered by the MediaTek Kompanio 500 (MT8183) processor,...

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Motorola Edge (2021) With Snapdragon 778G SoC, Triple Rear Cameras Launched

Motorola Edge (2021) has launched in the US and it comes with a triple rear camera setup. The phone also features a 144Hz refresh rate display that has up to 576Hz touch latency. It is powered by the...

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Microsoft 365 Price Raised as Much as 20 Percent: All Details

Microsoft said it will raise prices as much as 20 percent for Microsoft 365 bundle that includes popular apps like Teams and Outlook.

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Taliban Chief In Pak Army Custody, Says Foreign Intel Shared With India

Where is Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada? The Indian government has been studying information shared by foreign intelligence agencies and monitoring chatter from within the group's...

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AstraZeneca Says Its Antibody Cocktail Prevents Covid In High-Risk Groups

AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 antibody cocktail was found to be 77% effective in preventing symptomatic Covid-19 in high-risk people in a key trial that could expand the range of drugs available to...

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RJ Malishka's Dance For Neeraj Chopra Sparks Major Backlash On Twitter

Radio jockey Malishka Mendonsa and her team at Red FM are facing widespread criticism for a video that shows them dancing in front of Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra before an online interview.

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"Hope Congress Elects Its Party President By 2024": Anurag Thakur's Swipe

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Friday flayed Congress for not having a full party president and said he hopes that the party chooses their president by 2024.

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Actions Or words? Afghan Journalists Question Taliban's Free Press Pledge

Beaten, homes raided, turned away from work for being a woman: the complaints made by some Afghan journalists in recent days are sowing doubt about assurances made by their new Taliban rulers that...

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Taliban Chief In Pak Army Custody, Says Foreign Intel Shared With India

Where is Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada? The Indian government has been studying information shared by foreign intelligence agencies and monitoring chatter from within the terrorist...

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Britney Spears Sued For Allegedly Hitting Employee During Dispute At Home

Pop singer Britney Spears has been sued by one of her housekeepers for allegedly striking her during a dispute while in singer's Thousand Oaks home on the morning of August 16.

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Facebook Selects 25 Journalists in Bulletin Newsletter Recruitment Push

Facebook has chosen 25 US independent journalists to be paid out of a $5 million (roughly Rs. 40 crores) pot to write for its newsletter site Bulletin through multiyear deals, the company said.

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Shang-Chi India Release Date Announced, Releasing in 4 Languages

Shang-Chi India release date is September 3, in line with the US. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings available in India in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada.

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Facebook Accused of Buying and Burying Rivals by US FTC

The US Federal Trade Commission refreshed its antitrust case against Facebook, adding more detail on the accusation the social media company crushed or bought rivals and once again asking a judge to...

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Opinion: Why Ashwin Must Be Played In The Third Test

It's a cricketing tragedy that Kohli, who hasn't earned his keep as a Test batsman for two years now, should keep Ashwin, the Dagar of the long game, from bowling for India.

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Navjot Sidhu's 'Roster For Ministers' Plan In Meet With Amarinder Singh

More than a week after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in Delhi and complained about his critic Navjot Singh Sidhu's "barbs", Mr Sidhu this morning put out a...

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Oil Slides For Sixth Day, Longest Losing Run in 18 Months Post Fed Report

Oil's rally in the first half of the year has lost momentum since July amid the threat to demand posed by the spread of the delta variant amid OPEC+ push for gradually restoring supplies

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China Approves 3-Child Policy, Sops To Encourage Couples To Have Children

China's national legislature on Friday formally endorsed the three-child policy mooted by the ruling Communist Party, in a major policy shift aimed to prevent a steep decline in birth rates in the...

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China's Astronauts Make Spacewalk To Upgrade Robotic Arm

Chinese astronauts edged into space on Friday to add the finishing touches to a robotic arm on the Tiangong space station.

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

Zomato Delivers IPO Feeding Frenzy, 3 More Unicorns Line Up

The amount of money raised in IPOs this year has reached $8.8 billion, already surpassing the totals of the past three years though its only August.

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Videos Of Taliban Flaunting US Weapons, Uniforms Embarrass Washington

Videos of Taliban fighters parading in US-made armored vehicles, wielding US-supplied firearms and climbing on American Black Hawk helicopters after the defeat of Afghan government forces have...

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'West's Resolve Perceived As Weak': UK Minister On Taliban Takeover

The fate of Afghanistan after a 20-year war led by the United States means that the West's resolve is now perceived as weak by major adversaries such as Russia, British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace...

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Blog: One Covid Shot Is No Protection, Cut The Gap For The Second

Vaccination and curbs are not going to stop breakthrough cases as no vaccine is 100% effective, but almost all of them, when fully vaccinated, provide very high levels of protection from severe...

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Honda CB200X Launched In India; Prices Start At Rs. 1.44 Lakh

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) took the wraps off the much anticipated Honda CB200X. It is a 184 cc, entry-level crossover motorcycle, which can work as a touring machine as well.

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Briton Handed Jail Term In Singapore For Not Wearing Mask

A British man was sentenced to six weeks' jail in Singapore for not wearing a mask and harassing police, officials confirmed Thursday.

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World Humanitarian Day 2021: Share These Quotes, Wishes And Messages

This year the United Nations marked the theme for the day as "The Human Race" with a focus on climate change

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Samsung Galaxy M32 5G India Launch on August 25, Specifications Revealed

Samsung Galaxy M32 5G will launch in Indian on August 25 at 12pm (noon). A dedicated Amazon India page has been set up showing some of the specifications for the phone. The Galaxy M32 5G will be...

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Aurora Releases Tool to Gauge Safety of Self-Driving Systems

Aurora - the self-driving startup founded by former Tesla, Uber, and Google executives - has released what it says is the industry's first tool for evaluating whether and when autonomous trucks...

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UK Police Uncover $22-Million Cryptocurrency Fraud

Cryptocurrencies worth $22.2 million (roughly Rs. 165 crores) have been seized by the UK police after a global fraud scheme was unearthed. They have found USB sticks containing large quantities of...

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Netflix Paid $55 Million for DiCaprio, Lawrence Team-Up: Report

Netflix reportedly paid $55 million (roughly Rs. 409 crores) for Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in Don't Look Up. Both Will Smith and Denzel Washington earned $40 million (roughly Rs. 297...

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YouTube Has Updated Its Search Feature for Ease of Use: All Details

YouTube has updated its search function that it claims will make it easier for its users to search and find new content on its platform. Users will get more visual search features, such as the ability...

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Elon Musk's 'AI Day' Confronts Tough Questions About Tesla's Tech

At Tesla's Autonomy Day event in April 2019, CEO Elon Musk said that by mid-2020 Tesla would have over a million self-driving vehicles where riders "could go to sleep" during a trip. Tesla has not...

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Bengal Post-Poll Violence: CBI, Special Team To Probe Cases, Says Court

Bengal Post-Poll Violence: Inquiries into violence following the April-May election in Bengal will be conducted by a special team to be set up by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Calcutta...

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"Taliban Came To Gurdwara, Assured Sikhs, Hindus Of Safety": Akali Leader

Sikhs in Kabul say they have been assured of their safety and "do not feel fear or anxiety", according to a video shared late Wednesday by spokespersons from the Akali Dal and Taliban.

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Images Of Women Vandalised As Kabul Faces Up To Taliban Rule

Images of women have been covered up or vandalised on storefronts around Kabul, a sign of the Afghan capital's rapidly changing face in the days since the Taliban took charge.

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The 7 Taliban Men Now Running Afghanistan

For decades the Taliban's leadership structure has been in the shadows: Even before the U.S. invasion in 2001, little was known about how the group operates beyond the names of a few top leaders.

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Opinion: Amazon, Walmart Find Another Wall In India - Open E-Commerce

The investing world is enthralled by a determined Beijing as it cuts China's private sector down to size by relentless regulatory action.

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"...Because (He) Tagore Was 'Dark-Skinned'": Row Over Minister's Remark

Rabindranath Tagore is in the headlines quite out of the blue and for the most unusual reasons. This time, Union Minister Subhas Sarkar has controversially commented on the Nobel laureate's...

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Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma Enjoy "Best Vegan Food Ever". See Pics

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma enjoyed the "best vegan food ever" at a restaurant in London.

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"Botched Withdrawal": Taliban's Arms Seizures Embarrass Washington

Videos of Taliban fighters parading in US-made armored vehicles, wielding US-supplied firearms and climbing on American Black Hawk helicopters after the defeat of Afghan government forces have...

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Britain Says: We Cannot Evacuate Unaccompanied Children From Afghanistan

Britain is unable to evacuate unaccompanied children from Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday when asked about footage which showed a young child being handed over a wall to...

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The 7 Taliban Men Now Running Afghanistan

For decades the Taliban's leadership structure has been in the shadows: Even before the U.S. invasion in 2001, little was known about how the group operates beyond the names of a few top leaders.

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Google Pixel Buds A-Series TWS Earphones Launched in India

Google Pixel Buds A-Series earphones have been launched in India as Google's latest true wireless stereo (TWS) offering. The Pixel Buds A-Series TWS earphones also come with Adaptive Sound, Google...

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Japan Sees Peril in US Chip Hub to Counter China

Japan is worried that US plans to pour billions of dollars into chip manufacturing to fend off China could finish off what's left of a Japanese semiconductor industry that once dominated the world.

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Robinhood's Shareholders: Are Crypto Wallets Coming and Do We Get Hoodies?

When Robinhood reports quarterly financial results for the first time since going public, its retail shareholders would want to know when cryptocurrency wallets are coming and whether they will get...

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Huawei Will Return to Smartphone 'Throne' Despite Sanctions: Chairman

Huawei chairman said while US sanctions have choked its smartphone business, it will not give up and plans to eventually return to the industry's "throne".

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Chief Justice Upset With Reports On Judges' Appointments, Cautions Media

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said today he was "extremely upset" over media reports on a Supreme Court collegium's recommendations on new judges.

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Women Can Take NDA Exam, Says Supreme Court, Slams "Mindset Problem"

Women can sit for the NDA (National Defence Academy) entrance exam - scheduled to be held on September 5 - the Supreme Court said today in a landmark interim order that could allow more women to...

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In A 2020 Porn Case Against Raj Kundra, A Reprieve Today From High Court

The Bombay High Court today granted interim protection from arrest to businessman Raj Kundra in connection with a pornography films racket case registered by the city police in 2020.

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2021 Tata Tigor EV Unveiled

The Tigor EV is targeted towards private car buyers and comes with updated styling, new features and the company's new Ziptron EV powertrain technology.

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"I Saw Him Before You," Kerala Nurse Tells Rahul Gandhi's Staff In Video

A packet of sweets, a hug and memories rekindled with a meeting were the highlights of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to Wayanad on Tuesday. Rajamma Vavathil, one of the nurses who took care of...

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How Ghani, Afghanistan's President Went From Hero to Villain-in-Hiding

If anyone was supposed to know how to fix Afghanistan, it was Ashraf Ghani.

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Battlegrounds Mobile India Arrives on iPhone, iPad After Months of Wait

Battlegrounds Mobile India is now available for iPhone and iPad users on the App Store. The game has been available to play for Android users since mid-June and even before that for pre-registration.

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OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro Getting OxygenOS 11.0.8.8 Update: All Details

OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro are receiving an OxygenOS 11.0.8.8 update that brings many bug fixes, improvements, and new features. Both smartphones are getting optimisation and new features for the...

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BlackBerry Software Cybersecurity Flaw Could Impact Cars, Medical Devices

A cybersecurity flaw in a software designed by BlackBerry could put at risk cars and medical equipment that use it and expose highly sensitive systems to attackers, the US drugs regulator and a...

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Apple Appeals Against Security Research Firm While Touting Researchers

Apple appealed a copyright case it lost against security startup Corellium that helps researchers examine programs like Apple's planned new method for detecting child sex abuse images.

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Star Wars: Visions Voice Cast Announced, New Trailer Unveiled by Disney+

Star Wars: Visions voice cast led by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Neil Patrick Harris, Alison Brie, David Harbour, and Simu Liu. New Star Wars: Visions trailer out. Star Wars: Visions release date is...

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"Heard Taliban Were Looking For Me": Journalist Recounts Kabul Evacuation

Afghans, almost all of whom love India and despise Pakistan, expected much more from New Delhi and there is a growing sense of abandonment in Kabul, a journalist who just made it back in time on an...

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Taliban Blow Up Hazara Leader's Statue After Afghanistan Takeover

The Taliban have blown up slain Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari's statue in Bamiyan, a grim reminder of the destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas during its previous tenure.

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Opinion: A "Yes Or No" Question For Modi On Partition - by Rajmohan Gandhi

The most crucial words in the first Modi tweet are "our sisters and brothers". Which is why I want to ask him the question spelt out at the beginning of this piece, and why the nation needs a simple...

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Nissan Ordered To Pay Additional Wages, Warns India Could Be 'Unviable'

An Indian arbitrator has issued an order asking Nissan Motor Co to pay its factory workers additional wages, despite warnings from the automaker that a higher payout could make its business "unviable...

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2021 Honda Amaze Facelift Launched In India; Prices Start At Rs. 6.32 Lakh

Honda Cars India has officially launched the 2021 Honda Amaze facelift in the country. This is the first mid-life facelift for the second-generation Amaze which was launched in 2018, and the updated...

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China's President Xi Puts Wealthiest Citizens On Notice

President Xi Jinping put China's wealthiest citizens on notice Tuesday, offering an outline for "common prosperity" that includes income regulation and redistribution, according to state media...

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China's President Xi Puts Wealthiest Citizens On Notice

President Xi Jinping put China's wealthiest citizens on notice Tuesday, offering an outline for "common prosperity" that includes income regulation and redistribution, according to state media...

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World Photography Day 2021: Five Photos That Went Viral This Year

World Photography Day is observed on August 19 every year, across the world. The day was chosen to mark the purchase of the patent to the daguerreotype camera by the French government, who made it...

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

China Steps Up Tech Scrutiny With Rules Over Unfair Competition

Chinese regulators issued a lengthy set of draft regulations for the Internet sector, banning unfair competition and restricting the use of user data, the latest move in a crackdown on the country's...

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Russian TV Channel Ends Talks With Google Over YouTube Block

Tsargrad TV said it had abandoned talks with Google to have its YouTube account unblocked and accused the US group of dragging its feet in negotiations.

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Motorola Edge 20, Edge 20 Fusion With Triple Rear Cameras Launched in India

Motorola Edge 20 and Motorola Edge 20 Fusion were launched in India on Tuesday with triple rear cameras and 20:9 OLED displays. Both phones also come with IP52-certified dust- and water-resistant...

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Motorola Edge 20 Fusion First Impressions: Mid-Range Master?

Motorola Edge 20 Fusion is an affordable offering and sports a powerful processor and 5G connectivity. This smartphone runs Android 11 with Moto's MyUX customisations on top.

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A Big New Reform Cleared By PM Modi 2 Years Ago Remains Stalled

Centre will take around six months to announce rules allowing companies to list overseas.

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"We're Worried," Says Man In SOS From Kabul, UP Family Appeals For Help

The Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan after 20 years has left many Indians deeply worried over the safety of their loved ones stuck in Kabul and other parts of the country.

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Best Memes On Twitter After India's Epic Win vs England At Lord's

Twitter went into a frenzy after India's stunning win at Lord's. While most posted congratulatory messages for Team India, others shared some hilarious memes to celebrate the victory.

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Thousands Evacuated In Southern France As 'Fierce' Wildfire Spread

Thousands of people, including tourists in campsites, have been evacuated as a wildfire raged near the plush resort of Saint-Tropez in southern France, the fire service said Tuesday.

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Twitter-Backed Bluesky Picks Tech Entrepreneur to Lead Web Research Group

Bluesky, an organisation funded by Twitter to build technology aimed at fundamentally changing how social media platforms operate, on Monday announced a leader for the project nearly two years after...

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Zendaya Is the Protagonist in Dune: Part Two, Director Says

In Dune: Part One, releasing October 22 on HBO Max, Timothée Chalamet is the protagonist. Zendaya will take over for Dune: Part Two, director Denis Villeneuve has revealed.

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China Owns Stakes in ByteDance, Weibo Domestic Entities, Records Show

China has taken stakes in Chinese entities owned by tech companies ByteDance and Sina Weibo, corporate records showed, amid a widening regulatory crackdown on the industry.

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Google, Facebook Unveil Asia Undersea Data Cable Plan

Google and Facebook unveiled plans for a new undersea Internet cable connecting Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid's Origin Spotted by Researchers

The researchers also say that the processes that deliver large asteroids to Earth from that region occur at least 10 times more frequently than previously thought

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Redmi Note 10S Starlight Purple Variant Launch Expected in India Soon

Redmi Note 10S Starlight Purple variant was apparently teased via Redmi India's official Twitter account. The tweet shared a video titled "Paint The Town Purple", suggesting the imminent launch of the...

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'Don't Want National Security Compromised': Top Court In Pegasus Hearing

The government today said it has "nothing to hide from the court" while the Supreme Court was hearing petitions seeking a thorough investigation into the Pegasus spyware scandal.

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Viral Photo Of Over 600 Afghans Packed Into US Plane Defines Kabul Panic

Among the thousands of Afghans who came running to Kabul airport yesterday, over 600 of them managed to fly out in a US Air Force transport plane at the last minute.

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Before Death By Suicide, Couple Called Cops, Said Covid Anxiety High

A 40-year-old-man and his wife ended their lives apparently worried over symptoms of COVID-19 in Karnataka's Mangaluru, police sources said today.

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New Zealand Declares Snap 3-Day Lockdown After 1st Covid Case In 6 Months

New Zealand moves into snap national lockdown over virus case, news agency AFP reported.

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CBI Takes Over Solar Scam Probe, Case Against Top Kerala Congress Leaders

Kerala's top Congress leaders Oommen Chandy, KC Venugopal, MP Hibi Eden, Adoor Prakash and the BJP's AP Abdulla Kutty have been named in a fresh case filed by the CBI linked to the multi-crore solar...

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A Historic Church Bears Testimony To Damage Caused By Haiti Earthquake

Its bell tower and yellow walls a sharp contrast with Haiti's blue tropical sky, the historic Immaculee Conception church was the pride of Les Anglais, until it was destroyed by an earthquake...

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New Zealand Declares Snap 3-Day Lockdown After 1st Covid Case In 6 Months

New Zealand moves into snap national lockdown over virus case, news agency AFP reported.

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Viral Photo Of Over 600 Afghans Packed Into US Plane Defines Kabul Crisis

Among the thousands of Afghans who came running to Kabul airport yesterday, over 600 of them managed to fly out in a US Air Force transport plane at the last minute.

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'All For Nothing?': US Veterans Watch Afghanistan Fall With Grief, Dismay

A decade after returning from Afghanistan, Marc Silvestri was convinced it was time for his comrades to come home too. But watching the chaotic pullout unfold in real time has stunned the army...

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Monday, August 16, 2021

Switzerland's Nationals Evacuated From Kabul: Foreign Minister

Three Swiss nationals have been successfully evacuated from the fallen Afghan capital Kabul and efforts are under way to extract their Afghan colleagues, Switzerland's foreign minister said Monday.

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German Forces To Help In Afghan Evacuations: Report

Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is planning to deploy soldiers to Afghanistan to help with the evacuation of German nationals and Afghans in danger from the Taliban, parliamentary sources said...

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Malaysia Prime Minister Quits After Just 17 Months In Office

Malaysia's prime minister and his government resigned Monday after just 17 months in office, throwing the country into fresh political turmoil as it battles a serious coronavirus outbreak.

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Before And After Satellite Photos Capture Haiti Earthquake Devastation

Over 1,200 have been reported dead in the devastating Haiti earthquake with agencies digging through collapsed buildings for survivors in the Caribbean nation still reeling from its president's...

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Russian Ambassador To Meet Taliban In Kabul Tuesday

Russia said its ambassador to Afghanistan will meet with the Taliban in Kabul on Tuesday and that it will decide on whether to recognise the new government based on its conduct.

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Realme GT, Realme GT Master Edition Colourways, Storage Configuration Tipped

Realme GT and Realme GT Master Edition colour options and storage configurations have been tipped ahead of its launch later this week. The price for Realme GT Master Edition has been tipped as well...

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25 Years of Internet Explorer: How Microsoft Entered Browser Wars

Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 3.0 25 years ago on August 13, 1996, marking its entry into then-ongoing 'Browser Wars.' The tech giant has already announced that it will retire its Internet...

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At Least 5 Killed At Kabul Airport Amid Chaos: Report

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan culminated today in desperate scenes at Kabul airport, where thousands of Afghans came to the tarmac in hope of flying out from the country. Five people were...

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NDTV Exclusive Video: Gunfire, People Scaling Walls - The Kabul Airport Meltdown

Kabul airport has been overrun by desperate Afghans trying to fly out of the country. But the airspace has been closed and no flights can operate. This NDTV exclusive video shows the chaos unfolding...

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At Least 5 Killed At Kabul Airport Amid Chaos: Report

The Taliban's complete takeover of Afghanistan culminated today in desperate scenes at the airport in the capital Kabul, where thousands of Afghans came running to the tarmac in hope of flying out of...

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"China's Fauci" Probed For Plagiarism After Questioning COVID-19 Policy

A top doctor in China's fight against the coronavirus is under investigation for plagiarism, weeks after making a social media post questioning the country's zero-tolerance strategy to control the...

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Nepal Urges Help For Evacuation Of Its Nationals From Afghanistan

Nepal's government on Sunday called for the evacuation of an estimated 1,500 Nepalis working as security staff with embassies and with international aid groups in Afghanistan.

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You Can Run Xbox Cloud Games on Steam Deck, Xbox Chief Confirms

Steam Deck will be able to run Microsoft's xCloud game streaming service, Xbox chief Phil Spencer confirmed. Xbox Cloud Gaming is available in beta with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

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Ola S1, Ola S1 Pro Electric Scooters Launched in India: All You Need to Know

Ola Electric has launched its electric scooters in two variants - the Ola S1 and Ola S1 Pro. The former is priced at Rs. 99,999 while the latter is priced at Rs. 1,29,999, ex-showroom. The vanilla...

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Redmi Note 10 Pro, Note 10 Pro Max 6GB + 64GB Model Discontinued

Redmi Note 10 Pro and Redmi Note 10 Pro Max models' 6GB + 64GB storage configuration is no longer listed by Mi.com. Even Amazon no longer lists the base configuration for both the phones. This comes...

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Here's How You Convert Your Cryptocurrency Into Cash

Cryptocurrency has emerged as a popular investment asset but you can't really use it to replace traditional, or fiat, money. You have to still convert it into cash, but the good news is that it is...

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Samsung Galaxy A03s Specifications Tipped, May Sport Triple Rear Cameras

Samsung Galaxy A03s specifications have allegedly leaked along with a render showing off the colour options. The phone has been previously spotted in several leaks and listings on certification...

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What Is Cryptocurrency Mining? How Can You Do It?

Although cryptocurrency is on the rise, this new form of money is not very well understood. What exactly is cryptocurrency, and how do people 'mine' it? In this explainer, we take a deep dive into one...

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"Eyes Wide Shut": Kapil Sibal Aims At Congress Bosses Over Latest Exit

Congress leader Sushmita Dev's resignation drew a stinging, public attack on the party's leadership from Kapil Sibal, one of the veterans rooting for big changes in the organisation.

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France To Begin Kabul Airlift By Monday Evening

France will evacuate its first nationals from the fallen Afghan capital Kabul to a base in the United Arab Emirates by Monday evening, defence minister Florence Parly said.

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"Not On Cards": Britain On Returning To "Taliban Controlled Afghan"

The Taliban are in control of Afghanistan and British and NATO forces will not be returning to fight the terror group, Britain's defence minister said on Monday.

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Malaysian PM's Cabinet Has Resigned: Minister

Malaysia's cabinet led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has tendered its resignation to the king, science minister Khairy Jamaluddin said on Monday, after months of political turmoil that resulted...

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Afghanistan Updates: Commercial Flights Out Of Kabul Cancelled

The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan was over after the terror group took control of the presidential palace in Kabul. Nations scrambled to evacuate their citizens from Kabul today.

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Sunday, August 15, 2021

Ola S1 Electric Scooter vs Rivals: Price Comparison

The Ola S1 and the Simple One are the newest electric scooters in town. Here's how the models compare in pricing against each other as well as the other electric scooters on offer.

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"Honoured": Chennai-Born Sriram Krishnan, Donald Trump's Pick For AI Advisor

US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Sriram Krishnan as senior policy advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of...