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The ethnic crisis in Bulgaria that jolted the world
Mir Ayood Ali Khan The following passages I have taken from a longer piece I began to write about Dr Syed Zainul Abedin saheb. He was the director of the Institute of…
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‘Kashmir Ki Kali’ has conquered the world with her flying kicks
Abhijit Sen Gupta The generation that was in colleges in the 1960s will easily recall a super hit film named Kashmir Ki Kali starring Shammi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore. Briefly put, the…
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World shares mixed after broad slide on Wall Street
Bangkok: Shares rose Wednesday in Europe after sharp declines in Asia that tracked a broad slide on Wall Street on jitters over rising prices and surging US government bond yields. A swift rise…
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Who is Dr Aafia Siddiqui and why is she trending on Twitter?
Hyderabad: A worldwide Twitter storm in support of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui was held on Friday. The hashtag #free_sister_aafia was trending in 16 countries. A Twitter storm is when supporters of a particular…
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Higher net worth at midlife means a longer life: Study
New York: What is the connection of your net worth with a longer, healthier life? A lot, say researchers. In a first such wealth and longevity study, a team of US researchers have…
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Smart TVs to face masks, footage shows destruction of unused items in Amazon warehouse
In a shocking reveal, footage from Amazon’s warehouse in Scotland’s Dunfermline showed the mega-corporation destroying returned or unsold items like laptops, jewellery, books, Television sets, headphones, hairdryers on a large scale. Amazon…
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5G: A new start to the world/India
A break in the growth pattern of countries is a function of industrial revolutions aided by new technologies. Industrial Revolutions (IR) 1.0 and 2.0 were based on manufacturing technologies, while IR 3.0…
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives COVID-19 vaccine
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Friday received her first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in Auckland. Ardern said the vaccine was “easier than getting the flu jab”, reports Xinhua news…
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Airbnb seeks 12 people to live anywhere for a year
New Delhi: Inspired by the growing flexibility to work and live from anywhere, Airbnb today announced the launch of its “Live Anywhere on Airbnb” program. Twelve individuals to live exclusively in listings…
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Nigeria suspends Twitter after platform deletes President Buhari’s tweet
Abuja: Nigeria’s ministry of information and culture on Friday announced that it has indefinitely suspended Twitter’s operations in the country saying the platform was being used for activities “capable of undermining Nigeria’s…
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iPhone 12 series grabs 1/3rd of global smartphone sales in Q1
New Delhi: Apple iPhone 12 series has captured one-third of the revenues of smartphone industry globally, as global sales of the industry crossed the $100-billion mark in Q1 2021, setting a first-quarter record…
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Google unveils new feature for faster connectivity
San Francisco: In a bid to make all devices work better together, tech giant Google has announced a new feature Fast Pair that helps make it easier and faster to connect to Bluetooth…
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Google unveils redesigned Android 12 at I/O 2021
San Francisco: At the Google I/O conference 2021, Google has unveiled a brand new look for its mobile operating system — Android 12 — features bigger buttons, a large clock on the homescreen…
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Telangana Governor, CM greet Muslims on Eid
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao have greeted people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. The governor in her message stated that the festival of Ramzan signifies the spirit…
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Cow dung cakes found in Indian man’s luggage in US
Virginia: Officials with US customs and border protections said that they found cow dung cakes inside an Indian passenger’s suitcase. The incident took place on April 4 at Virginia’s Washington Dulles International…
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Italian woman accidentally gets six doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Tuscany: A 23-year-old woman from Italy on Sunday was mistakenly given six doses of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID 19-vaccine. A health worker at the Noa hospital in Tuscany, central Italy accidentally filled…
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Reliance Retail is second fastest growing retailer in the world
New Delhi: Reliance Retail ranks 53rd in the list of Global Powers of Retailing by Deloitte, improves from 56th earlier. It remains the 2nd fastest growing retailer in the world despite the base…
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Global TWS market to see 33% YoY growth in 2021: Report
New Delhi: The global True Wireless Stereo (TWS) market is expected to grow 33 per cent year-over-year (YoY) in 2021, reaching 310 million units, a new report said on Tuesday. According to the…
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72mn households worldwide to own 8K TV by 2025: Report
San Francisco: The adoption of 8K TV will begin to build momentum over the next few years, reaching 72 million households worldwide by 2025, a new report has said. According to a forecast…
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The cause of Muslim weightlessness in the world today
Zafarul-Islam Khan No Muslim will deny that contemporary Muslims are hated, despised, and considered backward. Exceptions apart, this is the case of Muslims whether living as a majority or minority across the…
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10-year-old girl from Hyderabad campaigns for a drug-free world
Hyderabad: Wishing to see a drug-free world, a 10-year-old Tanya begum from Hyderabad has been spreading awareness about their harmful effects. A student of Class 4, Tanya Begum, has been raising her voice…
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22 of world’s 30 most polluted cities are in India: Report
New Delhi: Twenty-two of the world’s 30 most polluted cities are in India, with Delhi being ranked as the most polluted capital city globally, a new report said on Tuesday. The report is…
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Hurun Rich List 2021: Know top 10 richest persons in the world
New Delhi: Hurun Report released the list of billionaires in the world titled ‘Hurun Rich List 2021‘. As per the list, only one Indian, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani, is…
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World won’t finish with Covid-19 by end-2021: WHO
Geneva, March 2 : The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is “unrealistic” to expect the Covid-19 pandemic to be over by the end of 2021. “I think it will be…
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Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine found 94% effective in real world
New York: Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine showed 94 per cent efficacy in a real world study conducted in Israel involving 1.2 million people. The findings published in the New England Journal…
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At 18 million, India has largest diaspora in the world: UN
United Nations: The Indian diaspora, one of the most vibrant and dynamic , is the largest in the world, with 18 million people from the country living outside their homeland in 2020, the…
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Over 600 journalist died of COVID-19: Report
Washington: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused worldwide devastation. More than 600 journalists died of COVID-19 in 59 countries over 10 months in 2020, Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), an international media watchdog based…
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New lethal COVID-19 variant puts world on high alert
New Delhi: While several countries are still struggling to tame the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the emergence of the new and deadly mutated variant of the “pandemic coronavirus” has put the world once…
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British Indian couple among 1st in world to receive Covid vaccine
London: As UK began one of the largest vaccination drives, an Indian-origin couple in their 80s became one of the first few people to receive the recently approved Coronavirus vaccine. Hari Shukla,…
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Jeddah blast was result of terrorist attack with projectile: Officials
Jeddah: A missile fired by Houthi militants in Yemen sparked an explosion and fire at a fuel distribution site near Jeddah was the result of a terrorist attack with a projectile. The…
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